Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-09
her when the passengers on the
steamer heard the mate in the boat

shout: ~ -4tu--..
"Back all -
The motion Of the oars changes
in an instant, but little too late
for heavy root Of the fallen giant
just covered by the water, caugh
the little craft and caused it t.
carsen so violently that one of til,
men was thrown into the water
AS she righted, another man wen
/ in.
"Confound it !" growled the cap
tain, who was leaning out of the
pilot-house window. 81 hope they
can swim. Still 'taint so bad as II
would be if we had more cargo tc
take aboard"
ats the Chums," remarked the
pilot, who had brought the glass
to bear upon the boat.
"Thunder ~ exclaimed .he cap
tain, striking a bell. "Below there
Lower another boat-lively." Then
turning to the passengers, he ex-
planned: "Nobody on the river'd
forgive me If l lost the Chums
'Twould be as bad as Barnum los
ing his giraffe"
The occupants of the first boat
were evidently of the captains own
mind, for they were eagerly peer
ing over her side, and into the
water. t.
Suddenly the pilot dropped his
glass, extemporized trumpet with
both hands and shouted: 9'--
"Forrard-forrard !! One of ems
up" Then he put his mouth to
the speaking tube, and screamed
to the engineer: "Let her drop
down q little, Billy!' 1
The sounding party headed to-
ward a black speck, apparently a
hundred yards below them, and
the great steamer slowly drifted
down stream. The speck moved
toward shore, and the boat rapidly
shortened distance, seemed to
scrape the bank with her port oars.
"Safe enough now, l gness !" ex-
claimed Judge Turner of one of
the Southern Illinois circuits. The
Judge had been interrupted in tell
ing story when the accident oc-
Cured, and was in q hurry TO re-
sumo.
"As | was saying said he, "he
hardly looked like a, professional
horse thief. He was little and qui-
ct, and had always worked away
steadily at his trade. L believed
him when he said it was his first
offence, and that he did it to raise
money to bury his child; and was
going to give him an easy sentence
and ask the governor to pardon
him. The laws have to be execut-
ed, you know, but there's no law
against mercy being practiced af-
terward. Well, the sheriff was
bringing him to Jail to hear the
verdict and the sentence, when a
short man with red hair knocked
The sheriff down, and off galloped |
that precious couple for the Wa
bash. / saw the entire"
"The deuce p interrupted the
pilot, again dropping his glass.
The Judge glared angrily; the
saw, across the shorten
ID distance, one of the Chums
holding by a root to the bank and
'rying to support the other, whose
'hirt hung in rags, and who seemed
exhausted. 70 ~ rr Il f-Nwt1
(which ones hurt y asked the
.aptain. "Give me the glass"
But the pilot had left the house
md taken the glass with him.
The Judge continued:
81 saw the whole transaction
through the window. l was so close
hat ! saw the sheriff's assailant's
,ery eyes. I'd know that fellows
ace il / saw it in Africa"
"Why, they're both hurt" ex-
,laimed- the Captain. s"fhey've
brown o coat over one, and they're
around the other. What
he -. T. They're coming back
'em--need whisky to bring
em to,I suppose. Why didn't
end whisky down by that other
,oatl There Is an awful amount
# time being wasted here. What's
he matter, Mr.. Bell" shouted the
Japtain, as the boat approached
he steamer.
"Both dead" replied the officer.
"Bothi Now, ladies' and gen.