Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-20

went downstairs IL was evident tHat
! things had been going on. Miss Prissy
! came out of the sitting room, bearing a
| broom and with her alpaca gown
| covered with an apron. Miss Tempy,
her curs done up in papers, was busy
with the tidy" for the sofa. Each of
| the sisters was nervous and excited.
Miss Prissy said a stiff little grace at
| the breakfast table. Miss Tempy had Il
large cup of pepper tea" for herself
/ and urged Bradley to partake, but the
| elder sister came to the rescue and
| gave him hot milk and water instead.
| After the meal was over and the dish
| es washed Miss Prissy went out to
feed the hens, and Bradley went with
| her. The house, seen by day, was a
big, square building, badly in need of
paint. The roof was four sided and
sloped upward to a cupola in the cen
ter. From its closely shut front door
snow covered box hedges in parallel
lines defined the path to the front gate,
also locked and fastencIand, like the
front door, only rsed or occasions.
There was large tu,nblcdown barn.
with an empty dozen back Of the
house and a henhouse and yard in the
rear of the barn.
Next door to the left--on the right
was vacant tield-was Il small story
and half cottage, separated from the
Allen household by Il board fence. One
of the boards in this fence had fallen
down, and as Bradley, wading in Miss
Prissy's wake, passed this opening he
saw a girl, apparently about his own
age open the back door Of the house
next door and look out at him. He
wanted to ask who she was but didn't
feel well enough acquainted with his
guide to do so just yet
Just as the dozen hens and lonesome
looking rooster were fed-Miss prissy
informed him that by and by looking
after the poultry would be one of his
duties-Miss Tempy's voice was heard
calling exctedly from the kitchen door.
"Prissy," she screamed-"Prissy,c come
in the house quick! He's comm! The
cap'n's comin'r'
my land"' exclaimed the elder sis
lCl w anu, uCl NlSully
she almost ran to the house, followed
by Bradley, who didn't understand the
cause of the excitement.
"Oh, my sakes," calculated Miss
! Tempy as they entered the kitchen,
what made him come so early :?
You'll have to see him first, Prissy.
/ I've got to fix my hair"
Miss Prissy rushed into the sitting
room, wheeled chair into place, set
tidy straight, laid the photograph al
bum exactly in the center Of the table
instead of two inches from the edge
and patted her own hair with her
hands, lodging in front Of the big
gilt framed mirror as she did so.
Then, as a smart knock sounded on
the dining room door, she assumed her
company" smile and marched sedate-
ly to receive the visitor.
1t was Captain Titcomb who had
Knocked and after cleaning the snow
from his boots on the ''scraper" he en-
tered the house, bearing two packages
wrapped in brown paper.
"Well, Prissy," said the captain, lay-I
ing down the packages to shake hands,
"how d'you do? Didn't expect to see
me in this port jest now. did your
mo, indeed, Cap'n Tltcomb,' was the
reply. But we're real glad to see you
all the same. Come right in. Take
your things off Bradley said be rode
down with you in the coach last night.
! Dreadful storm we had wasn't it'll
Hows your health nowadays? Walk
| right into the sittin' ROOM You must!
excuse the looks Of things. I've been
sweepin'."
There was a good deal more. butt
when Miss Prissy stopped for breath
the captain who had thrown his cap
and overcoat on a chair, replied that
the storm was bad, that his health was
good and that the room looked First
rate" so far as he could see. Then he
held out his hand to the boy, who had
seated himself on a chair close to the
door, and said cheerily:
"Mornin', Brad. Well how are you,
after your shake up last night? Want
seaslck after got out, was your
Bradley grinned bashfully and stam-
! mered that he was call right"
Good! We had rugged trip comm
over, Prissy. The old coach rolled so
felt like gon' ON deck and shortenn'
sail Your new boy here's goin' to-
make a good sailor, 1 can see that.
Where's Tempy?'
"Oh, she's upstairs for minute
She'll be right down." answered Miss
| Prissy careessly. Tell me what
! brought you home so unexpected"
Sprung Il leak and had to lay the
| old hooker up for repairs That's
! specially of my owners - repairs.
They'd rather patch up for hundred
years than build new vessels. IL
Brad, fetch me them bundles out of
the dinin' room"
Bradley obediently brought the
brown paper parcels, and the captain
handed one of them TO Miss Prssy,
saying; Here's little somethln' L
picked up over to New York, Prssy.
thought you might like IT, | amt
got much use for such things myself
The lady took the package aud began
10 unite the string la a nervous man
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