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The Record Newspaper 04 December 1897

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S T 0

Y

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LADIES

.

PLEASE

NOTE

the

!

Mediterranean.

Those

days

were

when

Eliza

Atkins

GRIFFITHS BROS.,

Stone.

TEA, Giles

Ephraim ten

the

after

years

Independence

of

he

same

died

the

in the and

toward

Ephraim at

In

Ephraim's of five

hint but .S1IO6S

to

where

life,

at

looks

and

his

early

feet

four

Office

ways

rns

sizes

and

elderly his of

There and the

captain. costume

in

addition aforesaid,

For

"

The

swallowtail," to match, high ruffled nainsook wrist-ruffles nainsook the

for

ruffles

old-fashioned, he walked Whenever in the garden, a stroll carried

a

if

out, he

was

a

-silk

for

which

chiefly

the

the

at

time

I

85 the

TEAS

and

extremely in

even "

a

people

gentleman

of and

the the

This

manner

were

somehow

ciated.

in

In ;held

was

Mr.

plying

between

gLASS

FLOWER

L it3st

Novelties

New

TABLE Brands

and

in

Table

for

white

INCOMING

SILBERT

&

HAY

ST.,

N.B.

The

STEAMERS.

SHARP, PERTH,

trade

liberally

Wholesale and dealt

HANNAN.ST., with

of cloud.

Captain

Ephraim

twice

and more

good

a

within

a

few

jolly

the

still

over

below

romped like

looking

swept the horizon again

he

;

sighted than

interesting trader that

Dutch

had

a

only

lay

a

Perth.

this,"

and

with

the

sailor came and the gray,

shook glass up from the

bread

and

heard

Ephraim to

a say, put scrutinised again

water

what

the

or question the speck

horizon. "Keep he demanded sternly,

about

still

dismiss

ing the trembling tar, who thereupon to the bulwarks, betook himself and after a few moments of terrified a knife out of inertia, pulled his

Co.,

and

clothes,

fell

to

thumbing

its

edge. The

FANCY

BOHEMIAN

AND

WATER See

FRUITS

QUALITY and

aloft

man

the sturdy

a week's after insubordination.

the

cn

a

his face was that returned the he had just been let

Captain fellow had two,

St.,

sent

When

if

for

had walked captain slowly He stood five or minutes hard at the so, gazing tip of the bow forward.

JUGS

sprit,

Prices.

our

Retail

BY

turned

aft

again.

A third

the no with glass left doubt in the and as he. once matter; more he round, to all quarters, swung to smiled observe the Dutch grimly

ALL

vessel crowding on off at the top of her

ONLY.

Fruiterers,

KALGOORLIE.

then

examination

SHARP,

BEST

scudded and

clouds,

bits

aa1|pectacle

&c.

OF

nervous-

well

keep,

blue brighter million whitecaps,

hold

STREET.

&

no

bowled along under breeze from the star In the deep, bright

Industry

little

glass. down hand

Spectacles.

'&

CONSIGNMENTS.

not

blue,

he

Hall,

Sight-Testing

Decorations,

day and

about shutting captain was up glass, when, all at once, he spied, on the weather quarter, something that made him start and then take a In- another fixed look. minute long,

PERTH.

EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,

felt

The

of

Delivery.

MaSOnic

Hay

MURRAY

he fine

his

optician.

SILBERT REGULAR

well

may his pwn shdw.

National Library of Australia

Careful

DYNON

GLASS,

CHINA,

asso

Boston

and

Prompt

Famous

PRICES-

Chambers,

JOHN

the cap

will too— as this tale the year 1815, Captain Ephraim command of the merchant-brig

Industry,

favourably

known.

Clarke,

6 Victoria

;

called

inseparably minds of all

Our

STREET,

Alfred

at

to leeward, >up!e of leagues though she had sailed from Valencia two tides the before Industry.

an

old

They acquaintance. in been associated

tain's have

-mind,

the

City.

for

86

him school." chain curious

days

GROCERIES,

the

Free

certain unMediter that period,

a

;

a

topsail quarter. overhead

clumsy

PERTH,

in

Opposite

his

c

PRODUCE

Orders:

him but he counted Gibraltar the next morn wind held as it promised,

over

which could

nothing

Retail)

GENERAL

[?]

fobs

manner

those

and

for

on

Address—

charac

Ephraim

well

are

Sun

of port after

be sure, accompanying

the meantime

once,

of

DAIRY

Stock

he

his

to

just

deeper,

and

After

however,

Captain Ephraim was in quarter-deck great

if

stiff

a

IMPORTERS, Assorted

18th

navigation

hung making

The

of

PERTH

(Wholesale

occa

bounds.

