The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-06-23
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THE YoUNG VoYAGERs.
A THRILLING SToRkE

Come, Annie, come. Jenuy-sisters
Come aboard my ship, and we'll have
Ejolly nice sail this afternoon. I'll be
sea captain like my father, aud shov
how he sails the great packet ship across
the ocean. Come, girls, girls, get in
Annie, you shall be my mate, and littl,
jennie shall be our cook and steward.
The speaker was handsome, fairhair
ed, rosy checked boy, with bright, laugh
ing blue eyes, about ten years old, who
during his address, was busily engaged
in rigging the mask and sail to a ships
launch which was made fast to the beach
in one of those secluded, pictu rescue
little coves, or inleis with which the
south shore of Long Island, between
Fire Island and Rockaway, is so plenti-
fully iudented The boys companions
were two little girls of eight and six
years. beautiful as angels, and SO exact
Iy like their brother in every feature,
that they seemed as perfect copies-all
but the long sunny riLglets-of his ex-
quisite face.
Annie, the eldest girl, bounded light
ly iuto the boat, at her brothers first in
uitation, aud began assisting him about
the sail. But little Jebny-who was
tuggiug along a great basket filled with
pies, sweet cakes aud fruits, which they,
had b ought from a beautiful cottsge
not far off, for little picnic iLSer-
hcsitated in silence till her hr othef urged
her again to get in the boat t/when she
began with him thus 20, " lilies don't
let US go in the boat to d6y There is
so much wind, and we might be-"
You are a little(coward, Je..ny, to
be afraid interrupted the young cap
tam, impatienD5. Its the pleasant
est dsy we La"e had for months; aud
it SO late'in the fall, that if we don't
go to-dof, l am sure we shall .pot get
a Other chance this year. Come, Jenny,
dor'y be frightened-jump in."
%, an not at all afraid, br ther,"
and child as she was, little Jenuy's
cheeks glowed for few momeuts with
deeper vermillion tint, at the Implied
question of courage 4ycghet btother =
. I'm not 10 the least. .affaidt Willie =
Bat you kuow that fuotlIer- has Otter
told US that we must u9t' go, III the boat
when it blows hard all l N ssfsa1d of is
aisobeyipg her" :,
Then you may come into the. boat
without fear sister, for mother t3fd&Ine-
| might sail this afternoou,,it was not
five minutes before left the ibouse y"
Yes. know that, Willie but that
was two hours ago, when it was calm
1t blows great deal harder now, aud
| III sure mother would not like US to go
away from the shore iu the boat when
there is such high wind"
20 nonsense, Jenny; / have been
all around the cove when it blew a great
deal harder than this Mother. you
know, says ! am the best sailor along
the coast, aud just as we'll able to judge
when the weather is fit to go cruise as
she is Come, sister, we can't get drown
ed, for the water is SO shallow at ebb
tide, and with this west wind that we
could wade anywhere about the cove"
Thus persuaded, Jenny passed the
basket to ber brother, and then clam ber
ing into the boat herself, she took a
aud soon the launch was under way.
She was a great, heavy clumsy boat
Aas all of her class usually are, with
single lug sail of heavy canvass, alto
gether lily calculated for pleasure craft
But little Willie Walton managed her
with con. ummate skill for go young a com
and they had several stretches
across the cove, when as they were pass
ing the inlet that opened out seawards,
Annie's eyes resting upon the briaht
blue waves of the Atlantic, far out be
yond the discolored water along the |
coast, aud clapping her hands with a
sudden ecstacy of infantile joy, ex-
claimed:
20, Willie, Williel let's US go out
there and sail on that beautiful ocean
Won't it be grand. So much prettier |
than this little dirty cove, with the bare |
sand banks all about u.s."
Willie sprang to his feet, and gazing
to the offing. his eye lit up with the en-
.Lusasm caught from his sisters words,
aud he replied:
s"We'll go out there and have a glori-
,us sail-just like the great ships aud
steam boats that we see 60 by"
20, don't go out there, broth'r p in
,erposed little Jenny, her cheek growing
sale. as the delicate lily. Don't g.,
Willie mother will be angry with us .
"Mother will do no such thing, Jenny; !