Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-14

wrenched their boats past, and, amid
such cheering as one does not often
hear, won by nose. There seemed to
be a pretty general notion that some-
thing was up. The crowd closed In
round the boat so thickly and quickly,
that I found myself shut out, and the
broad-shouldered fishermen, over whose
sou'-western / had to peep at what was
going on as best could, were evident
lyin full enjoyment of some excellent
joke or other. Is s.f.sf sssas g. sslsblas
ssCapital race" said Rowland. =
eYou aRakestons fellows lost to much
time rounding, eh |? Your boat seemed
trifie heavy in the bows, / thought,
as she came In. Couldn't have lghtened
her I suppose? Halloal what have
YOU got here underthesail ? Nets, eli?
Queer ballast that, isn'tit? Here Jones,
come and lift this out. ~
Don't be too hard on us, Captain 2
said the one-eyed scamp, in the most
dolerous voice; "poor wife and chill
dren !"
< A roar of laughter followed, as the
suspicious nets were lifted out by sail
or, and isplayed-nothing. The whole
WIS IL Stil anu tllO OOab ChlPbJsH
/ Poor Rowland he was very sore about
it. A good dinner and strong natural
sense of the ridiculous, did good deal
toward restoring his equanimity; and,
under the influence of a pipe, in the
garden, he was quite recovering when
a servant-girl came ont to say that some
one wished to see him. 1t was Jockey
West who was standing by a mysterious
little keg, looking very serious. Hetook
off his hat when he saw us.
Servant, sir, servant, yer honor. "
Nothing wrong, i hope" said Row.
land. ssDo you want me?"
& eyer honor hain't heard, then, /
doubt seahA HH"
9 ssHeard what? What is it?" sa
"Two boat loads o. things brought
ashore at Rakeston this afternoon, and
gone right away Most sonfortinate,
there weren't not a preventive man
about the place-alls on 'em gone to
Codlingham. Baeca and brandy, most
ly, I doubt. Two o. my boat's-loads. y
"Your boats? What do you mean to
say you'let them have your boat?"
"'Tworn't my fault; you hain't no
call to speak to me o. that manner. L
coined to tell yer" %
"Well, well, go on; let us hear about
it,"
'Well, sir, my boy" Jockeys boy
was about thirty, and size larger than
himself), my boy seed them hailing,
and rowed out to AK what they wanted;
there was right a big boat; and blowed if
they didn't tie his harms and his legs,
k<,,1v 4xryrN 1Ofc nc, al fhnxv laf
him go.
"Well, hang it ALL did you see
them?" 80.
"Seed 'em, in course seed 'em, and
spoke to EN-
'Then you will know them again"
''Lor' sirl / was that bilious that /
couldn't see nothing but yaller and
green. They was furriners, but my
eyes swan that, that / couldn't make
out no more" Re
s'Your son could tell them again, of
sa
cts very distressin', sir; they made
him that drunk that he can't mind
ncthin' about it. says to him, You
young warminti says /, told you not
to go out-leastwise, would have told
you Al ntiu LdppShCu w ia SCCu JCI (,
but Lawk, siri he fears right of mud
die like. That's a long time since l
ha' knowed SIGH sight o. things come
in and no one TO AK question"
''You said you spoke to them. What
did they say?" 2
Zone of 'em coined mp with this here
little keg, and said, here, old chaps
send this to the Captain for his good
lady, and say as how she'll find it par
ticular calculated for good cherry bran
dy."
s'You COMPOUNDED old scampr' said
Rowland. SEQ into the kitchen, and
tell them to give you some supper, if
you're not too bilious; and don't let me
catch you out in a hurry, or you shall
know it. I'll be even with you yet.
old scoundrel [ shouldn't
have thought / was fool enough to be
done like that, / owe him one any
how. Come and have cup of coffee. "