Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-09-21

P6iIea +fss ne skipper of the ''Frisian
asmartet at Rsvsf.. narrow s4aits had to
llbe-tlffeaded; sunk Banks md sunken bars
Iaads the passage feriIous, and Auke un-
derstood that the masters eyes must meyer
! l,s eiAssi ainti Aseesx6snn Aseane1 pisRty
The sorstice weather, too, grew thick,
sgnaDy e5nd s.kp oel1ed hsetoH ship uneasi-
| if AboItt- Marrow channels kept the sail
| or on-tife lockout And, after several days
fof shifting. galesgaRd darkened skies, rKarl
began to gct inlpatlent.~ SGramhling -ppe
morning V stheddsck. eha tountsAtka "a
usual at -ttae Lain. -
E Are. we fas from Resysel. now e. he in
Esuired OF, the sturdy skipParoi u9vs 3os. bs
I,v '.If the, wind holds. fair" replied Luke,
i'@wo shall make its .harbor before noon.
Yonder is the gulf way to- leewardL 'taieF,ssn
Karl could see nothing II the direction
INDICATED buta waste of foanlg waves, and
on the, right the distant outline of q high
and rocky coast. There was, q roaring
ssund of wind and waters all about them |;
bat through i came therdeep boom Of an
alarm bell. ..A41 q LII IE@ / -
1'i'9 .':heress n-ssip IN ttfstress,~ sFid Nuke
fifIn1ts lake q glass and i In you can make
her Out" aE a s3i1G f"t 'sa'
enHis mate, "a gray Haired but active md
fearless seanta1a,a had scarcely raised the
glass, W @henl1e' outea, "Capfaiu,i she's o
iislling;snack5 ashore on Divers shoals,
Ind her crew are .clipging 70 her rigging. !"
VTf"B Boys, Well sayethenI, 'ssaid Auke; N'the
Case maybe our owD."t .s3zi5sAI5 "a Stis1
.,';AsGeetaie; repsferss tsrrs; '<tutt Should
we lose .tb1eswpde .whd dnowstxhdn tie
'Frlsian XroW- -Wlldrop anehss P
,.l,
Karl.~o stDan'tbe arteeby byAuKa.nae ~ 81
.'Thisship is called after my good moth;
er,t'' said the yoTlng skipper putting about
the HELM. tI.'BefoEa left holne she fold
nae Gods work had snre wages, and Il
believe it, Boys, weH save those,poor fel.
lows !'''.,.;..5 ssa .gs.esla szoa asa =
We'll. done, captain r. cried fether crew
with Cheers, and while Kari went below to
grumble at, Auke'soiH luck, the a'Frisian
Vrow' bore, down on the fpundering vessel.
and Auke Stralen. with four sailors, were
gallantlyf rowing. tie ships only. boat
through the Breakers The little bark was
fast ia the sends. 4 heavy surf broke over
her. The cre8-the master, three, seamea
and two boys, all Swedes clnng to the
spars and rigging OF, the. hopeless craft
They were all rescued wet, cold aud near
lyfsinished. and taken on board the Fri
1 pas aHssis HsPE, .a a y pss st.
skipper gave them dry clothes and break
last, haStened dtoaook after his ship, which
was .alr6ady IN trouble, TIE wind had
veered duewest, and there was no getting
the right course. rtie sailors tackled ana
-eeied and hauled up, but the sVrow'' vas.
utterly nnmanageable against the gale, and
there was nothing but to'run before it..
