Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-21

at the helm, singing the Groues Of Bar
ney.
For short time the voyage went
on very smoothly but just as O'Grady
was ih the middle of an amazingly
funny comparison between Arion,
whose singing attracted the dolplins,
and himself, whose voice appeared TO
possess a certain charm for sharks,
sudden gust Of wind took US, and laid
us on our beam ends.
Port your helm" shouted Jones.
jumping up. and making for the tillcr.
Port, O'Grady! port Y
"The same t you, and plenty OF it."
replied the doctor, still facetious.
though thought hurried. Port it is =
But. unfortunately, port it wasn't
BY little errcr of the doctors, it was
starboard instea1 and the result was
that in another moment we were all
struggling in the water, and the PIN
mace was keel uppcrmost. As several
of the party could not swim, the first
thing To do was TO look after them.
and help them 10 scramble up on the
keel. Pevton Jones, who was mag
niticent swimmer. and all of us who
could swim at all, worked zcalouslv
at this. splashing rs much as possible
the while, in order to keep the sharks
away; and in very short time. n long
row of moist. uncomfortable bodies or
namented the bottom Of the capsizcd
| boat
Are we all here now - cried Jones.
who was at the end of the line. Zone,
two, three-Good Heavens where's
the DOCTOR"
'lielp J. shrieked a man who was
at the other end of the boat--"help.
help. Here's shark at my leg. He,
\ got my foot in his mouth"
Faith. and if it is a shark said the
doctor from the water, yell never be
troubled with corus on that foot again.
But this is no fish. but an Irelander.
fortunately for you. Thompson. Lend
hand. bhoys. Its myself. and NJ
mistake. That's right. We un-
grateful baste' '-apostrophising the
boat-'What did We 90 turning over in
that way for. af(her I'd been steerin.
ye so carefully. and all.
by Jove. ] thought we'd picked all
up. said Jones. Td forgotten you.
OGrady."
Upon my conscience" said the
doctor frankly. 'and you were justified
IN that same, for. faith forgot my
self when ! undertook 10 steer. But
who could have expected that boat
which was going on so mighty pleasant.
would turn suddenly over on it, stom
ach. IN that ungraceful fashion,
Il did not know you could swim.
doctor. some one said.
I'm not, perhaps, what ye'd call al-
together fine swimmer O'Grady re-
turned; but if its diving We want, I'm
the bhoy. Bedad. it was that, that
detained me just now. No sooner did |
come up. than down | went again and
II my attention had not been caught by
Thompson's foot, faith | can't exact
ly say TO the minute when should
have stopped
"Well. we're all here now. at any
rate, said Jones but what's 10 be
done next: Has any one a.iy sugges-
tlon 10 make.'
And is it suggestion YOU name
said O'Grady: then it's myself that
has, and here it is: if any gentleman
Is in the possession of brandy flask,
let him pass il down here
No gentleman was. All the brandy
left undrunk was in the hamper, and
where the hamper was, the sharks knew
better than we.
"Bad-luck to the hamper said the !
doctor and bad-luck to the fellow who
put the brandy into it and worst luck
of all to the shark that will come into
so fine property, and may the glass
bottle cut the coat of his stomach into
ribbons. Amen
Stop fooling. O'Grady,' said Jones.
This business is very serious
And, by Jove. it was. Here were
nine or ten of US, wet to the skin, sit
ting on the keel Of capsized boat, two
full miles from shore, with no possibil-
ity Of making way either forwards or
backwards. In addition to all this, the
bay swarined with sharks, and the night
which comes on with rush out there
you know-was just falling, SO that
there was no chance of being seen and
picked up. five were forced to remain
in this desperately uncomfortable sit
uation all night, there was every pro-
liability that some one, overcome BY
sleep, would be slipping of his unpleas-
ant perch into the sea, and it was
quite certain that the sharks, attracted
by such promising feast, would be
cruising about US on all sides, waiting,
like dogs, for the crumbs that fall from
their masters tables. But what was
to be done! The only remedy was one
that made me shudder to think Of
that some one should undertake TO
swim two miles, in defiance of the
sharks and the darkness, and carry the
intelligence of our misfortune TO the
ship. A more risky expedition you can
scarcely imagine, and it almost took
my breath away when heard Jones
voice from the end Of the row say
''Somebody must 90 and get assistance
and ~ I'm the best swimmer of you
all, Ill go.'
''By gad /! think Of the sharks. old
fellow" said the man next him.
Just what l shan't do" said Jones
| shall think Of them as little as pos
sible. There's no help for it, you know
some one must CO.
1T Was 20 I thoroughly one man taking
the danger or ten On his own shoul-
1ers, that each of US. from very shame
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