The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-11
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| never nav Z seen Iue UGtG VI IL
That shark has followed us night and
day hard on to three weeks, accordin'
to my log, and, shipmates, take my word
for 1t, he is not payin' about in our
| wake for nothin'. Some one OF us Is Il
goiu' to lose the number OF his mess.
He knows 1t, and is standln' by until
| the time comes. Every time L walks aft
10 take my trick at the wheel, L sees the
CLINT of his White belly as he plays about
under the counter. No use of the old
man Captain or mate tryin' to catch
aim with sat pork" and Jack Thomp-
son, the oldest seaman on board the EX-
FOUNDER, shook his grZzIed locks wltn
| Il mOuruful air. which provoked laugh
from viii Lemoine, the owners nephew,
who had been sent on the voyage for the
purpose OF testing his love and capabil-
lty tor the profession which he had some
idea of adopting. lie was u great Ia
YOrite with all bands, aud he never
missed an Opportunity of stealing away
| from the cabin to listen to a yarn spun
in the forecaStle.
"1Ou are superstitious, Jack, afraid
OF your own shadow, man. WHAT sig
nlficance can that shark possibly have
On our pl lOsperiLY-Our-"
"Oh Delay your long shore lingo, boy.
Pm none Of your book Iarned sailors, l
amt. But there's no use of you talkin'
10 me. Pve been bOXln' the compass up
anu uoNn, iail "e"tnel "liu loul' wv
long 'ol tne llHeS VI 1ou uos "aIou 10y
W te"cn he' Mn ni"nasc " ePc!i Vu. %
line mere anu mere III lne sle"t ios
Dooh winch ne n"S n"hoeu uo"n iIohi
"lolt, any lGunu i nHu oeon I c"i M IN
| 700 lhucn e"i1' anu was oi0an on I 'nI
lishC ooua &C. Un0 h." 60" -
snoai9 ,t on a.. on va w., ,Sart'I,,i puv
S'"9 D az" n1n n 81 e. ~" nv V ''G
claPpeu on az SOL ~ VI laoeu 1L"AP w.
hauAeu ouC my poN nnes' anu nVpo o!'e NC
ol 'Iese uay W in'oi ne"u ",,G Stei ~
Tue p"y u nea'on' - an A othen @ a"r
e"uuen, ~ tho ,It,nu ~ ~ :,
10 ans "ei " .n 'uo So i 49, ot,,,,an ~ aI
n""u, ~ co,o t,n',,t ,,a>,t
soleilh'S """y yJ w ',h t, i,Uon
Mnele ne 0oud0 1d S"aI va tho N aIr>',a
Vnous uVe, W On" y, ~ 0'oi atI,t " p
oil U'ii 1Io,,1 " t t''a coi1E
h"u 'olio GN 4n Snt " IN " WV So"
7nlp 81 pei AVA ~ 'A"N' MS N'0
ana oa!s. , a.. .oa oh; Ev
IL ""o hlsht, anu Vne soou onlP 80
pouhuer was ny lug through 'ne "uIel AZ
laplI late, leaylhe olo"u pelC U1
uahclhS' enlnllneilhs, Pnoe pnol 'i,'
lisnt Lar astel n' ne lo"ni anu
tnlomh On iIonl elChei W. nlusleu W.
Vhe sVlaueo 1tsn' Us =" ~ "o
snie n''r, I't'a I,nnid 40 T"P,ni fro IN or.
So ii,,nS a,1d oirnlne nnu closetn tn
l,nin han for q mmmnnt disanneari,,a
snif tn,,,il,a I'D ,u1'Jrd Iiros nf 49, 81
i INI notontIu i.h.rTi,,r aI h
,or ,i,,, I1,,1ii rNel
ui,Iiu IVA 81 nG ~ - li,,LI H. 'ht g.
a Olu n.y. 40 ,ty ,d e., re-
non ll"A =" ~. - ~' ia 80 " '.r1 w
lilo"T AZ nie " ON W etIn0U GO ue
WV Wv ~ ~ 7,I ~ .'Ii't, Aooh 9 .
"Ai'! " ~ Ia ~ =. nv - an
out.u
rhe man at the wheel listenad tn tho
officer,s halt-muttered remarks. but did
NOT presume to reply. No. Jack Thumu-
SON kne,v ms nlaca onH dlilv tnn v.II Tor
thaI so ne c0nlented himself bv takinJ
n sonint to wIndyard hjlchad nm hIS
nouLaIoons renewed his chpw nr tnhoc.
cn and inyoIuulariIy his grin on inc
smoke, of tbe wheel tigbIeneG AZ his ewes
falI atbvart the blaZ.np intricate lines
mInylIny and iuLers.cting Inc snlI,,
hruan wake.
"The end is comiu,.v munblnd the Old
sailor. as ne gave the wuppl a weather
spoke or Two; that man-ealIn' cuss
astarn ain,t SO lively for uolnin,. GmI
neiu the moor felIer who mis,es his fnoI-
np to-uigntv
The heavens were ranidIv undenoino
a cnauge which the eyeI-watchiu, mnIe
was not slow in noting. TIE sea. roll.
ing after the ship. iucreasel with eyerv
surge. and the wind fairly mourped AS
| il hurried over the wnIte.crested sna,
The snip caleeneQ trItle as the breeze
wDistIed shrllly through me loity suars
and Laut rigging OF The clIpper, winch