Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-12-12

llN Wales aes} very Imiaf IN
IrYETQI one respective inhabitants
SS OF both are very fond and
I very proud Of their singing. La Corn,
wall they cal, II gift" and gift g
( supposed 70 run In families. That was
really how the idea that be could sing
4 got 50 irmly implanted 10 Bob's head
He took dis place 10 the choir OF the
little Wesleyan cnapei. and mo- one
I liked 10 hurt his feelings or minded tili
4 Hiida Treyena. who had been way
teaching IL London, came home to
LOOK after her widowed father. Quite
naturally she took command Of the
whole tiny fishing village as well as
her father and incidentally became or.
sanist OF. the pnpretentious. choir, !.
Now. Hilda ,Treyena was a very fine,
loyable maid, Of twenty-five, and Bob
Pengelly was fine youth Of much the
same age. 1t was only to be expected.
therefore, that on summer evenings
4 they should fan into a habit of stroa1
ing along he cliffs 1t was only to be
expected also that one night Bob
should find himself tongue tied and
yet madly anxious to speak and should
finally blurt eaas Z GI 41s9
'.Hilda, i ldfAseew ] II lfl Iigsy
Two. nights later, an they sat silent
Tor ! minute BIZ two after couple Of
hohrsl1 OF lover italk, Hnda. from the
best OF motives, blundered.
Bob, she said. now we are en-
| gagged we can speak plainly to each
other Would lyon mind DOT singing in
the chois any more?'
why. what do Zee sneanY' he ex-
claimed in astonishmert mot sing in
the choir whenI've snug there since
were tep21 ta ~ -
You see. dear. I wanf 70 make our
choir special one. ! dca't want any
but really good voices in IT. -
every one tell zee as I've always
Had as fine n voice as any hereabouts.r
1e protested sv 5fe ~
1T may have been good once. Bob"
she said gently, '.but it's certainly not
good now" $50 ri" ~" ~
+ He took his arm rfrom around her
waist and sat'up stiff1y -
II certainly never speeted to- hear
from you, Hiida, that. 7 can't singr' he
said. -.
"Don't be angry she pleaded
The end of 1t was a duarrel-a real
hot Cornish quarrel. in which each
co III fuipr. q q x,,,rh a 9 sss<br- ,,,o,es- s
| aslnasty a way as possible.
| :, Hilda's father was undoubtedly the
leading man OF Polpenny, since he was
the owner of the ASH Glory. 1co 7e
The news that hts daughters engage
mems to0Bob TRengeIip haE been sud
denly broken ar came at time when
be was toe much -perturbed to. gixe-it
much attention. A certain fishing
company9 ownfrg a clarge steam feet
having a glut of pilchards, had tele-
graphed him an offer OF a cargo at an
extremely low price. He had wired
back his acceptance. and the steamer
was due, to. arrive from Plymouth
about half past TO- And during break
fast, while Hiida was telling her news
and trying to. pretend TO him and her
selfthat she did not care. his.thoughts.
were mainly occupied with wondering
what the fishermen of Polpenny would
say. and do when the steamer appeared
They were all drift net fishers at Pol
penny. and the pilchard catch was
their principal means of livelihood a.
bad season meant a hard winter
plnched cheeks for the mothers, tight
ened belts for the fathers and no boots
for the children. The nSh factory was
their only market All their fish were
sold fer cash to John Trevena. If he
bought the fish he needed For his GUS
| toners elsewhere at a lower price.
what was to become OF the Poipennv
fishermen? 'e e
As Jehs Treveha drank his COTE
that morning he regretted that be hal
accepted the steam company's Offer
When the steamer hove in sight a.
group OF, highly Indignant fshermeH
were waiting on the quay OF the little
harbor TO welcome it. a9AiG1 r
whats to do. iads?s asked one
"Wilt ZEE stand quiet and see the bread
taken out O, our childrens .mouths2" a
Remember the winter that's com.
Ing said another. land let's pitch his
fish over the side dreckiy he comes
| into harberr'a 0s e-Er fok
May dots prevent him landin' Mt
an" suggested q, third. Lets out wiz
the, boom. SOS he can't get in" n
The. entrance TO Polpenny harbor
was d passage between two rocky
cliffs, at the outside twenty ave feet
wideg andtthe boom WAS heavy beam
/ which MISPLACED across this entrance
on stormy nights to, serve the double
purpose OF breaking the force Of the
waves and preventing any Of the boats
being washed out to sea. h
f The village policeman. who had been
ohstening with interest entered, an OF.
! fetal protest. vas-, - ....- -9