The record-union., 1894-03-03

shade and coloring of the waters as a re-
turned lover will gloat upon faintest
lights in his lady's eyes and face. for the
olden hints of ocean moods they knew
and loved
They circled Grand Manan. They lott
cred at ancient Machiasport. They
threaded the Islands of Narragnagus
Bay. They cruised idly about Schoodic
Point. They tloated under the shadows
OF grim Mount Desert, recalling the mys
teries of the BLACK Fog coming to the
great resort Of Bar Harbor as to Won
drous, instant built city of dream, and
here they first awakened from their hey
dey idling to a realization of the nature
OF their search, for surely there were
''singin's and COINS on' where come
thousands OF rival parvenus with their
dollars, diamonds and dawdling daily
ings beside old Erenchman's Bay.
The vast caravansaries, the splendid
architecture, the dazzling shops. the be-
wildering casinos. the great show drives
with their dogcarts, cutunders, barouches,
phaetons, chaiSeS, tallyhO coaches and
their silver and gold trimmings and
crests, the gorgeous yachts and launches,
the amazing uniforms and Iveries, The
brilliant rival tetes, and the endless bat
tie for precedence in loud display with
its implacabe ferocities subdued and
frightened them. They edged into this
place, SUNK into that trembled before an
entrance here, peered into windows
there, CROPPED along by-Streets lined with
their pretty villas, trudged the grand
avenues in the dust of the wheels, and
scanned every maiden's face or serving
woman's, until they became the moment
ary laughing stock OF all the brilliant
tnrong, but nowhere was the face they
sought.
Then they went away with but one
kindly memory in their sinking hearts.
A young fellow of pleasant face and
merry eyes had boarded their craft lie
sailed with them in and out of the maze
of islands. He brought them to his own
curious launch as guests; his Happy
Thoughters," he called them there and
everywhere among his friends. He hu-
mored their simple ways, Tended them
indeed from much jostling and insolence,
and, as they left Bar Harbor steamed
alongside their craft, telling them that if
they sailed as far as Newport, they must
surely find him out, for he would be at
home in fortnight at Spraycrott Villa.
ANY one will tell you where that is"
were his CHEEKY parting words. III ust
say you are Charles Bar Harbor friends.
If Pm not there, sister will be, and she's
a regular beacon light to jolly old tars,
like you. Why, she was born on the
water, too! She'll be glad to see you.
GOOd-by, and God bless you, Happy
Thoughters,' ALT"
This one little bond of human sympa-
thy held their course sure and true
through disappointment after disappoint-
ment- at Bristol. at Bath, at Portland, at
Old Orchard Beach, at Gloucester, at
MarDlehead, at Nahant, bringing them at
last to the old city Of Boston, perpleXed
and disheartened, but still determined,
as they paused for their bearings beneath
the noble Cambridge elms.
The directions given them by grave
young mon in cap and gown, the in
structors towhOm they were sent with
curious and conscientiously repeated
messages Of student raillery and cheer,
the class-rOoms they were hidden TO enter
on sober assurances that the "Capting"
was awaiting them there, and the hearty
invitations they received to join the
VARSITY crew." remained pleasant rem
iniscences of Harvard undergraduate
lifelong after the crew Of the Happy
Thought had departed, but they brought
the three old Captains finally face to
face with the dean in no amiabie frame Of
mind.
"Be you th' Capting?" inquired Cap
tain Ballast, with flashing eyes and
sweep Of his arm and SOU wester as COM
prehensive as the curriculum of Harvard
itself.
y
my dear fellows"
He was a man of mild speech, and
seemed to mellitiuously breathe his words
instead of utter them but he did no more
than glance for an instant from his writ
ing upon his desk.
mo good fellers' about it," roared
Captain Ballast, bringing his companions
into line. This 'ere'S Capting Rudder.
This un's Capting Tacker, an Pm Capt
ing Ballast, schooner Happy Thought
sixteen days outen Pembroke. That's
who we be, Capting Dean!"
Il presume you are in search of the
Custom-house," returned the Dean pleas
antly.
Not bit of it. We're searchin' fur
Niney Jetsum, an we're"
Coin ter have her, too," exclaimed
Captain Rudder, coming pointedly to the
help Of his friend.
"Ah? Quite right. quite right" re-
piled the Dean musingly.
''See here, Capting Dean, none o. yer
tackin' an fiounderin'. Bring him right
in; right afore us. STAN him right thar,
on that ar sou'wester-" here Captain
Ballast slammed his storm beaten head
covering into the middle of the room,
sprang upon it, leaped back into line with
his friends and fumingly awaited the
turn Of events.
Hes got ter git licked right here"
hoarsely asserted Captain Rudder as he
grasped Captain Tacker's hand.
why, gentlemen, there must be some
mistake" said the Dean soothingly, but
rising from his chair in alarm. "Who is
this party that has SO offended you?
And what about the young woman you
wish?"
He was now evidently so wholly disin-
genuous and sincere that all three of the
Captains pressed forward with tervid ex-
plantations. Captain Ballast waved them
back with, ''It's fur me ter keep our COM
pac' here" and then ominously began:
Its our gal Viney we're arter, Capting
Dean-One as US loves better M our very
lives! Your colleger cum canoein' IN
geologin' down ter Pembroke two years
ago July last"
The Dean here seated himself at his
desk and began turning over the leaves
of the Univeraity records.
Captain Dean, that ar shark hadn't
been gone month afore our Viney
slipped her moorin's an stole out o. home
port"
There was genuine sympathy in the
Deans face now as he asked the Captains
if they remembered the young gentle
mans name. They consulted in whis-
pers for moment, when Captain Ballast
replied
mot rightly, sir; but it had Dick an
sunthn' like 'gearin', inter It,"
''1 ou see, gentlemen" resumed the
Dean kindly, between mumbled repeti-
tions of 'Richard?" ''Richard?" and
Gearing" "Geary," Gear" while run
ming his finger and eye carefully from
top to bottom of the long, closely written
pages; lit is very difficult indeed to get
at matter like this in moment among
thousands OF graduates names"
thousands" echoed the three Cap
tains completely appalled,.
usands?-thousands like that crit
ter turned outen here to canoe it an geol-
oper it nm am down th' coast O, this KEN