The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-29

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m blessed if those two unbushing ones
didn besiege and waste copious hamper
one Sunday afternoon ON the veranda 10
the amusement of my aunt and the horror
uf Madge.
One day | returned 10 the house earlier
than usual from tramp with my gun
through the woods. The sky had become
overcast and among the pines there lurked
sullen. pervading moan. Still. from the
yerInda the weather seemed pleasant. aud
there my AUNT Sophia and Alfred were
sitting. he talking and she listening. each
in thorough content The windows in
the l,&ary were raised, and through them
! could see my Cousin Madge moving rest
lessly about. Perhaps the sound of con-
versation irritated her; she could not well
help from hearing it.
had hardly joined this social pair when
up the walk came lurching old Bill Swan
my uncle ,AchateS on his fishing ex-
,ursion> regret that cannot for the once
apply the Fidus
What. Bill cried. i thought
Mr. Barclay aud you were out as usual
Which | am that worretted about.
be.an Bill with an awkward Jerk at his
hat in which his left heel took part.
But had To run down to the village this
morning, along of my mate woman being
tax with cramps and when | KEN back
blast me it the bees hadn put out alone
NM but that he d he safe enough Il the
wind held mild and on his quarter But
she shiitin an there weather back Of
al this billing ! reckon. Aud the eat
b,at crank fur fact an the reef,
points al cut an them hslliarl~ Do twist
- thought ef Master Frank would lend
a hand in the ,ioTy--
oh Frank moaned my poor aunt,
wigh her Jolly, round face bent low on her
b,s,ou. Your good. kind uncle, He
kuow, no more about lsat than child
W more "a a baby in arm, added
blll And in an instant hc and ! we're
speeding down the walk io the cr,,ek where
the b,ats were m,orj
II l. If opur~e a story teller province
&" H. In as many place si "nee y his story
NAV require snd ~. though nay back va
turned. was able To- relate what took place
behind u Cameron then followed with
hanging r.gretful rycs. he h1d So. clearly
nss been ,hus,ght II nor wanted Tie wa
t.ag ,inss eau,inc,-d Il his own u~,.l,-s-ne-s.
b,ii perhaps Il bad never h,,rn called a. hi
al.en,ina -,, di.agr,rably bygoU-. lie r-e
bn,kly frsn his ehaiT--sb-,luiei hri,kly -
ami .ts-.l hy the side of his distressed
h,e,ts-,
Belieec mr. my dear Mn, Barclas
h. rru'ssJei 1t me- ASSURE yon--
& Z attend tu uiausnsa. Nj Camcr,.n.
eaj Nsdse, stepping frou' the library.
Pray devote yssrr rxuiersni sympathy 6"
yoar.slf Thefe is netd fur it Why l.
IL Shat the brave and true arr alway~ taken.
while the at,s,latcly insDe r,-,asin safe aud
sound in thesr ehair~t
That an asscrtion whtch shah en-
dssv4r Co d1svFoyy hr,ke IN Alfred
d,-e-r,lly. aud pallinz hi- bat over his ryc-.
he dashed ~ tbs. versads ani oui al ,iehi
~ uvsll
uh Nalss, Nadeel abt.,l Aau,
Sol.his Ii auythins shaild happen o.
y,air father. and be should H. ;..nnd with
thsi-thai lsnsb basket what w,,uld she
Guihn, -ayt
Parvnthyiic=.lly l .kouli b. explained
that the GufhS- wcie an susiere sidov aud
-ix tract dealing laugbirr>, wha lived
alaai rwrnty mils-- up the c,,a.g, and weFe
mush giyea e. l.re,iiesios- q, I.. the ulIi-
nsair unpleasant destiny II my uncle sHi
hi. faasil, Thry ,allel their interest
righteousness and yvEy likely e,~Sipy Gun
ts,ty viii thrive under such a uame
I-,lon t-kuow. r.pl'ej Madgc
wi,b strange in-cnsibility ani FAR away
slaucc
Mssnwhile. BiIl and | had pa, IT. aad
Dui We sailed thns.h ,hiek murkins~s
which ,he wind a. Yet va, ,oo hight to
di,,ilaie. We reached the fishing griund-
ia ,ime-jnst ia time There AT my
unce amid-hip, eating lunch a. osmf1rta
be as when IN the yeFauda tha, Sunday
siiern,sn The sail was half RAISED the
halyard incidentally iui,tei the sheet tied
shyu. ,usne aud Jan me he shouted,
wayin. i-.t,le in one hand and turkey
h. in the other Aud Just then the mists
disappeared in = whirl and the s,gaal bF,,se
We did joan him or. rather be joined IL
10 time,-lust in time IL = difhcnl, to
describe scene ~ acutrly active let il
suffice that 4 moment later We were pulling
hastily for shore IN the inry. through
boiline blast, aud the poor eatb0aI, with
Inas, snapped out. wa> drifting hopelessly
aaay
Its t., bad to losse such good proven
der. sighed my uncle
The storm was violent, yeS shortliyed
|, wa. with difficulty and danger that We
>ucces-,l,,l in Bleaching our craft about
mile irum the house and then, even before
breath was fully recovered, the sun came
out and the wind died away.
Not ructian enough - Kill the sea
-cud. srumbled old Bill twill settle
az in afore nightfall And. indeed en-
circling the horizon, could detect the
lain, azure ring of the fog.
! might have finished 'it, after all
mumured my uncle, referring | think, 70
the lunch.
There were reloicin.s uncnniined when
we reached the house and Aunt Sophia
clasped her lord TO her ample bosom.
These Gufhns didn have a chance to
make their horrid post mortem remarks,
did they, dear she easped, hystericaily.
But. Madge, for some reason, stood at
one side, pale and stolid as if holding the
axe for an executioner.
Il m hungry, announced my uncle.
after little. where my side partner
where Alfred
Ay. where was Cameron certainly
hldn' seen him since our return.
Il think he acted as if he were going
to put out to sea after you, hesltated my
aunt. Now. didn' he, Madge
But Madee didn't answer; Madge was
nowhere to be found. Madge also had
disappeared And as the sunshine dwin-
died into twilight and the ring of the fog
kept constructing until gray heavy pail
had settled over land and ocean, reinsurance
changed into anxiety and JOY into woe.
NJ, ,,.,,J ,,,,t rana,vad her mysteries my