The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-04

avenues of the finest summer city Of
homes IN all the wide, wide world
II was a bswildering experience to
Capts Ballast, RUdder and Tacker
Never had they seen such wealth Of
flower and plant and shrub such velvety
lawns. such statues, grot and fountains;
such wonirOus gables. cOrbels, EarEOyles,
clUs cred chimleys, balconies and colon
nades; such glorious Conservatives, such
grave and quiet seryiIg-folk who never
even smiled at their cellowing wonder
ment, their strange attire. their ancient
jokes. and ceutury-Old songs; for Charlie,
master wholly OF Spraycroft at this hour.
had got them hard by dainty lunch. had
cheered them with praise and encourage
ment, warmed them with his fathers
mellOweSt port; and. sitting at table with
radiant face, was vigorously drumming
banjo accompaniment TO the
most wonderful song that Newport
ever heard-led by Capt Ballast and
followed, rather than joined, by Capt.
Rudder in a sonOrous bass and Capt.
Iacker in piping treble 1t was ballad
left over from the seafaring men of the
last century: the only one these cruisers
ever knew or sung and 1t was a reasona-
Bile thing that it was roaringly and
brayciy done;
We parliaments Of England, ye lords and
Consiaer well what you're about and what
you mean to DO
You're now at war with yankees. and you will
rue the day
That you reused the Sons Of Liberty in North
Amer-y-kay!
"Gemini twins Here, sis, exclaimed a
tall, hne-looking young fellow to his
young lady companion at the door of
Spraycroft Villa, "qui%I. tell Bob TO take
these things up TO my room. | don't want
to lose any of that. One of Charlie
laTl{G''' He nIIlrSlT slammed into hn
breakfast room with, Charlie, can't you
introduce fellow to your sea-far-?"
The sentence was never finished; for in
an instant the captains of the Happy
fought had Richard Tredgear pinned 20
the floor.
Charlie Tredgear pulled and hauled at
them, shouting, Happy Thoughters-
hold on"
We're holdin on
The servants rushed in Lavinia Tired
gear rushed in. They all finally got the
four upon their feet.
"Whar's Vineyz" came hoarsely from
Capt. Ballast's trembling lips.
''Whars Viney2" roared and piped
Captains Rudder and Tacker, flaming
with excitement and revenge.
'Why-you--dear- lly-old-Pem-
broke-wild -geeser" laughed and
shrieked Lavinia Tredgear. I'm Whey
Whey Jetsum Lavinia Flotsam Tredgear!
Dicks my brother Charlie my broth
er! We were all wrecked; mother and
and father and all, coming home from the
Azores. Somebody picked them up. And
you, you stingy, old, darling Captain Bal
last, that wouldn't let me have an organ
you saved mep And then between
laughter and tears she ''poored' and fet-
tied up Dick, who retired to re-arrange
his toilet and Rugged the three captains
by turn and altogether; Charlie pirou-
cited, banjo in hand, vowing it was the
jolliest lark of all his life; while the three
old captains took their seedlings and hug
gings with grinnings and whimperinys of
dumbfounded, penitential joy.
And so ended the cruise of the "Happy
Thought" at least its cruise of quest.
When not speeding over the blue waters
of the Sound, or sailing to far Penn broke,
behind the headlands Of Maine, it is still
saucily rocking and dipping on the tides
of Newport harbor; while the gossips of
the lovely, leafy city by the sea do say,
with divers portentous mods, that the
Tredgear heiress will never, never make a
match, so long as those devoted but out
landish Happy Thoughters are allowed
to hang around"