The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-06-20


suplitiaas sHiusl H La1eios, lb
faO0 | bad SAVED vosId help me 10 bu,
f,liBs bost std lssve little 20 10
uish asuus place ! knew Of iof Eln
snd NE
Elsie Be.l va a. isut cfslt ~ yo'
would dud 10 say port hsd Enosl
hsr q heu she uss oct much higher that
nv ses ches,. She bad seen me % 90 IL.
6rs, voyage, sod ~heB returned sh'
Us. ore Of the htsl TO greet me. OF coufs'
We became ssee be rte. and though thel
say that sailor bass sweetheart 10 eSefl
port there was only oDs | kues OF II
which my heart wss suohored
Elsie. NY lsss. lad "a . t. her, In'i
before gong on my last voyage, -
sbout time ~e settled down. So, II you've
DO objection, we'liet splieed shen ! re-
turn.
Ny lsss put her ltlle hand 10 my bls
rough one. and she Kissed me. What
plsluer slsbsl conld tsr have than
ihstf
Aud here sss returning the lsst Voy
age over = With nothing but isit weather
sailing before the. How | Ionssd TO flo
ish that bright picture OF domestic happl
ness which | had been filing 10 oil the
way from the Indies.
didn't expect to hnd ber hen resch b
cd South Hampton, bat | must say that |
vss disappointed when ! dldn't hnd bsf
waiting for me at the railroad station, for
bad sent her q telegram saying exactly
when I'd reach Lsncipg | hurried to
her home bui she wssn't there. Her mo
ther said Ee bad gone TO Worthing, but
she was expecting her IN every minute.
Presently my lass came in. Bot !
couldn't make her out Her greeting was
cold. She wasn't the happy Elsie | bad
left. wss so full OF the future So OF the
home and the boat vas going to set up
that / didn't trouble IN much sbout 1t Ut
that time
Next morning paid visit to old limbs
bosthouse along the coast. He had always
taken 10 interest 10 me snd my voyages,
and ! wanted to talk over With him the
bost iltended building. When | enter
ed. old limbs was gossipIDg 10 swell OF
a fellow about ships, sailing aud nsgIgs'
ton generally. As | reckoned | knew
something Of navigation, | put IN my
spoke.
Who is our nautical iriend2 said the
gent 10 tone of voice didn't like
Paul Allison, said old Timb', ies, back
from the IoIIes and iinun tar Of the first
water.
Oh said the gent, looking 81 me through
an eyeg ass, After that inspection be went
out.
And who is that swell, Timbs2 | ask
ed.
A swell her is. His name is Mr.. Will
erby Session, and he's staying at WortbI
ings, but he comes down here for bis
bosting.
Well after had bad my ohst with
old limb | went to see Elsie. As / reach
ID the cottegs | chsnced to glance down
The lane running at the side.
Could it be? Yes. had no doubt OF it.
There was Elsie taking leave OF a stranger,
md that stranger was the man | had
,een 10 the bosthouse Mr.. Willoughby
Seston.
waited at the door ill she came up |
When she saw me, abe turned white as
le~ trimmed sailing sheet,
Elsie, said !, that's a strange craft
Jaw you with Just now.
Why Paul, you're not DING to be Iesl
)us2 Hes only visitor 10 these parts, |
y hos been very kind to Granny Mills
he old lady's down With the rheumatism,
ron know. met him when | was visiting |
here, and couldn't do more than say
Good day TO him, could |?
! looked very sheeplsh after that aud
luickly s'eered th 10 spother direction
talked to her about our coming msrrl.
.ge, about the little nest was preparing
pd the boat intended building to be call
ID after her the Elsie.
1t must have been three days sitter thSt
shen, on coming down to my breakfast,
found note swsiting me. 1t ran;
Dear Psul-Don't think anything more
4 me. | ,m uasorlhy Of you. by the
ime You read this | shall have married
mother. Forget aud forgive,
Elsie,
/ wss long time before ] moved sittr
esdins this besrtless note. ] was like one
10 mitteu with psrslysls, when ! did
move IT Was TO curse the man, Mr. VIII
,ughby Seston. rs guessed sto bad
lone NE this great wrong.
! built the boat, but 1t wssn't called the
elsie. ehristened It the Maria, after The
man, who year later, became my wife
People round about were taking Of NE,
.ou see. ss the Idted mao, aud as !
iidu'. care for that sort OF pity, mar
led.
| ntver regretted II, Tor II ever somsD
vas born to comfort disappointed msp
/ was Mara EsieilEook. A son came 70
-, snd as the boat xss chr stened after
be vile 1t sss ouly ht .ud proper that the
Joy should be ehtiste3ed er Lls father
- Paul Allison,
Tblnss weut along pretty pfoapefously
siih me Sometimes the old woubd would .
eop+n q BIZ, theB, ~beu Looked at little
Paul, it would olose sssla. After oil
sss hspp,. Could sNe, ths, isIse one, cay
he ssmr;
P.ul had reached bis tenth year