The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-11-20
TALES OF THE BORDE
THE SMUGGLER
BIT JvHS NAcEAY wIL.oN
| lCONTINUE ED.


Z 1t must be observed that, since Harry
had ceased to 60 regularly to sea, and
when he was really considered to be a rich
} man, the crew of his boat began to call hin
master, Notwithstanding his sou wester and
canvas kilt And now that it was known
! to them, and currently reported in Emble
4 ton, that be was part proprietor Of lugger,
many of the villagers began to call Fanny
/ Miss Teasdale and it must be said, that in
/ her dress and conversation she much nearer
approximated to one that might be styled
Mss, than to a fsherman's daughter. But,
when the character and education Of her
mother are taken into account, this will
not be wondered at.
1t would be uninteresting to the reader
to describe the journey of Harry and Ned
Thomson to Blyth; before they arrived at
FELTON,, Harry had overtaken Ned, and they
rode on together.
On arriving at Blyth, they stopped at
the door of an individual who was to re-
ceve forty kilderkins of Hollands from the
lugger, and a quantity of tobacco. It is
well known to be the first duty of an
equestrian traveller to look after his horse,
and to see that it is fed but, in this in
stance, Harry forgot the established rule
the horses were given in charge Of a girl to
take them to a stable, to see them ted, or
otherwise, and Harry FASTENED into the
house, and breathlessly inquired Of its
owner-'I hope to heaven, sir, ye have
heard nothing Of the swallow 2
The lugger was called the "Swallow,"
from the carpenter in Cuxhayen, who built
her, having warranted that she would
fly through the water."]
"Why, nothing" replied Harry's bro
ther smuggler; "but we shall be on the
lookout for ber tonight"
80 far, well, said Harry but hope
you have no fear Of any kings Holsters
being upon the coast, or rats ashore -
Il don't think we have anything to fear
from the cutters" said the other; ''but
won't answer for the spies on shore; there
are folk wi us here, as weel as wi ye, that
Gamma see their neighbors thrive and baud
their tongue; and think some O them hae
been gaun owre aften about wi the spy
glass this day or two.''
"Then," said Harry, the lugger dOesua
break bulk here, nor at EmbletOn Outher-
that's fat Get We boat readN neighbOr,
and we maun off and meet her, or ye may
drink sma' yill to your venture and mine. "
o''It is growing too stormy for boat to
venture out, answered the other.
'"Smash, man ~ rejoined Harry; ''wad
you sit here on your hunkers, while your
capital is in danger O. being robbed frae ye
.. as simply as ye would snuff out candle,
and a. to escape a nights doukin Get up,
man-get a boat-we maun to sea-we
maun meet the lugger, or you and / are
: done men-clean ruined a thegither.
hae risked the better part O my bit Fanny
|. fortune upon this venture, and, Heaven
. I'll suffer death ten thousandfold afore | see
her brought to poverty; sac get a boai
Il get it-and if ye daurna gang out. and i
a name o your folk daur gang, Ned and me
will gang our two sells
"Surcly ye wad be mad, Harry, to at
E tempt such a thing in an open boat to
! night, said the Blyth merchant.
Mad or DO mad, answered Harry, 81
hae said it, and am determined. There
: is nae danger yet wi a man that knaw:
how to manage a boat. Ii ye gang pulllr
through thick and thin, through main
: strength and for bare life, as many of the
folk upon our coast dee, then there is dan
ger-but there is nae use for the like o
that 1t isna enough to manage an oar
I YOU must knaw how to humor the sea, and
to manage a wave. Dinna think I've
been at sea mair than thirty years without
knawing something about the matter. Bu
l tell you what it is, friend-ye knaw Wha
) the Bible says-'the race is not to the
swift, nor the battle to the strong now
, the way to face breakers, or a storm at sea
!. is not to pull througa desperation, as if you
life depended on the pulling; but when yOr
b see wave coming, ye must back water anC
back water, and not pull again until ye se'
, an opportunity Of gaun forward. 1t is th'
: trusting to mere pulling, sir, that make
our lfe-boats useless. The rowers in {
life-boat should study the sea as well d
!, their oars. They should consider that the!
save life by watching the wave that break
over the vessel, as well as by strainins
every nerve to reach her. Now, this is
stormy night, nae doubt, but we maun jus
consider ourselves gaun off to the lugge
u in the situation o folk gaun off in life
boat We maun work cannily and warily
and I'll take the management o the boa
Z myself;
: eff ye dow that, master,' said Ne
Thomson, "then / gang wi ye to dea
certainty"
"Weil, Harry replied the merchant
'ff it maun be sac, it just maun be sac; bu
{ think it a rash and dangerous undel
taking. l wad sooner risk a. that hav
on board"
| "Why, man, l really wonder to hea
ye," said Harry, ''folk wad say that ye ha
been swaddled in lambs wool a. your life
and nursed on your mothers knee. Get
boat. and let US off to the lugger, and ma
m mair about it."
q His orders were obeyed, and, about a
hour after sunset, himself, with Ned Thou
% son, the merchant, and four others, put o
:, e. to sea They had indeed embarked upon
c. perilous voyage-before they were mi