The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-04-29

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imagined what his mother was nj that
moment suffering would have pat the
boat about and tied II forever ~ tho
stake rather than cause her this agony.
Just NJ the boat got well into tbo toll
Of the waves the sun arosc shedding such
hrilllance on the waters that Mrs, Swing,
who sat facing II, was dalllod aud well
nigh failed to see In time u gill net into
which the boat was running.
"Soc any boat ahead, mother2" qucs.
toned Richard, You must keep q good
lookout for me. Two got my ranges
right and can fetch the lobster grounds
every time"
Isl far7" questioned the mother,
shuddcrngy.
"Not very; Just outside Dull Head. |
reckon Wen fetch IT," said the lad, dip
ping his oars for u full stroke and then
letting the boat slide up TO the summit
of % rolling wave. n trick he had caught
from Captain Hezekiah Danforth, the
master boatman OF Dell Haven.
The wind grew stronger aud stronger
aud the waves every moment increased
In size. Even Richard glanced sideways
more than once with ill-cOncealcd anxi-
ETY. M the long pillows came tumbling
on. and just then getting n glimpse Of
his mothers face behold u so blnnched
with terror Of the sea that II seemed 10
him his mother was no longer In the boat
with him.
Dick" she gnspod. ~ his oar missed
stroke and sent the spray over the boat,
Dick, Tn afraid 10 20 ON
Dick glanced backward. lie had
pulled about n mile from shore and was
midway between the two headlands
familiarly spoken Of rs the Horns. Dull
Head was surrounded by an even accu.
mulating mass Of breakers. aud Bright
Head caught the sea on It's precipitous
sides. sending IL backward In fountains
Of foam, and all tho four miles that lay
between the two points were rolling
miles Of pillows.
Sitting with his face landward Rich.
ard had not fully felt tho danger.
Now the lad could not reprcss a shud-
der as he said: Z" don't believe | could
fad the buoys In such q sea. and nobody
could haul in the pots. 1 believe III
put about
30, do o, Richard. there comes an
awful onoV' and Mrs. Swing slipped
down from her seat into the bottom Of
the boat aud hid her face from tho n
coming wave.
Richard gave q mighty pull ut tho
oars To Keep the boat head on, and Il
rode that wave In safety only TO meet
new ones. into whose depths the tiny
she'll rolled. 10 bc completely hidden
from the sight 81 two men who werp
standing out on the Dell Haven pier.
One was Hezekiah Danforth, the 9th.
er was Captain Rose.
III there was only n tug In sight 10
help them" groaned Captain Rose.
why didn't you dun n little COM
mon scn'e into the woman II she didn't
take amy naturally scoldcd Captain
Danforth. "or shut her and the boy up
somewhercs."
IL fotf her, but | declare when I was
young could have brought down them
oars In half tho time Il takes Jim 10
fetch 'cm. Isay. 'kiah Danforth. amt
that boat trying 10 put aboutP'
1T acts like u, John. but Il will get
swamped just as sure rs guns if-no, It's
going on. There's nothing else TO do.
,han, maa,', n" 81" .nne "neh
iIa - -
m ,g,i, -, e'"'' W. i"0'u Jun
up AGAIN.
s' 10y y y helplhg hanu
M aa'ous .no o~ystahuers, ana
"pk noalus wyn, i"r'h rom inc land.
u,.rn s''na "..s race Q
ILL.,. .aasa ~ Nap'a'n pan'or.h.
tim. oaa Se.'.t :. N. You're
s.nn V !" VI w 'uoAers OUT you can
"sI .ou
~ nesp ny ,nc boat, y dark green
. @ o'aa wa. ceuia s'anu hcasy
aasl,. WV men snu 10y VINO hau
s,.r om "'fo ho' long IN
sua.,sng oh.
-" ~ ~ YOU re',n EN- back
sun ."iea gu, Nap.aih nosc:
!" onee 'no per NJ peh Haven
aa "aonks" u people Tho
news = spread that Mrs. Swing and
"'.''a,u were OUT alone on The sea.
~ they watched The dim, dark spock
now rising upon the swelling waters and
a. quickly vanishing from sight not one
u The little throng but knew the danger
Of The Tiny boat With brcaihlcss eager
ness they watched tho surf boat as It's
TWO ruwcrs stood at tho oar urging II
onward.
MS down the harbor now. They're
catching H. IT'S an awful wind for
june. DO you think they're gaining on
emp That mite Of n boat will never
i've ill they get there" werc some Of
the remarks heard rs thay passed on.
As for Captain Rose he went painting
up the hill into the town. clImbed into