The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

= II he mead OF: Ine .yacnI.NaS UOA" Ati
= round the:compass; she was mo longer con-
'tr0lIed By: tile ACTION: of the:h e I'M: - =
:. We'll, e remarked Augustus 3u i, a:
gentleman el Qthed Lin a: gOrgeou Us sun OF han
" mel. who :Was>sitting on the*: lE ran ,smok-
Ing. a=large:pjpe, 'ISmpst say aon't enjoy
-a-calnl at Sc a. fall the disc dant sounds
!: eYerheard,: these are the. most disagree
able: To sit here. and. haze my sensitive
.iiaryes asSsailed* bysuch a.conglomeratio
!. Of creaking; Tapping. grlndlng.. scraping
and ~nfher harnio1iiousr sounds, such as
lave. been; distracting ny acoustic organs
for: the past*three. hGurs. is enough to drive
a. fellow frantic: =. = -.
49, 'sEthinK il. has been said by. an ancient
. nh1losnnher.n suggested. his friend Fred
:Roherts. who was. reclining In wicker
chair. iazily:pulfing alta. cigar. that pa
tience: is a VIRTUE and that experience
:. makes fools wise. F. -
Z: =: t:yVnat- a D. .ehorm Gus amomntof expert
=. ence II Won :i must have had, thenH'' retorted
=. MI. Buckfey.
: - uuty%',. cried a young lady who was
reclining gracefully: in an easy. chair. 81
swish Il o5il:would come to these. boys. They
:; are. ia1gling again ~ :: =.
! -. MI dear Bertha. returned. Miss Boy"
: ton, Il really. must decline; they are~incor-
:. :rIf;ble;" ...::: !
=. Now. that's too bad; Miss Boyton. in
.aerpo lated Fred Roberts. 81 did notthink
:: YOU would desert me IN this my time of
need. AS to- Miss RantipoIe here" and he.
waved. his hand Ioftily1 toward Bertha.
! ''one. Is not sulprised.a at any thingsh SAYS,
ordoes. Jangliqg, indeed <The3yery word
jaTs*o n: my ears y: :.
::.. Yes, janglng.I" repeated Bertha. Il
lsed-the word in IS strictly lexicographi-
cal. sense. y on were disputing :; perhaps
you. would: lfke ~wranging better?" =, -.
=. -:.'a,PalE about jaEring, said Mr.: Buckley
as the. yachtgaye q sudden lurch, followed
:: by a scrape from. the main:gaff and ain az
!: complaining cTepitatlon from the boom
i There is Something that jars IN my earsi"
J: ..0h,. horIidi" cried Miss Boytou. st
sets nay. teeth Gn edge: 1872 ~ -
III: Meantime Bertha had drawn herself up,
: TO Iler full height, and cas- ting at the anna
Die and plElosophic Fred one of her most
whitening Chances. -:
=; +. 0Qk at her now. Gus!2 cried Roberts.
!'Don't she.look grand ?''
+. IS uperb," responded Mr. Buckley.
- Now, boys" said Mr.. Boyton, II won't
): have tnyllttfe: girl teased.'; -.
= IFS Fred. not me, SIR" replies Buckley
= Fl e's. the most dreadful torment L ever
Game: across" ~. .r'--. =. .t... ..
Yes. yes1: I know, replied the old gen
tlemln. And then. after pause he con
" tfnned ""But, really, this is tedious work.
Blow bFeeZes, :blow!" and he uneon-
<sci0usTy, co Ime enc ed. 10 whistle to the wind
- :, ray: dong do tn&t. sir" INTERRUPTED
{ Buckley. The Mediterranean: is a very
beautlf *bQrY treacherUus sea, and. If
q OH whistle; like: that we might get "a lie
-.varteT., you: know, and that would be no
Joke =. -. -:
Dent listen To- him, papa, dear. Inter.
:. .pOSed Bertha. # ancy.a man being afraid
+ ola breeze of windi A levanteri il it
irTr -
: ders1fnf mat there. was something: to be
-: .|.lt's .an very we'll, Miss Bertha. but
!: 81 0GEtHE YQu<~ have seen what a levanler
m can s.: = e.replied. and then / think you
viii alJervQur tullf.,.3 ..--,.-
here There! IT'S coming, 'cried Der
.:ttya.. II .eaIl. feel it.on my cheek. Papa,
=. will You in struct Captain Miles. to lave
: the. cork. Jackets and life-belts ready'?"
