Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-19
MOi.LIE'S ADVENTURE.

the lawn too wet for us to play our
,,tomary game of croquete after tea,
ba whole family sat on broad plaz-
overlooking the lake, comfortably
/ ,tting and enjoying the beautiful land
,na spread out before us. The little
Imer Maud was gliding up to the
u with merry crowd of pic-nicers
mrniug from an afternoon in the
,rIs. and the whole scene was one Of
eeeding beauty.
never see party like that" said
h Bennett, "without thinking of the
rlble excursion Mollie and | took
lace. and which, providentially, did not
nj in a tragedy"
Please tell us about.it, Fred" said I
are Just in the mood to hear thrill
adventure"
How is it, Mollie, shall tell it, o.
\ you?' asked Mr.. Bennett.
You tell it, Fred, of course" Mrs.
|sonett replied; "my part is not at all
lflling: | did not do much except cry,
hi wiring my hands, and such collra-
9Qs proceedings during the whole
[ne, 50 60 on with the story; If you get
wrong anywhere, | will correct you.
Listen, them" said Fred. q guess
(ae Of you have heard it except moth
|, and she can compare the story with
! be letters we wrote home at the time;
J. il ! nothing extenuate, etc. One
b during our stay at g., two years ago,
we're invited to an excursion down
bay to the lighthouse, which is on a
/ ALisland, about seven miles from the
h. We had delightful ride. and
bent the day in roaming up and down
ebeach,. inspecting the lighthouse and
fsl1g the good things we had brought
kAus. At five o'clock, we slowed away
! cur baskets the remains of our feast,
'i9aratory to our starting for home.
tI0ie complained of a headache, and
f2tdme to go with her down TO the
gat, as she imagined the cool lake
eee would bring healing on its
Ag..' The boat WAS propeller. built
t&ms but altered into a pleasure
at IN an awwkard, bungling manner,
Di @he most announcement arrange
Lel.I ever saw. The cabin was in the
6,Ward half Of the vessel and was Il lit
e aamped affair, like an omnibus in
de, and about as large. 1t was impos.
5eto get from one end of the boat to
e other without climbing along over
top Of the cabin and engine-room,
nd Tnen the passengers once got into
be cabin they had to stay there until
he boat landed. Mollie has habit Of
pge,tng her gloves or something when
be leaves a place, and IN this instance
be sent me back to see if | could find
i Ian. had Just reached the shore
vas walking up the bank (leaving
iole IN the cabin), when man ran
AT me- bounded hike a deer down the
a1i, along the pier to the steamer,
ID, quicker than | can tell you how it
done, he unfastened the line at the
10 ot the boat. opened the throttle
ne OF the engine, clambered up to
pIlot-house, and with the axe
was hanging there, cut the
manning line which fastened
oJatto the pier, and was steaming
y toward Lake Michigan at the rate
len miles an hour, beford we had re-
Eel what had happened. | was par
lrd with terrible fear. Poor
4Ae, alone on the boat with n MUIR
5T-ior We soon found he was such
Aought-if not in deed. The cap
~ q the steamer had sharply repri-
'"ued The man, VINO acted as steers
| al VI. our way out, for some blum
1e mad made in etfecting a landing.
Fellow answered back in SO insult
manner, that in n fit of passion,
5aptaln sprang at him and clutched
"foat. The fellow Mt this, drew an
Anue and stabbed his adversary
@g IN the body. The captain fell
Jog, and the other, frightened at
,a' He mad done-or at thought of the
g4uehceS OF his act-ran.t the steamer
WIN the .Gea of escaping cap
Ne knew something must be done,
o""N The only boat at all service
was fastened behind the steamer,
e could see it bobbing along ID
.91Sh water caused by the propeller
ana getting farther and farther
" " every moment. Rushing around
more Of the island, half insane
-'Aiely, | discovered an old flat
.'yH boat, leaky and rotten with
.'.'.Ng one Of our party to help
~ managed to get it out of the
1"A gravel in which it was i'm
Taxing an old board that Law
,AAad, We showed off and pad
~ government dredge, which
'osN two miles off, calculating
must have a boat with them
"JEAmen to 90 ashore in. While
Y padded the other bailed out
Ger and after a hard hours
9'' We reached the dredge.
.,Ae tearing my heart out to
'}at head to the city, while
80 2eing carried as feared, 70
Aa---t9p / me-,