Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-11

l'ut, HdH, Jtli ~, sue Wants Holl
picture. Have you got one 10 send
herr
'l've got that ,lasne,rpotype | had
took when was married atore.
He rummaged II ont Of his chest and
displayed il rather proudly. 1t showed
him as Il short. sandy haired you',
whose Si.nl,uncd face bealDeh flDM:
the depths of an eilormous eIsoker and
whose head was crowned with a ta;!
fat brimmed silk hat Of forgotten
style
The dagucfreutHpe. carefully wrap
ped. WAS matted the neNi morning az
conpanied hy Il brief biographical
sketcl, OF the original and his avowed
adharcnce TO the Baptist creed and .hs
Good renplars' abstinence.
II hope shell bury UP and answer"
said the impatient Captain Perez -!
want TO git this thing settled one way
or another. Don't you, jerry"
Yes" was the hesitating reply
"One way or another"
Captain Fri had seen John Baxter
several times since the evening OF the
Come Cutters meeting The old man
was calrner apparently aud was dis
posed to take the billiard saloon mat
ter less seriously, particularly as it was
reported that the town selectmen were
to holf, a special meeting to consider
the question Of allowing Mr. Saunders
to continue in business The las. nam
81 gentleman had given wha he was
pleaSnl. to call ''bluWoNt 10 his
i"gti!ir p:ttlD:Is IN celebration of thu
G!aH,;!!" of the license. and Sqleale
NiNuE :in,! one er tWo more spent Il
t:rcary .sy alai night i'll "a" town lock
t:p ii n ;cn'1en1r. Eo*.er tod the
e:.i'1.iiu Ia; IL, ll,; n,. !ri made ny, his
,::,d cai' a"ias5n@ ia" proposed Rost"l
'rin. but he :lloj,::ilt moran likely l'
siloiihi so.
C,l,;tln Fri was obliged 10 he con
tent ilis assurance but b., de
ternincd Ia l.eer Il eios" watch Oh h.s
friend ';,si 'he sane
Iie i..d met Ralph H"zel;in" once ("
twice .ns. the iat1er'S ai'r;vai IN q"
hain. ans in response to questions as 10
hoW he was getting GA 1t the station
The Icw electrician invariably rssp nd
ed, "Fi.ss ate" Gossip, however. IL
the perSGn OF Miss Bustee,l. rcporte
that the operators We're doing their
best to keep Mr.. HaZel'ine's lot from
being altogether bed of roses. ana
there were dark hints Of something
more to c0nr.
On the morning following the receipt
Of the letter from the Nantucket lad!
Captain Ell was busy at bis fish shan: :.
putting his lines iD order and sewing 4
patch OH the mainSail of his catGOat.
These necessary repairs had prevcnte !,
his taking the usual trip to the fishing
grounds. Looking up from his work.
he saw through the open door Ralph
Hazeltine just, stepping out of the ca
BILE station skin.
How do you do Cap'n Hedge?" said
Hazeltine. walking toward the shanty.
Good wea ther, isn't it?"
"Tiptop. Longs the wind stays west
erly and there amt no Sunday school
picnics on we don't squabble With
the weather folks. The only thing
thatll fetch squall with a westerly
wind is !; Sunday school picnic. That'll
do it sure as death. Busy over acrOss:"
Pretty busy just now. The cable
parted day before yesterday, and I've
been getting things ready for tie re-
pair ship. She Was due this morning.
any time
You don't say. Cable broke. he. ::
Now. it's n queer tln. hut I've never
been nS.d" ;A:ll station since tWas
butt. Too handy. ! guess. I've gpt "A
sc.. md cousin u, IN Char!cstoWn lived
1AZ.t. ali bis Sc. a4,i he's never i,.en
l.i3 in Bunker ii II monument yit. Fns,
1iH.e laiteti in Boston dug for t.lat
/ Dnl..lcnt. iuG ,,;ia tell Non NOW
I:!lly steps there j. in ii ia This da,.
Ii ,t,3t cable station WaS fifty miie OF
Ii have h"'.n ,l">ash- ii !Wn Wees :
af1t.' Il :,':rtl.l up: bilt hein i,':sf "te'
lilt.r. air [ ever done il Queer. ain |
~"
"Hr.,;ial,S solI':l like 10 so over with
nlc l'.u :cO,l.:c III, lo ti;~ post office. ana
when colrn back ! %ho;iid he glad of
Your company.
"WcIl. ROW. that's KIND of you.
callajp | viii. You might sing out as
YOU go past I've got Il ha'f hour job
on this sail and then it's my watch be
low
The cable station ut Orham is low
whitewa~hed building with many Win
, toH.s. The vegetation about it is linn
! itc!l exclusively to beach grass and
an occasional Wild plum bi The
nearest building which may be reach
ed without u boat is the life saving sta
! ton. two niles below. The outer be;t"l
| charges !tS shape every winter. The
gales tear great hoies in its Sides and
| then. as if in recompenSe. throw III
| new shoals and build new promon
| tories, From the cable station door
| way in fair wea ther may be counted
the sails of over hundred vessels go
ing and coming between Boston ano
| New York. They come and 60, and
alas, sometimes stop by the way Ther
| the life saving crews are busy. ant
1 the Boston newspapers report another