There was-a general. laugh. but with re-
gard to:the breeze Bertha wastGnite right. r
J.: q adm hall. an hoar the: Aeaniha. with a
. fne. westerly: breezs, was running past tbs
great rock of Gibra ar. -.
r: Sereral DAVIS OF: .fair, winds, smooth seas
and beautiful weather follow ed: ,Majorca,
:: with n numerous watch-t0werS had been
-.:SfGbtpd; Safdinia had been passed, and
they Were sailing tile lovely Tyrrhenian
!: Sea: File mellow tints of. the eve ming were
'>sT1Wly Creeping ever the. sky there was
:: u 0f: al 81 gle cloud, not even a streak of
purple haze; in the far-otf western sky,
WhpTp the glorious sun was Slowly sinking
! FIJI ivga:vel less sea Never was there
-=nlOra beautiful. SUNSET Never had that
.deGeItful DHli!ah; of seas smiled more
seductivelY as. the: soft twilight cEept over
: its plac e Id =snT face: :... -
i: :N.atching. tf-fs> enchanting scene. with
:. -her:ariI res in q in his, was Bertha BOyton
and. Fred Roberts. ....:: =.
::srY on. won ~. tease me again, dear will
:. y0ji:? :. YGH:w0n' t call: ME Miss Rantip0le
any n0rc?' SIZE softly. - -, - -. =. =.
s.. '''N3o "csrltgg!'' he IeDiied. stooping
: Il own and kissing. her. Not if you don't
firt .withtlat; fellow Buckley"
: :. II never: fl ri, sir! ":-she said, saueily;
!. mot even With Y0u.,|
: i. ,sEile diifirr WAS a Dnounced. and they de-
-scendedr l0.tne saloon. Now the saloon Of
tIle+A cantlla wa S. a: jght worthy Of notice.
Afn0re: lpXurionsly fitted cabin. with its
: g0Id-c0iQrrd daInask divans and lounges,
It's: hafm0niQus decorations, its mirrors
:: and: ttS p Ia no. cannot+be Imagined. r.. =.
i. Bit .apart rom the beauty and elegance
of the. ) urrohndIng s,.. everything was
."Conlanr d e rose with, Bertha. Fred Rob
eTts.li3 spro43osed and had .jeen n cented .
! arid for the frs time In her life Bertha had
.:.Tea ICED .wbat.tr ri e.. happiness was. Papa
:. h0bad.guessed+ her secret. was beamlnR
:: on e +, >aiid even st0lid Aunt Margaret
began to think there was: something in the
.Wi4id; .:- -...4= +. Fl
::- Ltwa S. a:bappy and enjoyable meal. but
I Ike: all Othefs*it came to:an end. The heat
WAS oppIess iGe;- and they were glad to get
:. on deck again. -: .-..-:> -: !.
The wind had. fallen. and there was
: great. .hnsh:;;' the. sea was perfectly calm
:andathe ATMOSPHERE strangely oppres-
siVe. In. TIE smith: great bank of clouds
:: were. slo@ u g altering and altogether the
=; SKY. assumed: a; s tormy and menaelng as
pect:-- "
81 think: we are@in for breeze. SIR said
: the :. skfppert addressing himself to Mr..
E'BoVtoh: :. = Z:
-:.:.Y S. Miles, Lam afraid we are" replied
:. :.And:lt:strikrs:ni sir, that we are in an
: a wk ward: Position" continued the skipper.
IF the gale comes from: the south ara we
:. shall be on dead lee:shnre, and the coast
about hereis any thing but a"pleasant one.
However, tbere'e no telling: what these
:1evanters wall do.;;they seem to me to blow
.fEQm all points at once. and the danger re-
= snhs as muchfrom the uncertainty Of their
Course as from their violence" -
=. AT this moment fork ofluTid lightning
oaI.ed. across the dark clouds and was fol-
*+lQwed-by the roar Of distant thunder. :.