Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-27

portable aud happy he might forget all |
DO has suffered in his lonely life, and an
lac evil that has been done him by I'M
lind tongues.
"Wen, Leviny Mayhem never did
aear the beat of that It's just as il you
was THROWN yourself at the captains
ioad--as If you were oGerin yourself
mo. Ann, and she raised her voice
little SO that every word might be
dearly understood, "he asked me and
I'VE accepted, seeing rs he thinks I'm
worth taking though don't understand
..ow ne can. but it's all settled between
IS now like our house better than
his one would rather live there. and
shall beg the captain 70 come home and
tiny with us before long
Ann had listened 20 this speech with
iermouth open and Consideration paint
IS on her face "Merciful manI' she ex-
laimed. I'm beat all out and don't
now whether I'm standin ON my head or
leels He's azed you and you've accept
dl Well if there's spOoks ! should think
dis Mayhem would be walking into this
-ootn Bat. Of course. II you want him
and think it's proper to take him ai
,our time OF life and hisn. with them
nervous spells OF yours comm on
when it's hot water bags in
li,Iy. and the squeak Of mouse sets
rour head to jumpin, why, I've nothing
more 20 say amt one 80 mcddle OF
make But don't hev no profano par
-uts around me, and when the insurance
folks builds up my part OF the house, !
want the cap'n to know that I'm cock of
he walk and has no master orderiu on
ny quarter deck don't black boots,
nor hfi trunks. nor run arrents, nor
stand sass from no man, ! don't care
who he u.s. II you want him ia your
| part of the house, Miss Mayhem, why
| Jake him and may suthin bad and
| black light on his head if be don't treat
1 rou we'll Here Ann broke down in a
it of passionate sobbing and tears.
| At the end of a few weeks Littlehcld
was startled by hearing that Captain
| Sigh and Ninie Mayhem had been mar
ned very quietly on November mora
ng and were spending their honeymoon
L home. 1t would be difficult TO say at
.ust what day and date Ann Basket was
Won over TO become, with the exception
IF his wife, the greatest admirer and adj
| focata of the captain in the town. Fierce
! lad been her contention for the body and
,oul of her mistress, the one creature ah,
/ lad taken into her strong nature and
cherished Ike her own Hesh and blood
The captain i'm time won place in hei
loyal and strong soul almost equal 4
hat she gave TO her Gradually tm
fragile lady. under the wonderful magi
Of love. began TO come back TO the way
| IF health. driving beside her husband
living much in tho open air, and on rar
occasions entering her neighbors' door
People wondered at the marvelou
tenderness and devotion SO long laten
IN the heart Of this man. who for year
had been an enigma to all around hnn
whose sole thought now was how I
make one trail woman happy cherishin
| ner with his strength and watchln
over her with care more than materna
: Life sweetened and frightened for the'
Two who so long had wandered on lonI
~ and barren paths. The old house III
der the clns seems to smile on the pas
ars as n it had renewed its youth. All
at times the door swings open to the e.
B trance OF guests, thus fulfilling tn.
Z deal Of hospitality that always lay )
close to Miss Mayhew's heart. You ma
q see her almost any day, still at her VIII
! low, returning the greetings Of Oh
2 school children, still fashioning tho.
. lainty little garments for the babies
e ner poor neighbors.
b Life in the old Mayhem house is
U simple and transformations Us Of oil
Under the gentle prompting and inf
y nee of his wife the captain has fOul
= new use and exercise for his energie
3. His fortune has become fruitful IN q
e BEST sense. aud is blessed TO others. Il
n DID house where he lived so many yea
g lione has been enlarged and altere
1t and turned into a hospital for incural
% supported mainly by his gifts, and lu
D. beyond through the trees You may s
y Inc walls Of q beautiful new free libra
L. ouilding rising rapidly And II you a
J 3 stranger and ask for details you W
ID ind that III has been endowed by Ca
be | tain Bhgh. one of the mos. public sp
k Ted mon IN the town.
re Ann. In the now kitchen, built for h
N | lnder the supervision of Captain Singh
SO comfortable. SO convenient. 80 far 90
% passing tho ideal Of amy kitchen she il
s over hnown-Ann in her own dominion
s, with ihe old parrot beside her, 90 who
il IN his ropcntant and meek dotage g
"a has become reconciled. fpeculaies
en- the strange events in her lifc' and one
~ the insoluble knots 90 AIMS uuderstaI
~ ing is Mrs Martha Whitcumb, wi
az allied Sister Martha that day she depa
lu ed so suddenly for home and why &
.et she never congratulated Captain q
on Mrs Blgh ON their marriage, nor p.
ne another visit to the old Mayhow hon
Oh eteadi
ia THE END.
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