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n8 m-;GOLDEN DAYS
"’" W ' " ’”‘, '” ' - d heron one of his v0 v3
- , . i 1 d i.ri mind and P3135‘ fa‘-1“ , 3 Silk
Lambert did not look like 3 beer l’lght- kind of dye-wood, winch we had failed she] grewIi1iI';lS1IIII<I1I<;:I’IfIII‘Z the boys every she W,-.3 5mIed out of a wre<I:Ik."
er, iind, if judged by his mild and inoi'- to obtain elsewhere. Very few 5111195 130 Yi'.“I'“h rwise snyinns and 1]" wim The l3IdyIg face grew so eIath1v white
femive uppeamnc n0 0"“ would av" amp mere‘ 80 each one 15-“ matter or dew mitt x G But I inustchastcn with my that theIcli.ildren uttered an involuntary
have supposed for ll moment that he wus curious interest to the natives, and 211- iiiiig.uays. cry of (liSnI1I?y-
the hero of ii noted contest with ii Rocky most the whole tribe seemed to be down stoi-3;.“ IIIIIG befall the Sea Bird 0“ her iI (I ‘Imus: I?:;iIIgI:iSsIBIeIIdd, and stretched
Mountain grizzly. at t ic shore to meet us. ‘ ‘ 1 roundin" Cape Horn, ier iaii , -
“ While I was tilllilll , through an in‘ next voy=1Ige- 11 k I. II :2“, mml gale He supported her in his arms,
t ' t "ti ti 015 ‘met who was she crosso Ithe mic I0 I A 1 “Cum Ourself my damp: 18
M 0 S E T T E I vzriyylgolexilillld ilindlefrieiidly, II’ sudIdIciIilIy illi(:lI(IIS‘[)l'lIlgLllg 11- leak: “as “"0" n to “ It o::iIi he liotiilng-i-ztfrnero <x:Iinci:leiiso1g3,fl-i
A , Cflbi‘ ht sight ofa woman in 1 ie on 5 ur s wiI- '- I d C II“, byway mgm. But iis own eager ace im tI‘Cll'llll0ug
M A- Sir:.1".3‘;’.:l“a.‘l3:?.?.‘f.‘ii‘E3i.:2‘;?;L::‘; erg: a:‘::.:‘i..::r., M... ....:.y wn.“:;":;‘:,“e:2.::‘:,:;:"i:. ......
ms. ' . ' ' ‘. . ‘ ‘ere ‘ , 2 ran.
. . . . stmiirve manner excited may curiosity, of rent suffering and Iexiwsllley “ 0 home with you-now!” mm
A real museum M mrmg“ curmsmes end Icsoon discovcrc(l tlizit. it was not so picked up by H Pd;55"‘K ‘ $55“ ' H I 1 .
“'35 ‘-he ‘‘‘’0’‘’51‘00"l'’ 0‘ CRPW" GNIVS much herself, iis ii little child she had Bu p001‘ Ci1i“"‘“," Gully iem[‘0l‘i‘ bi‘ “boys led the way in wonder-in
little cottage on the wave-waslicd coast with her, that she was trying to hide. Inst begun. Ills IVVHSiltIl(;bII1lIInX“Ieeks I 3
0l‘M2ilne. At the some moineiit, the little thing ile rlieiin:?ti4fII'IcI:IerI,IrI:giI;II IneI1IaneI mi; Ca min GI"). ,.ep,,mcdI,Ihe story or me
Th""'3’ W9” 311 5“1"v30f “T9 and beau‘ Dem“ 9"‘ mm‘ hem”! her’,”;,d 1:“ h1ly'1l1l1YSlll1lI.lIl Aiiiericuii port. little t'miiIidliiiI;, and designated the ex.
m-U1 shells and wonderful twisted com] S)l:l‘ln‘8.l“l‘l'il.r1.'y(3l$l:’Kl?;El.‘u‘Sgl%?l:“:)llE6e E llllle was brought home at inst, ii help- not locality w iere the iV'rPck had taken
from the South Seas; stuffed birds of mnlesun? ' '3 5 less, crippled sliadqw Of his Oil 5019- ill???-Ind ‘III: QIIIIIIIIIII rewm .
