Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-07

W88 d boy, ana nave n0V0T IOfBOv
ten it--grass slopes. and limestone
hills, and moors on top of them-Just
the spot for new religion. When
can AFFORD 1t and am able to retire from
the sea, I should Hike to set up on Q
farm there, and found the Wharfedale
Particular Methodists."
Miss Dubbs clasped her hands.
What noble work."
The sailor took grip on his cour.
age. "Are you firmly convinced about
the New Connection"
II must say 1t has points many
points, though on some Of their cir.
cults the arrangements for the min
lister are disgusting, and the things
they expect his family to do are out Of
all reason. But since left home and
went into business, OF course I've been
into other places Of worship. and ma,
turally they opened my eyes to the
fact that there are possibilities outside
the New Connection"
Miss" said the little sailor en-
never came across
any one with your amount Of sense In
dealing with a question like this. In
fact, the only lady ever discussed
the question with-well, she was dis.
appointment" 2l. ..a5
"And who was she. pray?"
Passenger came, across once on
q steamboat. Very attractive lady.
But she didn't seem to know there was
anything that counted outside the
Church Of England, except. perhaps,
the Romans. and, Is she said, It was
her idea that fancy religions didn't
amount to hill Of beans"
"Then I shouldn't call her lady
1t all. should call her q cat" /.
"Oh, she was lady right enough.
A lady by birth, too; her father was .
baronet and her brother wears the
title now"
why didn't you say SO, thsn!" said
/ ISIS Dubbs sharply. She was an
noyed at being caught out In error.
"Of course, II she was real lady Of
that sort, she would be bound to 30 to-
church" N"t.
Then do you mean"
Miss Dubbs nodded her elaborate
black head impresstvely. Never you
mind what do mean. You gentle
men who are oficers at sea know .
lot about tho sun. and the moon. and,
stars, and boilers, and passengers. and,
geography, and all that. But. let me
tell you, you miss . heap. You don't
read. You don't know anything about.
society. and what society does, and
where it goes to worship."
1T goes where Its convictions carry
It." -
With obvious dinicluty Miss Ds1bbs
held back her superior information. 1T
will be time enough for people like you,
or me, Captain, to think about chang.
/ Ing over to---I mean to get ourselves
| into real society when we've a pile Of
m .ney And for the present, as YOU
toll me you're out of BIRTH, make
no bones about telling you that. as far
as / am concerned, my rich aunt shows,
at present no signs OF dying and loav-'
ing me all her savings. In fact, she's
even been SO unkind as not to take
the trouble to be born. I'm always
hoping, OF course, that some one will
leave me a fortune; they always do In
books, and It's cheering to look for
ward to the day when one will he rich.
but fortl the present the salaries raid
| in !, our business are dirrra "efully
small, and i tell you plai-l II it's ~
much asI can do: to dress nm, ''n. Ike
respectfully on mine, lot alone buy the
furs that q lady ought to have when
she's in my position" e f
Mr. Kettle sighed deeply t"1'5S'"''Si
like YOU Will marry q rich MAJ .tia
covId,,'.! ~ lice to yourself N
less." q :. /, 'l. sss, 'sf s
i sMis4sg . ~idled. Il hone my
husbani have one, viii some
day ,beco:n h and powerful. But
liz any one was to suggest I should ever.
l OLE r Il
should forget was a lady and MSS
Captain you'd know that Mr.. Charles
that ali the best authorities tell iyon
plainly that to marry for anything ex-
cept love is simply to ask for trouble.
and that lasts thing which: yours
sincerely i going to avoid II 'sns
| knows It." s3t...
,"Weli, the Lord be thanked for that,
though, to tell the truth, ! didn't think
you meant anything else. But. miss.
on my part let me tell you something,
too. MY idea Of the matter runs Ike;
this: "A man who asks lady 10. marry
him when he's got nothing but MS
ticket and no money In hand and no
billet to 60 to, deserves .s'lit OF Tar
and feathers. Mark, I'm speaking only
OF the business OF tn0 Sen, UcCuu0V
that's all know about. But you can
take 1t from me, miss. that its I'M
certainness can only be described -
beastly. A man may today have tns
best kind Of prospects imaginable; he
NAV be known as smart driving mate
good ships husband. good navigator;
/ and tomorrow. through no fault OF 'his
own. except that he honestly carried
out his duty. he's-as a mate or
Imaster--blacklisted to all Y eternity.
That's the British mercantile marine.
From down the stairway a great
voice doomed: Miss, Dlbbs, bar,
please"
"There's pa-well, the gov'nor II you
like. must be going I'm three
minutes past my time as 1t Is, andShe's
nuts on punctuality." '4 .si7s ls,:.s
"Half minute, miss. I. saw an. &C. &C.
Gordon in the private room Ct the
|back OF the Snug. Who plays :? &.
"Oh. pa thinks he does. But sing
ing's his strong suit. He really can
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