Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-26
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A Long Swim.

= Bless nv soui Jones is dead"
- What your ccusin the parson p
= No. no -
~ Not Jones Of the 99th ,"
20 No, Jones Of the SaragossG."
You don't say -. Winch of them p
Peyton jones
Dear me I'm very sorry TO hear it.
Stunning fellow was Peyton Jones. Thorough
" good fellow. What did be die OF ? l.
would take good deal to kill Jones "
" Influenza"
No! You don't mean to say that infu-
enza killed Jones Cad fancy man who'd
mad yellow fever three times, dying OF irhu-
enza e
Av, and VINO had been chewed for half al
hour by tiger in q jungle.
" Yes, ard who avoke one morning with
boaconst1ic;or round MS neck
lust so, ard VIII took that tremendous
swim Antigua"
An Whist WIS that p
Did you never hear Of that ? Why, It
was ore Of the piuckiest things kat was ever
done. | am surprise d YOU never heard OF that.
Surely | must have tod YOU that myself.
Goodness knows, | am never likely to forget It,
for but FOR Pey;On Jones, might not be here
now tell IT. Jones was Ia the B~'eye"' % hen
~ zfF4i. oeour-od snd ths eAip iying in
tue La bCr OF Antigua. w4s out there at
tie me tine. and saw coed deal OF the ma
y. men, and better set Of fellows wouldn't
VIA TO know. You never were in the w est
lLC.es, think ; 80 l must explain, that out
side he r qua herbor OF Antigua there is 6
sort of second hafbnr,-a large bay the shore
ct whch, On one side, after taking a vice
sweep, rurs cut into the Sc. for great cis-
t8rce. Wel, ore fee day 1t was arranged
tcst We should rave picnic so four or i've
of the oificeIs, among whom vas Peyton Jcnes
With sn IRISH CCctCr ard myself tor guest
toCA The sh p'a pInnaEce and three men, sailed
out q he harbor and across the bay to an
eng ib.e spot the opposite shore, and there
pcrickeu TO cur hearts' content. Inc doctor
,.4s an iuv liable man at festivities OF lhl'
krd. His la.es used TO follow one another
Ike a string Of ssusages the head OF one
IlIned to the tail of another by ." Faith, ant
Ina. remonds me- particularly funny to list
en- 10, fomtne absence Of anything in the hrs
story that could 10y any possibility have sug
gested The second.
&" Oa the occasion l speaking Of, he KEEP
Us il roars OF laughter al day telling storie
ami singing songs lnce ssantly III i vas time t
think sbout returning. 80, Af.er one NOR
lale which being OF exceeding comic char
acter reminded the doctor of very distress
ing case at hat time in hospital, VIC tashe
the other bottle, and II short time wtr
sdJat No soone. were VI under way, ina
Dr.. O Grady got up an argument with Jones
who was at The helm, upon the subject OF steer
ground that illustration was necessary TO re1
der MS views clear, to be allowed 10 give
practical example OF bis own powers as steers
man. This Jones at fIst objected to; q
public feeling running strongly IN favor Of ii
doctors being allowed 10 Try bis hand, ED II
doctor giving this t=eli1s voice with foice a.
elcaueIce peculiar 10 himself, The end of II
mater wa, that be Vas soon seated comfort
bIy at the helm, singing the Gr0res OF BId
Eey
:. For short time :he voyage went on We
smoothly but Just as O'Grady was IN Il
1oidde OF an amazingly funng compari-on D
tween Arion, whose singing attracted me o'
ph.ns, and himselt, whos7 voice appeared
possess certain charm for sharks, a sudc
gust of wind took US AID hid Us on our bea
ends. .
Port vour helm = shouted Jones, Jump
uo. and making for the tlller. Port, d Iii
dy Pert ;.
The same 10 you and plenty Of It, rePil
the doctor, still facetiot.s, though thoug
huried. Port it is ?
But, unfortuna teiy, port il wash t. by
little error OF the docsor's it was starboard
stead ; and the result was that in another r
nent W were all struggling IN the water, a
the Dinpauce was keel uppermost AS seVe
IF the party conld not swim. the hrst tilnS
do was to lock alter them, ana heip mem
scramble up On t. tie keeI- (! oh 'o-'
Who magnificent 8" ii!et @h" a.
VINO .oa d swim "a ell, worked aloi>I
this, splashng as much IS ossihie me
in order 10 keep the sharks away ara IN aS
short time; long row of moist, unconi0F'a
bodIes ornamented the bottom OF the c'Ps
boat.
Are we all hese now p cried Jones'
was at the end OF ths line. One, t*o' IN.
-Good Heav-rs where's the decor
'heIp shrieked man who was a.
other end of the boat help, help! Hef
shark at my leg. He's got my loot IN
mouth
Faith and if us shark, said the voic'
the doctor from the water, you II never
troubled with corbs on that loot again.
this is no fish, bu. an lreander, fortunately
you Thompson. Lend hand, bhoye:
myself, and no mistake That's right. An
ungrateful baste ,-apostrophiz.ng the boa
snat did ye go tutring over 10 that way
aftner I'd been sisering ye so carefully
all
By jovs, l though. we'd PICKED al up''
Jones. Id forgotten you, OGraoy.
Upon my copstience, said the ooc
frankly ana you were justified in loat "a
for faith forgot myselt when l undertoo