plunlzlge so gorgeous that travelers “Tlie woman snatched up the child, The long, severevyiiitixrdivo1eII:IaIIIp;1It; IIIIIIIII, ;i]nte].1s0n1-ymagIitaIted gas IIIeoiI'Ii:
through their native, tropical woods and started to run aiwu , but I said .a few stIren tli iiiidIiivI,tivityt i no went “III but when MIISI GIIIII bmuIIIIa;I
have fitlyiiuined them “wiiigedlloivei-s;" “'0”-‘Z: "5 <l‘-1lUk1.‘" “3 9,‘’“.1dv ‘'0 “J5 m‘ ]“",s“tre"e(:Il(.li,’,),,:.,s,.' m“.“,e ,.-um11emno. out the chain and locket, the [lily utter.
boxes and mus of SW96"-seamed Sandal‘ tcrpreterlollud me 0Idl‘):‘l”'li‘ coglllmandcd niiohosgg iioiiscigiold, while the poor erl ii cry ol‘joy that thrilled long 3119,,
wood; curious ornaments, carved in ,I,i:1;mg‘1’-U,,,0“.3I‘i;):i%i:Fnc,;:i gyes‘ fame, grieved over his enlorced idle- ward iiitheinemory of those who heard
ivmyv “"4 “ 53”” Of "me" ‘MHES too a look oiD“ie-ar in her dark liice that I ncss. hej‘ . INS m , .
various for description, but all proving piticd the poor tilllI0'. The little l'fN4Gl‘-imllf-".1lCel‘ W‘-"5 3 T931 Iva: :IIIe(r II min I darling
unuiistrikably that brave sailor and l'nitli- “ In l:LIlS“'el’ to Ill;(]uOSti0u3, they told Elllibeillll through those dark days, 111- chi ISII. IIS IE I I-k I gave t to he‘-
ful oillccr its was ii tziin Gray, his me that at great ship haul gone to pieces ways iiittingiibout the low couIcii where myseI - RI EQIWI I91 ‘I;‘YI,0I‘I"'lI hair‘
cou1p:iss-needle poiiite not, through on the rocks outside the island, some six “ pitptt" iziy, beguiling his we:iriIness and l)l'Otl ii th:3nI '> iIe BAIIIIG it it her ling.
storm or calm, more truly to the north months before, and tliiit no one on bear :iin with her kisses, and smiles, and lnmd anddia I -;.IIIio E ii) uIasII1o.-it! Oli,
than did the heart in his manly bosom 4. saved except this 1,,I,byI which was igpjng words, till Mrs. G-nIiy tiiaiiked thank we , ioII as Ii-Ioiig it Iscktomg
tL1l‘lliIackWll.X‘(l.0V9l‘llll the weary leagues washed asliore. This poor wonr.in, whose God in her lieartzi th0LlSlaI'l(l times tor the the lltilEII!IIClll d OII my 1 .1: mg! II , .
of tossln sea to the little louse witl ' l'ttl -,l 'ldl:<l ‘L d’ ti ‘ k l '1; 1‘; o rim of His provi eiicc. I I
the swee%-voiced mother and ‘three rosy tol‘;),ulru)ld :u(U(:;Ede](ll Sl‘0Vll‘IelllYgplf. eishle 3' lllliltsyh the approach oi‘ summer, the lit- ltIr. and Mrs. Seaburn longed mgham
0iY5- was evidently very fond of it, and her tlo stock of ready money, liiitl y ior :1 their own abundance with Captain and
t was hard to wait patiently for the look of distress, when she understood rainy day, was quite exhausted. v Mrs. Gray, but they absolutely refused
llUIn0-60Inll)g. As the and of can long that I was asking the chief it‘ I might Poor Captain Gray felt his cup of sor- iiny recompense for the deed which had
"0 '1‘ 9 POW DGHFCF lilld nearer, the take it away with me, really touched my row overilow when he saw the wile, for been its own exceeding reward.
