The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-13

cbesfiiy along the dtek oi tbs Lovely ~
and qaite iofgsttai, | an sifsid oi his
tie Peace aud her srioi
Dcsr sood eusfaian. thoushi Fese
hu's 90 kiud .hd % good n.tured sod
VAS hiov playing 90 the deck Of the Lo'
ly Lea. bat, iur all thst. bad rather
here spd wesr pretty dresses, aud pis
sta Mrs. Lees bostdefs snd ptvef /
sir 10 Of shipwrecks sny more.
Capinn Storms sailed i0t New y slsnt
aud 90 ~iBdy pishlF, Shfu tae doors 50
u.uiows rstilcd aud sre.i soushs cam
dosa the ehimueys Peace lay awake an
thought Of him 90 the terrible ocean sn
said bsr simple Obild's prayer. for his sal
keeping.
Tso yesf. went by, sod Peace bad jus
one letter from "gu.rdy" tsnariiabl 10 q
/ ttst time and that oBe TO say be was cot
/ log back She was a tall, rather askvsn
looking school eirl Of twelve pow, sit
/ preleiEaturally long limbs. that were .
way. 10 her way; hi. shoulders and prou
ioeut ohetk boues And 80 Csptsi
Storms found her shen, IN re bearded sb'
suu Drowned than ever, he walked viii
hiss s-sving. into Mrs Lees prim pa
Tor
Peace eat at the piano singing, Ny Wi
lis Ga the D.r4. Blue Sea, sud. with
shrlIl cry Of lly, she Jumped up, snC
hang herself hesdiorenost into bis blu
pilct coat
Oh. gusrdy dear, darling suardJ Ia
so glad to tee you sgsinl 50 glad 81
glsdl
And so sm |, little Peace. Dom
c cke me with those lo1g arms, my sld
Heads mp and let Us see you,
Pace lifted her flushed face and klsssd
him ccstaticAlIy.
Why. Low my little woman's grown,
getting Us toll rs the msinmsst, by
Gaorgel and as thin as u shadow. Don't
they give you enough to est, Peacs'
Plenty, guardy, bat growing girls are
always thin Mrs. l. e says SO. And nov,
wbstlbave you brought me from New Zes
land2
Basbels OF things. Peace, They'll be
here by-snd-by, How does the learning
prosrtss2 l. t us hear you at the piano.
Peace sst down and ratified of Iolkss
aud waltz's,
Aud ! can read French, guardy, whirl
ing gayly round on the stool. and draw
pencil drawing. you know, and do fancy
work. | like everything And, gu-rdy,
when grow up and am young lady
and my education is finished, | want to
fit up the cabin OF the Lovely Lass with q
Brussels carpet, and piano and heaps Of
new novels and take me 10 sea with you
oil the time until I'm an old woman, won't
you2
OF course. Captain Storms devoutly
promised and rose up to take bis leave.
I'm going to China this voyage. ho said,
pulling her long, brown braiis II see
papa. / N to give him his little gir!'a love-
suppose2
AbI il you only would see him Peace
cried clssping her hands. Darling pspa
Gusrdy. be used to be 10 Hong Kong, |
know. Try if you can fad him for me
when you go there.
Captain Storms promised this also and
departed. Peace cIupg to him sobbing at
the last,
You'll writeto me often thi tims, won't
you, dear susrdyH Yon only sent me one
little stlnsy litter last time, you know.
All right, Peace, the captain said, I'll
try. never was much of q sorte, but
this time I'll do my best
s. once again the capt in Of The Lovely
Lass lett this little girl, to sail merrily
over the world; and once more Peace went
back o her / 0 u book and fancy work.
But the months strung themselves ou',
md the years rolled slowly backward and
Captain Storms, sailing to and fro in
ycl1en eastern aud southern olimes, never
came to take his little girl from school.
His letters were few aud far between. des
pite bis promises only tiI 10 Elk long
yesIs and 10 answers he had st least re
,,iged SIXTY.
Bet tie sixth and last announced bis
,oml1g aud told her the wonderful news
hst be bad met her father 10 Hong Kong,
md that she must be ready to go With
lIm next voyage TO Gains
Cart.n Storms, ale and brown, and
lsndeome despite bis middle sge. ran
Mrs Lees door bell, and strode, like Q
.uu burnt giant irto the boarding school
1arlor.
Bnt Of course she coulln't know vas
he thought, as be sent mp his
"a ne poor little girl. hope she'll be
llsd to zee gu rdv,
The door opened sDd q young lady
walked in. A tall and stately and grscc
al young lady. with = dark, handsome
ace and waves Of sunny brown hair
surely, surely, this wss not little Pesce
My dear gusrdlsn welcome back Oh,
low happy am 10 ee you once morel
Yes. Peace. bevond doubt, bat, Oh, so
materially changed. Cap sin Storms
eddeued under bic brown skin aud sctusl
, STAN mered.
You s1rfly know me. / see, shs smiled
rightly. dare say bsys growu out Of
II reason. Am tsIl.r thsn than the
nsinmsst nous va. slmost IS TIL, II
q rec eu Der, srI years sgo.
sbe recollecled What b. had sid oil
hess yesrs aad Captain Storms face