The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01

LutT5 were people WHO duVA5eH llldl lIlt
attention Of the colonial authorities
should be drawn to this ship OF their
farmer townsman. Maj Bonaet had
such high reputation as good citi-
zen, that there were Few people who
thought Ii worth while to trouble
ture. but a good many disagreeable
things came to the ears OF Sam LOTUS,
who reported them to his employer,
and it was agreed between them that 1t
would be wise for them to sail as soon
as they could, even ii they did not
wait for the few men they had consd-
cred to be needed
Early upon cloudy afternoon, Mai
Bonnet and his daughter went out in a
small boat to look at his vessel, the
Sarah Williams, which was then lying
q short distance below the town.
Now, Kate" said the good Maj.
Bonnet, when they were on board, Il
have fitted up little room for you be-
| low. which think you will find COM
Portable enough du9ng&M @oyage to
Jamaica. Will take You with me when
| return TO the house, and then you can
| make up little package Of clothes
whiclpit Will be easy to conyW TO the
river bank when the time shall come
| for you TO depart | cannot now say
| Just when that time will arrive; 1t may
/ be in the daytime or ii may be at
night, but it will be soon, and / viii
give you good notice, aud | will come
up the river for you in boat. But
now am very busy. and will leave
you to become acquainted with the
Sarah Williams, which. for few days,
will beSyour home. ! shall be obliged
to row over to the town for, perhaps
half an hour but Ben Greenway will
be here to attend TO anything you need
until | return
Ben Greonway was a Scotchman.
who had for long time been Maj,
Bonnet's most trusted servant He
was good farmer, was apt at carpen-
ter work, and knew o good deal about
machinery A few months ago, any
one living in that region would have
been likely to say, if the subject had
been brought up. that without Ben
Greenway Mai Bonnet could not get
along atSali, not even for dag, for he
depended upon him in SO many ways.
And yet now the master ofahe estate
was about to depart, for nobody knew
how long, and leave his faithful SER
want behind. The reason he gave was,
that Ben could not be spared from the
farm; but people In general, and Ben
In particular, thought this very poor
reasoning. ANY sort Of business which
made IL necessary for Maj Bonnet to
separate himself from Ben Greenway |
was a very poor business, and should |
not be entered upon.
The deck of the Sarah Williams pre-
sented lively scene as Kate stood |
upon the little quarterback and ga2od |
forward The sailors were walking$
about. smoking, talking, or coiling /
things away. There were people from
the shore with baskets containing fruit /
and other wares for sale. and all
stirringmand new and very interesting
to Miss Kate as she stood, with her
ribbons flying in the river breeze.
who is that young fellow?" she
said to Ben Greenway. who was stand
ing by her, the one with the big bas-
ket? 1t seems to me l have seen him
before"
oh, ay!" said Ben. "he has been on
thS farm. That is Dickory Charter.
whose father was drowned out fishing
a few years ago. He is a good lad, an
boards all ships comm in or goin ont
TO sell his wares, for his mither leans
on him now having no ither."
The youth, who seized to- feel tha,
he was being talked ABOUT, now walked
ait. and held up his basket 'HA was a
acknowledgements. lightly clad and
barefooted: and, al thoush not yet full
grown, of a strong and active build
Kate beekoned to him, and bougm an
orange.
800 how is yodr mither, Diclgory?"
sa1NsS5en.
Right wei. | thank you said he.
and gazed at Kate. who was biting a
hole in her orange.
Then. as he TUNED and went away,
having no reason to expect to sell any
thing more, Kate remarked TO Ben.
That is truly fne-looking young fei-
low He walks with such strength and
ease. like deer or a cat" d
That comes from not wearin
shoes" said Ben; bat as for me,
would like better to wear shoes an
walk mair stifiy"
Now there came aft a sailor, who
touched his cap and told Ben Green :
way that he was wanted below to su-
perintend the slowing some cases OF
the captains liquors So Kate, left to .
herself. began to think about what she
would pack ia her bundle She would
make it very small. for the fewer
things she took with her the more she
would buy at Spanish Town But the
contents Of her pac6age did not re-
IIire much thought. and she soon be-
.ame a little tired staying there by
herself. ana therefore she was glad 10 !.
zee young Dickory. with his orange .
basket. Walking at
Il don't want any more oranges."t
he said. when he was near enough.
but perhaps you may have other
'ruit2"
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