The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-01
( CAP'N tom WOOLLEY.
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Well, yes, sir, the young lady was
BEAUTIFUL swimmer. Never seen
roupe lady as could swim out like she
could. "Cap'n Tom 'Oolley," she'd use:t
IN saw to me, Il just love the water
sbs came here every year. She said
che never could take to anywheres like
The coast of Cornwall. But after that
LIST year.. she never come again. Seems
as if Bill-'o-my-soul must have give her
q distaste O. the Cornish folk like.
Well, that's true what you say, sir:
there amt no sea anywhercs like the
sea here in Cornwall. 1t breaks, as you
NAV put 1t, all so green as an emerald,
around the stacks and skcrries off
Lands End and the Lizard. See ii
breaking yonder, sometimes, in fine,
white foam, most as high as a light
house, round them granite peaks, and
you wouldn't find nothing more beauti-
full, and if it was painted in oils by them
artist gents at Newlyn. The Channel:
well, what's the channel, come to
think O it, but Il muddy river, in the
manner O speaking, with the Seine and
the Avon flooding it all with dirt and
refuse? The North sea no. nor the
North sea amt much better either,
through being filled with yellow clay
by the mouths O Thames and Rhine an!
Humber. | know EN- all, bless your
cart, as have sailed in coasting craft,
man an boy, this so year an more, an
being bred myself at Iymes Regis in
Dorset-an' muddicr sea you wouldn't
want noWheres than that, though it's
me that says it as oughtn't to say il,
be)ying my own home, if | may make
bold to put it so, which is as tidy little
town as any in the country. But the
open Atlantic, where it rolls right in,
all blue and green, and clear as crystal,
on they Cornish rOcks-why, there amt
no water like it for pleasure of swim
ming, in the British isles, not till q
man comes round again to Caithness
and Sutherland.
Our Joe-him as they calls the fish
fIman poet-he says it reminds him of
agood woman's heart, it does. You look
rght down into the depths, as far as
you can see; ard it's all transparent,
and it's all pure an innocent. That's
the sea, in Cornwall.
The young lady's name | was speak
IN OF was Noe. She was Miss Pryce,
o London; but through knowing of
Aer SO intimate like, we always called
aer by her given name, Miss Noe. She
was at home with the children, you
see and my missus was fonder of her
man of any other folks as ever took
our lodgings, same as she might be
with your good lady, sir, begging your
Pdtaon. She was fine-buiIt young
woman, too, was Miss Noe See her
'~ihoer up the rocks, you'd say she
was goat; see her swim ag'in the
waves, you'd say she was a seal; see
aef tell the little ones stories by the
locks at night, you'd say she was one
'hese book-writers, as it might be
sourself, sir. Fine outstanding young
laoy' too, with a color in her cheel,
aAu spring in her step, walking free
. across Mullyon moors the same as If
'aey belonged to her.
wen, 1T wasn't long before we per
seneo MISS Noe was pretty good friends
I'm gentleman up to Browns, Mr..
oofe' from Exeter. He was a nice
lung doctor, come to kynance for his
holiday, and when them two went oue
"aihng together, with her father and
''ner hanging about like for company,
IS the way with parents, finer
ss.uns ss couple you'd never set eyes on.
~ - tue end OF fortnight M wife says
me, Iom," says she, "it amt Mr..
te IT, no more with our young lady;
pam Alex this morning." His
s" a'ae being Alexander, it was Alex for
sS aot'' as Is the new fashion now, though
Sandy. >l''A u e'Se
an good thing, too" says I. For
.soang lady like Miss Noe had ought
marry one as is her natural equal !"
~ = not meaning in birth alone, as is
mo lung don't hold with; Tor vet in
bAey' bn. as there ain'tno counting upon:
INV . hne outstanding young lady, to
A.. Aiinu' deserves to be married to 4
ass.p R apstandiag Young fellow, or
Ma sa ~ the couatry get It's o!disrs
a q handsome couple tssyIl