Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-05-31
BETWEEN TWO HORNS.

u tell you, Susan SWING" said Cap
tain Rose, ''there amt man that lives
between the Two Horns as would let
his boy not bigger than your'n 60 out
in boat to-day. Don't you do it.
'Tain'ts no kind of weather for that slip
of lad to go foolin' with them big bill
lows as sweeps around old Dull Head
Why look yourself, woman. You can
see them more four miles away dash
ing and lashing the shore"
AS Captain Rose spoke he pointed
with his right hand in the direction of
one of the two headlands between which
Dell Haven lay.
'And no dory in the harbor," he con-
tinued, "could weather Bright Head
(pointing toward the headland at the
Lefty, not if Cap'n Hezekiah himself was
a row'n' Of it. You'd better take them
row-locks out and hide the oars if he
won't mind without you dom it,
~ can't bear to do it," said Mrs.
Swing. Richard will be so disappoint-
ed. He set his lobstcr-pots yesterday,
and he hasn't slept any all night in his
eagerncss to 90 out early and haul
them. Don't you see, Captain Rose,
it's Saturday, and two whole coaches
full of tho summer boarders came last
night to tho Bright Head House, and
he can get big price for his Holsters
to-day. My poor Dick has worked so
hard making tho lobstcr-pots himself,
and it seems like cutting off the boys
reward to say you shan't GO to him."
"S'pose you do feel weakish bout it,
Susan; but you don't want that ere boat
to be picked up adrift and no boy in it,
"You know don't, Captain Rose"
she said. eff / hadn't loved him do
you think I'd get up before daylight to
come down here to see the lad oifp''
"Hush," said the Captain. "Here he
comes, and he's fastening his straw hat
TO his buttons. He secs there is wind
enough ahead"
II was morning in June, and the
sun was not yet risen; but the glory of
his coming was in the cast and on the
sea.
AS he came down the pier, the oars on
his shoulder, and securing his straw hat
by string to his jacket, the old Cap
tain said: "He's fine lad, Dick is, and
well worth the saving"
"He's all the world to me-" thought
Mrs. Swing, although her lips uttered
no word.
Good morning, Captain Rose" called
out Richard. "Good for Holsters, do
you thinkp"
"Better for Holsters than It's for
boys" calculated the Captain, removing
his broad brown hands from his pockets
and laying one of them on the lads
shoulder as soon as the latter came
within touching distance. ~ say, Dick
Swing, that you are not going out in
that cockle-shell of your'n this morn
ing,n he announced
III certainly am, Captain Rose" re-
turned the boy" ats little rough,
but like as not the wind will como right
around before l get halfway to the
ledge, and l should think you would
know better than TO scare my little
mother here half TO death, See,
mother" he said, gayly, 81 have an
extra oar and one tholc-pin, yes, two of
them, In case o row-lock gives way, and
I've got lot of extra courage about me
that can't exactly show you unless you
dome with me-"
This he said looking out TO sea, for he
did not feel like looking either at his
mother or Captain Rose.
Dick" said Mrs. Swing, approach
ing the piers edge as the owner of the
little boat proceeded to bestow his
lunch-basket and extras under the bow
"Well, mother" returned Richard,
looking up.
81 wish you would not co." she said,
her tones full of bcseeching,
"Why, motherp DO you want my
seven new lobster-pots To be carried oil
TO seap" he asked. How could you
have the heart to ask mep II this wind
keeps on blowing l shall lose them every
one"
"Thats true" calculated Captain
Rose. 81 never thought of that. It's
Just right, this wind Is, to drag them
of, but you never can haul them in
alone. You'll be sure 10 be dragged
overheard"
"No, / shan't. Como along with mo
If you want TO help" laughed Richard.
"Humphi should sink that craft be-
fore we got out OF the harbor," said the
Captain; " though II ] wasn't so heavy
] would CO." Captain Rose weighed a
trifc less than three hundred pounds,
and had left the sea after fifty years Of
faithful service.
Not another person was in sight.
"ru tell you what I'll do" said the