The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-26
caught sight of the buoy. There 1t was.
 bobing up and down, like silly black


 cork.
 Il swzm up to is and kept close by. IL was like friend in all this wild desola- ton of heaving seas. But now came the wors, watch of the whole. The lugger mus, pass within hail os me, ha; what if my strength gave out i: For II vas eb5,ng fast. l had been without food for hours 1 had walked many miles and swimming Is A most exciting eNcercise. Sill, l MAS no, going to gise up al the last pinSh, and had m, reward.
 :" X little glean of parting waves. a black mass coming on. towering blacke than the darkness. and hailed them. White Swan, ahoy
 \ vsIce came from the darkness. White Swan !, is: who arc you 7
 "' lay-to, and throw rope over your starboard quarter.
 " The lugger was only about thirty yards distant made my last effort and s~am ,o hsr A rope was ,hrewn and they hauled me on board. and had lus, tune 10 glse my warning before l fell ;anung on the deck
 " When l came to myself. the las, keg ot our cafeo MAS being lowered oxc'buaia Ne Nefe some attie distance up the eeas, .ed floats were titAchet; io the kegs so iaa, we mlsht he able n nnd them agaip.
 VI cNpedliiou>.y Nls al this done that II Ma> ouix some tWo haats ttsei- w-uJs thas we beat taluousA up isc hA0uel Aigh the itsl oi the Hood. ana ss>; Ans l:os close Ja tae mouth oi ,he zu.h. Al N2s ct,ez.s. s'll. @c peiied ashore F. eut boa, and stepped on taaa when 9a ,. moment dark hsaIcS started ID, ltE ass flashed upon Us. anu wc were surrounded by soldiers.
 ' In the kings name" sad ihc officer coming for~af,.
 . IL was a picturesque group, lllumin ated as |; was hy the fickering light oi the torches which some of the soldiers carried My tail. old erand-sirc. with his wea,hes-beasen face and gray hair : the boylsh, handsome young officer, bright with scarlet gold and steel the stolid sea men Tn their blue jerseys and sou'wcsters the soldiers, with their bron1ed faces and gli,,erins accouements. and, suppose myself. disguised Tn suit of oilskins and hIg sou ~ester that covered my rebel. hous haif. |.
 My grandfather said nothing when the young lieutenant ordered the seIgean, io board the iugger. and only ,. twinkle ot hls keen. gray eye showed h,s enloS men et Inc ,t enc. The soldiers had to saw and ,lumslly enough they did IL provoking oGe ai he s,olis sealsca to :. ioud laugh, winch he instantly sup pressed
 The serge n, 1a, back lgaln prctt, soon, hls i,,e. formerly red. now parpl, Wlh Wtash.
 q" We've been made foois ei II he eNolamsd. saIHuns the hcutenan, Nothing on board except some nets
 search them ke said Wei make l. sure
 X couple ei soldaefs held my Efand father whllc the sergeant searr he'd htm and found nothing Nor did the other. prove better worth examination.
 :" l was hiding behind my erandfalh CTS back. hoping ,o escape obscts d on But the sergean, caught me by the wt.s, My grandfather In,erposed
 here IS nothing eon,fahand on tha' boy. sad he, pcrcmptonly.
 "' I'll soon see that, answered the sol. dler, grasping my wrlsi unti could have screamed wI,h pam.
 My grandfather did not strike him 5u; administered a kind 0; push wi;h h., heavy shoulder that sent the ,ergeant big as he ~as, staggering some yafd- away. K nh the lnusins oi h., hold slipped and almost ieil T wen, my sou wester. and down. alas ,ane my long brown haIr all over ne The young etu- eer instantly stepped between he ser sean; sud nae
 ''' aon' think ~c need search tn younss.,r, sergeant, he sad. III 4 tone of que, au'horty He IS not likely tc have anything 'ou,fabAnd about him Where have you been to-plgh, 7" h, added. tarung To my asArdt,iher while got intu the bt Ssrnund. greatly con. fused and conss iou> tlsi the oftecr had found nc o'.i
 '' lobster fiShne. -Nefed m, grandfather, eonposcdl,
 "' Not much port. l'm atraid. said ,he lieutenant, ssfCast,e ally
 ''' oh. yes. ~e caugh, Atcw. auswetct my gtancGh.r. 2iatring round a' ihe soldiers sotts
 
 and CoalA axe ioNe An bu' they rc black uhen ,hey fe Esh,, sad he wi,h sm.le ,ha, showed avery white and even set of teeth.
 ." Aye, ave, SIT, sand my grandfather wIih '.inkie in his eyes agaIn but they're red v hen ;hey te done
 The heuienan, laughed outugh, You've got the best ai us this tune MT Wilson. sad he. preparing 10 depart Bni. hc added m s {owef tone. you had bere' he careful for the future Meanwhile l am .orry 70 have troubled you. Good nlght
 '- lie put hiaseif al the head of hi' men, gaze sho-i, sharp order and aw.y they went.
 " And away se went. Iiu. my grand father had learned lesson He vas d rIch man. and gave up the trade from that very night. sold the lugYer, and -e- tired into prvaie lie.
 Here my grandmother paused, and looked al the general with smile.