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THE i FEW NORTHWEST,- THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1881.
" RIGGED WITH CURSES DARK."
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Thursday ru the" day on which patrl Treve
thot vu to tall, and down ' below In the harbor
..." there wastheosual little .stir Inseparable from a
'. departure of this kind. Once or twice unhappy
Phoebe looked furtlrely out of the window, hoping
to catch a gllmpee of the man whom, In spite of
, everything, ahe eould not help loving so passion
ately." The aged Woman's eyes followed her with
extraordinary sharpness and vigilance, and more
than once the peremptorily, exclaimed fr OlrV
.... I'll have none of that looking out of f winder."
Bo rbo?be could only crose the kitchen niore fre
quently than was neceeaary,' and hope tot'm
Tgllmpee of her Davie aa ahe went to anLXro.; But
ahe never aaw him. "" , ,y -
Noon came, and woman and girl dined, though
4-little enough waa eaten by either. Then Phoebe
''washed up" and "aided all the things" and
"scrubbed idown'! the table and 'cindered up"
the hearth, but ahe knew that the tide wai rising
. higher and higher and that In an hour or two her
- Davie boat roust aall. Hhe aaw it gradually be
come buoyant. She aaw It begin to rock on the
- bearing water. ; Lt'--'4.--1 1 1
She fixed her eyes full of Intense misery on her
grandmother, but ahe was pljllesa and for an an
awer bade her "go on With her work"
Presently the old woman said: "Girl, reach
down the wash-tub from the shelf." - -
"She's surely not going for to set me oa to
iwaah I" thought Phoebe, for now abe Waa expect-
Ing to be ordered to get to ber splnnlng-rock, and
abe meant to sit somewhere near the window. "I
am tired, grandmother;" aheald ; "don't set me
on to any more hard work now." '.: . '
"It's not that," repllfd the grandmother; "it'a
Dot for any washing, a Bet the tub here afore me
on the floor, and fill It edgefull with clean water
fra the well, and din not thou stop to look about
thee while tbou'e getting It. Them4 boata can
very well sail away without having thou for to
watch them." - k
LBut while fUllngilhe. pallaL the door, Phoebe
aaw the villagers .crowding to the harbor; and
while filling her pall for the third ttme ahe aaw
Davie, her own cruel lover, standing on the quay
giving his orders, taking In loaves and other pro-
visions for thejroyageand looking far too buoy to
Tiave any thought of her. Bhe saw the rich brown
, aalls rise heavily, flapping! to andro untIL.hey
were fairly set. -" -
This quite overcome the poor girl, and she al
' most dropped aa she carried, Jn the water and
emptied it Into the washing-tub.. At last her
great suffering gave her strength to say .to her
grandmother: ..
, "Have aome human natdrUn ye." Let me Just
tak' one last look at him when h Is going away
so far and so long. Dear knows when he'll come
back again I" ..
.darJuiowailndeed r' - muttered ' the - old
woman as ahe bent down over the large oval
washing-tub. which waa standing on the ground
-in front of her, filled nearly to the brim with
- water. vTheu she looked up and saw that Phcebe
was profiting by her silence and had approached
the window, where ahe waa doing ber very ut
most to ret ''one rood look more."
VBolt the door -again, girl." aaid the grand-
mother, "and keep ail 4 he netKhbors out; I want
none of them In here now ; and then when thou's
done that thou canst ait down, and If thon wants
any last, looks, why. I advise thee Just to take
them whilst thou can 1 :But leave me alone, I beg
Of tnet , tor I want sore to do quiet." - i r
This suited Phoebe's wishes perfectly; with all
ber poor tired heart she, too, was longing to be
JjuleV She dropped Into the Window-seat and
orrot her rrandmother and forarot evervthlnsr.
.except that Davie Trevethoe was now In his boat
"in the harbor and on the very point of sailing
away from nerv
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At tbreertne tlqe was nign, a light breese waa
blowing, and ahe knew -the time had come for
Davie's boat to go. Presently she saw Its prett
aea-bltten aalls catch the wind and slowly fil
and then It sped on Its way." Ah, how wide that
sea washow nathlese and how terrible ! How
-TOTTCh mlghl happen befo ttb e touched b4d-af
his again I Bhe cent her bead lower and lower
and watched the aall dipping and the boat grow
ing smaller and smaller as It gilded overa smooth
gray aea Into a world hidden by white mist. Thus
she sat watching all that lone .and lonely after-
noon. - Not once did ahe turn, and at length, after
weeping quietly to herself for an hour or so, her
forehead, dropped down on the window-sill,
where stood her once-loved and tenderly-cherished
reran rums and rosea, and the weary girl slept.
