The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-04

s,,sfage. retuIheu ifNNH' w
,,.co. may never get another,
de word back me up; I
~ starved together long enough
4 It I'm sorry. can't do
lN Z, fallen as low as that said
u desely pale.
dIa sou say this morning.
, 4'hat you coeldn't beg7 It's
J NE ~ the other my SOM
, ae .a'es ,sia IL the Jbil,'' cried Hers
y ~ pa. t.mus me- its the jail"
eeor whit the skipper said
on 81 ~. sehooier2r pursued the
~ ..sr,.jl tell you he talked
~ ~. french have let us alone
n can't last longer; they've
M ~ on US, and as sure as YOU
y sfa q wetks you'll be in Jail what
40. read u In the conaups
s-.. captain," sRid the young
\ afhere ID another way ! can die,
:. y ~ truth, think 1 should have
m Ans years ago,
L: d soiain folded his arms ana looked
~ stsf 10 The face. esi spid he,
II can cut your throat that's
y SSt. much good may It do you'll
n, II .bsgs do come IN
Il 4 1gSf ~ strange excitement came
q, ewes. ''I3pth OF uE, said he.
~ 4. ioFethet. It's not possible
~ 1.osor thls business Come and
"a oat tinid hand "a few
n a The lagoon-and rest"
" .'s'vsu Herricis, I'm most tempted
"a " you thc way the man does
" Sss,e and say, Get thee behind
NJ s..snPa sald the captain. What
III III Noald so drown myself and
I 4 r..1esrsr starving? Enjoy it7 No.
s'f ii not enjoy It; but it's the
~ ~ 81. rot Is hoe, and III hoe 1t TIL
1. 4. I'm here. ! have three OF them,
va ..,'swo bows and the one Girl, Ada.
IA -ahls K thai you are not parent
q n, tai you, Herrlck. ] love YOU
y, make out. Il didn't take to you
I, a. you we're SO Angiified and tony,
& l. III, voti now; it's a man that loves
| a ,ss5s here and wrestles with you.
- ign Ia sen with the hummer alone,
4 u possible. 60 drown yourself
~ t,l,ra goes my last cfance-the last
x .eaf A pcor, miserable beast cartt-
i q nm 10 feed his family ] can't
!, III 'sjvg but sail ships, and I've no
y And here / get chance. and
D, !, hack on mel All, you've no
and that's where the trouble
n " ,s,s indeed" said Herrlck.
v ~ i know said the captain, you
Y. n But no mans got n family TIL
IL a children. It's only the kids
4 There's something about the little
yn-l can't talk Of them Aud IL
= Aoueht a cent about this father that
N q you, talk OF. or that sweetheart
sefe writing to this morning. YOU
y Eel Ike me You would say: What
. laws and God and that2 My folks
q nrl up belong 20 them. III get
n bread, or, by G., I'll get them
Ia II ! have TO burn down London
2 That's what you would say. And
/, 10 you more-your heart Is saying 80
sTnng minute. can see 1t in your
/, ka're thinking, here's poor friend
n HI he man I've starved along of,
~ icf the girl that set up to be
4 Halyith, here's mighty limp kind Of
q Is hat won't carry me as far IS
d, sg man would 30 for demijohn
4 risky, There's not much romance
q 1t l5ye anyway. it's not the kind they
i. u b about in song books, BIT what's
n epi o. my carrying on talking when
hi N your inside as plain az print.
tie question 10 you once for ais
VI nv going to desert mo in my hour Of
You know " rye deserted you, or
n nj glye me your hand and Try
i1li pnd 20 home las like as noO
|1efaire9 Say no, and God pity met
- and III make the i.ttie ones nrav
la every Night on their Blended knees.
aess Mr. Herrinkr that's what they
Il one after the other. the old girl
h there holding stakes ut the foot
IN y. ali ald the did little inno-
4" he broke of IL don't often
Il y about the kids, he said. "but
n % there's something fetches
ashh" said Herrick, family, "is
+ lelhins esee"
\ a Ei9phesy Il you IKE said the
!. ~ WIN renewed gigur ffeGfnse this
II you think yourself too honest,
wore month's out you'll be jailed
n Soak thief. | give you the word
can see Il, Herrlck. II you cart;
b 4 Weakng down. Don't think Il you
ms chance thar you'Il 30 on doing
raneelical; you're about through with
AesA and before you know whore
XIV yonll be elght out on the other
~ US either this for Won or else
1sponla. bet YOU never were there
~ iheae white. shaved men IN their
sothes and straw hats. prowling
gangs IN the iamplight MT Nou-
. H.. IL
4ssenffs and they look Ike the
'.s@h y daisy 20 the best OF than,
'sese Your company They're
u N, ~, ~ YOU Herrick. ard you got 10
III ~ Nats prophecy"
nan stood and shook through
VI ~ .Minre he seemed indeed like
Nhom the spirit Of dIvlualonl
a 4 ~ y might utter oracles. Herricl
a'm and looked away. II seemed
p Spy upon such agitation,
n 15e TX. NUNS mans courage sank.
IN, ~ Or Solng home" he objected.
" ss'q never DO thatr'
~ SAID the other. "Captain
~. saHl1n.t nor a Mr.. Hay that ship
+, 2. "tln him couldn't. But What 81
n& WIN captain Davis or Mr.
'a.s'.s run these Wild islands where
'1sb. = SAIL came the next fainter
cr.ts ~ me ~iie isiands OF T7cru.
al lf's- They were Wild enough
n ~ 'rs,9 no longer a-Hone than lust
ts;.s s;iess u'eyn be Wild enough
, e ersvgr
t,s Come, sec YOU'RE right,