The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-05

shall stay there and learn to play 4
plano, and talk French and paint pi
lures, and grow up pretty your
lady"
And I shall have silk dresses an
lots OF pictures and story booksl
Peace asked, with interest,
"IIeaps OF 'em. Peace And nice III
Ito girls TO play with, and music. an
dancing, and everything beautiful a
the day long"
Peace olapped her hands-tha
would he lovely. So. by-and-by, whe
Philadelphia was reached, the captail
Of the Lovely Lass consigned his llttl
girl-a willing captive-into the hand
OF Mrs, Lee, Not but that she shed
few tears AZ parting, too, and chung t
the sailors neck, and was very sorry
when II came to the last, and the good,
by kiss was given.
"There-there, my little Peace!'
Captain Storms said, unclasplng the
clinging arms; you mustn't cry like
that; 1t will redden your eyes and swell
your nose, and make you look ugly.
Keep up heart, little Peace; / will come
back in a year or two with n CARLOAD
OF lovely presents for my little girl.
Kiss me again, and let me go"
Chpdilh StCfns imprinted a sound
ing smack on the wistful little tear
wet face, and unwound the elasping
arms and walked off, and straightway
was whistling cheeriy along the deck
OF the Lovely Lass, and quite forgetful.
am afraid, Of his little Peace and her
grief.
Dear, good guardian" thought
Peace; hes so kind and SC good-na-
tured; and it was nice playing on the
deck of the Lovely Lass; but, for all
that, had rather be here and wear
pretty dresses, and play with Mrs. Lees
ooarders, and never be afraid of ship
wrecks any more"
Captain Storms sailed for New Zea-
and; and on windy nights, when the
ioors and windows ratified, and great
coughs came down the ohimneys,
'eace lay awake, and thought of him
N the terrible ocean, and said her SIM
We child's prayers for his safe keeping.
Two years went by, and Peace had
uSt one letter from "guardy" GUARD
am IN all that time, and that one to
ay he was coming back She was a
all, rather awkward looking school
III OF twelve now, with preternatur-
lily long limbs, that were always in
er way; high shoulders, and promin-
NJ cheek-bones. And so CAPTAIN
forms found her when, more bearded
nd sunbrowned than ever, he walked.
18th his sea-swing, into Mrs. Lees
rim parlor.
Peace sat at the piano singing, my 9
lilies On the Dark-Blue Sea-" and. :.
it'll a shrill cry of joy, she jumped up, '
I'd flung herself headforemost into =
S blue pilot-coat. =
'Oh, guardy! dear, darling guardy! =
n so glad to see you again! So glad u
glad!"
And so am l, little Peace. Don't l =
oke me with those long arms, my =
H. Heads up, and let us see you"
Peace lifted her flushed face and "
'sed him ecstatically. y
Why, how my little woman's grown.
ting as tall as the mainmast. by ;"
orge! and as thin as a shadow. Don't ~ ~,
y give you enough to eat Peace?" "
Plenty guardy; but growing girls ~
always thin-Mrs. Lee says so. And O.
", what have you brought me from W
W Zealand?" ~
Bushels of things, Peace. They'll " ~
here by-and-by. How does the ", W
rning progress? Let us hear you ias
he piano" ~
eace sat down and ratified off polkas al
waltzes.
And l can read French, guardy." ~
Ring gayly round on the stool. va
d draw pencil drawing, you know, 49,
do fancy work. | like everything ~
|, guardy, when l grow up and am 80
)ung lady, and my education is fin
ID, | want you to fit up the cabin of ~
Lovely Lass with Brussels CARPET. -,
piano, and heaps of new novels. 80
take me to sea with you all the 49,,
until I'm an old woman, won't nat
," HOt
$780, o--, full
'''i1 0'oi iio ueNouIly E
Missed, and rose up to take his leave. 80
m going to China this voyage" a.
aid, pulling her long, brown braids. g
see papa, I'm to give him his lit FOO.
iris love, l suppose?" and
h! if you only would see him!" CO.
e cried, clasping her hands. Oar ~
papa! Guardy, he used to be in ho,,
g Kong. I know Try If you can - =,
him for me when you go there" q,
plain Storms promised this also DON
departed. Peace chung to him Sob 600
at the last. 49,
QUILL write to me often this time. niaI
t you, dear guardy? You only sent
me little stingy letter last time,
know"
Il right, Peace" the captain said. w
try. l never was much of scribe, +ifa,
his time I'll 10 my best" mo ;,
once again the captain of the Men
Iy Lass left this little girl, to sail cult,
ly over the world; and once more stro,
, went back to her horn-book and +oir
work. -.
a, ~ 'i' 90 uiis themselves any
md the years rolled slowly back ones
and Captain Storms, sailing to toroI
70 in golden eastern and southern 60 =,
5, never came to take this little ;sbr,
ON school. His letters were few ~ :
ar between, despite his promises. ~
six in six long years, and in ans - L. H.,
he had at least received sixty. So