The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-10-19
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] MADE fnG foam IL VIII ny N44s- AlA1-Af :
worked TOO hard: the s1ertion soon tree ne,
ard psrspried al every pore with the heat.
Twas slightly 6istracfing that the baby, who
hsi been steering very quietly, should now
wake % and CRY fo- what ! sCppose you might
cali her tea II you can give regular names 20
rnIIk-1n6-wzter administered about seven
times day. u am sorry, William, SAID ny
wife. 81 that re have stepped longer than The
bsur." "Oh. said !, knowing that the child
was ruuuiuS n Der head, baby vii &c very
vel until we get hoE-e. We Shan't BE long
Row" ard sgain e1ersed my strength ard
rcIled like > champion rover. lis very
curious said l. giving up after about ten
minutes. ard feeling quite exhausted, ard pant
ire for breath What's very curious = said
ny wife WHY" said I, pulling cut nv
watch. " here Il is, twenty minutes past SIX,
ard the land seems rather farther on than Il
WIS before turned the beats head towards
IL" Yes" said she, growing little pale;
I've been noticing thar too Perhaps Il
wants a sseadier stroke, said l, wiping NY
forehead; and settling 70 the oars again,
ruWed for smother ten minutes, and then looked
over nv shoulder. l coClc not Be deceived.
Row Is 1 would, 1 not Gully could make no way
hut the boat actually lost ground. was
heartily frightened. and pulled IN the cars 10
ErLr1 Ur LEl Ll4A AElAlA Wv
10 CIV and the baby r0ared IS babies can when
thew are particularly wanted 70 keep quiet.
There were some ships, as l have SAID, long
distance OF. and there Vas the smack that had
passed Us. two or three uiles distant; bu. there
was nothing near Us. put nv hands 70 ny
mouth and Shouted towards the LAID as hard
As ever could, fattering myself THAI there
wssa faint chance Of tie smooth water con
yeying the sound. then stood waving and
f0urishinE ny haE for At least i've minutes
sob. William, what viii become OF Us : cried
nv wife, sobbirg piteously. was much too
upset 70 answer Der. I had hoped that we
should be noticed by some q the people who
keep lookout On The pier. but as the time
went BY, and the sun sank lower, and | could
see 10 sigus Of anything couIng 70 ourrescue,
nv spirits fell, ard I sat down and stared
bAnkly at NY wife. put out the oars again,
I,ur Vas 50 wearie6 that l soon gave up row
iuz; besides, fsli that We were being carried I
away, and that the oars scarcely hindered our I
progress towards the ocean. When the night I
fairly czue the wind got up, not very much. /!
but enough 10 disturb the water, and the /
vherry began TO slop about horribly. What I
was worse, Il blew ct the land and helped 10 I
carry Us farther away. How I cursed my 4
folly for not having brought a man With me /
The CRYING Of the poor hungry little baby and .
nv wifs's means AID reproSches were Just /
uaddsuiBg. Il vas very hne overhead, the i
sky full Of stars, but there was no moon. and \
toe sea looked As black as INK could see
the lights OF the land, and could even very
family hear the stratus Of band Of music
PLAYING On the elf. for, as l have told you, the
wind blew Of tie shore. Ipuliej cut ny watch,
but though held II close 10 my nose l could
Ersr -ar an t141ETra-
around IN the hopes Of observing passing
vessel, but, though DO doubt some must have
passed, 1 did not see them Ny wife was con
riuuaIly saying. "Oh, William, what shall We
% - DO. said I. what egg We do2 We
must sit here and wait. =" Wait y she would
cry: what Is thsre TO wait for - E" For day
iizat, If for nothing else - But what viii
daylight DO for Is , We have been lost In day
light, and when daylight cones where shall we
he 3" aud here she would hug tue poor crying
gaby ard wish herself dead, and 50 o. The
tea kept the boat rocking necessarily, so that
L was impossible for me 10 stand up. How're
passed tie hours I can't tell you- The baby
would wake and CRY until she cried herself 10
sleep, then wake and cry herself u sleep again,
and 50 o., hour after hour Ny y ife and l felt
silent: We had exhausted ali that eUa.a be
said, aud We sat there ike two statues. To
~ dying hour I shall remember the gurgling
nd sobbiuE noise Of the water splLshing
igainst tie boats side, and the dreaded silence
overhead and around, above the water, as may
iay The dawn Was inst breaking whsu1 saw
vessel making = black mark agaIust the pale '
.Tssu light 10 the place where the sun WIS
,ualinE. Il took me some time TO find out
EhiCb way STE was going, but presently the
Using sun made her plain, aud | saw that she .
81 ~ an z IA d
-ecliy for Us I managed TO stand up IL the
sherrv and flourish ny hat. There was 10 I
osst % bs seen-u0thinE visible upon the sea
,ut that smack So far a. water went, we
night have been IN TIE middle Of the biggest
cean 10 the world. perceived before long
hat the smack saw Us, for she lowered one OF Z
.sr sails and came sloug slowly. 4 great man p.
z yellow clothes bawled out, " What's that :
Sat, and what do you want?" You might
AVE supposed be would guess cur want BY our I
appearance. - We've been carried away 10 I
"a, answered, in 4 faint voice, for felt IS &
reak IS an infant and Just 81 TO cry like Que, Z
and we've been II this boat al night" I
Where do you come FROM be replied 1 I
I'D him. and be answered, - Wen tow youiu. 9
.ook out for the cad If the line; !" aud another v
uau threw = rope - ne I caught 1t, bu ! :
.ot know what To Do With It, seeing which I
.rst man told me TO keep hold, and dragged !
he wherry up 70 the smack, ami then got into :
ler and sttached the line 70 the boat. .. Will E
-ou sit here or cone ab0ariF be asked. :
3 On. cone aboard, certainly replied: 50 be :
COX the baby and passed II 70 a sailor On the {
mack, and then helped ny wife up, and then
Re So here we we're, saved; but faint, I
iruken-6cvu, feeling IS If ne had been dug
III Ct the grave Luckily, they had few
ms Of Swiss milk in the cabin, and so poor
title baby EUs something to eat at last Also a
hsy gave Is some coined beef and bread, :
ybich we devoured gratefully, after the man 7
er Of shiuwrecked people. The captain al the
mack laughed when I told him we had orisi- :
ally started fer an hours INV How much !
% they charge yea Tor an hour says be.
gi-hteeu-ueuce, = answered. You We had
good eighteen pennorth, said he . You
az thank the Lord, master, that ye're alive
0 paw even eighteea-pence. Dye knew how r
,aly miles yUG've drifrei from port - NO."
ali I. . Well, fheu,7 said be; 'fyoa ve
riited eleven miles. There's the eossr-yoU :
an calculate fer yourself" and lie pointed 70
se white cliffs which were visible from the
uscks deck, thoagh not from the boat. +
sarfuliy long distance they looked, 70 Be sure.
William" sid ny vile. at this moment, !
III never cone 9pua the water again y
Nor /, Sarzh," said 1 :. at least without a
am = Nan OF 10 man, SAID she, III
ever venture ny life sEais.H And l have no
5uhs she viii keep her word, though Il wou't =
1st h-r very great ef0ri u 90 -, for an !
ute sure shall never attempt to make her
reak ir--Lo1aoA DH-y zciegrg7k. .