Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-08-25

discomfort, css gone where the wicked
rease from troubling. The squire had
mad sSerything repaired, and the pub
Ii rooms and the sign reprinted, and
had added some furniture-above all a
beautiful armchair for mother in the
bar. He had found her boy as an APP
prentice also, so that she should not
want help while was gone.
1t was on seeing that boy that I'M
derstood, for the first Time, my situa-
ton. had thought up to that moment
of the adventures before me, not at all
of the home that ] was leaving; and
now, nj sight of this clumsy stranger,
who was 10 stay here in my place beside
my mother, | had my first attack of
tears. | am afraid | led that boy a
dogs life, for he was new 10 the work.
l had hundred opportunities of set
ting him right and putting him down,
and was not slow 10 profit by them.
The night passed, and the next day.
after dinner, Redruth and were afoot
again and on the road. ] said good-hy
to mother and the cove where had lived
since l was born. and the dear old .Ad-
miral Benbow-since he was rcpainted,
no longer quite so dear. One of my last
thoughts was of the captain. who had
so often STROBE along the beach with his
cooked hat, his saber-cut cheek, aud his
old brass telescope. Next moment we
had turned the corner, and my home
was out of sight.
The mail picked us up about dusk
at the Royal George, on the heath. I
was wcdged in between Redruth and
a stout old gentleman, and in spite Of
the swift motion and the cold night air,
l must have dozed a great deal from
the very first, and then slept like a
log uphill and down dale through stage
after stage; for when was awakened,
and l opened my eyes TO find that We
were standing still before large build
ing in a city street, and that the day
had already broken a long time.
"Nhere are we?" asked.
bristol" said Tom. Get down"
Mr.. Trelawney had taken up his resi-
dence AT an inn far down the docks, TO
superintend the work upon the schoon-
er. Thither We had now TO walk, and
our way. 10 my great delight, lay along
| the quays and beside the great nYulti-
tude of ships of all sizes and rigs and
nations. In one, sailors were singing
at their work; in another, there were
men aloft, high over my head, hanging
10 threads that seemed no thicker than
a spiders. Though / had lived by the
shore all my life, | seemed never 10
have been near the sea till then. The
smell of tar and salt was something
new. / saw the most wonderful figure
heads, that had all been far over the
ocean. l saw, besides, many old sailors,
with rings in their ears, and whiskers
curled in ringlets, and tarry pig-tails,
and their staggering, clumsy sea-walk;
and if had seen as many kings or arch
bishops / could not have been more de-
lighted.
And / was going TO sea myself; 10
swain, and pig-tailed singing seamen;
TO sea, bound for an unknown island,
and to seek for buried treasure.
While j was still in this delightful
dream, we came suddenly in front of
a large inn, and met Squire Trelawney,
all dressed out like sea officer, in
stout blue cloth, coming out of the door
with a smile on his face, and a capital
| imitation OF a sailors walk.
Here you are" he cried, "and the
doctor came last night from London.
Bravo-the ships company complete!''
''0h, sir" cried I, when do we sails"
sail" says he. I'VE sail tomorrow.