The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-31
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The fair Pilot Of Loeb UribOI,
Yachting Episode.
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Yachting Episode.
From St p.pl'' Month, A'saa .l"
.'''1 ..,.v,,A phantom Of delight
r W. ST,t nc cleaned upon my sight
Inyely appAfition sent a.,
To be nOncats ornAmWSI nnr,wo,-v
Ain afternoon Of o summer day, Q
O ns snV Yacht, closely reeIed, made
small ,,.0o rnnce of the mouth OF Loeb
IT. g q long and lonely ford In tho re- r.
Gm ,,S 'iiIebTiJes of Scotland, and while
HoI ,;, ,' to and fro in the open sea In the
Oe aIa, II ihe squalls IRON the nelghboring
mus N, u boistcd the inverted red flag
~ ,1s foremost asa signal thGt inc parties
|" ' Soa I'd were in need OF assistance;
VI :, VT haS bceu a dark, dry day, with the
inJ u" hIowing fresh from the west very
WIN VINO md strong, and the yacht, a tiny
. ,i'in; Of III fifteen or sixteen tons, with a
. Ia,. cock.pis, had been beating since
'mI y dawn across the tossing waters Of
.ho itiTcb, which divides the dark, ser
W, ,a,eI pesEs Of Skye from the far.ott Outer
I I'sI Lightly as a bird she had bounded
lss, the great rollers oil the sea, splashing
Nv, %'S ,oam over herself from stem TO stern,
S , seldom taking on board q drop oil
S ~, The distance across was thirty
ries and tho wind was dead ahead, so
, I her progress westward was slow In
I'd Thu time stint by, however; the
6Sal,ic crags Of the northwest coast OF
Styc grew iainIer and fainter and the
LANDS Of the ocean, which at first had
hon y,o scarcely distinguishable on the hori'
M, nm had gradually doomed more and
ryD Misunderstanding In one desolate
an" and lonely darkness from tho high hills ot
Law I'sEls, past the faint, low.lying flats Of
I I 10 tbc dark and rocky shores which
t Tr The cliffs OF Barra. Not once in
,beIopr day had the sun actually made
S;s Sppesrsnce. The atmosphere had
beeu ldll Of q FACILITATING, silvery light, in
which theskies seemed close to the earth,
and very gray, and the waves Of the sea,
Where tieydid not break into white foam,
unusually black and threatening. Yet it
w,s "rood weather" a safe snug day for
ssiIng and the s0mbre, colOrless tone Of
NIilhinCs-sea, far off land, and sky-was
no, without its charms for those who
have learned to love the pathetic neutral
int Of the melancholy Scottish coast.
But as evening approached, the sun
looked out from . gray chasm above the
outlying hills, and shed lurid light over
the dancing sea, Illuminating to rose
color the white sails of the little yacht,
which was by this time within few miles
Of the dangerous coast. Just about this
time weather.beaten Highlander, who
was steering the little vessel, cooked his
eve I'D 10 tie sunset, and rclinquishod the
,iler 10 o young man who sat in the cock
pit beside him, said quietly
She's going to give puff out o, the
west youder, and Loeb Uribors a terrible
place for squalls. Well take Oft the fore.
s4il altogether, and let her go Cannie wi
malnsail, staysail and jib."
Scarcely had the speaker, with tho as.
SiSIanCC Of another man who had been
lying listlessly in the forepart Of the yes.
sci, carried out his precaution, and taken
the iOrCsai down, when the first squat
from the land came up as white as foam
and laid the vessel over to the coomiDg Of
the cockpit. Squat alter squat followed,
while the light from the sunset grew every
moment Of more lurid crimson, stream.
ng with the wind out Of great rent in
the vast mountains Of cloud. The yacht
Was too lightly OallastCd 10 carry her can.
sass well, and more than once the wind
struck hersO saVagelY rs to threaten to
founder her outright, the water passing
into the cockpit in one green torrent and
l-enChing the hGlmsman to the skin. The
SEA was comparatively smooth, however,
owing to the shelter Of the hills. From
the dark precipiCcs and distant misty
gens the squalls shot out with fury only
reaisablC 10 him who has navigated these
coasts in small vessel. With tho fury
ufhaIc and the strength Of despair, SO 10
speak, they plunged one by one upon
tue schooner, like wild beasts tranti.
Caiy endeaVoring to tear her 10 plecea.
With a light laugh, the helmsman
dashed the wet hair out OF his eyes, and
strained his gaze towards the land.
(which is the Uribol land ?" he cried
to the old Celt who had first spoken.
Can you make out the mouth OF the
LOChy'
The old man shook his head.
ii know fine she lies somewhere in
Wonder" he said, "but I've never passed
The mouth, Luh, sir, huff! Wen put
about dlEeclly-therc'sa nasty bit o'water
Isir ahead"
The young man uttered Nu exclamation
expressive OF impotence.
Here, Calum, take the helm, and lei
me have look ut the chart"
So saying, he again resigned the tilleI
10 Calum, US tue old man was called, and
pIlnglng down the companion to the
cabin, soon rcemergcd with the govern
Ienl chart Of the coast in his hand
spreading it out on tho "CoACh.roOf," ant
following the marks with his finger hi
studied it attentivCly, now and ther
gIancing at the land, while the yacht
having put about, was daShing along
through sQuall after sQuAll, and coming
nearer and nearer TO the shore.
lie was . man OK eight or nine and
twenty years, with a rather handsome
styIG OF iace-Droad, high brows, q nost
OF the so called GreCian sort, and d proud
sarcastic mouth. His skin was dark ant
'Htnned, as II he had lived long in the SUI
oI warmer climates. He was clear
Snaven, all save the upper lip, where h
wore thick !iossy moustaChe, very fail
~ color Ills eyes were blue, very large
though he had a habit OF contracting
Inem very much when he was looking a
any one. In his whole person, md il
every gesture. there was a certain ali
winch bespoke the gentleman by birth
ns expression, nevertheless, was marrcC
~ aGdacIty and supCrcillousness, and hi
laugh had not the ringing Clearness o
youth, but sounded hollow at times, will
a sort Of spasmodic gaycly his face die
not share. N'>
As he studied the mysterious lines o
lhe chart, his face grew very black I
was clear that this gentleman, whaleye
MlSAt DO his good qualities, possessed ,
very passionate tCmnpr