Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-08-25
The Death of a Coward

lsal~ark railS. watching the
lights ~ they came NJ one by one on the
coast. The PlunEinE OF the ship stiil /
MADE III head rec. ard he WAS weak
from wanA - food Tie seemed 4
slforether apart form thc stir and ,
lle q that 1r cmiCrants on 4
b,cs--6 created. His whole soul filed i
with 6u5nb and impctent pro
to- against his fate. and The hfe \
heforV hin. Oif Capt. Malcolm |
bad shown rttie wisdom when ne sent I
his only son "a SEA 20 have come pluck /
knocked into him.
In he fathe-'s dcfsuSe II way be said
that be WAS utterly unable 20 realize
.he timi6itv uuc ecnsifiveucss 81 the
hoy. AT his ancestors hef been rough
seau-en uiso has faced storm snd dan
Ger on every sea. aud couroEe and nerve
were hereditary qualities. And row
he las- of the Naicoin= seemed NOR,
81 q riri -hau any 90 his five sisters-
All the exhortstiork 20 uun,iucss. M
the corert reprS-aches that came from
hi. father. were 50 many darts fhaf
rankiet ard festcred I'm his soul hu'
failed 90 compel MS nature 20 o. other
than n vas. The boy was made Tor
Ire thar an office IN his native town
colid have offered under his mother
/ uafchfui care Instead. ne was here.
an apprentice Oh thc steamship frrie
~ Asts- big cargo boas just OF che
siips az -hc TYNE. aud carrying emf
1 grants fo TIE Cape
Tie ships doctor came ont o. the sa-
hoor - the poop 90 60 hi~ evening
round below. With him was his wife.
q s,irht ririish hzare wrapt in
| hravY cloak. She turned 60 fhe ladder
whtch Ted RI thr tower deck. and was
si,o<ns - - hack. when her ewes fell
IN ere tnsN she had noticed him once
or tssice before. and his vflife face and
lonely afr reused rhc w>rmauly sym
rathy in her. Size touched him lightly
OK The shoulder and snis1- You are
leaving home. IKE me-"
| The box started \ slight color sprane
50 his checks. and resr- 60 his eyes
h smiL,d family. showing gap where
Two teeth had been Knocked out by .
susarer hov Ga the o1iy h-ht he had
| ever had st school
-1eS. ma'am.~ De replied.
You r-ust feel lonely She said;
--but you viii soon L. back. and then
everyone Viii thiuk 80 much 20 you"
Her woke had something caressinr
s1d inviting about r.: and 80 bis conf
dence. overcoming his shyress and ~
serve. bl nae bouuis- IL told her every
fhiusr-how he would hate this Ifc how
al nled him with fear end disgust. the
cod aud darkness. fhe chat and horse
Hay q his apprentice. 'he in-
difference of everyone around him
Hr told how impossible 81 was 90 come
up u his fathers standard. how be- fei'
Be- was a bo~n coward. and that b.
s-ould always b. one. shrinking in-
ssfacriFefv from the danger ans excite
meme Sat boIder natures took pleas
/ ure n
she listened sympathetically. Hei
4 hans HAD paffed him once or twice. and
|eneouraged him 20 80 on When b.
/ ended. sAe sai1> You inns. nos - 90.
hars on yourself. II s. not always tho>.
who fcsr thu least thar are bravesf ir
he end Wien the time CONES. an
sure JOG viii 90 ycur tufy-~
The hos heard her lisilessiy "
had Ettfe heart 20 r~zTsond-ta any sp
peal 70 hix rnaniineas- There scenes
no time when a. would not shrinl
from hardship or danger. He ailnos
felt A. IL hfs confidence hid i.een fnis
y.sa~ed. and thas she had undcrsioo'
nothing after aid
she saw The ebanEe. and her inter
80 ln him somewhat vansd Courag
- q woman a. The primary quality d
! the osbe~ sr2. and nothing viii con
f,ensafe Tor the lack 81 a. She had
/ hfn cssod night aud turned ava