Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-12

fully recalled all the young ladies of my
acquaintance, TO see il any of them would
do for a wife. Some were more or less at
tractiye, but there were many difficulties
in the way of really marrying any one OF
them After a time | turned from con
sideration of the individual female TO a
consideration of the money question. That
seemed less doubtful, for | had begun to
know my own powers and TO trust them. /
then and there resolved that would work
no longer for another master, but go into
business for myself when | returned to San
Francisco. | had "A little capital laid by,
and, of course, there were many schemes
for using it proitabty already formed in I
my mind. may be pardoned for saying /
that my resolve was carried out, though |
perhaps not as had hoped.
at was evening when reached the city, |
with its narrow streets and low, leaf |
matched houses, rudely and weakly built, |
but having some show OF neatness on the |
inside All the buildings seemed alike, |
and there were no stores or big signs OF
hotels or restaurants. The dusky, hall
savage people stared coldly at me, and
made me feel more alone than ever, wan
dered along, hoping to see familiar sign
of some sort, at least some show OF de-
cent nights lodging and good square
meal The tough looking guides on the
other side of the mountains had robbed me
of most of my money, but l had a little
left Yet it was growing dusk and did
not know what to do, for could not speak
the ordinary patois of the people to make
any inquiries.
cat last, however, my happy eyes saw
/ the Spanish word for Restaurant printed
/ ~, - vsytfh
/ and stuck in glass window. Without
/ ceremony | entered. There was a large
/ room of rough, plain boards, and in the
/ middle of it one long table covered with
white cloth. At first / Thought there was
no one present. But as / grew used to the
faint light | made out the form OF a girl
sitting at the farther end Of the table, with
her head buried in her arms. gave a loud
Rrunt to attract her attention, and she
quickly raised her head. AS well as | could
see thought she was good looking and
a young woman. vaguely felt happy and
wondered what language she spoke. As l
resolved In my mind the possible methods
of finding this out and was about to begin
with English and try all knew, picked
up an earthen plate, and as | toyed with 1t
on the table in my youthful embarrass-
ment, accidentally let it fall to the floor,
where it broke in several pieces, much TO
my astonishment At this the girl started
quickly to her feet in little fright, ex-
claiming very distinctly;
"'Graciousp
$50 she was English In my delight al
the discovery forgot all about the plate
=, but stepped quickly forward and took hei
hand, not quite without embarrassment
! and explained, as briefly as l could, who
was and what wanted You may be SURF
she was as delighted TO see me as to se'
her. For whole year the only kindred
face she had seen was her fathers, an'
! that, she remarked, was covered with
shaggy beard. She confessed that when
: came in she was shedding few tears o
, homesickness herself, and wondering If m
!, friend would come to her, or If her fathe
could not be persuaded to take her back t
Cuba, where her home had been
= II think was never happier in my Ilf
than was that night Wetwo seemed I
n have come TO each other at just the me-
ment that each was most welcome, and W
!, found our thoughts 50 alike and our taste
so congenial that we sat and talked flu
: hour before my hungry stomach even ha
y a chance to assert itself, You may be sure
y was well served with good supper, as he
girl could make it. Then when we ha
30 spent another hour in eating it and cha
- ting over it, and l had helped clear Il
- dishes away and wash them, and my frle1
~ had decided to let the sweeping go unit
= the morning, because I must start earl
!, the old father, bluff, taciturn man, can
a in and Joined the conversation with u
no and / quite forgot my WEAKNESS until
was very late.
-. my new found friend, the old gent
u man, was a person of some authority IN u
~ place, and offered 10 provide me with I
- escort OF twelve mounted men to Buen
~ ! Avres. which was some 900 miles aero
~ open plains where two hostile tribes we
y, at war. Each tribe had a cockade AZ
i. badge-one Of red, the other OF white.
Nv having both Of these sorts Of cockades
% our pockets and dexterously pulling 0
~. the right one when company OF arm
-, men approached us we hoped to pass
~ lines safely, and the event proved hapI
IA though we had some narrow escapes.
=. "When / was ready TO start in the moi
ing I suddenly, half iokingiy, asked t
"a Young woman TO whom had become mu
A. attached in single evening to accompa
,at me as far as her old home In Cuba, an
20 promised her father TO take good care
Il, | her. Somewhat 20 the aSt0hlshmeht Oh
rit. all, that of the young woman not the lea
.an she took the notion Of begging her fail
II, 10 let her accept my offer, and be fina
TO- consented.
SOC ,ve 1--WE were just in the nick of time
Buenos Ayres to head of the runav
or ship. The captain had taken out his
a,, pers already when we arrived, aud Y
He planning to sail the next morning. /
,tt he and all his mates we're quietly arres
pJo while still on shore, and myself took &C
"a maud Of the vessel, shipped new CT
,ne and with my newly discovered treas
90, from the heart Of the desert, sailed for
fha West indies, where 1 spent happy mo
Tho at the young iady's home in Cuba.
,ct at is needless to say that she becs
- Mrs Farlow, and you are quite '
rch enough acquainted with her to excuse
nod from expatiating further upon her bea
ror and other attractive qualities. A.