The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-01
. THE STORM.

sudden gale had sprung up from
the northeast; great black backed gull
and feeble winged putting had been
forced alike through the smoking mists
inland. Night fell amid the clash of
wind and SEA. A narrow track winding
round the cliffs led last cottage; light
shone from the windows, and in the
kitchen We're three women. The young-
est lay in a truckle bed, baby against
her breast; an old woman, tall, gaunt
and white haired, sat at a table, the
Bible before her, muttering over farnil-.
lar passages with awkward lips; the
third moved softly about the room pre-
pairing supper. She stood IL moment by
the bed, as the child broke into long,
low wall
"Poor lamb" she said. HE frets us
II your breast was cold to him.
"Maybe It's cold,' replied the sick
girl indifferently.
AYE, but not tonight, Man, the
other protested, "and his father out in
Q storm like this, i"
1.-The Lord have mercy on the lad"
exclaimed the old woman, glancing up,
she's get that scamp Rab Tapp wi him
in the boat. Scores o times I've told
Joss 'twould be safer to sail long O.
decent folk"
Nan stirred uncasily. Grabs as good
rs the rest o EN-, she muttered, land
a long ways handler"
Handy wi his tongue belize" re-
tMted the old woman, ''there amt his
equal for lying i'll this here parish. Ills
unly reasonable that the Lord should be
angered ag'in him, though maybe the
Almighty will mind that JOSS has been
Q good sob to me and spare the boat"
She was silent a moment listening to
the continuous clanor of the massive
door bolts that barred back the storm.
"Aye that Rab, " She burst ont iiercely
''they should cast him overheard the
same as the men q Joppa cast the
prophet Jonah, son Of Amittai. Who
Knows but the Almighty may be speak
ing now by the voice O the wind? Cast
him ont, cast lin ont, and the raging
waves O the sea shall foam upon his
shame -
How dare zee speak such words as
themp' cried the girl, springing up in
bed "The Lord ain no Moluch to de.
YOUR mems lives.
"And what's Rab Tapp's life to
thee?' replied the other sternly. 1T i'll
becomes a mother with her first chile ut
breast to be taking such thought for
furren mems lives"
"Come, core, mother" interposed
the third woman let Nan be- Sup
per's on the table, and you I'd feel better
for snatch O sommat "
Il did well to lame ZEE Martha"
cried the old woman, turning OH her.
"Your thoughts be too much taken up
WI the things y this world What call
have for bite or sup when the great
starved SEA is hungeriug after my son?
Aye, but joss, lad, lad, " she continued
70 herself, land you that fond O whis-
Nling"
Martha made 10 answer but, pour
Ing cut d cup of tea, brought it to the
eick girl. Happen twill quench your
thirst Bit Nan, " she said
- 'Taint that kind o thirst, ~ replied
the other YEARLY
"Take it all the same, lass, " Martha
urged, and the girl drank,
TITS salt as the sea - she exclaimed,
pushing the cup from her with shud-
DER Seems as II l knoWed tie taste O
Erny,-nirr- -
"And well you may" exclaimed the
oh woman, when your man is forced
DO nigh to it"
Joss viii not be drowned, replied
her daughtcr-in- law c;.releSsly. "What
for should he be drowned? Oh, my
~ vo;oo Nv a., I,rr,.i ; .n,,aal,, ~ tho
stor,n wrnnrbod its vyov thronph tho
oottaso ..y-bv did vor n',l,a tbe co., ~
ST. fn,g harscIf Sa'l, in tha Icd and
the ch;l5 bNr,r onno r,nre to WV hnt
phe n,;d M hood ~
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,r5 r,iI;n,r +ba ,aIr in bnr ar,ns ..ho
frots nvar thinrs ;, 4hn ,r,lknd to and
r. IN N, 1itt1a LitoI,an har f,oo rraas
.d n1oua arains+ +hn, chiIl,. how snf+
brown hair n;r.,Iinu With his yoff
aarn,, e'T M ,i"I,, oh;ID " rho nnn
Enna3 ,naditnti,.aIr .,ras ,,nndarfn,
oonton., ,, =, '''
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b,rsh ,o;caI n,1 Irn,,an uXvhv ,,orr
nua, ahiIa ,,,a, i,ar, ,Ia"d,,
F .111ar,,o w." ,oror do ,,, r., ,no - uar+,.
answered ynntlv "Tn.,d tn talk a daa,
- har IT,, tnnr, 90 ,Insa and trnstf,I
80 ra ~ ' Ioant Dr. nan, 7 rantor faai
S. 70 on anJ I;,n IVA onotbor chi1a
anhd ,.''. lo lI ho i hnrn IaaG '''- ''
.;Avo '" nUa - y, ,rr y ;, rotor.oa hor
. n.y. 'A0 ~ "0nN''' -''0i ''N N''
mother A more shiftlsss body than
Gtu ] ain come, ACROSS, always trapes-
ing round in s5arching work and never
finding it. He's a'po5r stick. The sea
never gave him no cali, and you can sit
here and cat your victuals content, come
storm, come clear
| The sick girl raised herself on her