children would count the montiis, and heart. whose comfort he had .alwziys cared so At last, CaptninI(xr:iIy consented to go
weeks, and days upon their fingers. M lie consented at once ’ but I miido ii, teiiderlv undertake Iziundry-work tor with them to their city-home-whither
“What will father bring us this time, sign to him to wziit while I sent to the the guests at the great hotel on the they l"<‘tliX'IllCflI, czirr 'ing the little grand-
I wonder?" they would say ‘ ship for some trinkets, which I oi‘l’ered beach. , dallghferv 1d"1W9d“ ready-tilat hemight
other, overnnd over, when the evening- to her. It was pitiful to see the struggle Da alter day, in the stilling heat, he have the benefit ofIsucli superior medi.
lam!’ “"35 llgilied. and their mother set of rceliiig in her black face, but it ended, saw her toil at her ironing-tab e, always ml skill as his condition required.
smiling on them over her knitting, iltlilsi, bv her glVll'l"Hl0 the child quite cheerfullv ant uiicoiiiplainingly, but new lieiiltli iinrl stren vth mine hack
3143 “lid 11099511 5“! “1G.Y- contoritedly. 5 ‘ with checks growing visibly thinner and to him more rupidlv than 5 could have
ou may imagine the stir in the “ I was very anxious to learn it‘ there aier. dared to hope, rind when he once more
cottage when the old fislicrmzin, Ben was anything :ibout the l)il.l)y when “Marv," he said to licr,ono night alter returned to his own home, his crutches
Wm1‘31'5i put his head in at the door one tunnd which ini<-ht be the nienns of thechildren were asleep, and shesat liold- were thrown aside forever.
night, calling out in his bluff, cheery ideiitiiyin-r it. I"0l?S0llle tiniethe woiii:in in-v his hand in the lizilf-liglit-“Marv, Ono scene more, iiiid the little story is
toiIiIos: I I returned :Vi1SlVB:ulSlVBl'S00 all my ques- I liave been tiiiiikimr that perha is the ended. I
I thought you Illl"l)tIlike to hear the tions, but, finally, tempted -by my little girl hzid bestbe sent to the ‘ 1 time.’ It wns n brigziit morning in late spring,
news. Mt'S- Gray. Vhiio I was up iit needles and bri rlit huttoiis she pro- She would be l(ln(llV(‘.‘dl‘(’Ll for, and there Ca ltillll and Mrs. Grin’ had gone by spe.
the port this iifternooii, the Sea Bird was ducod 9. little go <1 chain to ivhich was would be one , inoutli less for you to fill, cilll and urgent iiii'itatioii to witiiess the
signaled. So it‘ you and the youngsters filstmled ii locket with It curiously in. my ]100!‘l(l:lrliIl"'l" lauiichin-v of nncwvessel ust com let
should want to take it run up to-iiiorrow laid iiioiiowrtiiii illld ulockoi'bi'ow1i hair She lillll a gentle imiid upon his lips. ed bv iii; grout Slllp-llllyl (ling hi-ii]; of
1“01‘"iI18vY0“'d be in E11110 W 001118 down insi e. 5 ’ “ Stephen " she siii “ I know what it which Mr. Scaburii was senior l'U'l.l’l(.'l"‘
with the czi1)'ii by the ultcrnoon cmioii.” “ She '.l.I()ll"‘l)t it of grout value or as it has cost you to say tliiit. Don't I know He had himself met them iit thd static .
