The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-14

superstition thsy' can gather from their in
eNhauSlible store i eNp.o!,e3 ara made 10
=, Ihe present oceasioa- Twas ioodg-
meat oN Us for workin, on 4 Sunaa,..
the cerritks RAY roi a.ofe enc ot us ~
{ touch gUotnsr t3lS day, lAlS ere snip
as AZ un3ucky name. ! sailsd n a ship
% taiS naIUe once before az We I'd Moth
ln& aut bad luck. "NG molud fhot p.d-
ESoa !aot liz. on I sh3p when We were eir
( L SciliiSs; rh bat tec; WAS & bod sign.
/ 4il0 80 Oh and on Ill. they have run tho
w10.e EaD1u; II SuaesS,i;tous fancy.
F9e 9oats"ain now rymefnhers TIA, last
week the dead n}an spoke ~ writing home
+ TO lis people, sayine w ho knows some
thing might 'apNvu "a Ine any time and
/ have not written home in near year.
4 uli.at a kunNcj thsn g was not for
long. added The )'oat~e ,in. And 50 they
laSa themselves intD "A lsesfect rage or
superstition anal terror, Nr2iS sinking or
/ 20 the tortclstle 10 h*~o6 on the ill-lusk
/ they are NOW convinced has fallen on the
fatrd ship.
! Soon We glide 4p to the entrance of the
! do, hs, and OH my hcart aches for those
anxious women watching on the quay.
! each mother and wife aud sweetheart
| thinking !; i for her dear one that hag
floats AZ halt-masl. and that union Jack
! Hes covering a something ont the after
hatch signalling for that last pilot wno
alone knows the channels of THE haven
whcrc We would hy'
We stand leaning over the rail watching
/ tho StoN6 English crowd that swarlns shs
| docks. Aries and 'Arr.ets s;rolling about
arm in ARM all watching the ship. but with
I the utmost apparent indifference, after taq
mannee of English crowds Suddenly our
| attention Is attracted by n little laughing.
| merry child GAnciyg about among III.
/ crowd; DOW playing with an older child
! OF about Il years. Row running and hiding
, her face in her mothers shirts. She seems.
| rs she Hits In and oul. like D dainty white
! butterfly. tl'r only bright and houny thing
/ n sight. All ~ once she gives a shout az
| Slee. and dancing UP and down on her
| tiny tuos Kisses both her iittle hands 10
some enc on The ship. An old gentleman
| itis her hiEh IN his arms: she waves her
| arms and kicks her little feet with delight
! az something az some one she has seen.
| Thsn the ship goes through the lock and
/ We lose sight ui our baby rs We pass from
| that wharf 80 IN" next one. There is more.
| RULING 10y fussy i;tle tugs. a hawser snaps
! under TIE strain there is shouting Of or
| deTs ami answering "Ay, avs" and all me
| INTO the great Alexandra docks al Hull
| which Ike a huge lake stretch far up into
/ the town. Finally We reach our allotted
| place 20 una that most ~ The crowd has
| preceded us there We look for our VIM
! SOM baby. There she is poor little lassie
| tired out nom her Two hours walk on the
| j. sitting an a bon. and the babys ilaxen
| head dr0ops on her shoulder. tho little
| dancing feet hang limp in their short
| stockings, The little round legs are pink
Al last Tho gangway i IN place and
| among the tirst 10 &c ashore is the dapper
| Young second otiicrr who has been look
| ing at least s.N Inches taller than usual
| III his tine uniform ever since sighted
| the port. EnC baby - wide awake enough
| now, The dreary. tedious waiting Is over.
| and Daddy" has come at last What
| kisses What clasps of baby arms around
| that suu-tanncd neck What radiance OF
| 10y in that young wife'S face, ON not
/! fer her loved one does that Gag wave at
I half mast and 81. torSooth the other
| woman whose heart Is wrung with sorrow
| for the 'cbap named Price" Is all forgot
! We cal o0t. and ask The second officer
| 70 bring his bohfle barn board, and
| proud indeed he looks he sets her high
! on his Slt0ul Ter and hurr'es up the gang
/ way with long. free strides She IS ius.
| rs wnsome and sweet ut close quarters ~
! she was al distance, and performs her
littie "pdtior tricks as all children ghouii
hut seldom do. W. agree she Is quite
| what + your Nance she replies Good
| Mariory
| We stand al the head Of the landing
| stage fer some time. the women pnsSen-
| Such dear Ntte shoes or Such cold HI
| tie paddles" when notice n sudden
| parting of the crowd. There drives up To
| the foot az the gaugway one of those cfarrt
! eGlored. c0fi.n-ehapcii CONS that come "a
| take the Unclaimed dead Two policemen
| draw smaller coffin from out the larger
/ one and carry it on board. Now they
| raise the uui0n Ia l.. and lIft the thing into
! the box, covering IL again with the beauti-
| tul nail AZ they raise their burden 70
| carry IL away Good Mariory'' and her
| father turn 10 go ashore. che kisses her
haby maud 10 us. md suddenly catching
! sight or the union jack cr.es. Look
, Daddy" h. hurries her down the In
| c.ine. and she waves har roseleaf hand to-
ward II
| So. after al. thu ''chap named Price, aid
! not run NJ hts sIRna. in vain. ana | Ike
! 10 think II was Good hariory'' who sight
| ed Il and plotted him 10 his desired
haven.