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

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, "have a
I cigar to smoke ON the road. Have one.
Dan? Here, Lon; here's couple for
you and Ike Who's the little fellcr?''
he added in a 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 TempyT"
"Yup. All right, Barney; I'm com
/ in"
The station agent hurried away to
help the driver with the captains sea
chest and its 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' shore"' shout
ed Mr.. Small, $50 long, Dan. Git
dap, Two-forty"
The whip cracked, the coach recled
on its springs, and the whole equipage
disappeared in the snow and black
! ness.
The boy, Bradley Nickerson, had new
er ridden in stagecoach before, and
after ten or fifteen minutes of jolt and
/ roll lie 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 a 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, l presume
likely. Friends or nothin' but jest re-
lations?'
Relations, II guess"
80! Well. I've got Il good many re-
lations over there myself. Fact is,
I've got relations, seems to me, most
eyerywheres. Father used to have so
many of 'em that when he went vis-
itin' he used to call it goln' cousniu'.'
My names Titcomb What do they
call you when your back amt turned|
The boy laughed again in a puzzled
wayne scarcely knew what to make
of his questioner-apd said that his
name was Bradley Nickerson.
"Nickerson, hey? That settles it;
you're a Cape Colder Minute I meet
anybody named Nickerson ! always
know they've got the same kind OF
sand in their boots that l have. Is it
Obed Nickerson's folks you're goin' to
see?"
mo, sir I'm 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 'em?"
Yes, sir. Do you know emp
"Who-me? Oh, yes l know 'em.
I'm a particular friend of theirs-that
Isl he added cautiously, II call on 'em
once in awhile jest to say How are
your Why? You didn't hear any of
them fellers at the depot say anything
bout me and them did you? No! Well,
all right, l jest thought Oh. yes.
know 'em. Nice folks as ever was, but
what you might call Il little mite 'sot
in their ways DO you always wipe
your feet when you come into the
house,
"Why-why-yes sir, if I don't for
get it,"
"All right It's a good habit to git
into, Specially if you're goin' to walk
on Prssy's floors. Sometimes I've
wished | could manage TO put my feet
in my pocket when I've been there.
wonder if | knew your father? What
was his name"
Bradley told his fathers name and in
response to the captains tactful Ques-
tioning Il good deal more besides, In
fact before long Captain litcomD
knew all about the boy where he came
from, how he happened to come ana all
the rest And Bradley for his part
learned that his companion command
ed the couslmg schooner Thomas DO
aue, that he had been q sailor ever
since he was fourteen lint he had a
marvellous fund of SEN yarns and knew
how 10 spin them ana that he Uirad
leylliked him.
Ry and hy the captain noticed tnay
tna hoY. REPLIES tU BIS cheerful ou-er
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