The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-19

I NICE was looking the She alone and was
thinking: How happy the women the They
the day and dressed gay eolo and dance
every night with soldier, and gay .aol How happy they must
be- these women the sea-
Inoe looked the clock the pendulum Of which seemed to
repeat over and over again; "Fa swayi Far away
Then her husband the fisherman returned His face wa. wet
with per,pTahon and long ees hung in his beard and
taehe Fnh gLerng the big he carried hi. back
Br said the fisherman 1T better in here than outside
Why didn't you light the hrep'
lnee thought Of the from beyond the which mubled
soity: 1t Is moonlight. dearestr
Without answering she made FIRE and prepared and served
their frugal evening meal The fisherman and drank with
ssd dreamed Of handsome sailors with blue belts who down
there the other side Of the drinking and singing
N Illuminated flower gardens
You don't anything. growled the fisherman
I'm not hungry.
What IS the matter with your
lniee did answer.
The fisherman began suspect that his wife had .eer,.
that worried her,
How strange. he said You hav. everything you need
Our good and built well The strongest wind hardly
makes the windows shake We have hreood to keep US warm
good bed to sleep in and plenty Of fine fish You
Preter than church Sundays, VIVA, do you
miss. thenl"
Il am afraid when I am alone
The fisherman examined the
Alone-when you alonep
when you go fishing. when alone from morning til
Why don't you go and have chat with the neghbor.p"
would BIKE to. bu, they have all been out washing"
why don't you talk TO boyp'
He is so little yet and then he blind and knows neither
eoor forms"
The fisherman over to the cradle where the blind child
sleeping and said: Il would rather sleep than talk"
lnioe looked down the floor.
The fisherman looked at hi. sleeping child for awhile then
back his wife and said so you feel onesome How
strangel | feel lonesome. know Din that some
times speak for hours He funny little fellow this Dim
he often tells the funniest stories. you would laugh
II you could hear him.
you yourself. and II afraid and r,mble when
the storm outside the window.
The thunder which strikes the big ships. spares the little
ones"
Yes. but there women who 1--we in the sunlight They
have necklaces Of coral flowers their girdes and they dance
The fisherman looked at his wife. with astonshment
Listen. lnloe. he said i tell you something II
is not to-day IS idea The Din has often talked
to about it, 1t this: Whether you go stay with me- my
you; you leavel shall Try forget you. II you go away
and later should you will always find the doc.
open Tor love and the sound Of your
and you leave and back again you shall
hear harsh word from will always you food and
shelter but myself you again. hat what
wanted to tell you lmoe. and now viii think Of
these ugly things.
The fisherman lit his pipe and hummed jolly tune.
lnce renamed silent She undresed slowly. said her evening
prayers made the Of the and bed But before
she fell asleep she mumured how happy they
be. those women across the sea.
"Coodday oned the sailor and stopped outside the window
lnoe fe that she bushd the Of her hair and answered
ieebly "Good-day
And what are you doing here a, bomep'
Il taking Of a little child who IS blind"
1T looks rather poor inside, he said.
lnioe bushed
i hat true. she said blu, let talk Of something else.
Tel what people and how they look the other side Of
the ooeanP
Listen. have a good idea-my ship sails Tomorrow come