The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30
1 Go TO THE QUEENS FERRY.

"He done that-Mr, Shaan done it,"
Much rain fell in the night, and the
next morning there blew bitter win
terry wind ont Of the northwest, driving
scattered clouds. l Shutdown once more
beside the fire, which I replenished,
and began gravely to consider my posi-
ton.
Presently, all swollen with conceit,
went up stairs and gave my prisoner his
liberty. He gave me good morning
civilly, and l gave the same to him.
smiling down upon him from the heights
OF my sufficiency. Soon we were set to
breakfast as it might have been the day
before
"Well, SIR" said 1 with jeering tone,
Shave you nothing more to say to me?''
And then, as he made no articulate re-
ply, sit will be time, think, TO under
stand each other" l continued. "You
took me for d country Johnny Raw with
no more mother wit or courage than u
porridge stick. l took you for a good
man, or no worse than others at the least.
1t seems we were both wrong. What
O@ooO yOt hdNC w LCdl w SlitdU iilC
and to attempt my life
He murmured something about jest,
and that he liked bit of fun, and then
seeing me smile changed his tone, and
assured me he would make all clear us
soon as we. had breakfasted. l saw by
his face that he had no lie ready for me.
though he was hard at work preparing
one, and think l was about to tell him
so when we were interrupted by knock
ing at the door.
Bidding my uncle sit where he was l
went to open it, and found on the door
step half grown boy in sea clothes.
He had no sooner seen me than he began
to dance some steps Of the sea hornpipe
(Which had never before heard of, far
less seem, swapping his fingers in the air
and footing it right cleverly For all
that he was blue with the cold, and
there was something in his face, a look
between tears and laughter, that was
highly pathetic and consisted i'll with
this gayety of manner.
"What cheer, mater says he with
cracked voice.
I asked him soberly to name his pleas
ure.
"Oh, pleasurew says he, and then be-
gan to sing:
For it's my delight of shiny night
In the season of the year.
"Well," said I, ''if you have no bust
ness at all / will even be so unmannerly
as to shut You out"
"Stay, brotherl' he cried. ''rve
brought letter from old Heasy-oasy to
Mr.. ,Belfower." He showed me letter
as he spoke. "And l say, mate" he
added, sim mortal hungry"
"Well," said 1, "come into the house,
and you shall have a bite if l go empty
for it."
With that brought him in and set
him down to my own place, where he
fell to greedily on the remains of break
fast. Meanwhile my uncle had read the
letter and SGT thinking; then suddenly
he got TO his feet with great air of
liveliness and pulled me apart into the
farthest corner of the room.
"Read that" said he, and put the let
ter in my hand.
Here it is lying before me as l write:
THE HAYES INN, AT THE QUEENS FERRY.
SIR-I lie here with my hawser up and down,
and send my cabin boy to informe. If you have
any further commands for over seas, today
will be the last occasion, as the wind will serve
us well out of the firth. / will not seek to
deny that have had crosses with your door,
Mr.. Rankeillor; of which, if not speedily redd
up, you may locke to see some losses follow.
have drawn a bill upon you, as per margin,
and am, sir, your most obedt., humble servant,
ELIAS HosEAsoN.
"You see, Davie," resumed my uncle
as soon as he saw that / had done, II
have venture with this man Hoseason,
the captain of q trading brig, the Cove
nant, of Dysart. Now if you and.me
was to walk over with yon lad, 1 could
see the captain at the Halves, or maybe
on board the Covenant, If there was
papers to be signed, and so far from
loss Of time we can jog on to the lawyer,
Mr.. Rankeillor's. After a. that's come
and gone we would be swier to believe
me upon my naked word; but yell can
believe Rankeillor. He's factor to half
the gentry in these parts; an auld man,
forby, highly respeckit, and he kenned
your father"
/ stood awhile and thought. / was
going to some place of shipping, which
was doubtless populous and where my
uncle burst attempt no violence, and,
indeed, even the society Of the cabin boy
so far protected me. Once there, / be-
lieved could force on the visit to the
lawyers, even If my uncle were now in
sincere in proposing it, and perhaps in
the bottom Of my heart I wished
nearer view of the sea and ships You