Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-14

rolls fifteen to twenty feet high, and n
good part OF the time no boat can live
in il. Sorry we are not going to stop
this trip. or You might sec it. You see,
thero is really no harbor nothing but
nm open roadstead and, except in tho
Bay of Fundy, this place shows the
highest and lowest tide in the world.
The people there tried to build break
water out beyond the surf, but it breaks
over il half the time, and when il doesn't
it knocks it to pieces. Sometimes ves-
sells have to ride Mt anchor for week
before they can put boat ashore.
"We'd only just hove to whom | no
ticed that n ship at anchor not far of
was making signals of distress, and that
boat was putting off in our direction.
OF course We were anchored far out be
yond the surf, and it was comparatively
easy for the boat to reach MS so it was
soon alongside, and one Of the men
came up the ships side and told me
what was wanted.
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ship from San Francisco, and hadc com
to San Jose for cargo. II was only
half loaded whom one Of the boats cap
sized in the surf, drowning the captain
and first officer. The second officer was
very low with fever, and they had
nobody to navigate the vessel so
they'd had to wait in port till some other
ship came along and could lend en- AN
officer or somebody who understood
navigation.
"Well, called up my first officer and
put him aboard the coffee ship, and ina
day or two We both sailed. We were
going over just tho same ground-or
sea, rathcr-and as the two vessels were
equally fast We kept each other in sight
most OF the time We'd been out about
ten days, and were in American waters
again, when all of sudden the ship
hove to, and signalcd us to stop. We
rap rs close TO them as we could, and
then We hove to, and presently, through
the glass, l saw boat being lowered.
and there was q woman in il.
81 was surprised as you may imag-
inc, for did not know there were any
/ passengers on the coffee ship, though
there We're half dozen on my own. In
few minutes up the side came my FIRST
+ officer, carrying the prct;icst little
I Spanish girl / ever saw. Oh ladies,
she was a beauty! Eyes like the stlrs
in the flag, aud the sweetest little face
( kisses just sticking ont all over it
/ But wasn't she the sickrst little mortal
that ever sot foot on deck toll you
she was all green and yellow, and looked
h@lt-s'arycd. | do no. believe she'd
+ kept down quarter OF dinner for
month past.
90 Hullo, Jack " said /, what the
matterT And gave the lady a scat on
the lounge in my cabin. The poor lit
tie thing couldn't sit mp straight, so /
( just hoistcd her lcctup aad made her
comfortable among the pillows.
- Captain said he, / want you to
marry me to this young lady
Marry You r said /. What 10 Won
mean? She's too sick to be, married,
man! She can't stand mp If you and
she want to be married, why don't YOU
wait till you get ashore?
" You see, ladies, We talked right ont
free before her, for she couldn't under
stand a word Of English.
"'If you wait till then, said he,
you and I'll be going to her funeral
instead Of her wedding. We've go, to
be married, and right away, and you
have got to marry us.
=" You see again, ladies. wc wore very
great friends outside tho ship, and when
we were alone together We dropped all
ceremony.
"'What in thunder are you in such
hurry forT said /. Why can't Won wait
until you're ashore? Where are tho
lady's fricndsT
"'Hcr stcpfa;hcr's aboard my ship
he said.
al Thought so;' said I; and I won't
have anything to do with it,
4" He just turned and winbcd at me
out OF the tail Of his eye aud then
remembered, in moment Of misplaced
confidence, ] had told him some little
circumstances in regard to my own
marriage.
"' Hem" said he. grinuing like
monkey. Il think they're sometimes
/ iustifable. Now, just look here, Cap
listen, and I'll tell you all about It.
Tha; little girl has no relations moth
ing but stepfather, and she's depend
ent on him for support. Well, the old
coot's doctor, and crazy at that, or IL
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