The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-08

They were commodious and clean, and
each was provided with two comforta-
BILE hunks. Mac Ivrach was well con-
tent with the berth promised him, and
In fact told us atterward that he had
no reason to complain of any treat
ment that he received while on the
ship. Capt. Telatraya and Mac Ivrach
being gone, we overhauled the cab
ins, and Mr.. lynn and took one-the
larger-and Capt. Sellinger the other.
Capt. Telstrava appeared to have
bestirred himself, and the passengers
must have been generous, for the
steward soon knocked and deposited
a great pile Of clothing, from which
we very pleasedly proceeded to make
selection. In my own case the ar
ray was little incorgruous, for the
coat was of black ferrandine, the
waistcoat Of blue velvet, and the
breeches of sort Of yellow nankeen,
but nevertheless was very well sat
isfied. The fit was not bad, and when
I had added good Holland neckcloth
and drawn on some brown hose and
q pair of rather loose shoes, thought
] was very far from being unpresenta-
BILE. Before adding the last touches
Ishaved, and as Mr.. Tym made little
dull Of seeing in the small mirror,
played barber to him also. This
done concluded to see what was 60
ing on above, and slipped out on deck.
As passed through the main cabin
! glanced toward the senorita's berth,
but the stir about there was over and
the door closed. AS came out of
the companion / found quite a COM
pany of the passengers assembled, and
near them Mr.. Hope and Dona Carmen.
Mr.. Hope looked little disturbed
and anxious, and had no sooner ap-
peared than he broke off what he was
saying and stood waiting for me.
1 hastened my steps and came up,
and as 1 did so the senorita turned
and gave me a pleasant smile of well
come.
I took off my hat to her, fetching a
swift glance with the act, and was
instantly pleased and in q manner con-
fused at the change in her. had not
sufficiently conceived what this res
toration to her own proper dress and
the shedding of her former unsuitable
and shabby clothes was to mean
There was no more of the rather
undersized-looking figure, the great
Tapping hat, with the old jacket
smalls and stuffed jack-boots, but in
stead nobly grown woman, elegant
In silk gown, delicate laces, and q
charmingly-draped mantilla.
Yet all this was only for moment
Ipaid my respects-I know not wheth'
er with little show of confusion
to Dona Carmen, and turned immedi
ately to Mr.. Hope.
"Well, sir" he began, 1--WE have con
cluded to bout ship. / presume yor
have no further use for your sloop
and If so It will be a convenience tC
cast her off,"
"Do So" said I. eve are done will
her and she is not worth hoistin(
aboard. But whittier do you now pur
pose to go?"
ITO Valparaiso, as we think" he an
swered. "At first we had a mind Il
try some port hereabouts, but will
the buccaneers so near it seemed tot
dangerous"
"Ibelieve you are wise" said I. "Mor
gan has some ships, and there is M
knowing how far he will cruise"
"Then the sooner we get upon tn,
opposite course the better. but de
layed to get this further knowledge.
He turned to Capt. Telatrava ant
bade him put the ship about.
While they were doing this moved
over by Dona Carmen, and though
was not sure Mr.. Hope would approve
ventured to engage her in a littl,
talk. ! suppose may as well admit
at this point that had come to finC
very keen delight in the senorita's
company, and, though I had mo-
pumped the matter in so many wordl
even to myself, was most certainly
in love with her. That this was grear
presumption on my part, and stoot
fair to end in nothing but wretched
ness and disappointment, was easy II
perceive, but even 30 was none the
less eager to go on and enjoy the dan
gerous delight while l could.
He showed no displeasure at oul
tete-a-tete, and engaged me for awhile
In talk, though he did not again leav,
me alone with his niece. The, res
of the day passed uneventfully, ant
at an early hour my companions ant
I turned in. The following morning
everything was going well, and be
gan to relax at last from the straiI
Of the late adventures. 1t seemed al
though the voyage would be finished
In peace, and that was done with my
strange succession Of hazards ant
misfortunes. That day Nothing worth
setting down happened, and / may say
to be brief, that the week closed in
the same quiet fashion. One little in
cident I ought perhaps to except, and
that the reader because it was a re
lief from the harsh and. serious ma
ture of the late occurrences. The
ships cook, lazy and slovenly PoT
tuguese, was taken i'll, and Capt. Tela
traya, who was dissatisfied with the
fellow from the first, prevailed upoT