St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
The Narrow Escape Of Captain Tumley
By j. G. PLuMMER

strike in sheep. Come back. Girl
waitin'. Old man still huffy. Eye on
another feller. Have bans called and
he'll see no use kicking. Marry the
girl and OF to Australy. Take him,
too, If he'll CO."
Capt. Tumley looked in admiration
a this man who talked in jerks and
solved problems as though they didn't
exist.
Have another dram," said the man.
Must 80 upstairs, shape up a bit and
go see clergyman. Come to the wed.
ding. What's your name?"
The captain told him.
"Tumley, eh? Steamer Patmos.
Grimsby docks. I'll send you a bid to
come. Goodnight"
When the stranger had disappeared
Capt. Tumley brought his fist down on
the table with a thump.
I've my bearings" he murmured.
Il won't hask 'er. I'll ave the bans
called, too. I never could hask wo'
man to marry me-"
When Capt. Tumley returned to
the Patmos he had commissioned the
Rev. Mr.. Gholson of Grimsby to cali
the bans of Julia Pray of Grimsby par
ish and Henry Tumley Of Southwark.
"Hif she don't want 'em she can
say SO. I don't want 'er to say 1t to
me-" soliloquized the mariner as he
mixed a grog before retiring. The
right quantity Of brandy, ditto of sugar
and little warm water was In the
glass and the captain was smiling the
aroma approyingly when there was a
commotion on deck. Before the mari
ner could sing out as to what was the
matter man came tumbling- down the
companion way. -,
You are nice sort of q chap,
! thundered the newcomer in voice
that would have carried to the main
royal yard in Cape Horn gale.
What the devil to you mean by
sticking your bloomin' bans ahead OF
NINE" 5EF
In mute establishment the captain
gazed into the face of his late com
panion at the inn.
What do you mean? Say 1t. Cler.
gyman just ordered to call bans Henry
Tumley, that's you, and Julia Pray,
that's my girl. What do you mean by
it," .,=s
''1s Julia Pray the girl you've come
to marry?" gasped the captain.
She's the girl I'm goin' to marry
you son of tar BARREL" thundered the
man. You can have your bans called
all you want. I'll marry her."
Then she never expected me to
marry herr" exclaimed the captain.
mo, wouldn't have you If you had
the bank of England in your pocket =
Then she didn't bust hout a cryfn'
on my account?" murmured the mar
liner.
Wouldn't think Of doin' such q
thing" asseverated the man. "Now
what are you goin' to do?''
Eagerly the captain explained to the
irate man just what had prompted
him to have the bans called, and then
told him the whole case.
! "You see," added Capt. Tumley, Il
didn't want to marry her no how"
why not?" demanded the man
"she's too good for the like OF you.
The captain hastened to explain that
he didn't desire to marry the best NO
man in the world.
"Well," remarked the man, you'd
better stay single. A woman d walk
all over you. You've no spirit"
The two started at once for the cler
gyman's house to rectify the mistake
and the man remarked on the way:
I'D have saved time to have run Oh
with her. Obstinate. Wants fathers
consent. Had to do this. He'll agree
when hears bans cried"
With some difficulty the clergyman
was convinced that an innocent erro,
had been made and the name of Jot
Watson was substituted for that Of
Henry Tumley.
Capt. Tumley was best man at the
wedding and gave the bride verJ
| handsome present.
"IIif 'adn't met that man." he mur
INJURED, as he walked back to the
docks, 'I'd q hasked Julia to marry
me and been turned down. Then I'd
never a showed my face again in
Grimsby." "a =
Copyright. 1906. by Daily Story Pub. Co.,
M Helm for the Dvino.