I Nothiii could have been more tle- kind ot'cli;ii'ili=i or feticli which held siived wliut tiio eiiild is to veil? Ctmliot I see and driven with them to the Bill vard n
liglitful than that early ride next niorn- the child, when all the yrcst. had perished. how much gentler tiic boys have grown Captain Gray with the triine e're of
mg“ 50 Elm ‘Ind bT1Sht‘V’dS U16 Sun; Isuceeeded only with great diilicultv in since she caiiie? Why Stephen it‘ lit- thoroiiwh szu'lo'r’ appreciated all the) be I
Slill]BoS0 spicy the breath of the hem- ottin possession of it the old chief tie Bess were to come’ back to ’us to- ties oft’ the Stl"0ll and 5 land] nu-
lock and pine. The blueberries grew so iinse I‘ being hzirdly willing to let it ro ‘ iii "lit would send her away ‘IS sooui" which 11 ' ised fit the if P Id
(‘I039 "0 L “3 WM1 “mt U13 003011-Wheels “So that is the story of our little 8311: lleilrew lierliciul ClUSeil!1(ll;iSSG<l her “ wzt 's "')]iIi:oe-a bird Ion Ii)perl'enfi‘0h er
strxiyiiig fruin the beaten track, would beam. Such a put its she has been on and ii. loii sweet silence loll betweeii A')<-‘rowd ratl r d g at or) lg t.
sometimes leave ii purple line in the ship-bozirdi She hziserept into the hearts them g’ pi, ten for ui’ 1 "2 G1, (in; vm mm 511)"
short grass. liens and there the way of the roughest follows on board and I “Noiv Will and CIi:irlie'”s-.iid their 1 I " -I 13 z'“mt(i re“"nen'r'
led tllrolwli open >iac-es, where, far 011', never had so quiet and orderlyai set of mother brie a.ftci-noon ‘‘take this [risk t E er. (..e‘111)u[rli.‘;‘gas]1<‘e.fe’ “ml hale M“
ttey could see the blue wiiter sparkle in men before-hardly an o-itli from i.lliy- of clotlies to the ‘llouse ’ and ask fdr ?Ve'3lltl('lI llOl(‘“is‘“'eetc]zlll“3l mgtotlei game
L 1 s I I . ‘ , I I , 1 - - . I I - I iven
eIIsIiIieriI:iIi:IncIIIsII IIIIIIY IIIIIIIIIIIII the IIOIIII IlIIiIoIfII;IrI’:1I“is1IiIouth since the aby came hlIi"IsI.IEIc.ilIiu.I),,II,II: Ied III III her-iiioreI be;iiiItiIiul, if possible, than
there was the Sea. Bird 1!]; list to th ‘Vhile' Ca taln Gray was talkin the ‘ilrs.yt"rE fed] liitlosel ' h 9‘ Bl-"‘a’“d m “ “ 1"“ of de lgm at me“.
dwki 1191' “I133 “fill 'v “m1 4‘ K-""18 01' baby But on his knee with her arm gbout = olden ciirlii’ ‘tilled the tie] v ‘d’Veli.l> t e mgv lam “ml Mnmma Gmy’" and the
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?I‘If’II:’legg:9c5II;I“If7I')']'ii“h' li e beavers to un- his neck, iuid one ichubby little llillltl gd along tllB’[ltltll beside] ‘er]ill‘U:ll(Er:.”9- D03 kily friends " said Mr Seaburn at
my as 1:; WIISI Captain Gmys keen gII‘:I)i:I1ai5 0I:‘1I‘I‘I1II 1IlI1II5Vsbi‘I?IlIIIyII1I<I>IiIttIISI:II) TIIIIIGI IICIIIII3 iIvIx:,Ii;<I? stlioii ii IiIiitoIii. Irponi gnIdI bid- last, in 2) clear, distinct tone, which in.
eye mug,“ sight OI. we lmle group (III IIesIsIed III“ IIIIIIIII IEISIIIIIIII oIIIsIIIeI.cIIeII IIIIIIIG In x iere iiti A rs. on Jun’! st-uiitly commanded the attention of all,
'-1‘;’IPi91i 1“ “I'll IIIIST--lllt iiriiis.- 3’ n the door 0 tied and an elderly ii I l‘l':“‘o :%timmi:lg(lJ’O snyli 13!“ noble
o cearc tie do -k at be d . , , - "3" -P01" Ins ’ aim!“ M -‘‘w
was down iind across the gzir'i'gii'2i;plu:ii!l(, llalflgg, ‘t‘l)k(13ellttlbIfx:he(“li-)‘(l)5i,ie.llei!l(llll (l)l‘l1tt0 Itlig t.l1i]'(el:ssxe‘i.l li>reiili(lIi:i(rliguiiEiiLillltixte- whom “Iii, (liczilrlwne nmii‘ I owe “lye law.
and [W1 me," an in his arms almost bag sweet mIImer1 race [or II I I d , - I " , ' I recovere Jr g itiiess 0 our lives, per.
