Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-18


responded, How are you, Cap'n EzY'
in unison.
The arrival was a short, thickset man
with a sunburned face. sharp eyes,
hair that was a reddish brown sprin-
killed. with gray and close clipped
mustache of the same color. He wore q
blue overcoat over blue suit and held
cigar firmly in one corner of his
mouth His movements were quick
and sharp and he snapped out his SEN
fences with vigo;
Full cargo tonight" he asked of
Mr. Small, who was buttoning his
overcoat and pulling on his gloves.
Pretty nigh an empty hold was
the reply. "Only bout one and a hat
goin' over. You're the one, and the boy
here's the hat. All aboard! Come on,
Brad. You and the cap'n git inside,
while me and Dan git the dunnage on
the rack"
The boy picked up the carpet bag and
followed Mr.. Small out to the rear
platform of the station. where the
coach, an old fashioned, dingy vehicle,
drawn by four sleepy horses, stood
waiting.
Captain Titcomb followed, his over
coat tapping in the wind.
Here, Barney" he observed, "haye
cigar to smoke on the road. Have one.
Dan? Here, Lon; here's a couple for
You and Ike. Who's the little feller!"
he added in whisper to the station
agent.
Ben Nickerson's boy from Well
mouth. He's comm down to Orham to
live with the old maids. They've adopt
ed him"
"The old maids? Not the old maids?
Not Prissy and Tempy?"
"Yup. All right Barney; I'm com
in"
The station agent hurried away to
help the driver with the captains sea
chest, and It's owner, apparently over
come with establishment, climbed mute
ly into the coach, where his fellow
passenger had preceded him.
The Old vehicle rocked and groaned
as the heavy chest was strapped on
the racks behind. Then it tipped again
as Mr.. Small climbed clumsily to the
drivers seat.
"All ashore that's goin' shOrer shout
ed Mr.. Small. $50 long, Dan. Git
dap, Two-fortyw
The whip cracked, the coach reeled
on its springs, and the whole equpage
disappeared in the snow and black
ness.
The boy, Bradley Nickerson, had new
er ridden in a stagecoach before. and
after ten or fifteen minutes of jolt and
roll he decided that he never wanted to
ride in one again.
Suddenly Captain Titcomb, who had
been silent so far, spoke.
Heavy sea on tonight" he observ
ed. "'Pears to me Barney'd better
take reef. She's rollin' consider
BILE"
The boy laughed and said, Yes,
sir"
Coin all the way to Orham?' asked
the captain.
Yes, sir"
Got folks over there. | presume
likely. Friends or nothin' but jest re-
latiOnS"
Relations, II guess"
$50! Well, I've got good many re-
lations over there myself. Fact is,
everywheres. Father used to have 50
many of 'em that when he went Wis
itin he used to call it 'goin' cousinin'.'
My names Titcomb What do they
call you when your back amt turned?'
The boy laughed again in Il puzzled
wayne scarcely knew what to make
of his questioner-and said that his
name was Bradley Nickerson.
"Nickerson, hey? That settles it;
you're a Cape Colder. Minute I meet
named Nickerson | always
know they've got the same kind Of
sand in their boots that l have. Is It
Obcd Nickerson's folks you're goin' to
see?"
"No, sir. Pm goin' to live with Miss
Priscilla Allen. Her and her sister.
They was some of mothers people"
"Sho, well / swami muttered the
captain. "Prissy and Tempy, hey!
Then Dan want foolin'. And you're
goin' to live with emp
Eyes, sir Do you know emp
''Who-me? oh, yes / know 'em.
I'm a particular friend of theirs-that
is" he added cautiously, 81 call on 'em
once in awhile jest to say How are
you" Why? You didn't hear any of
them fellers at the depot say anything
bout me and them did you? No! Well,
all right, ] jest thought Oh, yes! /
know 'em. Nice folks as ever was, but
what you might call little mite 'sot
i'll their ways Do you always wipe
your feet when you come into the
houseT'
"Why-why-yes, sir if don't for
get it,
"All right. It's a good habit to git
into, specially If you're goin' to walk
on Prissy's floors. Sometimes I've
wished l could manage to put my feet
in my pocket when I've been there. l
wonder if l knew your father? What
was his name"
Bradley told his fathers name and in
response to the captains tactful ques-
tionng a good deal more besides. la
fact before long Cantain TlIcnmh