Meanwhile, the old woman was still sitting by
the large tun wnicn her granddaughter nad niied
for her. 8he had more than once glanced at
Phoebe, and had seen-how entirely absorbed she
was with what was going on outside and then she
bad set herself with, all htr soul, might and
strength to accomplish the purpose on whlch'her
kMlnil ana Hon Tlia man (hat rltuaw 1 1 Matrix
Trevetnoe, snouia never reacn nis nomei"
lier grandmother nad been a "wise woman"
not a sailor In the place had ever dared to' cross
ber will. Bhe knew what words to say and what
arts to use to summon storm and teropeat, and
those who offended her knew thai, though they
; might leave port wun rair winua blowing and a
bright aun shining overhead, she could. If she
' chose, pray down a gale which: would wreck them.
knew the rhymes her, grandmother waa said to
' have ued, and now, In her urgent heed, she was
resolved to employ them. Bhe was sitting on a
- ' low wooden chair, her elbows were renting on her
kneevher.head waa irsting on her, hand. Hhe
settled herself firmly In her. place; and fixed her
. now baleful blue-gray eyes resolutely on the
water which Pho?be had Jut carried In for her.
. . And thus she sat, quite silent and still, but the
wish or her heart was busy and strong her enemy
7shouId not live. Bhe might have sat' thus fr
half an hour when her lips began to move. No
--- words, not even a whisper passed those line, but
nevertheless they framed worda... Quickly those
words came, qnlckly and continuously, and then
"r"-. there waaanother -hangeanl again ahe ceased
to apeak, but, whether she spoke orwaaittent,
ber eyes never once strayed away from the surface
v of the water. Bometlmea ahe made paases over It
. with her lean and bony hand, on which the
great purple veins stood up swollen and knotted,
or ahe. bent forward and seemed to clasp the mass
of water In her embrace, while speaking strange
words tn hushen whimpers or low excited murmurs.
nd all"the"t1me'he-watcner and"T-&ered and
water. Aftera lona? time waa It a ray from the
dying sun outside, had she shaken the tub and
made the water quiver, or were ner muiiereu
rbymea and heartily v prayed- prayers being
heard ? faint white llcht on the surface eauirht
her eye waa It really the water heaving alightly'
under her upraised bandsf Bhe aaw It, Old aa
her eyea were, they caught the wisnea-ior sigai
her breath came quick and fast; she fixed her eyes
more firmly than ever on he water-her thoughts
on what sne waa doing. Bhe bent nearer arm
nearer: , ahe braved . as Jahe had-not prayed for
years, and faster and faster came the words of the
a' a a a a Bav a MM
old rhyme wnicn naa Deen siorei up unuseu in
hea-inemory since the earliest days ofehlldhood
a-rhyme handed down for centuries from witch
. T . a. a a a a .a B a a.V
mother to witcn daughter, in tnecoia .iar isonn
where ner foie-elders' 4 ahlps went to and -fror
Again she fancied that the sluggish water the
water, so hard of hearing at I rred, and this time
It seemed to her that It moved more thoroughly,
that It was not so much a sparkle aa a regular iin
heaval of the entire body. Bhe had no doubt
this time! Assuredly she had seen It moving,
and she' laughed a silent laugh and prayed a
stronger prayer I Bhe bared her wrinkled arms
and again stretched them over It, nor did she
once pause to take rest. Darkness waa falling
fast; shetill sat there. : Bhe could not see any-
thlngin the room ; to her aged eyes to any ey
the window Itself waa now a mere opaque blur.
Bhe did not require light for the work which -ahe
had In hand. Bhe never once relaxed her purpose.