1 . I I i , y uomeiit, And ccp b1l‘ck olI the hidy s iiiouriiinw-dress si t ' i‘ . ' f v .
fmtixtnlgy C33,‘ ‘;'3.."",'1',?,,k 1 have I',l,ig1,1g1‘iv1i',‘3l‘I"":,III1I-‘Ig:1I‘3iJ Il‘IllnI‘,i)-(%l'BAVI:l brezitli, contrasted with her SllVEl'-lvllltg hair, IU9SP:‘;ll;e "(IJl‘)l.)n‘(lln‘Ge.Ve;(:!Sl:S"i.ft)l!]]j3l;lFDxy
brought you this time?“ he cried, in the Clnptuln Giev biiuslied hisebriizisrgnli-:ind and pale’ and face-. - thanks" wish "0 ask 3 l ya“ Wm are
first Pause of kissing and hImdISIIaklngI IIIIIIIISS ms“ es s is a united to take the brisket, pi-gseiit to-day units 3.0,“. requests
“Not s0IIIeIIIIIIIg IIIIIII Du CIIIII IIIIII IIwIIy III knewy“ .uIIIIIy II he IIIIIII In III I llIIIosgtteI-wlio had been st;iiidIing at the with mine, that, if not (ruin my own yet
in the parlor, it ill, uncllook at it once zi voice. “I kiiew you would‘ love thw ‘-llildwl‘.-trrned sqddem'y"mch qluwr from “'9 lmnd “f ‘his l’“"‘i"‘13 chml 119
momhI And Wm“ will the mother sIIyI (IIIIII1 for me sake 0.f IIIIIIQ BeS‘III e an is iIbIc..iuty of lilC0 uiid iopfii vivid in lllily accept the gift whlcli it has been
Ieewonder 0nly- come on board and “ Little Bess” had been theone sweet "%l?lBlnlSill1l;Bg.BNB a low cry and cziiiwiit laitilg tsf use dc?-Chit; pleitlgurcs of 3 long
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lie made them all sit down in the lit- ;i:i:iZ$"giclii’iii$ei.s:‘”Z tnllch he-I-F ,i‘-usbdliiq S Mm‘. , , G laiunclilingnxive llnlvttan coil)‘: ‘fssewl-i‘::e0::
tie Oitbln, while he went to fetch the and l)l‘(;Wnel‘; n Y those x3'1‘.oai.f,5 ac‘vh;".‘,efii(e:lg: ,$,‘,“d 1"“ h“l1‘“'h13P9l‘, Nellie, my d:irling,ooiiiolicrei"
mysterious resent. ' 1 . I , , ‘ 5 Th 1 ud -
lter twopor three minutes he reap ‘ski l::b:cli()1reel$c1:l',”"‘the babe in hem en he gentleman lmked keenly m the folds?‘ Sine’ ll;3‘1‘x"l’]“g"11l“’-I‘)7“'dund he pm a
po.ircd witiiaii odd Slla)‘l ss (11 I ; - l‘ ' - ‘ . . . ‘tl ' I
IIIS IIIIII,ISI IIISIIIII “II I,IIII s1J‘I1]II(;IIIIIInlIlD'nsegII:I ‘I011, Pipe! wh.it is her nzuiie?" cried sIII‘I‘e?gIiI;a is like her-very like !" he i1ii- Gray): :i‘i'itl(iriiI’ssiiii.l(:uwrli?)(:iat3t0rl'i:d‘ trig:
911 -‘"5Pi0i0"31V ' 1'i“8- “Tllllt was a great question with 11 " i ‘ mm" “W9 11 d ' ‘
I . I , I , I I I I I The H] 1 d k I . me C in a moment ei ery
I“lt s alive! ’ ciicd the children, in a s:ud Captain Cira . "Xou will an pmuh Al C,,,',‘,eB1,3,.g’ ne t I?“ 33”’ uoilf.‘ l'“"'i9r Of: r05l5“"‘99i 5)” 050705 mm 1118
