Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-03-11
.BRANDON'S DAUGHTER.

No I've never been ship"recked
nnr been co is,On AL the time
we been at seA-a matter now of
over forty years. Bat I've cirrleO
some queer passengers in my time
I'll tell vOu abolt two who exercl%.
ed powerful influence over me;
but whether for good or evil Nou
shall hear PIES nil.
1t was IN the fail of II, lust when
"a the eve Of sailing, ,hAt an oid
gentleman stepp-d on board, aud
hurriedlA approached me- He VAS
A till, spare man, With non cry
hair, ana h II a slight sioOp at the
shoulders.
'Good day, captain SAID he. q
onl heard this morning that you
we're Salliug for England, and
FASTENED down to ascertain IT you
could 6ud accommodation for my
sell and daughter at SO short no
tice
Certainly | replied. IN my
hearty way; Il shall only be too
,lraSed 70 take you. As it happens
here are only three passengers
pooked this "trip, aud they are
>econd.claSS, so you Can have the
.aloou pretty much to yourselves
He thanked me effusively, and
disappeared into the saloon. l
maryeled at his precipitancy, and
wOaGcred where The daughter was
o come tr0u, for she was not vls'.
Vie anywhere.
gave instruction to the appren-
ices 10 have their luggage con
vs,ed on board, aud myself super
intended the slowing away of their
trunks in the two best appointed
cabins Of the ship. While so en-
gagged, heard a light football be-
mud me, aud, turning around,
Dehed the fdireSt vision of lowell
ness that ever bngntened my sd
loon.
NV daughter-"aptain Harnott,
said Mr.. Bra don, introducing u.s.
| was so taken aback by her tx
ceeding beauty that .awkwardly
touched my cap, and, with the
wlud clean out Of NY sails, STAN
mered:
Glad TO see you, miss
She placed her soft little white
hand into my big, suu.brOSned
|
paw, aud, looking me SquarelJ III
the face out OF her laughing hld'
eyes, said:
I'm sure we snail be gooC
triencs, captain, during the voS
age.'
: She spoke with a charming
colonial accent, and from that mo
ment was her most devoted
humble servant, slave, anA thlnt
Ou like. | went head over ears |
iove with her at siGht. You mn'
smile, but recollact was a co .
psratiyely Young man then.
leaving them to arrange the'
cabins to their own satisfaction
ascended the companion steps ant
went on deck. 1t certainly occupied
them considerable time, fn
neither father nor daughter Al
Dear, d on deck until the ship wa
we'll outside the 'Heads' and th'
/. tug had returned to port.
% That vON age look back upo
, as the happiest and saddeSt l eve
B. made. Miss Brandon was a asplendi
sailor. In fair weather or foul She
be on deck, dellghtlng me with th
admiration she expressed Tor m
handsome three masted cllDper,an
= the ehIIdlike naivete OF her qne'
lions. used to pace the quarter
D. deck in the morning, impatient iC
her FIRST appearance. On the du
lest or dlltiest day it was Ike
ray of sunshine suddenly burstln
forth from lowering sky, to sc
her emerge from the companlo
hatch, looking as fresh as a dals
and a thousand times more loyeil
Of course it wag only hatur
that my mates should iall in lo'
With her also; but she treated the
with marked indifference, II n'
absolute coldness. Her smiles we
all reserved tor me, and she laws
cd tham nnnn me in mo niggard