The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-05
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&c ago."
he She recollected what no had said q
G. these years, and Captain storms IA
y beamed.
II expected TO And my little Peae
a and find young lady 80 stately an
womanly that am al q loss what
say to her I'm not Used to ladle
!, society YOU see,
She laid her hand on his arm, an
looked up in his honest sailor race
with deep, sweetly shining eyes,
"Talk TO me as you used to, and cal
me Little Peace. An, guardy, how
have longed for your coming Ant
my father-tell me OF him.
Captain Storms told her how, by
merest accident, he had met, how h'
was rich and lonely, and longing fol
her, but unable 10 c .r~SS to Americai
how she was to return with him. and
that the steward of the Lovely Lass
was to take out his wife with him I'd
wait upon her. And Peace listened,
like one in a peaceful dream. 1t was
being q heroine-it was living a chap
ter out OF one of her pet novels, to
romantic Peace.
So they sailed for that far-off celes-
tial land Of tea and plg-tails. Captain
Storms and his handsome ward, And
Peace had her fairy dreams realized,
and there was a Brussels carpet in
1.-THE cabin, ard a piano, and lots of new
novels; and she was as happy MS the
days were long. Her music filled the
Lovely Lass with sweetest melody;
her clear voice rang out over the pur-
pie midnight sea, in songs sweeter than
the siren strains Of the mermaids; and
her beautiful face lit up the grim old
ship like the summer sunshine itself.
Peace was bright and bewitching, and
happy as a bird The sailors adored
her as an angel Of light; and the cap
tain-ah, the captain !-adored her too.
Sailing along, by day and by night,
through days OF amber sunshine and
nightsof misty moonlight, to that dis
tant land, Captain Storms, in his 42nd
year-old enough and big enough to
know better-fell madly desperately
and ridiculously in love. He lost his
sleep and he lost his appetite; and he |
hung on girls foolish words, and ex-
sted only in the radiance Of pair Of
girlish eyes.
60, -
thought, sometimes, in bitter moodi-
less; Il am more than double her age;
md l am rough and black and wealth
as the timbers of my old
hip. No, no, Harry Storms; the only
wife for you, my boy is the Lovely
ass"
And yet, sometimes he wildly hoped.
he talked to him so happily, she smil-
d upon him so sweetly, she was ever
o glad when he came so regretful
hen he went. And girls of Is had
larried men of AZ before now; and,
h, why should it not happen again,
nd Harry Storms be the most blessed
nong men? /
They reached China-they reached r
ong Kong-and Peace was folded in c
or fathers arms.
80 like your mother" he said, his r
ars falling. "Oh, my child! So like t
,ur lost mother" C
Captain Storms was to stay three u
eeks in the Celestial City-to visit a
perhaps, never again. He made s.
e most of his stay; visiting Peace
cry day in her palatial home, and b
owing moodier and moodier every tt
sit. Peace, too, dropped little, and b.
)ked at him wistfully, and lost some a
that bright happiness that made her Il
2 light of all places. And when the b.
It day came, and he stood up to say 81
Od-by, she broke down altogether ct
cried like very child. st
And l shall never see you again." &c
said; you who saved my life! Oh, m
plain Storms, must you go?" ps
And then that bashful giant took w
lrt of grace, as a landsman would ar
re done weeks before. tn
| must CO." he said, "but we need m
part, my darling Peace, if you say or
for l love you dearly; and if you ell
be my wife, we will sail together, err
ever and ever as you once wished, tn
il our heads grow gray. Mine is ba
so far from it now" he added, rue
y fax
ut Peace had thrown her arms i'm O0t
lously around him, and kissed the tn,
k, crisp locks. 30
And if every hair were white as the COS
n of THE sea, | should love you, Ger
go with you, just the same. Why, Lab
tain Storms, you have been my ho
} all these long years; and should abc
died of disappointment, l know, hot
ou had left me behind" n
} the China merchant lost his hal
5hter, and the Lovely Lass had q bar
nd commander; and in all the age
s to come Peace will reign peren. ish
in the heart of Storms. fro
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