'-1‘,’‘“‘“‘ of 5“SP9n50r when I tell on iow I fixed it As I wars sweet 0 rer vii" my (-1-Mr’ she Sxud‘ 1“ 9' deed "r 3”‘
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ivi“1iil"7(iii-nj-inliieiidgeiilitli rflliwlgd siiliie 331"‘: u‘."”‘mlEs lllfiiliv ""09 “-‘01'9 0am‘? mm my your hziiiiae i" Ce Come’ and mu me He can?!“ he’ 1“ his “"715 End held 1191’
I .i II in II 1 I I < I I n 0 mind part of ii verse that I learned ion r “Pa nmlls me .1“ I , close to his heart; the tears rolled down
caoliig laugiitcr, J. bsby-girl, some two ago XVllenl1.l)0y1lhSllll(l'l -scl< 1- it . I P r , , Oseuev “U5 “W boys his cheeks but he ll - -
years old, with long, olden curls and Sli0,Gi).ll0ll his mime ltIo.;e>s' aiidoslies: i 54%] Line’ , “Spedu‘e1.m1" 0“9- There “‘:'xs 3 uicizug not-S (ilk?
I9)’ blue :5 SIpIl'll),Ii;-Vlo ets, was disclosed Bet-misc I drew him out ol"the watei-Juli H 3i3ii$i;ifE';egi“',33ce‘;,i‘L5,,“"11‘f ""““lv “W l?l'0(11)8 Wei": 1s‘1rrpu‘c‘l?rfr<?iii00tlille
0.. 8u"mL.""s““‘ J",”'0'. . n I lli1Velt'n0lVi'S1Il(lItOIlly59lf. ‘I'lle:dl m:i'am!” he sziid < A mmy -n-nme’ Sid” "I “"3 ‘V9991 and Wm! l'"I00”1
Nat all .:.t once. darliiigsi cried C.ip- the hub ;x[g5cm,ii And go I (lid You H We mm Irm I ,bll.llf itpologetiozilly. queeniy motion she’ sIII1vIII0ng the “my
to,‘ ‘ , . 2 e 4,1; . .. -
ll.l1ll.l‘-Z.ll':l&:)%’l,l:xl?e “;g.KI:l2lslti5at'l:)l‘l;lenl(lllorglSl(::)%f ::I‘l‘Blne(?l1ll.l:9X' sLtt1e,’ it you like, 215 the her Iitlosette,’ bccau: ’sii‘i:‘ii‘I-.i;1“‘)lli";iliie'g heirslio hetl ‘mm; upon me sen‘ ‘V
tlons, “Be uiet, now, and I will tell The boys lauiriicd aloud rind l‘t1 out of “W Water.’ " sided Gilt be ‘emmst of ci“"e“”.“'d.‘“b‘
3'0“ M1350“ 013 Mosette threw up her handd ‘ cl ‘I E e iliha 1‘"1.V 5"’-"ted Vioientlv. her ill L . eubum led hm“ hemm in
“I:VeStouI(I:lifId DEG do at 3. small island in the chorus. an -lomed quIII‘IYIl:at do you mean, child ?" she sold, to tilt‘) l'0tl‘e“'$lrl?5(;(3iI:l‘l:ul' nunermg ribbons,
I in t e on i sci c, w iere we had been '0“ ma ima ' ‘ .1 II ,, ‘, 3-, . . ' '- ' .
’ told, we could find is stock oi‘ a certain the baby tilled %ll]nfle‘l' liieii? l‘1‘lJJI:‘tl!;‘; pllillogg l’l1‘3:’E!ll.]1et1ls1lt')Ii1to'(]:j.lur reidiy ow"1im" sister: 0X')I'lSlt4l(l)u$l.’llS'lt(uo3lll2lz“l!.(g 5h: held “Hm”,
I ., we lose herjustaswen v . i n from her
' Smndmther, she threw it i-om her, and
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