The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-15


tering dress. and very little mud will
hold a very big foot when the very little
leg attached is bandaged and hobbled be
yond the possibility OF reasonable effort
Tor liberty.
She nudged and hitched, twisted and
squlrmed, but her self-lmprisoned cos
tune, her straight jacket hips, wouldn't
allow one foot at time to be corkscrew
ed out of the mud, without perilous risks
to the equilibrium of the entire little TAB
rication of pent up iemininity. In her
cramped, unskilled struggle for freedom
the little brig was in danger of being
capsized. But my Unborn gallantry
wouldn't admit ofdeliberate observations
and copious note taklngs | resolved to
rescue the unfortunate, or perish In the
attempt, resolved to, not beard the hon
in his den, but tackle this damsel in the
mud. l spoke to the stranded skipper,
and having exchanged Salutes, l veered
about, crossing her bows and coming
along broadside to broadside, with dex-
ferrous impulse; for hswser, projected
my stGrboGrd arm about her amldshlps,
where they used to wear corsots Tor GRID
ers-but now they have shipped them
abaft the bcams-snd adjusting my der
rlcks on firm footing I gave sudden
lurch to the larboard, and brought her
two pedestals out Of that adhering plaster
with pop and snap like the going OF OF
a double mouthed pop bottle. Yes, am
happy and proud to say, l successfully
weighed hcr1anchors and.triumphantly
towed her out of the treacherous shoals
to a safe nuel-that Is to say, ! stool
her up on the firm pavement in ner per-
pendirular stiffness. Much t my aston
| ishment, without u word rs to thanks or
obligations to her rcscuer, the liberated
skipper caught up aspanking breeze, and
proudly Haunting her colors back in my
face, giided away down the sidewalk
with the tie-back folds of her starchy
rigging tapping hsughtlly from her
poop.
Now this was by no means to my liking.
It didn't comport with my ideas OF
the great law Of compensation. ] felt !
had performed a service worthy OF ac-
acknowledgement ut least, and under the
law | was plainly entitled to salvage.
And it was, moreover, question
whether could not claim the skipper as
a prize, but began to be suspicious from
her strange behavior, that she wassallng
under false colors. | could not decide
definitely whether she was apriyateer or
pleasure craft, fishing smack, lesitl-
mate ship OF the line, or what not. a
passing boy remarked, "she IA whaler!,
But then he was only street gamln and
not a sailor lad, and spoke unadvlsedly.
| knew she couldn't be q ichGicr; either
outward bound or on the home voyage.
Her outfit was not such rs to insure
successful catch, and she was too slam
across the beams and her hold too shall
low or profitable carrying capacity, and
then | knew she had no GittbGer aboard.
Even in her distress she didn't bLnJjer
bit; besides she had no facilities ut ali
for rendering. indeed she couldn't even
render me any thanks for the service |
had rendered her. No, she couldn't be
whaier, but what was she? deter
mined, therefore, if possible TO come
along side again, within hailing distance,
at least and interview the myterious
craft more fully. So spreading all my
sails, was borne along brIskiy, and
overhauled her just as she came to an
Choir in the dcpot-in time t. witness
modern and novel feat, that of conduc-
tor, three bTakesmcn AID a
policeman, hosting n full rugged
new style craft, bodily into port quar-
tiers. and mooring her with due form and
ceremony into car seat where person
ally confronted the disrnantled cruiser,
lust AS she had settled down in her
cramned berth with rs much grace us
possible. under the circumstances; with
her larbonrd gunwale locked against the
cushioned seat, her linen sbasted man
mast heavily lurched to the starboard
with her entire keel on heavy strain,
pitched well on her beams end, and thus
caught up and binding on the window
sill seat and the floor, she lsbOred uneaSl-
Is in her quarters, with h,r riggirg and
colors in dire confusion and cntangte-
ment all about her upper and lower decks.
"My gay voyagcr,' | ventured, las we
seem t. be steering before the Same breeze
and as have by happy coimc,dent been
permitted the pleasure OF serving YOU
II will afford me much additional gratiii
cation to be allowed the honor Of inter
viewing YOU briefly.
Interviewing she repeated with the
rising infection sayagcly onthe first syl
liable. 81 don't understand you, sir. 81
know. but that's what I'm at. lllcIplain
that YOU may understand. interviewing
is tie nting nowadays you know, md |
wish to put to YOU few plain questions,
in regard to this new style OF tie. back
dress" Nv hat do you mean, SIR? she IN
tcrposcd vigorously. care you not
aware that / am a iGiy;' II beg PARDON
should have guessed at orce from your
stylish colors and fashionable rigging
that YOU were the fair Lqdy Of The Ink
But my proud lady of the fairy main,
you surely cannot be Insensblo to the
great law of gratitude and compensation.
| gladly and promptly came to your re
ict. and now YOU can serve tho world by
accommodating my enterprise IN
that behalf, can YOU offer to refuse?
Your position now, ] imagine, Is very
uncomfortable rs well as awkward, and !
hold myself ever ready to serve you.
Had not turned aside to your rescue,
moment ago, you had been left Mt high
tide sticking in the street like an orna-
mental hitching post. and now, if YOU
will through me to the great press, and
through the press to tho people, ven
,ilate the cause Of al this,
YOUR trouble and inconven-
| fence, you will greatly advance the cause
of benevolence and phiIantrophy
leave me. sir!" she shouted. You
are Stranger "Right,' said I, 81 an
stranger and you are piIcr.n,
but You were making very poor Piigr'm'
progress when rishted You in distress,
run athwart your Jib boom and hove to
alongside for your relief, and as have
in my cruising run down upon mary
proud little crafts, painted and rugged
like Yourself being caught h"lfles>Iy dis
abled in peris Of storms, wind, shoals OF
mud. quicksands, a., all of which
1 .-ouhInc I huva rOr lived To lie OCCASION