Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-16

I 6OoA OdASAuSu, put they were uOC LUOT- oughly acquainted with the cove, es- pecially at low tide, and presently they l ran upon sand-bar. Then uprose the 1 passenger in the stern and began to swear with an ease and facility which betokened long practice. Dickory did not swear, but he knit his brows and be- rated himself for not having taken the l direction of the course into his own hands, he who knew the river and the cove so well. The tide was rising, but 1 D1ckory was too impatient to sit still ] and wait until it should be high enough I to float the boat. That was his old home, that little house at the head of the cove, and he wanted to get there, 1 he wanted to see it. Part of the busl- ness which brought him to Barbadoea concerned that little. house. With a sudden movement he made dive at his shoes and stockings and speedily had them lying at the bottom of the boat. Then he stepped overheard and waded towards the shore. In some of the deeper places he wetted the bottom of his brooches, but he did not mind that. The passenger in the stern sat down, but he continued to swear Presently Dickory was on the dry sand, and running up to that cottage door. A little back from the front of the house and in the shade there was a bench, and on this bench there sat 9 girl, reading She lifted her head in surprise as Dickory approached, for his bare. feet had made no noise, then she stood up quickly, blushing. "You!" she exclaimed.
 "Yes.' cried Dickory; "and you look just the same as when you first put your head above the bushes and talked to me-"
 Except that I am more suitably clothed" she said
 .'This is my old home," added Dickory.
 But you knew we were here?' she asked, with hesitating look of in quiry.
 "Oh, yes.'' said he, T knew that the house had been let to your father"
 Now she changed color twice-firs red, then white. Are you" she said, ''I smean-the other, is she'
 'I left her in Jamaica" said Dickory, 'but am going to marry her"
 
 between the sun and her face, and one could not decide very well whether her countenance was red or white.
 T am very glad to find you here,' said Dickory, and may see your father and mother?"
 'Yes," said she, "but they are both in the field with my young sister. But who is this man walking up the shore? And is that the boat you came in?"
 tIt is,'' said Dickory. We stuck fast, but was in such hurry that i waded ashore. don't know the man; he had hired the boat, and kindly took me in, was in such haste to get here"
 For a moment Lucilla bent her eyes on the ground. 'In such haste to get here!" she said to herself; then she raised her head and exclaimed: "Oh, I know that man; he is the pirate cap tain who captured the Belinda. which afterward brought us here" And with both hands outstretched, she ran to meet him.
 The face of Capt. Ichabod glowed with irrepressible delight; one might have thought he was about to embrace the young woman, notwithstanding the presence of Dickory and the two boat men, but he did everything he could before witnesses to express his joy
 Dickory now stepped up to Capt Ichabod. "Oh, now know you" cried he, and he held out his hand. "You were very kind, indeed, to my friends, and they have spoken much about you. This is my old home; this is the house where was born
 s'Yes, yes, indeed,' said Capt. lcha- bod, "a very good house, bedad, very good house. But hesitating a little, and addressing Lucilla: You don't live here alone, do your"
 The girl laughed.
 "Oh, no,'' she cried My father and mother will be here presently; in fact, see them coming. z
 "I will go meet your father and mother and the dear little Lena; I re- member them so we'll" said Dickory.
 She did not say anything, but turned her attention to Capt. Ichabod. She found that tall gentleman somewhat agitated; he seemed to have a great deal on his mind which he wished to say, feeling, at the same time, that he ought to say everything first.
 That's your father and mother said he, stopping to talk to the young man who was born here?'
 Yes she answered, land they will be with. us presently"
 Very good, very good, that's quite right" said Capt. Ichabod hurriedly; "but before they come, want to say that is, would like you to know-that have sold my ship. I am not pirate any longer, I am sugar planter, be- dad. Beg your pardon! That is, l ln- tend to be one. You remember that you once talked to me about sugar planting in Barbadoes, and so I am here. want to find a good sugar plan tation, to buy it, and live on it; heard that you were stopping on this side of the river, and so came here"
 But there is no sugar plantation here" said Lucilla, very demurely.
 "Oh, no,.' said Ichabod, .toh, no, of course not; but you are here, and wanted to find YOU: a sugar plantation