The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
The Lady Of Lynn.
Copyrighted 1900 by Sir Walter Be.nnt.,
By SIR WALTER BESANT.


to my former patrons. He tells me tina
other persons of distinction are also go
ing to the same place, with the same oh
ject. during the coming summer
| You hear. gentlemen" said the doctor
looking round. What did say? Wealth
for all--for all. So. Let me continue
SIR l would with the greatest submission
venture TO point out the Importance OF
| TINS event to the town. The nobility ans
gentry of the neighborhood should be i'm
! medlately made acquainted with this
I great discovery. 1t may be expected thai
/ there VIII be such a concourse 1locking to
| Lynn as viii bring an accession of wealth
as well as fame to the borough of which
I am an humble native. | would also sub
: NIT that the visitors should find Lynn
provided with the amusements necessary
/ Tor spa. l mean music. the assembly, a
! pumproom, a garden. the ball and the
/ masquerade, and the card-room. clean
lodgings, good wine and fish, flesh and
! fowl in abundance. humbly ask forgive
ness Tor these suggestions, and l have the
I honor to remain, honored sir. your most
obedlent humble servant. with my CRATE
( ful service to all the gentlemen who sub
| scribed to my verses and thereby pro-
vided me with ladder up which to rise
SAMUEL SEMPLE. -
At this moment the bowl of punch was
brought in and placed before the captain.
with tray of glasses. The doctor folded
MS letter. replaced it in his pocketbook
ana TOOK on ms SpeCtacleS.
Gentlemen, you have heard my news
Captain Crowle. may l request that you
permit the society to drink with me to
the prosperity of the spa-the prosperity
of the spa-the spa of Lynn
Let Us drink il" said the captain ito
the newly discovered spa But this Sam
uel; the name sticks.
We must have a committee to prepare
Tor the accommodation of the visitors
we must put up a pumproom.'
W G must engage a dipper.'
fields"
sic and dancing"
There must be a cardroom"
There must be a longroom for those
who wish to walk about and TO converse,
with an orchestra"
i Will put up the pumproom." said the
doctor, in my garden over the we'll
The captain looked on meanwhile, whis-
pering in my ear from time to time
SAMUEL is liar" he said. II know him
to be liar" he said yet why should
he lie about thing of so much impor-
lance? If he tells the truth, Jack-I know
not, i misdoubt the fellow, yet again he
may tell the truth. And why should he
lie. i say Then-one knows not-amone
the company We may find husband for
1T only remains, gentlemen" said
the doctor. that 1 myself should
submit the water of my well to an EXAM
ination- He did not think it necessary
o.
ceived from Samuel Semple an ANALYSIS
OF the water stating the ingredients and
their proportions as made by the anony-
nous physicians of London. Should 1t
prove of which | have little doubt. that
{ he water is such as has been described |
by my learned brother in medicine. / |
shall inform you of the fact"
II was curious coincidence. though |
the committee of reception were not in |
formed of the fact. that the doctors anal
= SIS exactly agreed with that sent to him.
IL was memorable evening For my /
own part, l know not why during the I
reading of the letter my heart sank lower
ard lower. 1t was tfe foreboding of evil
fsrhaps 1t was caused by my knowledge
d Samuel Of whom | Will speak present
y. Perhaps IL was the thought of seeing
he girl whom | loved while vet | I'D
40 hope OF winning her. carried off by
some sprig of quality who would teach
1er 10 despise her homely friends. the
master mariners, young and old | know
lot the reason But it was a foreboding
d eVll. and II was with a heavy heart |
nat repaired TO the quay and rowed /
light.
They were going to drink to the next
'"yase OF the Lady of Lynn. Why, the
ady herself. not her ship. was about to
disastrous. than that which awaited any
u her ships. Cruel as is the ocean. /
you'd rather trust myself and her to
ne ne mercies of the Bay of Biscay at its
rev who were to take charge of that
innocent and ignorant lady.
II pleases me to recall the tall form of
ny father. his bent shoulders. his wig.
or the most part awry: his round snec
acles. his thin face. In school he was a
iSure OF fear. always terrible WELDING
ne roo OF office with justice rhadaman-
nine ana demanding, with that unrelent-
ng alternative. things irnpossible in I
'ramIaar. In school hours he was a very !
JUPITER, laundering Jupiter Our school !
vas an ancient hall, with an open timber ]
ackward and forward. {
AS 10 Molly, she had the misfortune TO
lse her father in infancy. He was car {
led on, believe. by smallpox He was {
shipowIef and s. neral merchant of the '
own and was commonly reputed 10 be a '
IAN OF considerable means AT his death
e bequeathed the care of his widow and y
= SCI, cIliid 70 ms old servant. Capt John \
rowe VINO mad been in the service of
ne house since he was apprenticed as a D
oy. he directed further that CAPTAIN Q
rowe should conduct the business for b
ne child, who by his will was TO inherit e
ne whole of his fortune. whatever that e
ilSht prove to be, on coming of age after u
idow " ~ d
1t was most fortunate for the child thar I;
er guardian was the most honest person |
me world He was a bachelor; he was c
puma by ties of gratitude to the house h
, and nothing to think about except the $
eliare Of the child. At nineteen Molly C
as me, tall girl, as strong as any
a. ii IL atihs stout and muscular. like o
ms her face rosy and ruddy with the &
oom of health, her eyes bIua and "A
sther TOO large nor too small but fear c
IS hef mead and face large. her hair "
ilr and blowing about her head with e
ose curls, her figure full. her neck as
hite as snow. her hands large rather IL
ian small by reason of the rowing and a
af h. n.
cans white. Her features were regular o.
nd straight her mouth not too small. Il
IL 10 my eyes the most beautiful mouth | fl
lhe world the lips full and always II
aGy Tor smile. the teeth white and "
GUAR in a word, to look at as fine n e
oman, not of the delicate and dainty IL
hd but strong. tall, and full of figure. a.
one may wish for As to her disnosi- | c,
IN, she was the most tender affection
e, sweet soul that could be Imagined al
lie was always thinking of something sc
piease those who loved her. She spared I'll
r mother and worked for her guardian W
he was always working at something m
e was always happy. She was always pl
lglns. And never, until the captain b,
Ia her did she have the least suspicion a
at she was richer than all her friends W
d neighbors-nay, than the whole town he
Lynn. with its merchants and shippers sc
d traders all together. sl
recall one DAY when Molly and I gr
re children. II was in the month OF Ia
cenber In the afternoon and close he
on sunset The little maid was about b,
nj, and ! was ten, We Were Together an
usual. We had been on the river but di
was coid. ana 50 we came ashore and du
re walking hand in hand along the he
Get they call Pudding Lane. which | wi
DIS from the Common Stath yard TO an
market place. In this lane there In
nds sailors tipping house. which ye
] dare say, In all respects such a sh
use as sailors desire. provided and tn
nished according to their wants and fol
shes. As we passed. the place being
eady lit uD with two or three can. sp