Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-13
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''Leok. liere;SSime, old Pusdy migffs
baye toldia bed taken away his oars. y,
$40 Well yes; 6ut9share was u Kind OF
agrih on his fsee when he told us we
might, have H. Not another toese
! :. Il was a solemn fact Evsrs skiff
along the beach but sod Pptdy,sm, was
fastened by cliaia and :padiock and
stake: 70 express the objection Of,its
owner sgainst its use by stray boys, ..'e
''"So fun going in for sgim III this
shallow water. Only q wadpg piee. .
j: Barry, there's a board Th:t'B do
for u.s. We; can paddle her out far
!: Il was a LOST, Ie, frasaailcnf .of .clapboard
about four feet long, and With 40 house
to it,. Nobody could .gsess how.h got
there; but IN three minutes more inc
clumsy ilat.bottonaed skiff, was being
slowly propelled away from the beaehs
out: toward the deeper water Of the
lake.: ".''',:s '.%"@:'o e.I -
: Sine: Hopkins and Barry! Gilmore
had reached, to Judge from the remarks
they made, that precise. point in their
aquatic: practice when Your common
small boy 'long-shOre swimming isa
thing to. be looked down npOn, and a
lake OF some size, or u section of the
Atlantic. was required for any fun oi
theirs. The day was warm. the water
as smooth as a pane of glass, and there
was q faint haze byes the sky The
very model OF a day fora pgrteet swim.
The boat, too, had evidently been built
for it,. Shs was broad unoagh not tf
tip too easily IL YOU were climbing iII
and the wide seat at each end Was JUS,
| the arrangement for diving. 90.
r. sThis: II; do Sine. pits sss Stitsll
Firing an 'ahchor.". "a = g,
+ Waters huudred. feet deep out
here. - How far are We from shorem
+ H'Don't know. Maybe IFS half O
| nile. Maybe it's more. ccald SOY
swim it?" =. 90
I But don't eare to try. Not unless tbt
4 boat caatc along. A fellow legs might
| give out. or be might taks q eranap"
"My.legs would peg cut. sure, taAg
hefopS ! got thsse, '''e -,
:. They were 4 rery good poir for bol
7 of fifteen, 'sna'lp a, ilcynehs more the
. SNere in Me air, rs be, spra1iy fr,u. .tht
stern OF tive boat. and wen tnt capitol !
t'we.. head tifst.
'"ahst WA q good hOns<s." sh diiteG
Sine .Js. ce::;;a.g.". ,4.. .
/ Conehe did, anf they found $be Wa
t6r just about yight ZOE theN. Nose
traee If O Clli1 IN is,'ia ePlteef tAe fIc
tha. ua lAAe was sfsef' saeptfsdt.oa
cot e6r,d G be 20 vssas to srscA. .tSeESscs IL
/, andfhsrs HSs very lsaaste sssh&esSsee<
| BY Wey of ilaproyenfeEtS :.
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). tsH slOHges swissN. =" .
4 ~Com6 Oh Only GOe' T. 1sgS: SO Soc
7 hE."'oss .ss".
f.. They were heRde& 8war21Se ShQsS
J asid'thet wefe nge ld!ASing baCk, y6fs
Berg xsIAsaeS; "f6ergS'.4 eRple
4 Siae. The wipas r4lhg.s,. So
.',' StG 5 dsNtSpg sua 1he gfItAs OF
tkoS.h - -
. The lays la6kod ~ Zach otbcr fsr.t
| moRenc'wita yere sesiuA9 fac@Sa p0l
thsf werk 1fayeTeGldVA aAd ths0p wa
>, 40 tins for Se4tAtion. :.
4 u, We isn'kso ysg fAss SiSte:". !.
\: ."}It sbe's driftlng. NJ teiHmg h6E
I ftf Rise'dt 20. w 9eDNstHSt GtBk it"
Z a'Sh6feS tca f;tf- CaISS DO o. "
caA cas0h the RgSBHs
r. es1hA NlAfS ris)sgy NarrSS
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'ishore fcG o.. FRSesa yourself
isSSeboV she driftags g
Y. :. Hou can't re@cR UG6 Sle@Be, T@mC
1 BESIDES 2Wale Aay elof&es. Em goin
foT the b8da." -
"&@ tna@ 70 tallSs' CaNa9-by, Bavsy.
,'3Sissa H00kias tAls&g4ast sob lfsin
"a he Struck oNt Cor Ele SSow, and
I was erpefr bae Is +eu0h on BaffS'a RC
.te6unts!as ON hiS eSn, byt he had {
/ SAOkeGt dSSHA
s'sNHsgh& awilnpind. 4Gw, al9 IL
I hoRselss. How TRninl0 | Aan see th
, citsn' :.
, fhHS Ia 10 could see ehe staeple2e
it, eomNSwo QSGs FROM the shore II
hoaed 20 rGaEtS an6 st8low them, b
tkrsw, were Si& rosss of hSlscs. md III