The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-19
zach: ing-A Pleasant Picture OF
an Amateurs Experience.

NOW, III SHOW YOU WHAT ys.:n!e
ivy reali y I,,txi,..' said n local yacht
man t".IIis guest as they sailed out o
G,,w.nu~ hay and laid their course
tor the nMr.Ows. Jus; t;.c Kind III y
hrtex, / Ike to-day. i"u are not
afraid Ola cap full "f wind hoi":'
ION, no. said the guest: "hut
] sul'ia'>e your snsat l. s:,!e::'''
Sac AaiL tit. yacl.'nian. ''Why,
mali. she'll stand W. under any
amount IL canva | can crowd outu
ler. Nov, these a'e her wOrkin >
sails hut SOu ought I" se. her under
racing *aila When I SLAP in her 9th.
er sticks there l-n', un! thing iu her
class than can keep within eight If
her. She shows Ill i,,e other boats
her heels every tiai.', I ~" tell you.
I'm willing to mattel, my Ls'ai aga l,~t
any nj her cas- in The country, aud
III lay Two to one 0M Ter III hat.
Just see i,"w -h+ JUMPS now; t.ut just
wait until We rtaIn'i that pin, aud
Ill give v'u y a~;e IL yact,iim. y.Mi
won't '~ opt IL forget in hurry"
II re u pun "i wind struck tie. yacht
and khsn'kad lser over very badly,
sending the Huc imam and Ills guest
s<.r'Imi'liny IL wi,s.lwaral.
''D'.s.S size sln that Uften::" asked
the g''.7... :nxi",.siy watching aN" u
rr ripple that Was sa>t approaching
them.
THAT isn't a,,"t!,img, my imy,"
said the y:..:Iii>Is'an riim- ing T., he
tii!cr nh.l ",a>tiisx = slI~isI,'l.'lisly AUX
i',i> giam,'e over his i.'ul.irr.
"A me e zephyr. for my ia'xt. Ju-t
slim. y couple i" -a'.'t-is'i.s ~ there
along side al You. please. That's it..
Now we'll t~ ars'un't the pin, H. n
few moments, amt tI.etl You'll r. Z
some fun tell y''u she'll just ln'il
to-day .rvsh will. ii">e stills ..M i,er."
''ikn't y.'u ilsin;: we'd i.e.ter take
r'ei: suggested the guest, n"'king
ut the white c"l's. Playing owe" the
water n irDnt uf them.
IA r.~.::' shouted the gallant anna
teur tOsl~r Of the 500. And il .uc:,
y re: til. hr: ez.. ~ this: ID, YOU want
me t. liz ill.,. laughing stock Ut tie
club: In yOl want /" Disgrace ms
'"rcver: My .a,y, l wouldn't TAXI. u
ref to-day for u thousand .lo:i.rs. II
would r"in my reputation CON. plaie-
~. tell you. y'u arv with 4 yatcil.
man to-day anil don't you forget 1t.
I've seem big s.'i,O:.ncr. pairing iatO
lr'rt under TWO reefs wien ] w.s cur.
rytmg every stitch Of ranva>x aud
thi"si"s nothing" Of it. On. I'm u
yatclls'''a'. trs''l. VAUDEVILLE, every
time. SURE: Just haul sl,.h!'er ~am,l-
lag alongside III you, l.le..~e.. That's
the ticket. Here W. 20. DON'T liz
:trni'', and III" yacht W, Mt over IN.
III her h"'ln wSs within Nh inch ui
the water.
II think III take my boots r.
ss.t'' the guest, ineekly. ~ he Lra.e,i
HE feet against the Geek Of the c.rk-
pit and chung like grim death 10 tie
rsi's "n either side nj him.
"f"u are not Xtir,lid," said the
yntct's,'i",s. making y grab for hi.
lat. which wa- on the exc. Of going
overheard. YOU shouldn't mind =
little l"g like that. You an Just
SLIM nnhtr ssn.!-lMg W. there !:
you Ike. N"w talks. the si.e". ard
~ "'"nH 10 trcti''cr; and mind YOU,
lei her stark when / STOUT. E.,w,
w:':e te i'nin: to ir,' aud the
yas'h. 'H:stIie,i worse than ever.
Il t;"''slt site would stand, stand
up" g.'r:n.al ths. guest. eli s:ny
desperately L" :. nr,n SHEET with
t"'n ham anti >,.r!iDg-v.ry me.
n's,! l." liz .:.rhc. overheard.
'iha! WIS ::,mnl k,,.,.k. down. ~
said the Gs'l'l yx,cI,~l..xu, "Lu. she
l,:s' 'au. i'> ~ such w-at:u: ~ this.
"" >snn:!d have i"..n i.f, with .u.,
w''n--'"t Year sheet ran: <,ai..k!'
iiu' u Was t", bate. amt the ,urh,
wsn' :airiy "ver, her :.r.st s:,il =. rjk.
Ing ,l.: wafer with n tle,ntiuin,,s
.p's>',: and then disappearing y. she
tur!.'i come. .eI, up>i.ie down.
'f"u should --l.i-h-.have- ri-b-
r.: :" tle-;he .l,-et.' smrtrd the
s"'ld ys'"n>i.E,n. a~ he dragged him.
sell up '"s!'iv his guest on the bottom
q. the Boat.
"Da-,la d-.he x!- x-sheetv,
~:"'''c'ed the guest. ~ he dug the
'"'' wafer out ri his xtar:n,ar,l eve.
aud g..x'.i over the '.ay in tie vain
hope I" discovering the he.ler two.
thirds .! his summer suit.