The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

at was only my duty to bring You the beauty,
And to help one another Is lesson for all;
And perhaps you'll be willing, your mission fulfill
To leave something to brighten the Faln
Mrs. L. C. Wilton. 8 ICIpMEft erE :
BOy-Dtvers In the Red Sea.
"Here we are at last, Mr.. Ker," says
the Captain, as we cast anchor off the
coast of Arabia, a little after sunset,
about two-thirds down the Red sea.
cts too dark to make out much to-
night, but you'll see a rare sight when
you come on deck tomorrow morning."
The worthy Captains mention of
looming on deck" is doubtless from
force of habit, for neither he nor I have
been anywhere but on deck for more
than a week, except perhaps to look for
something which we have left below.
Most Of my time is spent in the rigging,
where what little wind there is may gem
orally be met with , and our table-cloth
is spread on the ssafter-hatch," while.
our arrangements for going to bed con-
sist merely of throwing q blanket on
the deck, and stretching ourselves upon.
it, undisturbed save by an occasional
scamper of two or three frolicsome rats
over our faces.
When 1 awake the next morning, 1
find the Captains promise amply made
good. The sun is Just rising, and under
its golden splendor the broad blue sea
stretches westward as far rs the eye can
reach, every ripple tipped with living
fire. On the other side extends q sea of
another kind-the gray, @unending level
of the great Arabian desert, melting
dimly into the warm, dreary sky. In
front, the low white wall of a Turkish
fort stands out like an ivory carving
agaihst3 tie HOT bfassy yellow of the
sandshi1s that line the shore while all
around it are the little cabins of mud
plastered wickerwork that compose the
Arab village, looking very much like
hampers left behind by some monster
picnic. Here and there, through the
light green of the shallower water along
the shore, a flash of dazzling white,
keen and narrow as the edge of q sword,
marks the presence of the dangerous
coral-reefs among which we have been
picking our way forthe last three days,
with the chance of running aground ct
any moment.
"You were right, Captain" say ], as
the burly skipper rises and stretches his
;ts w;nte- non "Tb;s 10 ) s;obt wortI
: in .
seeing naB Mee a;n ms J, clhmdLL
led fbe Captain: athe best q the shows
to come vet. Look over yonder-tbere
inst 'twixt tbe reef and the shore Dive
see anything in the waterp"
"Weu. Think I see something SWIM
ming-sharks, / suppose"
nSSbarEs I'll . We'll I~and.sbarks Won
MIGHT cal EN- n.ran, Take mv class
and trv acain-1
nm
Inc 1rsSto0k rougn tne glass works
3 starlilng cna1ge q me
swarm o. rolla piach sposs, Whicn L
nave lgnoransly yaAsn ior ~ pacAs OF
snarks, are 5urne9 ING I4ees-ene Iaces
OF Alao cnnurea, Ana tes1 Pefcelye Win
no llttle anazenensl 81 very young enh-
oren, VOC, some On 1he sna.iest-o BENG
apparently .oslloIe !nan OF years old.
Ogl sessei - geiUaAnIy no' less .lan q
m me rom 'Ie snore, anu Lle wafer, snai
low rs ls1s Is deeP enough AT any Polht
TO crown sne very latest OF these adyen-
turous httie 'water-bables yet they
are evidently making for b ship, and
that, too, at a speed that will soon bring
them alongside OF her.
Are they really coming all III way
out without restlngY ASK
Bless you, mats notnlng 20 an
Arao laughs the captain THESE
little dark1es are as mucn at nome In the
water as on Iand; I've heard folks tax
q gooa oeai 81 the q tne oouth pea
can sWim OUT I've seen as
good swimming mere as over L saw
tnsre: fl
anu AoN as ens inpuuan SWIM
ne.S olsw neaI, we De8l9 70 near tneil
snIhl cries ana einsn augnter and nov
%ney are cIose nougn ior tneM- Lille
pioMn iaces, and gntterlng ceetn, ano
%~ 1870, y Zuinstt,
re- 1asn - on nn SUN H. =
aIonoside and the bina- wafer swa-no.
w;th t;nw - -isoL;nsn~ 80
their hams 20 sacer1v hat one n;gbi
almost sSnect h hear them cajI mt
"Shins boss % and ace them 4 .
brush and a not of hlack;no Rpt ;nstea5
OF b there Is a UNIVERSAL chorus o1
sePi1stre Ho,ood;i -" IN. nennv INV
Lordi
"Ohuck 'em a conner. and vor,U see
something pood - saws the Oantain.
Irumma9e the few REMAINING pockets
of my tattered white Jacket, and at last
uneartha Turkish piastre Is cents) which
I toss into the water. ; Instantly. the
smooth bright surface is dappled with a
forest of tiny brown toes. all turning
upward at once. and down plunge the
boy-divers, their supple limbs glancine
through the clear water like a shoal Of
fish.
By this time nearly all the crew are
looking over the side AMI encouraging
the swimmers with lusty shouts /; for,
used as Jack is to all sorts of queer spec.
tacles, this is one of which he seems
never to tire. 3
ssThere's one of 'em GOT IL %
"No. he-aintw 49, s
Yes, he has-1 see him a-oomin' ur
stAnd there's the others a-trvin, tc
take it from him-bold tiobt Sambo -
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