Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-17
The Cruise of the Jemlma.

Ing 10th was when Charlie, with map
In his hand, pointed out spot on the
Caithness coast and exclaimed:
"Here We are! There we'llgo! What
soy you, Frank"
p every good choice. Plenty of ozone,
fishing and boating; fashion at dis
count. Where is the time-table?"
A primitive fishing village-call it
Clanhead-was quickly fixed upon, and
after the usual delights of railway trav-
cling We found ourselves in place rich
y endowed by nature, but minus an
inn.
A highland cottage, however, proved
q comfortable shelter; and after a nights
rest and hearty fish breakfast we
stroIled off towards the sea-
In the one struggling street of Clan
head were yellow-haired children, who
stood in wide-eyed, innocent wonder
and stared at us. Perhaps they were
overcome by the sight Of our hideous
brown sand shoes; or it might have
been that they were bewitched by
Charles handsome face.
Charlie is the Adonis of our family
and I, we'll, I am an ugly young man
with u marvellously wide mouth, eye
sight so near that I cannot pick up a
sixpence without the help Of my glass
rs, and an expression, to say the least
of it, scared.
Such as we were, we stood the lads
aud lasses' scrutiny unabashed, plod-
ding or until we perceived middle
aged man leaning on gate in, I i'm
agined, a docle far niente condition
He turned, however, and moved toward
us.
evil ye no. be takin' a sail this morn
in gentlemen2'
Gust what we want" cried Charlie.
"A weel, tax We the first turn to the
rect an it'll bring We to the head o the
Cliff. Some way book yell see the
0penin' to q ravine. Gang ava through
the gap an yen soon be where the sea
washes the cliff foot. Be ye canny, 70,
tides high the moo, an the shallowes,
water there may droun ye. In FIVE min.
utes IN be comm roond wi my boat an
my mate at your service
The boatman touched his cap and
moved off; we male for the ravine
passed down it, and came suddenly upon
The most magnificent expanse of rolling
water that our eyes had ever Toasted
upon.
Shortly, from, I suppose, some shelter
ing nook under the cliff, came along ou1
little craft, the Jemima, with her MAIN
sail spread and her master at the helm,
while Donald, his mate, kept watch at
the bow.
With "Yo hoy! Steady! 70 howl"
. she was brought to-" and in scrambled
we, neck or nothing.
We were scarcely seated before
emerging from the ravine, to1ling on
with the help of crutch over loose
earth and powders, came girl with a
sweet but very sad face. Evidently she
was suffering in mind and body.
"Ech Hin1y! Hinnyp said our boat
man with softened information. "Ye
should ma act sac, my dear! When
gentlemen hire the Jemima they dinna
expect to ia k; her masters family aboord.
Gang ava hame again. Mamie"
ooh, by ail means, take your friend
aboard, Mr."
Tor your kindness. Come then, BARN!
an look We, dinDa trust to your crutch
when We step aboord. Should the boat
luff, it may slip frae under We. Let me
lay it doom at the stern, an gle me your
hond. Now, steady. an, in ye are"
Presently ventured to ask if she
were not an in valid, and returned Ben;
"Oh, yes, sir; an she is my only
Pretty doc! She married over early
An O. week after, Tam, her husband
sailed north VII his crew for the fshin.
Three months has passed sim the wofu,
day, but nea word can we get O. boat OF
men"
Chen you think the vessel"
"Went doom sir is what We meant
There is nae doot ABBOTT it; for miles
ava along coast, piece of her sail was
washed ashore. But my lamb knos1a
that an sac, istead o putin on wild.
owls weeds, she aye says we'se bound tc
to find him; an she watches the sea an
questions ever fishermen she meets til
it's just pitifu' to hear her."
''She is nearly distraught," thought
Then gave Ben a warning note regard.
ing the imperative need Of trying to di
vert her mind from trouble. Also
w TGrd Of adyes 6oq ar BE-!
from some recent injury done to the
muscles, and which I gathered, had
been treated in anything but a scien
titic manner.
Ben guided the boat off, then turned
to the girl again. "Eh, my bairnie, MOI
sac mick|e as. a speck a. head-gear! an
they bits, O fallal clothing flying ABBOTT
We; yen catch your death! ye maun3 hae
my jacket ON. Mebbe, sir, yen be sac
to baud the tiller while / dress her up
There now, Mamie, are We no warmly
buskit?"
Off we went before the wind, our
swelling mainsail hiding the man at the
J bow. The grand sea and sky threw
/ Charlie and myself into ec5tacies; Ben
used to such scenes was quiet and, ]
thought, sad, while the lassie looked de.
cidedlv sleepy. ".' %~
"Eh, my doo,', said Ben, eye were
!. oop wi the birds; marked We wendin'
your way to the cliI, by the first CLINT o
the sun, Ye'se liken to wrath. my
dearie! ye'se aye wanderin' Aweel lay
doom your head awhile on my shoulder,
an be takin, wee bit nap the noo."e
! With his disengaged arm Ben support
4 ed the frail little body, and soon his
charge was doing as restfully as any
weary child. 4t%s3.:
D. AS she slept espied q wedding ring
Gn her finger. and even ia repose her
| face told Of mental and bodily suffering
Some heavy calamity, II thought must
have fallen upon her, Her childlike con.
fdence in Ben and his tenderness to-
wards her were pathetic: and altogether
my sympathy was won. >"S'
!, Ben was most delighted TO find that |
II was doctor, and most grateful for NY
!: interest in him. n Indeed he was 50
earnest in pouring out his thanks when
q a volunteered to take Mamie case in
hand while / was at Clanhead that the
man at the bow Gas he afterwards owned)
became q sym pathetic listener; for Ma
Ernie and he had been play mates, and be
felt rather doWn-hearted, Ben told me