The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
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water, but holdin' his own as if he'd been there before and was used to swimmin'. He come nearer and aeA-eI and hollered that he could make It If I'd be ready to fish him up. and I got the boat hook and pretty soon I had him safe and sound on the iandin'."
 "TIe wouldn't have lasted much longer." put in Mrs. Sharp.
 Deed he wouldn't. It was jest about his last stroke. but mis Is as good as a mile. and he was mighty glad to get indoors. can tell you. was too busy to notice the yong wo- man"
 "She turned pale as a ghost. but never said word" put in Mrs. Sharp.
 Then 1t was my duty to get some clothes. Well. this young man was Alexander Pitkins-you know him-the young feller who sails yachts. I'd seen him goin' by many times and so he
 wasn't a stranger Well. he's a tall. lanky sort of chap-and gentlemen. all I got to say is that what you can see with your own eyes. I ain't built on the narrer style. and come time ago I had to get more room on the stair way in order to clean the lights. And so when young Pitkin got lost in them clothes of mine, he looked up and said: Captain. where's the compass and the chart?'
 |" For what?" asked.
 ." ITO find my way out he said.
 And we were laughing at the little joke when we come out of the room. Then did notice. Pitkin stopped as if he'd been shot and the girl looked out the winder without saying a word. Well says to myself, here's a mess. I wonder what's the matter So ups and says, AS long as we're here to gether and not many in the crowd guess we'd better be sociable. Miss Helen Hazard, here's Mir. Alexander Pitkin. and our names Sharp. and now I hopes we all feel acquainted Well, sirs, the little girl seemed to try to get down in Eliza's clothes and the man kept his eyes out the other window and | 'peared all the world like one of the scare crows you see in the field. my clothing hanging on his bones like nainsail on fence pole. 1 kept on talkin' to cheer 'em up and they kept on loolkin' out the winders, till finally Eliza said the coffee was ready and then they jest had to face each other. Oh, that was the time" "The man give in first" said Mrs. sharp.
 NO, sirree. he didn't not by a jug full He was about to cave. but the girl beat him. She tried to keep her face straight, but when she got good look at him she couldn't hold herself. Talk about your mysteries! Her laugh was one of these silvery things that jest
 make the air jingle, and the harder she | tried to stop the more she went on. and then we all got at, and Pitkin leaned back So far that one of the suspenders slipped and he was funnier | than ever.
 You folks sem to have met afore'. | said after we got bit quiet. "But they didn't say nothin'-not q solitary word. Then byme by l went up to look at the lights and Eliza was | btlsy fin the other room, and they was left together. We stayed out quite | a while and when I got back crept | in ruther quiet so as not to disturb 'em, and what do you think l seen! | They was standing at one windoW ana | the sleeve of my old coat was around | the waist of Eliza's old dress-test like if ,sed to be afore we got married" You kin leave that out of your yarn.;' Aaid Mrs. sharp. | And they did look the happiest and | the funniest that ever was on land or | sea After awhile she heard me and she gave me the sweestest smile that ever | was. and he was as red as that suasct | out wonder, and he got redder as De
 said:
 Captain, it was the best thing that ever happened when the squall upset my boat and brought me here, and she | said:
 Pm very glad they left me In your
 care.'
 Then I seen it all. They'd had | tiff and broke off keepin' company, and
 now they'd come together again. 1 done
 my best in way of a reply, sayiu,' I'm
 mighty pleased to have you, but I'm
 afeard if you're wantin' weddin' guar
 ments from this shop you'll hava to
 take in a double reef in the present | outfit and then when old man Hazard | come up the bay about dusk and asked | for his daughter. I told him that she
 was inside in the hands of a pirate aud 1t looked to me that he'd lost her for lAgood. We'll, it seemed that old Hazard
 was also mixed up m the breaking off of the match, but when he saw them
 two young'uns in them togs he jest
 had to give in, and the weddin' come
 off the very next week-and we got
 special invitations. with letters R. 8.
 V. P. down in the corner. took t to
 mean radishes, soup. veal and potatoes
 but I guess I was wrong. Anyhow we
 didn't go, but everytime the Pitkins
 pass here they either stop or salute
 and-
 "They send the captain a new suit
 and me a new dress every Christmas, l.added Mrs. Sharp.