~vsYes, 2 grumbled Karl, 4 knew how II
Would lee. sthe market will be lest and we
shall all pel lshipwreciSed. a e5'' sA-1' '' --'
But nobody was in The tht1mor TO mind
his gloomy Representations; besides, be
was not thesoniylon upon whom fear fell
when the vessel went speeding at q rate
she had never sailed ibefors. = straight up
the Finnish gull. -
Gepgraphieal knowledge was np1e of the
cIearest 1t that day. { Kari had studied the
voyages Of tue Dutch trader. IlSeselABas
to him the end of the world. Beyond
these, cheese and gin would be OF ne &C.
count. NO 4@onaers hens that the worthy
man took refuge below, to mediate over
the fact that Auke stralen was his fathers
sen, and wonid never come to anything
but ruin. From this contemplation be
rose toward seNela g. 6. s Tho EwinI thongh
L
saaip went bravely on. The crew were
manning the rigging. The rescued syeaes:
gava hand: iHlfhhttis was on The lookout
and Auke was ut the helm. They had Just
PASSED an island where huge piles of stone
were shaping INTO EN- bfasGres and walls,
aud where pennant and bunting We're fly
mig from poles and Easts. Before them
laysa swaulpy shore On tho right was a
.manth OF 9 broad river; into which the
eFrisian" Vrow" was standing.
''Where are we now, Auke 2" asked Karl,
holding his breath >.
.'If read the char right" answered
Aake, this mpgtsbs the mouth of the
keva."
ds 81 fgnevszsasafaie OF sUelra place in all my
life, q ans sfared Karl, "nor Of any one who
traded tllere -.
MAY 50 so5ss.eplioa tao skipper It.
-snero is asxf peat that the ozar Of Russia IS
building asowasonleWhere on the river,
and perh A5,ss he will trade with us. .
ewstss sss s" cried Karl; he viii
take our eargo and make us work on the
At th1smenae aent Hans cried. out from the
mas sAead .- Il r-.s 5sf. 4 bs
'sA town ahead, Captain, and boat.
pattiag off, -. - 9l.s5s fe ,t sse' -
The Car feter .was IN tue midst of that
work WHICH had. been Gated the. great en-
terprise 81 ahe modern. World. Finssand
CoSsacks, C&lmuek5 and Swedes, were at
work by thousands. Piles were sank into
the acres of dismal swamps.v Sold ground
was formed hero and thefe = = bay VAS
'excagate3 ,on tho West Hall !. g. dozen
sfnETf hoj;ses had been erected, streets and
squares were marked By shnes of timben
dIyen into the mud. French engineers,
English carpenters, and Dutch boat-bfild.
ers experimental hordeso of wild Russians
S The C1sss WIS ia ill-hEuaor. No bottonl
Lad beenefound for the piles on which the
imSefial spaface" was TO" rest. Bad news
had comef fcourE tAeEnarth..- The soldiers
grumbleIlEf6s lose tlaeir sbearjh5. s seaerf
was raisfrfg another army. Peter sthe
Great fell. .lAat ali was growing bad,t when,
nlto his quarters>aeshed an English ship
carpenter with the news. -. - q, a.,.,- ..s.- q.
p" Please .SoNr sllaiesty, there is q SLIP
up the river. . -a gaalsisae. +. =. i
So Dundar and bitten l.rsang ont the
rough ear, with an oath that elHng to-
INN 20 the'aase; say ye 50? ghas CAP fam
OF that ship IS hero. Get out my barge,
man her, call Nosaz.1z<ssa- a-uaaasisasszssass~saass
down and welcou.aS s.aA Enst ipssio ST.
Petersburg.
The gale swas moderating, and the
Frow,' ,uaael bsres-p polsss1 was. steadying
hef course ur me river, when AJAX sple / 8
Butch built Zuy3er Zee boat coming down
rowed by men Il uniform and Stee.ed by
tall coxswain in sRaa Jacket and. checked,
shirt. 9&cJ s@S = GS%&sS - = 3 2
"Heave a. rope = p he cried in sound
Hnffh- as the boat came ALONGSIDE
rfI.s no axnls Wega, seen among ftbora, tue
r6pe was thfS'qn. -fqhe ste6rsmahi was Tie
al3t on board. Rightnig t,ihf5eit as he -ist
90 the rope, he seized Adke, by both hands
md exclaimed. ID ? - r f-4Get lie
9 Weleomato you good captain? Wei.
come to the port Of St Petersburg? The
8 Frisian Frow' is the first bark that ever
sailed up the Neya, aHd henceforth she
shall be duty free, though she carry SWedes
for cargo