laden with luggage, placed it in the road, turned his
back, sat upon it, and began to fill his pipe. This done, he struck a
match, but somehow when he held it to the tobacco there was a sudden
_ciss_, and the match went out.

"Now, how did that there 'bacco get wet like that?" he growled. "Dear!
and she a-waiting all this time for the dear lad as didn't come. Ah,
it's no use wishin', but I do wish as my old mother was alive now to do
that to me."

"Bob ahoy!" came in a cheery shout. "Come on! Never mind the things.
Here's mother wants to shake your hand."

"Ahoy, sir; hand it is," shouted back the old fellow. Then in a growl,
"S'pose I must go. Think on it, though; me havin' a drop o' salt water
in one eye!"

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