The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-08
The Young vOyagers.
A THRILLING sKErcH.

! like my father, and show how he sails that
great packet ship across the ocean. Come,
girls, get in.-Annie, you shOll be my mate,
and little Jennie shall be my cook and
steward" ...r..
The speaker was handsome, fair.hsired.
rosy checked boy, with light laughing blue
eyes, about ten years old, who during his
address. was busily engaged in rigging the
mast and sail to ships launch which was
made fast to the beach in one Of those sc.
cluded, and picturesque little coves or inlets
with which the south shore Of Long Island
between Fire Island and Roekawsy, is so
plentifully indented. .. .a.
The boys companions were two little
girls Of eight and six years, beautiful as
angels, and SO exactly like their brother in
every feature, that they seemed as perfect
eOpies--all but the long, sunny ringiets-of
his exquisite face. F'"
Anne, the eldest girl, bounded lightly in.
to the boat, at her brothers FIRST solicita.
tioh, SHd began assisting him about the sail.
But little Jenny-who was tugging ulong a
great basket filled with pies, sweet cakes
and fruit, which they had brought from q
beautiful cottage not for of, for little pic.
mic dnner--hesi 10 silence ill her
brother urged her again to get in the boat,
when she began to argue with him thus:
40, Willie, don't let Us go 10 the boat to
day! There 10 so much wind and we nigh,
be-" .' &a.
"You are little coward, Jenny, TO be
afraid, interrupted the young captain, impa
tieDtly. "Irs the pleasantest dOy we have
had for month; and it's so late in the fall
that If We don't 60 to-day, am sure we
shall not have another chance this year,
Come Jenny; don't be lrightened-jump
| in" .... ,....
10, | am hot at al! afraid, brother" and
child as she was, little 9"nhy's cheeks
| glowed for few moments With dseper
vefnilIion tint, a, the implied question OF
courage by her brother. "l'm not in the
least a:ruid, Willie. Blu, you know th I
mother has often tod US that we must rot
60 in the boat wheh It blows lard; all I'm
afraid Of Is disobeyiug her,"
:.Then you may come into the boat with
out fear, sister, for mother told the might
sail this afternoon, not fiyc minutes before
! lef, the house,"
ayes. I know tHot, Willie; bu. ,h,, wa.
two hours ago when it was calm. 1t blows
grcu. deal harder now, and I'm sure. moth
er would not like US to 60 away from the
shore in the boat when there Is such high
wind"
20, nonsetise; Jenny; hare been oil
around the cove when it blew gfsat deal
harder than this. Mother, yot know, SAYS
am the best saiIor along the coast, and
just as we'll able to Judge when the weather
Is it to 60 on cruise us she is. Gomez sis
ter, we can't get drowned for the watet is
so shallow at ebb tide, and with this west
wind we con snil anywhere about the cove"
Thus persuaded, Jenny passed the basket
to her brother, and then clombefing into The
boat herself, she took seat beside Anne in
the stern sheets, and soon the launch was
under way. ra,sa..s.
She was great, heavy, clumsy boat---ns
all of her class usually are--with a single
log sail Of heavy canvas, altogether little
calculated for a pleasure craft.
But little Willie Walton managed with
consu,nate skill for 30 young a commander,
and they had several stretches across the
cove when as they were passing little in,
let that opened out seawards. Anne's eyes
rested upon the bright blue waves Of the
Atlantic, far out beyond the disco loled wa.
ter along the coast and claPping her hands
with sudden ecstacy OF infantile joy, ex'
claimed: - '-,.
10 Willie, Willie, let's go out there and
sail on the beautiful ocean! Won't it be
grand! So much prettier than this, little
dirty cove, with the low sand banks al
around u.s."
"Well 20 out there and have glorious
sail--just like the great ships and steamboat
that we see 60 BY" #tan s#a a-g
30 don't 60 out there. brother!" interpos'
ed little Jenny, her check growing pale al
the delicate lily. "Don't 60, Willie, moth
er will be angry with u.s." ..... .,.-
! "Mother will be no such thing. Jenny -
She will be proud Of us to think that w
have been out on the ocean all alone.
can easily come back with the food tid'
that will soon be setting in."t And withon
further argument the reckless boy put biz
helm up, essed Of the sheet, and away on
through the inlet, toward the line Of blu'
water outside, went the launch, hurrie'
along before the strong brecse which adde's
! to the strength Of the last quarter ebb, bor'
her sway at speed that soon sunk the vel
low ridge to mere line along the mergii
OF ths wild and botiomless ocean, and th'
Whise cottagesF with JVenitian blinds int
|, toy houses dotted with bright green specks
| The oolOred RateF--which appeared iron
u The cove only narrow strip dividing. th'
whitst strip from the deep insurs of che oceal
beyond expanded into i broad belt of ses
efalI miles ii width. But with The, fn
breeze and strong outset Of the tide, th
boat sped on;swhiles tbs novvltyNof thei