The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
m THE BODY or GABRIEL MURR LAY sTII. IRON THE

uannera, the loves and the politics Of his
fathers 4 royaiEt had best keep clos
"a mouth iu A1assachusetts in these Oh
days, yet Justin Hallowen was open in
his tall and frank with boyish enthusiasm
ia the faces OF sober elders. So was he
frowHed upon and avoided by the towns
people. but the boys and girls and the
Ga women caclsled Of other Things against
MIN than his faHcied haughtiness and his
fretful desires for other company than
theirs And or late these Whispered ac-
cusatlons a8d buzzed more busily. so that
children ran from the lad screaming IN
the streets. and older fox refused TO meet
his look Ia was % and perilous to have
children cry out against you ln New Eng
land in that grim year
For a time the youths were silent. ard
Justin lay back in his seat. his slim I'm
gers playing with the horns Of the deer
as be croonea a tune. His apparel was
~ "a proper so5riety. suitable 10 his cali
lEg q clerk Of his Puritan uncie's ship
ping house. and Of little more note than
the young farmers homespun coarse gar
rnentH Both lads were vet to the knees
8nd stained with the mire OF the marshes
and the wooded islands, where all that day
they had been hunting wild fowl in 10y
ous truanfry. The youngers slight frame
Was wesried with the sport, and he rested
now with gratitude 20 Oziel for the cour-
tesy, in that sweetest frame Of mind when
| the s1cef ssful day Is past and dry hose
and "A hot supper and comfortable talk
| by the fireplace are the promised reward
You VIII sup with Cousin Marian ana
/ me oziel. IN my uncle's new house. just
| out Of town" ne cried. "'TwOu.d be
cruel 10 send you home with no company
save that ancient housekeeper at the
| farm"
II am willing enough" said the other
with a smile "but how would your Tn
| Gle Gabriel Nurrin take my coming2 ]
misdoubt he win not thank me for aiding
/ you TO idle on the bay, instead Of casting
| his accounts"
/ Plague take my uncle. Gabriel Muir
| rim" Justin answered with grimace
/ "Call him not my uncle so persistently
| Though he love the title, even II he hate
/ the nephew, 'ris yet but an accident re-
| lationship-a marriage. Thank the gods, I
/ have none OF his blood. AS 10 your re-
| cepton, idler or not, you need not fear
| for he VIII not likely be there 4 ship
| came ia from the West Indies yesterday
! and old Gabriel Will doubtless be busy
| aboard.
Then" said Oziel. with difidence, IF
Mistress Marian do not object"
Nay you know she will give you well
| come. In faith. cousin Marian OF late
now that folk are sullcn to me Is ever
the easier when ! am with you. She has
not forgotten that you took my part at
| school friend Haskell. and she will not
trust me that ] am grown enough to fight
my own battles. That big body and these
prodigi0us limbs Of thine she has a great
4 admiration for
Oze was laboring with low bent head
! above his oars.
"as being my surest protection" said
Justin. she viii give you glad well
come.
Ozlel said nothing. So lads Gre silent
| when those they most regard are spoken
or justin stretched himself az ease. tho
sun on his upturncd handsome face-tho
| face Of the Hallowcus, last OF rs kind
comeiy. fately sad, and marked with
! the Halloween sign that yet was very faint
I ln his cousin Manan's A. he lay the
| sense Of freedom which only the salt wind
! brings had fun possession OF him. and he
! began 20 sing. az. ln the winding streets
/ of the cody town or in the harsh ruled
/ chambers Of his unclc's house he would
no., venture for fear OF some chin puri-
/ tans rebukc
Come an brave lads ana sail with mci
( The red fruit grows on orchard tree,
| Bot me red gold grows DER The waves Of
the Sos.
Who're all brave lads 80 sailing.