The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-06-17

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os1vn foil hI1 thoustt ot t'srrtbin'
osgli rsEsu bet u 10 % 1hs dtos'
Bess thai 80 ,tesi,ss over me recalled
The last sous bad heard ssuore snd th'
slfi vbo bsi suusIt. thoash1 OF iA'
letters bal 70 utlte before ss made Hal
ods,s, tor we we're crutsIns 10 Ib' J.pAt
ses 90 this eight Of Ja1e, ls,G Ttof'
ss 90 eIeuss TO tTtn sal to assp ooeseII
svsks
The bre,Es, though light, wss steady
sni Of The loot OF the n4sia course, IA
slieh bsd ,It.ndsd my w.it .nd nov
stood uudsf for the delightful dsueht II
--.' wss as m nntlpnle.s - IL tho sslltupt
had been OF metal, sudaeniy 49,.
vas tbinty and wandered down TO The
suaroom for goblet OF run aud hmt
juice to give relish TO my nsrt pipe.
Hello, old mani WIZ have you turned
outf Three bells have not struck yet
TIE face that 10 ksd up TO mlns from
tie messt.bIs VAS that OF beauty No
a., ,naed, 10. masculine combines, but
positive beauty - thst ps di'pu'sGts At d
London drawing room, 10 mster bow
lovely, could denOt TO 80 sIchange.
There vas nothing sileHiuste sbout the
d,ure TIE shoulders we're square and
muscular, and the neck showed unuistska
/ ble signs OF strength Arthur Bescoby
though we called him Miss Bescoby IN
the mess, was no girl boy, bat young
man from the pleasant county OF Kent,
sho was good cricket aud football
player, pulled s'trong oar and gave am
pie promise OF being valuable addition
to her m,Issty's navy,
can't sleep, Paddy lP.ldy WAS my
pot name | dCn't know what it 10 thst
worries me so bat teeI wretch.d,
You're in love, Bessie Tn.t visit you
u ads to Scotlsnd has settled you.
/ Besootys pale face a.sbsd No, ]
don't think am very hard hit, Paddy.
be rej iued, only something to keep my
mind busy bstEeeu mails. BY the way,
what did You make her out to be yestOr
day.
Igsve him the ships position at noon
and ch.fIed him at having forgotten it
Suppose You take turn on the deck
with me, Bess, said, aud you can get q
| lolly good hosin2 at eight bells which
will do you more good than scrlbbling
10 this messroom. Come along and III
tell you about the gir that saved my lie
al Limerick.
Before concluded that remarkable
tale Bssoobys blues had disappeared, I,
and " hen the next watch was IN mustsred
he was all right again. He WAS isvorite
OF mine aud, although be spoke to me
freely on many things. there Was still An
ait OF feservs about him that made oil
,.,,.., ooreg, a.r---Ia4 .io.-Iots.
sensitfye 10 degree and suffering under
ths chatting which q lot OF lHky midship
men fnd Indispensable to fIl their leisure
hours.
ia like to speak TO you, sir. for min
ute, said huge fellow. the tallest man
in the ship, 3 marine whom We called
Cog Thsmpsen and whs looked after Bes
cobys clothes and wsshiog IS we'll 80
mine.
Whist is it, Gogi Quick; reel it of.
I'm sleepy.
Ay, sy, sir. It's abou. Mr. Bcscoby.
Did hs ever talk to you about 81 Elmos
light1
Why, yes, be was curious to see 1t
We'll, what OF lt1
Hes more than curious, sir He's su
pers litious sbout it. He thinks it will
have an sf.ot upon his life.
Nonsense. said |. Mr.. B.scoby has
been chatting you. Cog.
No. sir, replied the big marine, earnest
ly, who loved the handsome young MILDLY.
as il be bad been bis son. ! know you
are bis chum. sir, and il i told YOU, you d
talk him out OF those ideas. Bat, please,
cir, don't mention ibst lad anything TO
say about it
Cert,inly not, Cog and as the maine
saluted aud walked forward remembered
that Arthur WAS supsrstitious and bad
asked me many things sbout ghosts and
lsiries and bsushses and other uncsnny
things, Indigenous 10 the Isle OF Saints
But he h,d never mentioned st. Elmo's
light. that peculiar ball OF electric light
which is occasionally seen in the low l.li
tudss. clipging 10 tho truck, snd tic ends
OF the ysrds.
III pump him sbout /. today, thought
and fell asleep,
That afternoon when ! Vas writing mp
my individual log Bsscoby came ibto the
euur0om saw the same curious aud
worried expression on bis face thst bad
observed the night before.
Bessie. what the dsuce is the matter
.un your Arsyou ires,ing because you
have not seen 81. Elmo's light'
Who has been telling you thSt yIrn,
Paddy' be stssered quickly, with
fush Of sunoyancs, ] know, That big
donkey, Cog, b. been loading you up
wiih lot Of bo,h.
L7ot here, old mSn, said, you ooudis
10 ne Nos. bsve talked 10 you shout
bsushees sud ghosts, tell ms sbout ihi.
lsh. bnsintss.
He sai down beside ne and putin 9 his
arm 90 my shoulder sSid IN shameful
sort Gf ,wsy
Sly dear psddy, I'll tell yos ell. AN
stllJ duh,r. you khoW, sbd cue SssE'.
sh oo.Ing sl Z. .sleshsu M.nor settled us
| met thete a couLt'y 70 an Of yonri.