The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-13
"A MIND OF
HER OWN
BY JOHN ROE GORDON
Copyright 1905, BY Ameriean Ptes1 Association

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his army several crafts left New Eng
land ports laden with the munitions
ana supplies which would DO needed
later on. ana among them was Captain
| EIiSlH liopewelIs brig Mary Ann Of
Salem. Il viii forever stand 10 the
/ credit Of tbat town that The contribu.
lions or food blankets, shoes ANA hos.
pital supplies sent in 50 free handed
W0uld have loaded The brig TO the
matches had they been taken aboard,
| Room had TO be reserved for the field
/ pieces and muskets which were TO be
! taken on at Boston, While hundreds
/ Of willing hands We're helping to stow
cargo Captain Elisha went home 10
| have 4 talk with his Wife Nancy. She
had made three trips with him TO Ha-
yana and each time had undergone adj
/ ventures and proved her nerve, This
/ was military charter instead Of
4 trading voyage. however, and, rs the
/ run was 10 be coaslwise and the Brit
| ish held New York. Nancy must be left
/ behind. The captain had no doubt of
/ this IN his own mind, but still he would
1 let her down easy. He stopped at the
gate ana looked around in 4 careless
I way. ana he 'sauntered around The
wood pile as If mentally calculating
! how long tile fuel would last, ana by
! and by he walked slowly into the kitch
en- Nancy was pceling potatoes for
supper She looked mp al The clock
and then ut her husband, and as he sat
down with gcunt and remarked that
it looked a little hit like Il thunder
storm she pared away nj a potato ana
said
"Nlisha HopeweU somcthin's The
matter with you! Don't deny it, fur
you cant lib TO me,
I'm Jest 4 lceue Bit larvous over
what's ahead" he explained rs be
{gIaueed Ut her out Of the tail OF his
eye 4 shah do my best, of course,
to git through 10 the Chesapeake but
the British will be on watch all along
from Boston to the Capes. I'm power
flll gIad Nancy. that | shanl have you
on board to fret about"
who said wouldn't be aboard when
|
Why nobody, but Of course you
won't be I'm chartered By the GOV
cmmcnt you know"
"That viii do Elisha ! know all
about the charter, ana il don't worry
me spock When the brig goes. !
go I've had my mind made NJ fur
Two hull days"
Then. BY 3osh. The government viii
stop you" he exclaimed.
IN lnay If it can. Elisha, but It's no
use for you to spunk mp and wilt your
collar over it. There's forty good rca-
sons why ! should 20 along and not
one reason why ! should stay home
BY the time you'vc fed the PIC, washed
your face and combed y0ur hair IN
have supper ready"
Nancy lIOpcWcu was moi a scold nor
woman OF temper. She simply had Il
mind Of her own an unusually strong
one She thought things over before |
coming 20 conclusions. and when her |
mind was fully made up it was no use !
for Elisha to argue and protest lie |
Sullied around on his occasion til sup
per was ready, and he might have suiG- /
"a all through the meal had she not I
said.
Elisha. don't bc baby IL You are 4
captured ! might MS well be- and IL /
Won mll through III be with you. You
kuOw | can strc, Il trick. pun p rope .
and sight sail as fur a. tho next one"
I'm ag'm &C." he replied "but bciu
as You are sot about it. s'posc y0ul /.
have 70 ao.'
That settled il. Nancy was aboard
when the brig sailed down 80 Boston,
ana She was aboard when the arms
were taken ON ana the voyage resumed.
The British had heard OF Washngi aus
Of base. Of course. and ihcy
would lac sure That supplies would he
sent from New England ports. A.
matter of fact every vessel which
could be spared from their hcct In
northern waters was sent to patrol the
coast above and below New York. ana
1t is q matter Of record that they gath.
cred up a goodly number Of The supply
ships when the Mary Ann had cleared
Boston light the crew looked for her 10
head straight i0 sea for hundred
miles. That had been Captain EiiSha's
first idea. but as he preached II 90 his
wife she said.
elisha, It's a good thing in war new
or 10 do what thc enemy expects you
to. If was Britislier I'll fgger that
You would run fur out to sea- tp cit "a
good citing before You headed yDur |
and 50 I'll keep most OF my /
patrol hoats from fifty 10 seypniy-Gyc
miles of shore
by Josh. bnt there's s1mcthu IN
That" exclaimed the captain
~ you keep near the coast" o1niin-
ned the wife. you've goi the chance Of !
shoal water over q big craft and
there's more show fur squalls and fogs |
Rnd dodgiu'. and if you lind you can't
git away from pursuit yuu can pile The
Mary Ann up GA the beach somewhere
lud keep the cargo OFT ~ the hands 81
The British
by Josh, Bv Josh" VIII -Deriugiy
Elisha rs he gazed III h,r in
ldnliratiou Wed aH gone ahead aHI
iggered on long ruu 10 the east. and
% amt no plan at az eomrrel "a