Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-17

~" morning the sun was just ap-
| spearing round and red out Of
ls2GGy the ocean and a crisp breeze
blowing into the open windows. Heheard
the stir Of some one below and, dress
ing quickly, descended to the sitting
room. No one was there, and he stood
for a moment looking at the curiously
framed paintings that almost covered
the wall.
One In particular caught his eye. It
was ship careened on the ocean with
waves breaking upon her. She was
resting on rocks that barely showed
beneath, and in her rigging, heavily
covered with ice, were five men. All
around was the sea, tossed into giant
waves, curling and breaking about the
stranded vessel. He noted the lifelike
shading of the green and white bill
lows, the ice that covered every shroud
and rope and spar, and peering out OF
q cabin door was q woman holding q
babe in her arms. In way 1t was q
ghastly picture and one that held his
attention from all the rest.
It was framed in a broad, fiat mold
ing covered with shells. He was still
gazing at it when he heard Uncle Ter
ry's voice bidding him good morning.
"Ain't ye up little arly?" said that
worthy. 81 hope ye slep' we'll. l gin
orally roust out by daylight an put out
the light an then start fire, but thar
was no need of you gitin' out so soon." !"
II think the waves woke me-" replied
Albert, land the morning is 80 beau
tiful 1 couldn't waste it in bed"
"I'm goin' over to the cove to mend a
trap" continued Uncle Terry, "an' If
ye're willin' I'd like to hev ye 90 along
too. The wimmin III hev breakfast
ready by that time, an then I'll take
ye up to Seal cove an see If yer boats
thar"
He seemed depressed and not inclined
to talk, and Albert sat on an overturn-
ed dory and watched him puttering
away over a lobster trap. His hat had
fallen off, and the sea winds blew his
scant fringe Of gray hair over his bald
head. His brown shirt was open at
the throat, disclosing bony neck. and
his well worn garments showed the out
lines of a somewhat wasted form.
What impressed Albert more than all
this was the detected manner Of Uncle
Terry. When he finished fixing the
trap he pulled dory in that was moor,
ed out in the cove and carefully bailed
and wiped it clean. When this was
done he said almost wistfully: "Pve
worried q good deal bout what ye
told me last night. an I'd like to have
good talk with ye. l s'pose ye're anx
ious to see yer friends an let 'en
know ye're all safe, an I'll take We ur
the island the fust thing an then &c
an pull my traps. an then if ye're will
in we'll sot down, if it amt askin' toe
much O. ye 10 wait" he added almost
pathetically. "Fll get Telly to show
ye her picturs. an mebbe ye can give
her some p'ints as II help her."
81 shall be more than glad to do so,
replied Albert, "but If that shipwreck
scene is hers. she needs no advice from
me-"
Uncle Terry looked pleased, but made
no answer. On the way back to the
house he said, I'D ruther ye'd make
no mention to the wimmin Of our hev
in any talk"
At the breakfast table he seemed II
better spirits and more like himself.
81 think ye told me last night he re
marked, addressing Albert, that ye
painted picturs yerself some" Ano
then, turning to Telly, he added, "Mr
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