CO., Ltd.

GROCERS

Best

of

day out

the

To

ing, and

as

polite,

formal

TYRE

deal

a

third

June

board

GALLAGHER,

HOWICK

.

especially

and

Waited

Note

the

of,

FARM

COFFEES

waistcoat.

thing Captain

Beware

&

LOWEST

The captain's general wear. a seemed to extend only from a waistcoat buttonhole to or inches six off, eight side-pocket de which two it "between points though it pended in a shallow curve, the wearer's went all round -really his

Imitations.

and

STREET,

and

Complete

Families

the

inside

Spurious

IiOWICK

Most

DELICACIES,

particularly,

speak

DUNLOPS,

GASH

distinguished,

eye

Speed,

TYRES.

Genuine

and

are to be mentioned. however, yet was a One of these heavy double curious twisted watch-chain of gold This feature of his foreign pattern.

caught

ADELAIDE.

for

gold-headed

the

ness

PNEUMATIC KING STREET,

PREMIER

day.

big

things

of

this bother. on

coasting, it precisely

dinner, his pacing

0:1

HUGHES

sex

only

wore

him

that

everything

business

noon

still

get

you

DUNLOP

cane.

two

that

See

Hold

sterner in his

even

were

at

and

by

wines.

On

ranean

Oomfort,

waistcoat shirt-

teristic

gave

day,

Durability, RIDE

and

Industry,

upset

so

fortnight's

fallen

invariably the highof a fine black

and

other

sion

Italian

AND

was

taking

mind, and anchor at weighed Valencia, bound for Boston. The Industry was and laden chiefly with Spanish

PERTH.

DUNLOP

to

stock,

The

had

dinner

dress, visible

front

;neck

captain's

a

his

black

were

since

had,

accomplished

:

CYCLISTS!

suspicion

pantaloons

chain certain

third

the

which do

to

of course, a pretty for the Mediterranean eye But the doings of Napo

easiness,

a

.and satin

because,

of

leon the

:

SYDNEY,

little

was

about

heeled shoes broadcloth

toilet

he

spirits.

in his eye, twinkle of a roll in his gait. He was fastidious

-captain

command this time

sharp markets.

oicioij

vain.

trifle

The

Depot.

STREET,

MELBOURNE,

high-heeled

as a fine fresh ever, glossy-black his and a in colour cheeks, white, he hand, whereof well-kept shapely,

hat,

Ephraim's

FREMANTLE.

And

stood

CAprcbs

all

and

Retail

STREET,

little

gave Fie

of sea-captains are men of all apt to bear professions a bit themselves pompously. thick and He had curling hair, as

though

and

148 MURRAY

Captain

least,

calling. the in

to

consisted,

or

with

particular voyage in has question

Captain

a

;

the

TEA

Rates.

Warehouse

went abroad which he never to be measured. himself permitted set and well But sinewy up, being he was a personable man his despite and he bore himself lack of inches

portion

Wholesale

WILLIAM

nor

was

of

CUP

a

be

without

a

of

PARTAKE

Perth at their (gratis), Depot, Pa .'c els may be obtained

Retail at

first for his 22 he commanded the he left sea.

At

maae

was

and

CHOCOLATE

;

old

40

later

his

States

CALL

MERCHANTS,

shipped 15. At

vessel.

of the

Declaration United

to

you

& COCOA

tale

very

voyage

Invite

chronicled the Mediterranean of day of the Battle

in

.a

Boston,

the

presently

Sea, the Waterloo.

in

pleasant city the of Mexican close his the great adventure

War adventure occurred ;

born

was

COFFEE

The the

By

;

the

'

and Captain Ephraim Pirate. Portuguese

the a merchantof captain had to be a trader craft as well as a the responsibility his was navigator the goods he took out, and of selling the return of buying cargo at his own discretion.

|

and

strode Ephraim down which companionway,

Captain

,

sail

making speed.

lumbering to

he

"the dis

appeared.

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