The evening world., 1916-03-28

10 travel. and chose Bombay. part
ly from n desire TO behold the won
ders OF the indies. and partly to sec
his brother, who held n post there In
the East India Company's service.
MY new acquaintance was called
Simon Colliver, and lived. as he told
me, IN Stoke, whittier he had 10 go to
make preparation for this somewhat
hasty departure, but first advised me
TO move my luggage to THE 'WelcUne
Home small but orderly house OF
entertainment in the Barbican. where,
he said. should be within easy dis
lance OF the Golden Wave. The walk
10 Old Town Street was not far IN
itself. but "A good step when traversed
Ave or six times q day; and, more
over / was led 20 make the change
on hearing that the landlord OF the
Welcome Home wan also intending
to sail as seaman In this same ship.
MY new acquaintance led me to the
house. an ill-favored looking den, but
clean inside, and after a short consul
tation with John Railton, the land
lord, arranged for my entertainment
until the Golden Wave should weigh
anchor, This done. and a friendly
glass taken to seal the engagement,
ho departed, congratulating himself
warmly on his good fortune in find
ing q fellow-traveller so much, as he
protested, TO his taste.
II must own I was not oyerpleased
with John Railtop, who seemed n
sulky sort of man. and too much
given TO liquor. But j saw little OF
him after no brought my box from
the ono and An His wife waited
upon me-a singularly sweet woman,
though Sorely Vexed, as | could see,
hAr m nd irf
loved him, nevertheless, as a woman
will sometimes love brute, and was
sorry TO lose him. Indeed, when
noticed that evening that her eyes
were red with weeping, and said a
word about her husbands departure,
she stared at me for moment In
amazement, and could not guess how
l came to hear OF II. for said she.
the resolution has been so suddenly
taken that even she could scarce ac-
count for It, She admitted, however,
that It was for tho best, and added
that Jack was a good seaman. and
she always expected that no would
leave her some day Her chief anx-
iety was for her little daughter, aged
seven, whom It was hard to have OK
posed 10 the rough language and
manners OF a public house. com
fprted her an best I could and doubt
not she Sas found her husbands alb
sence less misfortune than she an
ticipated.
1.-THE Golden Wave weighed anchor
on the 9Th OF February. and reached
BOMBAY after tedious voyage Of one
hundred and three days, on the olst
~ May, having been detained by con-
trary Winds in doubling the Cape
81 said farewell to the captain Of
the Golden Wave and my friend Col
liver upon tho quay meaning 10 ask
Mr.. Sanderson TO recommend a good
lodging for the short time I intended
TO stay in Bombay, Capt. Carey had
already directed me 20 the East In
dia COmpany's office, and thither
tried TO make my way at once. Easy
as It was, however. | missed 1t. being
lost In dn,tratiOn II the crowd
When al last I arrived at the doors
! was surprised 20 see Colliver com
ing out, until | remembered that III,
brother was In the company's ON
play. II seems, however, that lie had
been transferred to Trichinopoly some
months before, and my friends lHbo'
was IN vain, | am bound to say tha'
ne took his disappointment Wit
great good -humor, and made very
merry over our meeting again s.
soon, protesting fhat for tho future
We had better hunt In couples among