San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-20

DalDSOn looks him full in the face.
stone. am resolved I will sleep here
Observation-Disclosures being two bedrooms
all properly furnished-as being more
in keeping with my new position.
Dec. 13.-This day little before din
ner time came Dawson to the court,
quite sober and looking as like a rough,
honest seaman as anything could be, but
evidently with his best shore going man.
ners ON. And when Moll very gracious
ly offers him her hand, he whips out a
red Handkerchief and lays it over her
hand before kissing it, which was a
piece Of ceremony he must have observed
at Greenwich, as also many odd phrases
and sea expressions with which hagar-
nished his conversation.
Captain Evans" says Moll, taking
her lovers hand, "this is Mr.. Goodwin,
my cousin, and soon to be my husband /"
Mr.. Goodwin holds forth his hand, but
ere he would take it Dawson looks him
full in the face good minute; then,
taking it in his great grimy hand, and
grasping it firmly, Master, +" says Jack,
II see thou art an honest man, and none
lives who hath ever sold me tar for
pitch, be he never so double faced, and
SO 1 wish you joy of your sweet wife.
AS for you, mistress" turning to Moll,
"who have ever been kind to me beyond
my deserts, 1 do wish you all the hap
piness in the world, and 1 count all my
hardships well paid in bringing you
safely to this anchorage. For sure 1
would sooner you were still and all a
mollah and slave in Barbary than the
queen of Chimney and i'll mated, and so
Lord love the both of you'll
After staying a couple of hours with
us, he was for going, but not before he
had given US the instructive history of
the torment he had endured by telling
his wife, in an unguarded moment, of
his gallantries with Sukey Taylor, nor
would he be persuaded to sleep at the
court and leave next day, maintaining
that while he had never penny in the
world he could very honestly accept
Moll's hospitality, but that now being
well to do, thanks to her bounty, he
thanked Heaven he had sufficient good
breeding, and valued himself we'll
enough not to take advantage of her
benefcence. However, hearing 1 had q
house Of my own, and could offer him
a bed, he willingly agreed to be my
guest for the night, regarding me as
one Of his own quality. We staid to
sup at the court, where he entertained
us with lengthy account of his late
voyage, and how being taken in tenn
pest his masts had all been swept by the
board, and his craft so damaged that
twas as much as she would hold to-
gether till he brought her into Fal-
mouth, where she must lie arepairing a
good two months ere he could again
venture to sea in her. And this story he
told with such an abundance of detail
and so many nautical particulars that
no one in the world could have dreamed
he was lying.
He explained to me later on that he
had refused to lie at the court for fear
a glass or two after supper might lead
his tongue astray, telling me that he
had touched nothing but penny ale all
his long journey from London for fear
of losing his head, and on my asking
why he had fabricated that long history
of shipwreck he vowed had put him to
it by saying I had house of my own
where he could lie. For" says he,
my ship being laid up will furnish me
with a very good excuse for coming TO
spend day or two with you now and
then. So may / get another glimpse of
my own dear Moll, and see her in the
fullness of her joy"
He could not sufficiently cry up the
excellence of Mr.. Goodwin, his noble
bearing, his frank, honest countenance,
his tenderness for Moll, etc., and he did
truly shed tears of gratitude to think
that now, whatever befell him, her well
fare and happiness were assured, but
this was when he had emptied his bot
tie and had got to that stage of emotion
which usually preceded boisterous hi
larity when he was in his cups.
And while I am speaking of bottles it
will not be amiss to note here, for my
future warning, grave imprudence of
mine, which l discovered ON leaving the !
reom to seek more wine. On the flame
of my candle blowing aside l perceived
that I had left my door unfastened, so
that it pow stood ajar. And truly this
- usslpaple a piece of oversight as i
-. Committed, For here