Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-27

AAN hNhh mems buntH4 IT'S coral caves,
whore, saving yoar presence, those fsh-
tail huaales. the mermaida, vt waiting
and drag you down To Davy Jonoe'
locker"
Mira Prnelc looked frightened, ms the
captain hhatoued to renaaurc her. "IsH
wonderful place, IL The sen MrH.
| Pringle such lot Of spare room In Il
FOR rubbish | should like 90 take two
or three OF these contractors whu'vc
sent IN estimates Tor Providence cot
| tngo and dump 'em down into Port
Royal harbur 10 that Port Royal Tom
could Just open his laws and contract
for thcln. One would think | was goo
Ing TO build palace lnatead OF tidy
! little siN-ruom cottnEe"
"Ah, but the maaterful way In which
! YOU rule and direct them, Capt. Bud
| dlc" said Mrs Prngle ndmirinEly
men"
Maybe" said the captain pleasantly,
but THAT'S a different thlng from the
ruling Of women, AIRS, Prlnglc. You
can't clinch any little differences Of
| opinion with handspike wl.1. you are
| arguing with % lovely woman. You've
/ got to keep your hand on the helm an
the time ana not let her know IT,"
Yes" replied Mrs, Pringlc Thought
| fully women Ike a strong, mRetcrful
hand thatll guide them, but they won't
| be driven
The captain shifted himself IN his
chair Suddenly Il dawned upon him
that the matter might be one capable
or personal Interpretation, He had
never tried his hand IN that direction,
II seemed to him that the bowling wind
outside, aA II blew among the unnnish-
ed rnfters Of Providence cottage, wns
ioorlng at him FOR his lack OF skin in
the direction Of tho fair sex lie stir
rcd the tea and took another lump "
sugar
d.
many things IN her quiet. gentle way,
as she sat by her eide OF tho IRE Capt
Buddlc, with hlH wonderful flow of
language ana quaint descriptive power
had been u great source OF comfort
to the nmiable Mrs. prlngle Ana now
In couple OF months Providence cot
tage would be finished aud the captain
cease 20 remain her lodFcr. How Kind
he had becn when tho "land ahnri' OF
n goldman tried 10 cheat her out OF
sack OF coal The captain, albeit n man
OF peace. knocked the fraudulent cOnl-
man into the middle OF the cellar and
refused To allow him 90 depart until
he had put his head through the cir
culnr opening and humhly apnluglzvd,
II was nomething 10 Enve great
strong gentlo-thc captain was always
wonderfully gentle to hpr-anilor about
the premises An well, she would taka
her nephew Inck and his pretty bride,
POLY Humphrey 10 live with hnr un-
til they had saved money enough to
buy house thrifty fisherman at
Nentnor ever married before he had
bought n houHe-and try 20 forget the
cAptnin'a pleasant ways. Then she re-
membhred that Jack was little un-
certain In temper. and that the cap
tain was, except whom juatinnbiy
reused by the fraudulent goldman. M
Suddenly Capt Buddle rose from hin
chair ana crossed over to Mrs Prlnglea
side Of the room. Mrs. pringic,
ma'am," hc said, and his flow OF lnn-
gpaRe seemed 10 return 10 him --"Mra
Pringlc, mn'am, what would you think
OF a man who was safe In port II he
venturcd out at sea again In now
cruft-n craft that might be lopHided
ana cranky with ahiftlng ballast, giyon
likewise to shipping biige- water"-there
WAS touch or real pnthus In his voice
as he drew this touching picture land
maybe that wouldn't answer her heinz
what would you think OF man II
he WINS 70 loave HIS snug bunk In port
ana 20 drifting up and down n-stoering
an over the points OF the compass gon-
- should think Of him whatever you
thought Of him Capt Buddle." said
Mrs. PriHgle. III - not for mo TO sot
my opinion ngainat that OF Ren-farlnR
man like yourself But N the man you
speak Of is the man take him 20 be.
them"
"rcn, what. Mrs. Prlnglo. maamg'
HIIe2 he wrrid Am ~ his h,,u,, Il,
port ne vo,, nn,,tical .,a,,,dtsns,, ~, ~ !,
reinrncd Nfrs trint.ie N"N
The rnntain,a fncs g,o,,oA y,,,,, ~
cifennenf ia ,art, a. ,,ia,., - ~
f5rovldepoo cottaso d, 1,.,, ia, ~, *. ~
are Atra ts,',',s .,, III 'a . ~ "
hnrd s.tvti.t III, W, y,,,. Ky, ',la
aslscd ''u "'''s ""u
slm trlhsle, ma am I'm going 70
copinult hese plans TO the names said
me captain unless you let me give
en- ..vJ ~ 49,. Ja.k 81 ana PONY