Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-30
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10 leave EomsthlDg to brighten TIE Eau"
--Jirx. L. c. " iiv,t.
Eoy-Diycrs In tssc ed Sea.
"H re we are at last, Mr., Ker," says
! the Captain, as we cast anchor off the
coa. oi Arabia, q little after sunset,
about two. thirds down the Red sea.
q It's too sf.rk 10 Nuke cas nsleli to-ss
night, but you'll see rare sight when
you come on deck tomorrow morning"
| The worthy Captains melition Of
looming on deck" is doubtless from
| force OF habit, for neither he nor have
! been anywhere but on deck for more
than q week, except perhaps to look for
something which We have left below.
1 Most o. my time is spent IN the rigging,
! where what little wind there is may gell-
orally be met with and our table-cloth
! is spread On the afte.-hatcb, white
our arrangement for going to bed cou-
sist merely of throwing blanket on
the deck, and stretching ourselves upon
| it, undsturbed save by an occasional
| scamper of two or three frolicsonae lats
over our faces.
When l awake the next morning,
find the Captains promise amply made
good. The sun is just rising, AMI under
its golden splendor the broad blue sea
stretches west ward rs far as the eye can
reach. every ripple tipped with living
fire. On the other side extends sea OF
another kind--the gray, unenolng ieyi
of the great Arabian desert, melting
dimly into the warln, dreary sky. In
front, the low white wall OF a Turkish
fort stands out like an ivory carving
against the hot, brassy yellow Of the
sand hills that line the shore while asi
ground it are the little cabins OF mud
liasered wickerworh that compose tho
Arab village, looking very much like
hampers lett behind by some monster
picnic. Here and there, through the
hght green OF the shGiiower water along
the shore, fash dazZiiug white,
Geen and narrow as edge If a sword,
marEs tie presen of the dangerous
coral-reefs among lich we have been
picking our way for The last three days,
with the cAanoe OF running aground at
any IHcment.
"you were right, Captain" say I, rs
the burly Skipper rises and stretches hiS
hyawuv arms. like u bear awaking fr,m
ita winter nap. This is sight worth
seeing, indeed"
"All, THIS amt what meant" chuck
led the Captain; ''ihe best o the shows
TO come yet. Look over yonGer--there,
Just twixt the reel and the shore. Dye
see anything in the water?"
well think I see something swim
ming--sharhs, | supposa "
"Sha,ks, eh9 Well, la1d-sbarks you
might call EN-, p'raps. Take my glass
aud Try again.
The first look through the glass works
! ukaptitrx, shanpa N a J1nyaP7lt Ia
swarm Of rolud black spots, which |
have igDmant|y taken for the backs Of
sharks. are inrued into faces--'he faces
of Arab children, and (as perceive with
Ito little amazemenD OF very Young chill
dren, too, some OF the smallest being
apparently not more than 5 or & years old.
Oar vessel is certainly not less than n
mile from the shore, aid the water, shall
! low as it is, is deep enough at ANY point
J to drown the very tallest q these adYen-
turous little "water- babies = yet they
are evidently pakiug ior tie ship, an!
that. too, at u speed that will soon bring
them alongside Of her.
"Are tdey really coming all this way
{ ont without resting?' ask |.
"B ees You, that's nothing 70 al
Arab ~ laughs the Captniu !: "the Sc
llttN' ttf hit NV IT, ~ Va Al titltp ~ YIN
wafer as Oh land. I've heard folks talk
a good deal Of the way the South SO
lsiu9ders can swim but Eve seen as
good swimming here as ever / saw
there.
= And now, as the LiIliputien swim
r,e1s draw near, we begin To hear tliei!
shriii cries and elfsl daughter and now
they arn close enough Tor their httie
J. brown faces, and giittering teeth, ano
benly black eyes, 10 lie easily dIstln
guished and now one final stroke o
their lean, sinewy arms carries then
slongside, aud the blue water swarm'
20 with tiny figures, looking up and waving
their hands so eagerly that one Nigh
almost expect to hear them call ont
p "Shine, boss p and see them produce
4 brush and pot OF hacking. But instead
OF that, there is q universal chorus o
their shouts and laughter MAKE the IA
ring.
Aren't they afraid Of SHARKS" ask
Of the Captain, who has just Increases
the confusion teDtola by throwing an
other copper into the very midst OF tn
screaming tfro'g.
"Not they---they make too much ro'
for any shark 10 come Near them. Sharh
are mighty easy scared, for all they're 8
savage. You'll never catch 'em c,unin
too near steamer when she's goii'-
the flappin' OF the screw frightans 'ei
away. See, there's two of en- comli
along now. and you'il Just see how niue
the boys II care for 'em."
And, indeed, the sudden uprising
those gaunt black fms, piercing III
smooth water as with IN unexpoeff
stab, seems to produce no effect villa
ever upon these fearless urciilns. WI
uaddle about as unconcerned as eve
Moreover, it soon appears thai tt
sharks themselves have other busipe
q to attend to. A shoai Of hying-si'
~ come driving past, glisiening like RAJ
bows in the dazzling sunshine as th'
no leap out of the water and tau ba'
again. Instantly one OF the sea la
yers' iashes Mt the roar OF the co uIn
while the other, wheeling around ]
- front heads back the fuGi;syes into /
comrades open jaws; and IN thas VI
the two partners contrive To MAKE
very respect die "hanl
But at this moment the garrison DC
VI is seen putting off from the shore, WI
" one of the Pashas officers IN tie stes
sheets. AT sight OF the wailalnpwn o.
cial :iag, our wat-r-pat,i.s scatter i
= wila-fowl, and the next moment al, !
little black-heasis are seen bohoing on
the shining r,pples on their way back
the shore. David K1er, Ia Vide daea'
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