The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01
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To the no noths eat aad the sOu',ou' wsst
And every other way,
Hes sailed from the girl that loves him best.
But he comes back today.
"Land how Land no"
Land on the stArboard bow"
"Land no." Land no"
He's In the ofins now.
The nights we're dark the days drear.
When be was on the deep,
Now nlsht Is q me- the day s clear.
And no more shall weep.
To the no nothe east aud the sou'sou' west,
Aud every other way.
Hes sailed from the girl that loves him best,
But he comes back today.
Land no." Land hof"
Land on the starboard bow"
Land 10" LAND ho!"
He's In the ohing now.
So sung pretty Mary Wallace. as, sitting
1t the foot of little tree. her fayorite
haunt and old time trysting- place in the
woods. she abandoned herself 10 happy
authorizations OF her lovers return. Each
hour might bring him now. Her bonnet
was thrown aside and her black curls rip
pied down loosely over her shoulders
Her head was thrown back into the palms
of her hands interiocked behind IT, and
her beautiful face. thus appraised. beamed
with innocent gladness. And she sang, as
the birds sing from sheer happiness.
Hes in the ofiing now" sang full,
rich, manly voice, joining hers in the last
line of her song and with q little inarticu-
late cry of surprise and Joy she spranR to
her feet, to be the next moment embodied
In the strong arms OF her sailor lover,
back from the sea-
Dorm Hacket was a fine-looking young
fellow, OF a SIZE worthy Of a woman's Tx
ing, with a handsome, expressive face,
haze eyes. brown hair, broad and we'll
balanced head, square shoulders, deep
chest, and such powerful arms as might
nave served for the model of a Hercules.
"Why. darling, you are crying. ne ex
claimed. as with gentle force be raised her
lace from his breast and looked into her
)yes.
''Ah. Dorm. they are happy tears. Do
you not know that a woman weeDs when
her heart is full, just because it is full,
whether it be filed with JOY or sorrow?"
''Well. you shall never cry for sorrow
again if can prevent i"
Then you will never again leave me
Tor so long time. On, Dorm, il seemed
as II you never would come back and my
heart ached so with longing for you. You
sometimes while YOU were away"
"Why? Eiss that rascal Silas been max
ing YOU any more trouble?" demanded the
young man, ais eyes blazing, and his
hands inyolunIariiy clinching in sudden
anger.
NO, no, Dorm. lie went away very
,oon after you did, aud has not returned
vince"
Then that uncle of yours, suppose"
"he has been no worse than before !;
ra:her better, perhaps as Silss was not
here TO be urged upon me and you were
goDe-nons but ! knew Where-and. as
be no doubt hoped, never to come back.
But begin to think. cir. that you didn't
love me at all as much as you professed,
DIP YOU would have felt something OF tue
loneliness that l suffered and understand
better why | was unhappy"
"Dar ing, I"
what foolish girl have been Cry
Ing my ewes out for one who was no doubt
very merry without me and we'll con-
tented"
"Ahl You only say that to make me
tell you again how much love YOU, little
Mollie. I've felt lonely enough, soma
times, 10 Is true; but never enough to cry
about II, must confess; and / rather
think the fellow Is soft-headed as well as
soft hearted who pipes his eve and gets
down IN the mouth when he can say TO
himself that every day that passes, and
every new exerti0n he makes, brings him
nearer TO the girl he IoYes. Why, instead
Of getting blue with thoughts of my far
away little Mollle, they gave me courage,
and strength, and happiness They
warmed me as lay along the yard Turing
sail in the icy gale; they made short the
long hours OF the night when | took nv
trick at the wheel; they nerved my arm
when | struck for the life of whale"
81 find myself beginning to believe
again that you really did love me-"
Love you? Why, l couldn't live with
out loving YOU.
"And you never thought that while you
we're so long away l might learn to love
somebody else?"
mo. Never even dreamed of such a
thing" he replied simply.
"Ah! Now / know you loved me. for
only perfect love. knowing but it's own
fullness and truth, is so trustful. And
you were right, dear Dorm. | could love
no one but you"
'Wel, my pet" continued Dorm. after
the natural ceremonial of due recognition
OF such a sweet avowaI-ths form AMI
manner of which youthful readers NAV
readily figure TO themselves, and older
ones perhaps find suggested by memory
we'll not have much longer to wait now.
Our cruise was good one. and when the
shares are figured up and paid off I'll have
handsome little sum coming to me.
Then an owner in New Haven, Mr.. Mer-
riwether, wants me TO take immediate
command OF a schooner trading between
that port and the West Indies, and has
offered me such a pretty share of the
prOnts that | have agreed - make a few
trips for him. Then shall have enough
to build q cage for my bird. and to buy,
not simply share in a schooner, but a
whole schooDer-all by myself, | hope,
and We will be made folks for life"
"Ohl You're going away again, Dorm"
YES, but only for short VOYAGES of n
month or 80 at time, and I'll be over to
see my little Noble every time Pm In
home port; and in the fell, II not before.
well be married. No more long Voyages
for me
I'm so glad to hear you say that, dear
and | can wait patiently, even happily,
when / may see you sometimes" And,
possibly for happiness still, the girl began
crying softly sgsin.
Come. come, little Mollie," said her
sailor lover, consoling her with kiss,
there's no occasion to rig the pumps in
such fair weather as this"
Mollie smiled through her tears and
dried her eyes