Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-07-21

VI course, Oh COuESG, tAVAatAuOu
Ichabod; II thought you knew that
that is what came here for, bedad. =
Very well. then" said Lucilla, turn
ing her eyes to the face OF the man sac
had dreamed of in many happy nights.
mo, no." she added quickly you must
not kiss me; they are all coming. and
there are two boatmen."
He did not kiss her, but later he
made up for the omission.
The moment Mrs Mander saw Capt,
Ichabod and her daughter standing to-
gether she knew exactly what had hap
pened; she had noticed things on board
the Belinda. She hurried up to LucilIa
and drew her aside,
my DEAR" she whispered, with a
frightened face, you cannot marry a
pirate: you never, never can!"
Dear mother" said Lucilla, "he is
not pirate; he has sold his ship and
is going to be a sugar-planter."
Now they all came up and heard
these words of Lucilla.
Yes, indeed" said Capt. lchabod,
"you may not suppose 1t, but your
daughter and are about to marry. and
will plant sugar together, Now, | want
to buy plantation, Where is that
young man who was born here, be-
dad?"
Dickory advanced, laughing. Here
was fine opportunity, a miraculous
opportunity. of disposing Of the Bonnet
estate, which was part Of the business
which had brought him here, So he
told the beaming captain that he knew
Of a fine plantation up the river, which
he thought would suit him.
Very good" said Capt lchabod. Il
have boat here; let US go and look
at the place and II 1t suits us | will
buy 1t, bedad,"
So with Mrs. Mander and her hus-
band beside her, and with Lucilla Ant
the captain by her, the boat was rcN e.
up the river, with Dichory and youns
Lena in the bow,
When the boat reached the Honne
estate 1t was run up on the shore neal
lut hlOl NutlC N wv DtliAltA Ia
once caught a nsh, Then they. 2,
stepped out upon the little beach, q
the oarsmen made the boat fast ga
Joined the party. who started to wal
up to the house. Suddenly Capt lena
bod stopped and said TO Mr., Manler
Il don't care to walk up that hill, 80
know; and if you and your good vii,
will look over that house and cast yoI
eyes about the place, will buy it, ii
you say so; you know good deal more
about such things than do, bedad. /
suppose, of course, that will suit YOU
II suited Lucilla exactly, They sat
In the shade in the very place where
Kate had sat when she saw Master
Newcombe crossing the bridge.
A small boat came down the river,
rowed by a young man. AS he passed
the old Bonnet property he carelessly
cast his eyes shoreward, but his heart
took no interest in what he saw there,
What did II matter to him II two lovers
sat there in the shade, close to the
rivers brink? His sad soul now took
no interest in lovers. He had just been
up the river to arrange for the sale OF
his plantation to one of his neighbors
He had decided to leave the island OF
Barbados and to return to England.
The house suited Capt. Ichabod ex-
actly, when Mrs. Mander told him
about 1t, and Lucilla agreed with him
,hn nj w n
trust her mother in such things.
So they all got into the boat ant
rowed back TO Dickory's old home, anC
on the way Capt Ichabod told Dickory
that when they returned together t
the town he would pay him for the
plantation, having brought specie suf'
ficient for the purpose,
1t was upon a fine morning that the
ex-pirate Ichabod thus addressed a citi-
zen Of the town:
Eyes, sir, | know we'll who once lived
in the house | own knew the mar
myself; knew him at Belize. He was
dastardly knave, and would have
PLAYED false TO the sun, the MOON and
the stars had they shown him an OPP
portunlty, bedad. But | also knew his
daughter; she sailed on my ship fol
many days, and her presence blessed
the very boards she trod on. She is q
most noble lady; and II you will not
admit, sir. that her sweet spirit and
pure soul have not banIshed from this
earth every tlint Of wickedness LEFT
here by her father, then, sir, bedad
stand where you are ard draw"