The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-28

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command OF Cousin Drumscoe bachelor.
from all conJectures he had purposelJ
oeen bafaed and detained by love Of ,x-
element and excess in two or three Of
he gayest capitals en- route for England.
where much Of Emily's ship had been bro
zen up, The ship a gold one. weighed
1000 pounds sterling. This had been :he
worldly all OF Miss Tresser's Uncle Tom.
who made il in Bolivia, and then
thought fit to retire with Il into mid-pl-
,iic, when he settled at royal Honolulu.
de had one son, for whom. however. he
lad no liking; hence. some years before
dis death he dOcumentarily passed over
ais possessions 10 his niece. charging the
other as a final request 10 convey the
gold 10 England and see it safely deliv-
cred to the lawful legatee. This request
young Drumscoe, though pulling a WY
and incivil face, promised faithfully 10
fulfill whether he meant it or noD, per-
aaps merely so that his fathers end might
oe peace.
Emily Tresser was daily expecting her
ship to land.
Venus was the evening star when she.
with her lover, George Herring Cwho had
been a second mate). wandered i'm the
rural wild-rose lane that leads to Little
Hummngton church, talking ever past
scenes. present affairs, and future pros
poets. Its only five years to-day. George,
since my poor Uncle Tom died said
Emily. How time does drag when one
Is impatiently waiting for what is her
ownl You know, gave Cousin Drumscoo
lot OF months to come in, and he hash
come yet. This suspense is wearing me
out-quite. If only my ship would come
to-morrow, you and 1. George. would
NO, Emily, darling. ] think / could NOT.
You know how poverty-stricken 1 am.
And II is the mans place 10 marry the
woman; the vice versa is not permissible.
II would look humanity on my part-selfisa,
mercenary, cowardly. / put away all shah
oiness when / left the sea"
20 you, shouldn't look shabby" said
she naively. Mr.. Aston, the vicar
YOU very well know, wears both shabby
coats and shabby caps, but you should
nave at least three good new suits, out
Thanks all the same. my darling. but
husbands should never be dependent on
their wife's bounty"
You know what my uncle said. He
married YOU.
II should glory in his Kindness. and
adore him for 1t, Emily, had he not over
stretched it
mo he didn't. George" she immedi-
ately contradicted. MY Uncle Tom was
always good, kind and thoughtful. and if
his son had been dutiful-well, il would
have been bad for me. Now, dear, /
wish to marry you; u, need | repeat that
movements, and capricious sentences were
aHuring now. If my uncle was so good
as to love you, to that degree. just because
you conscientiously think you
ought to do as he told us both
that night In southampton. He said land
not 1okingly either that / should al once
become his heiress-apparent If I would
make VOW TO marry YOU and none other.
George Herring, you heard me jump at
that happy proposal and you heard me
say Yes. Uncle Then you told him YOU
would thing no more about Southampton
ships, or salt pork. or Australian liners,
but stay ashore, turn inland, make money
and marry. But hitherto, you see you
have been hastily plucked, everybody be-
Ing full up The real reason is. dear.
that nautical men have not the
knack of ordinary commercial affairs, or
the 'entree' to bookkeeping offices. where
smart handwriting and address are req
uisite. Your capabilities lie I'm different
grooves, your notions are breezy and
even your walk is queer. Therefore, / wish
you TO bother no more about berth on
lana; ask you to be a gentleman-when
my ship lands-and grow grandmama and
myself good potatoes. peas. and Virginia
stocks. | wonder, now. If my ship is still
nearly as far off as Venus yonder?"
II Il We're" he replied, humorously; Il
should stiil have time to complete a lad
ger TO the sun ere its arrival Nothing
has been heard of Mr. Drumscoe, per-
Not a syllable since he left Honolulu
I'VE years ago Conjecture is sufficient for
chis-he Is trading with my cargo in ali
sorts of marble cities, or else ne has died
on the way Oh, George, I do hope he
mas not called at st. Petersburg, PatagOn-
Ia, or Paris especially. OF course. he Is
indifferent as to waste of time. for he
naturally owes me a right big grudger
=. Emily, you may never see your ship or
It's contents. And 1t may all be for the
best that you should not Our trust IN
riches IS vain and deterrent to the work
ing of the soul. As for men. they are
easily tempted and led astray: neither
your cousin nor myself is worth trusting
by such an angel as yourself Give me but
your consent darling, and / will go again
10 sea, for II was there that / learnt my
trade and made the bread of my boyhood
If IL were not for your tie. | should posi-
lively go abroad again tomorrow. AS you
are so precious to me, / will have at least
two days longer"
Her tears came unbidden. But he kissed
them all away, and by something better
than muscular strength gave her all the
support she needed. Emily Tresser's ideas
and desires were gospel to George Herring
from this moment There was no help for
1t he could not face the raVing main again
while she. in his picturesque imagination,
stood wistfully deploring his departure He
must stay here in Little Huntington IL
only for her sake. and become her hus-
band; although everybody else seemed to
reject him in such a manner as only
nincompcop or a vile sinner could be re-
fected. Poor GeOrgei how unfortunate il
was that he loved SO we'll. He was no no
vice in common sense, no notOriety in stud
tiloquence, no mass of human presump-
that II would be a retrogression on the
part of the woman who at the greatest
crisis of her life. stepped over to engage
herself in the unalterable matrimonial
bond with him. He knew quite well that
according to the fortune or the fate that
awaited woman, by the marriage-step. she
might either grasp a ducheSSship or have
a drugde-hood thrust upon her. However
on the other hand, Emily Tresser herself
no less sensibly argued that money and
social advancementS were only minor
considerations in the hour of selecting
aife-partner; for those were not actual
parts ar attributes of a man-Only his ac-
cessories, which might but be regarded as
INDISPENSABLE If the male ideal were set
up prior to the less mercenary love of a
noble character not seductively glamoTed
by a banking account and adventitious
thousands.
She parted from her George Herring
at the gateway that leads up to her grand
monthers dwelling the young man him
self sauntering slowly in the direction
of his more deficient lodging. where Mrs
Garth had commenced to grumblc hour
~ because he was one week in arrear
with his rent.
Although money is the root OF all evil
yet men must not affect to despise that
which God has placed so high in power.
Nobody can live a pleasant life without
II. Many minds are concentrated upon
its ancient glitter. every eye is on the
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