Bhe waa convinced that she bad seen the -water
move-In obedience to her will, and not till It
overleapt the barrier which confined It and dashed
over Its edge before her eyes would she be satis
fied, for then she would know that a fierce storm
would be raging on the wide waste of waves over
which that "false deevll Davie" was now making
kla - fiKa we.a. tvaaaw ear.! faint with fat I nus
a - . w - . a a a . a a aa.aaa . a a a
but it waa only the auu tnmg caueu Douy wnicn
felt fatigue; her spirit waa brighter and stronger
and more resolute than ever; and so she sat; until
suddenly an angry gust of wind dashed against
door and window, rattled their fastenings noisily,
and shrilly passed away. Then she let ner hands
fall on her knees, and cried aloud : ;
"The Lord's name be blessed and praised for
ever and forevermore !" i T
She looked up. All waa darkT?ui when she
tottered to the window ahe saw a faint fragment
of a moon over which the clouds were drifting
fast Again she heard the wind as it swept round
her frail cottage In menacing awl wrathful-rtiwtKv
The wind was rising outside, and In the window
seat sat the poor girl whom she lovel better than
any one living the daughter of her own dearly
loved lost daughter. Bhe was sleeping, with her
head lying against the window-sill. Elsie could
not sea ber, but ahe put out her haud and felt her
warm soft throat and hair.
'Sleep away, my honey," said she, kindly:
"sleep while thou art able. I'm feared the wind
will not let thee sleep long."
The girl did sleep, and the old; woman left her
and went and aat down by the embers of her fire,
listening to the howling of the wind. and Wonder
ing what news she should hear-when morning
came.- At Isst, worn out by. fatigue and excite
ment, she herself fell sound asleep. :
About five n the morning she awoke, chilled to
the very bone. Bhe was sitting by her burned-out
fire, cold and desolate. It was still dark, and-aher
did not know how to find a light
"Phoebe, my bairn, where art thouT' cried she.
" No answer was rtu'rned.r..;'-"ll'r.:.:
'"Bhe has crept her ways Into bed and Is lying
there lost in a heavy sleep, poor thing." thought
Elsie, remembering all that the unhappy girl had1
gone through. "she's asleep, and once asieep
she'll stay asleep, and so she may for me, poor
lass; I'll none waken her to trouble." -v.
go aha aat where ahe waa for aome time longer,
until the cold made her teeth chatter and bones
ache, '
"ir I could only aee to find nay crutches,"
thought she, "Pd make for bed myseF. I'm fit to
perish with old sitting here i"
Bhe felt for the steel and flint- Bhe felt for the
old shoe In which she kept her tinder.' Bhe did
her best to strike a light, but het hands failed her;
the sparks glanced aside, and she was forced to
give up the attempt and to alt where ahe waa a
while longer. j
At last day broke ; but, : though she aaw her
Cmtcheanear-hr,-she felt- too - numb-to-troattier-aelf
to them.. There was no gale now. It waa a
bright Autumn morning; and when she saw how
bright It was, her eyes turned to the bed to look
for Phoebe.
The bed was empty. - Bhe rubbed her eyes, but
Phoebe waa not there, and when she saw this a
terrible thought came Into her mind, and straight
way ahe rose to her feet' and walked across the
room without her crunches a thing she had not
done for five years. -
Bhe tried to call. Pho?be her voice refused to
form an articulate sound. Bhe opened the house
door and looked out All was fair and calm and
bright ' The sun was glittering over the bank of
a cloud from which It bad risen ; the sea, whose
face was as clear and open as that of. a child,
seemed to be smiling an answer to the sun's
caress, but the base of the cliff was veiled with a
tender mist of driven spray, and on the shore lay
a broad belt of lashing sea-weeds, heaped up and
driven Inward far above high-water mark by the
force of the gale of the. night While Klslejwan
looking at this, two fishermen came toward her
they were on their way to her house. Their
faces were full of rough pity, their eyes grave
and kind, and their voices low.
"You maybe do not know about it, mistress?"
said one of them, doubtfully.
"Have ye corned here for to tell me that I have
lost my bairn f- saMHhe-Id woman, to whom
knowledge of the truth seemed to be thus sud
denly and strangely given. ,
"Bhe might happen to come round, but they're
all sadly af eared she won't,' replied the other.
"She'a lying at Atkinson's, by the shore. They
went there with her for readiness, wheu they got
ber out" - ' 1
"Got her out 1 "What's conmTto herf Is she
drownded ? My Pho?be ! My own bonnie balm I"
You tell her tf 11 her kind," said one of the
men to the others
"No; tell me anyway,' but tell me quick! I
nlvver till a few mlnutea back knew any different
thanthat.she was lying safe In bed thcrerlmdde
the house. I nlvver went to bod myself l-dropped
asleep by the fire." ' :ss
-"Ye slept last night!" cried both men,a8ton'
isueu. " l couiu sicen r ' i nere waa mai winu at
our end of the town that I was a feared It would
ding our chimney dawn, I was Indeed, and -there
.waaillrty weather out at sea. Ieaw your Phtebe
when she first came out. , though, somehow or
'quick as I could, and cried ; . .
