The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-21

ain gudeman, and no whar else" said
Christina.
"Guloman, indoud" cried Janet,
scOrnhlIN "Gudemanl there's few O.
them deserve the name"
"You were kin to hor dead mother,
and you should 500 to hor,"
mot /, Christina. III no come be.
tween man aud wife, I'd only got the
wyte for II. Many saIr heart folks get
WI meddling wi what thoy Gamma
mend
In the meantime Andrew, alter q
pleasant sail, had reached New York,
With the information received In Glas.
gov no had little difficulty In locating
Jamie, whose namo was found on tho
list Of seamGn, sailinga steamer between
Now York aud New Orleans. She was
then es her pier an thu North river,
aud with permission to interview James
Lauder, Andrew went on board her,
ona very hot afternoon about four
o'clock. Jamie was at the hold attend.
ing to the cargo, and Us he lifted himself
from the STOPPING attitude whieh his
work demanded, ho saw Andrew BInnie
aud knew him.
Andrew instantly put out his hand.
Jamie" no said, II thought wrong O
you, aud ! did you wrong. | hae come
here To say forgive MOI"
III knew you would come to>yOursal
some day, Andrew There's my hand
hayen't q thin. against yoH now,
llow's Christina"
"Weol. but wearyIng for you. ! hae
promised to bring YOU home wi me,
jamie. You will surely Comer
"Ay, gladly. il 1t can bs managed. !
am fair sick for the soft gray skIsi, and
the keen salt wind o. the North Sea.
The last Sabbath was baking in New
Orleans, thought heard tbs kirk
bells across tho sands aud saw Christina
stepping down tho rocks wi tho Bible
in her hands and her sweet Smile max
ing o heHTts but mine happy, aud was
sick wi longing,
Thpy spent tho night together, AMI
finally AFFAIR." waFG 10 arranged that
jamie aud Andrew took tho next
Anchor line steamer home again. And
during the voyage the mon grew close
to each other, and Andrew told Jamlo
that hs was to hs captain Of one Of tho
Red White fleet, and offered him a berth
in his ship. And thus all things were
sestloI and taxed over before they
landed, aud ore they reached PItten'
craigis the men woTo already brothorly.
The marriage was not delayed. An
drew gave Christina u silk gown ami u
hundred gold aoverOlgns, and Janet gave
her daughter piccO Of land close 10
her own cottage, on which Jamie imma'
datey began to build. Aud all tho
village, old aud young. were at the we'd
ding, 20 that for two days tue feast, tho
song, aud Ghc dance went gailY on, aud
during those two days not single fish
ing boat la(t tha port OF PlttencrOigIo.
Then tho mon wont oil TO sea, and
Janet aud Christina had never.ceasing
interest In the building aud plOnnhing
OF tho new house. 1t was not taIhIona'
bic, nor hardly permissible Tor any ono
to build house on plan grander than
the traditional fishers cottage, but
Christmas though no larger than her
neichb1ra' had the modern convenience
OF many little cioietI and presses, which
Jane! illed with homsspun napery and
broalclOths, so that never young lass
in Pittaucragio began M" under such
full aud happy circumstances.
#, was, however, far Into the fail Of
the year before the new Hro was liz on
the new hearth aud Christina moved
into her own house. 1t was only dlyd'
cd from her mothers BY little garden.
aud the two women could stand at their
doors and talk TO each other. So the
pleasant months wsnt by, with nothing
but Andrews aud 1amio's visits to mark
them. until one cold, frosty morning In
December. Janet was washing her din
ner plate and singing: