New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-17

norng the protest.
| I want to marry
/ En- she cried, with sudden interest.
J l-Want-tO-marTy," he shouted
Marry. cried Mrs. Crummidge with u gasp
But as IFS Won as b, llGe ~ 81 suen s5s lq aL5
+ herselI upon the captains manly breast, with
one bony arm tight round his collar She stiU
/ held the wet dishClOth in her hand. and in her
excitement she squeezed it so hard that d per-
( feet torrent ran down the back of his neck
/ The rest of the scene was too painful to dwell
upon Within twenty minutes Mrs. Grummidge
/ was richer by a couple Of sOvereigus and the
4 I'd write an harsk Jack" ruminated the
good man, mournfgily but I wasn't never no
/ and at Wri-iu-' Then he had another bright
idea The very thingr" he told himself; and
off he rushed TO the Widows
Good evening. Mrs. Riley" he said.
/ Good evening, captain" She commenced to
get out the half ounce.
II didn't come for 'baccy." he said. THE
I tact is Mrs Riley, came for-er-advice." She
/ laughed even more pleasantly than usual
/ Fancy You comm TO me-" she said. archIy
/ i pose its abOut-tQbaCcO?'
Mo-" he confessed ''er-not exackly. It
. eT-"ei the fact is, it's about courcin,"
ools5in l Lor' captain As if knew any
/ It's like this ere" he explained "A friend
. Of nine He coughed deprecatingIv a
+ perufl=r friend o. mine wants to go cOUrtin' =
Then" said the widow. why doesn't hep"
int"
/ A youthful customer appeared at this juncture
Then the widow returned TO the tobacco end Of
the counter
quired.
E-er-'asn't told 'er." The captain mopped
ms brow with the red handkerchief which had
She might guess" she suggested Does e
1 go an see her often2"
/ d" Bout four times a day" he confessed
/ w doesn't e arsk 'er right out2"
T. don know egzakly 'ow TO do it," said the
captain in a mutfled voice.
There's lots of ways" said the widow. lean
ing her elbows on the counter and resting her
chin upon her hands Cant you think of a
way. captain2' There was provoking CLEAN
/ in her black eyes.
"Wot," he asked doubtfuIIy. "wud be the
LORI captain, I 'aven't been through It a
/ undred times" She shrugged her plump
E thinks horfuI deal of er." he said SOL
EMMY r might tell her that, mightnt e?~
Yes, she agreed. Certainly e might"
Mr. Brown, the sexton, came in and twaddled
ABOUT the crops and the parsons pony
and took his departure.
I'm never ave the art to say it." he muttered
/ to himself III ave TO give it up
Al next day he kept away from the village
aud smoked from his store TN never so there
! no more" he vowed. 1t amt no manner Of
use" But in the afternoon ne went
/ wy. captain said Mrs. Riley. 4 wondered
wotever 'ad 'appened to you"
/ Did you, now o. he said with delight did
you?"
/ I was wantin' to ask you for somethink, too"
! 'Marrers?" he replied, promptly, .or peas?
No. no. She laughed Advice"
/ Ay! His knees trembled, and ne looked
| round for the shop chair
/ Its sone-to be mended" she told him with
! a suppressed smile. Won't you come inside
captain2'
You're. VERY kind, na'am," he said. ner-
/ vously- She lifted the cOUnter-fi flap and he fol-
lowed her into the c0sey little paror He felt
he told Brother Jack afterward as if he was
ridRs on a lee shore in a gale, with weak bow
anchor.
Anybody could be VERY comfortable ere" ne
/ remarked. when he had sat for a minute two
on the sofa
If they got on with me-" suggested the
widow.
Nobody couldn't clip that" stated the cap
/ tain, with conviction Il don't believe you
! wasn't never out of temper in your life"
/ Nonsense, captain She sat down the
/ other end Of the sofa I'm out Of temper now"
/ "AhI" said her admrer. uneasiIy.
/ It's about friend of mine, an a gentleman"
/ " r ought TO be ashamed o. ITSELF" said the
1 captain. ferOciously. ''Wot's = bin an done?''
! e don't do nothink," said Mrs Riley. only
I 'angs about. That's Were il Is" The captain
/ dropped his cap suddenly and picked it up
! again.
d" 'Asn't = given 'er 'ints?" ne demanded
/ 1t depends what you call ints'
/ Sent her marrers, say an suChlike2'
/ Yes" she admitted. Il believe e as
/ Come to see 'er reg ar2'
/ "SeF'ral times a day: but stiII'- She shook
her head over unnamed deficiencies
May be-" said the captain, TREMENDOUSLY. d" ed
/ mind"
'Ow." said she nuocently, is e To know if
/ = wont arsk err
/ Couldn't she give i'm a int