'Honey, It's none o Bt' Aldan's
that loat It'a one oMbepi Pen:
down-to the harbor for to render what assistance
we could, when all in the wild of the - ulght dowu
ran a figure by us, and at first go off I reely thowt
It waaa specter, but it was your Phoebe, poor lass !
" 'And what's the guns all firing for so terrible,
Mr. Duncan V she said, said she to me, 'and what
can all them Jlghta be about V A T
"I think mysel' she mun just ba' said that be
cause she was so terrible anxlous-like, for she was
tledto know why all that was being done, her a
girl born and bred by the sea rQ I said, said I :
Honey, It's a boat a fishlngboat has been
arove ashore, and Is lying there a wreck.' ' -
"And with that she set up a great ahout, and
afore Iver I could tell her not to be so frightened
like, for the sea had gone down a bit, and Doug
lasV big boat had put out to try If aught could be
done, she ran off to-tbeharoorr-nardiy aoie to
ateady hersel' Iri the wind. iBp I. ran after her as
lads as Is In
'enzance boats ;
David Trevethoe owns It' ry
'I knowed it was.- I felt It was from the very
beginning,' cried ahe, quite despairing; and with
that ahe ran the faster, and theu I knowed aahow
I bad done wrong, for of a sudden I remembered
that ahe and him had kept company together the
year afore, and that my.mlasle had once or twice
tellt me that she believed they were lovers still."
"Ay, ay," cried Elsie. Impatiently; "Ijut go on;
nlvver mind that; Just tell me what she did.'' .....
.Poor lass! she stood by the pier holding on
agin the wind, and wet to the skin mun ha' been,
for whole water waa coming down all the time,
and when Douglass' boat cam' back she ran along
to meet It, and when ahe heard that Davie and all
aboard with him had been drowned, she ran past
Ivverybody, and threw hersel Into the water."
"But they got her out again, you said V ' cried
Elsie. '" ' ' '
Ay, but they were long, about It; God only
knows how It will be with her. "kVll go tofcer f '
"Ay,atonco!" cried Elsie; "but how 7"'
. They placed her In an arm-chair and carried her
quickly to a cottage lust above the beach. A
crowd was already collected by the door. Way
waa made for Elale, and she was at once carried
to the room where poor Phoebe was lying. At the
entrance ajFQmanjnet,thenxJojhook.berJiead
and said: i ,
"Better.not here."
"My bairn Is dead !" cried Elsie. "Let me see
her at once : '
a one madeanyfurther opposition. Un a
larire table In the center of the room lay two dead
bodies. David Trevethoe and Phabe were lying
side by" side.-'of t'lorig time the old woman
stood supporting herself bjrthe edge of the table,
and looking at the grrl whom she had brought up
from childhood. At last she turned to the sailors
who had carried her there and said : I
..ml . : .1 - T ,!!.
' tneul two were iwrriuraii', um uu uc
the notion of her going right away from-tne who
had been like a mother to her, tawed a stranger
down Bouth. I nlvver favored the marriage, and
nlvver let this young man come within my
doors. ' I' kept her In the house for three days
afore he. left Bhe fret sore about his going away,
nnnr hairn." ' :
Thenmhe'itooped and gave the girl whom she
loved so much a long fareweirklss ; and then,,
after a struggle Unseen by all. she looked at
David -Trevethoe. There he lay, cold, still, and
with all hla busy schemes for bettering his own
fortune brought to this abrupt and terrible con
clusion. -V. - .-. v"
"Poor young man,'Vealdshe, 'it was early for
for him to die 1" - . i
They lifted ber into the chair again and carried
ber home as they bad brought ner, and aa she
went she said to herself, while her heart ached
with a pain which, aa long as she livel, would
never leave her : y
"My bonnie bairn Pho?be, bad aa It Is to have
thee lying dead and cold there, It'a better nor hav
ing thee living on to be pointed at with scorn 1
-Now nonolll-ver-know-the-ahamerthatba
corned on us, for I hid my thoughts and gave
them a wrong turn, and I said, Toor young
man!' Ay, ay, poor young man' waa what my
lips said, but my neart waa calling him a deevil r'
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