The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-31

IL stood up and hollered as loud as
could, but it was blowing hard, and
they couldn't hear me; and though l
waved my cap they didn't seem to see
me.
'By this time it was dark, and | set
down and had good cry; but after a
while comforted myself by thinking
that father would be home soon, and
was sure he'd know where to find me.
II got terribly hungry, and as |
know'd father used to keep some bis
cults in one the lockers. furraged out
a couple, and with them and Il drink of
water ont of n stone bottle, made a
hearty supper.
well, it came Oh to blow harder and
harder, and the wind shifted right in
shore. How it did whistle and sing in
the old boats rigging; and how she did
roll and dip. to be sure. I'd never been
ont in such gale, and though | don't
know as was exactly frightened, felt
very queer, for know'd God was angry
with me because had been disObedicnt
TO my mother.
We'll, father didn't come. and the
wind bl0wcd as | never see it before;
and a sea there was, too. First the old
boat seemed as if she was going right
up into the sky. and she'd roll and dive
again rs if she was going fathomS deep
under water Then she'd stop and
shake herself, a: if for another bout,
and then she'd 20 again.
After u while great booming sound
coming from out to sea, and then |
knowcd there was ship ashore on the
sands. | crept aft in the stern sheet
and stood up-at least tried to-but
no sooner had got my head above the
gunner than away goes my cap to lee
ward, and down goes crack.
/ Il didn't hurt myself, and so crawls
up a.in, and there was the ship send
ing up rockets. Il was fine sight, !
can tell you, to see'cm go up and burst
into stars. Presently heard the BOOM
ing again, and thought us perhaps there
was poor sailors out there rs was going
| To be drowned.
"Then got sleepy, and began to hope
! father wouldn't come off to fetch me now,
cause it was too rough, and was afraid
if he; did perhaps he'd be drownded. /
asked God, if he pleased, not let father
come off to be drownded, because he
/ hadn'; been naughty, as know d of, and
/ / had and SO if anybody was to be
drowned thought it ought to be me.
Every now and then / heard the
| booming of guns, and that and the noise
! OF the wind seemed to make me more
and more sleepy. Presently | thought
| I'd undo some of the mainSail and roll
myself up in it, for was getting ter
ribly colo.
"When Id coiled myself upon it, |
asked God to take care of poor little
jim, though he had been naughty boy,
and to bless father and mother, and
unclcs and aunts, and all good people;
and soon after this got quite warm,
and the booming Of the guns aud the
bowling of the wind got all 20 muddle,
and fell asleep.
GLOW long laid there don't know;
but | was suddenly walked up by being
rolled ri"ht out % the sail into the bot
tom of the boat: and when | looked up
it was broad daylight, and there was
my father with his mouth wide open.
"IIull0, father" says |, Pm 50 hun
CRY"
l;ut father didn't make no answer.
All he did was to hollcr out. and laugh
4 great big laugh.
HWhcn he'd done he catches HE up
and kisses ne. and says he: I'm jog
gcrcd if didn't think he'd turn mp some
howl kn0w'd he warn't born'd to be
drowned
"Next he hists me mp 4 top of his
shoulders and begins to wave his SOU
westcr and h0ller-hOw he did hollcr to
be sure.
"Well, first out comes one OF tn
ncighhOrs, and she looks, and she waves
her hand back, and begins to holler too;
and then she Scutters off into our house
and brings mother ont; and when she
looked | waved my hand to her, and
and she throwed her arms up and
clasped her hands.
Then father hollers to her, and hOl- |
lers too; and father throws me up Ill
/ he air and catches me. In Il minute or
two mother and all the people, men and
wimmcn, came rushing down to the
waters edge, shouting and hollcrlng
like mad
when we got into the dingy to pull
ashore, every now and then father gave
great big laugh, saying, Bless his
heart, knowd he warn't born TO be
drowndcd.'
Presently | begins TO think about
tho tanning.
Father" says l, lis mother going to
tan ne for getting aboard the boat =
'If she does I'll tan her," he says.
"Well, as soon as the dingy touched
the shore all the men lays hold of her,
and away we flies, | and father and
boat and all, right up to high water
mark. Mother ketchcs me up and begins
to kiss me, until am almost smothered,
and the wimmin they all kissed Inc and
after they'd done with me the men takes
me and begins to chuck me about from
one to the other, like Il cheese; and
everybody laughed and was so pleased,
and so was l, only couldn't help saying,
Mother I'm 50 hungry"
BLESS his heart, | dare say he is"'
cried she, and she laid hold of me ana
carried me home and gave me some
breakfast-tca and sugar-bread and but
ter. and set to with will.
There stood father and mother look
ing at me. Fnst mother laughed and
then cried, and then father laughed at
her until he cried; and then they fell
kissing of eanother, and then me, and
by that time had flushed my break
fast.
"After little while grandfather comes
in, and he shakes father by the hand
and don't say nothin', but all the while
he pucked up his old glib as though he
was going to cry too, but he doesn't; but
he turns and takes me on his knee, and
says, We'll, mate, how did ye like your
wygef
s.Father didn't 60 out that day, but
set down to mend his net and smoke his
pipe. He got on capitally with the pipe,
but don't think he did much to his
nets. Fust one come and talked to him,
and then another, so there was more
talk than work.
"In the afternoon Uncle Jemes, him
as / was named after, he comes down,
and says he to father, Come, Tummus,
tell us all about it,
81 WILL" says father, and SO uncle sat
down. This was how it was father
begun. when I'd sold out went into
the Red Lion to get me pint o beer
and some bread and cheese, and / and