, 1884-05-11
BEFORE THE WIND.
n. 7. tloldrick in Boston Timea

NoA VI nv dAA@N 1NNNc NA ~
skipper, on whom be pesce, came from be-
hind the sand dunes of Old Carrituck beach.
l sailed with him way hack in the fifties,
rousing times, too, when a chap might find a
berth all along shore. In those days Our
coast line swarmed with craft, mostly
~schooners, to which class the Swallow be-
longed. With the exception of myself,
officers and crew were southern-born, the
mate, a stalwart, clean-limbed Charleston
ian, Anthony James by name, and a splendid
specimen of the American sailor of those
days. Generous and free as water, he wousi
share his last dollar with a ~shipnate, He
was six feet two inches, broad shouldered,
bearded and bronzed, and, withal, as gentle
as u woman though as brave as a lion. He
was the power behind the throne in the
Swallow. The skipper, too, was n jolly old
soul, a regular walking encyclopedia, having
the depth Of water on all the bars and IN all
iulets along tho coast at the ends OF his
fingers. Both he and the mate would boldly
take chances with the Swallow through any
inlet on the Virginia or Carolinas coast from
daylight To dark. But though they took care
of the Swallow the schooner was able to take
care of herself, for she was one of those
crafts which possess splendid weather quail
ties.
All one summer she piled between Charles
ton and New York, and was earning money
hand over hand Business was booming
G SSan M . eH.h
tmt lei IT, ~ 80,
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By morning he was up the coast and out Of
sight Of the shore; but there was u stiflish
breeze, which vas shifting about. II came on
sitter and sitter, and IN the afternoon we
- - HatN S
- pa1aaa - ~ ~ go 20
80 aaJ'eH' -
"t.ss "I.n ~ sle9o '7ePssi sa'e III
ill., ~ Which hoe rot I.ao, o~narisnoa1 -,
tbe coast ~ Tho Caroiin,e sinc, tu,antv-sava,
49, om
D,,rin, tho ,iob+ .ba ,yin5 want l,.
aronrd tbo co,nnass MT ,ftar s,n,ssa q. -.
ta,diIv hIo,rir, frono tho aast,va,d ana IN
he Ton bor,nor n so,,rJa1 iii ~. - - =
noe ORGAN
The dnvIigbt rava,lad a s,,bIina s,ect,ot i
In evary di-sction brr,yinr 49, w.
syyaenin@ INST IN tbs wingS Of he vi. in.
,nanse hiiIt ~ wave n1oi mn -, ,yh,dfa,i in
stately array Tin i,ttle crart l+r;nra 20.
Storm saiIs oaIl,ntIy et,ry,I., ,r,iI 10 RI
lows vyb;la I've, bar Loo, ,A,,yn s,o1 10
Aescv rocg Of Tho tonnost ,, 81 G-irr
sonodrons Tno cr,,, cl,gt,.,d az - .hSe
wheel An oiL.cIod soiLnr gto,J hasi1a A.
| wheel turning n dovvn n fsw sna,res when
aver. shc nitcbed hoo yIy ,no.bi,,@ 81 80
esneciaI pridc i'm for sbc w,s ,Dn,rertIy trr-
ing to dive clean tbrougb the yyoyos which
yye,,, co,tipnauv nnun5ing ba- b,,v5 H,r
skinner. also in an oil sniff vyos croucbip- nm
der The weather railing. keenIv aIive to the
| actions of the vtssel Tho mote sto,l nv tbs
companiou-wnv naopinp the beln,s,n,n and
the crew were hitcbino ON to sacnr, hnlling
places. Eyervthino was battened down fnst
the GALLEY 6Te wss ont and +ha crew bad
brao efast.d an nm aYt,o ,aef in tbair ,-a;s+
belts
Az tho dov odror.od ,,;thor+ -, oh
,rert in the fnrr If tbo tan,naS. ~ stIirno~
became @anyions His criticaI eyas heran "a
,naas,ra tLal on1oo,ninr h;IIor,s S,haE -
| tho oraF+ rolIad - H. s,tndsa.5 "aar,al go
| heir baso Ito tho stoeD 10 af n,nTn+aios
49, :, heoanaa n'ontset. ~ -, - ~ -
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of ony ~ tho L,,ra 80 sho ,.o,,Id -
tbroyyr Off MT tba tro,rh o,5 bo sr,IIor,o5
M, Il, tha faarFrI o.,1F. Ia,naas ~ knin,nn
Shortly f.. 60 - - ~ 80.
luII Its eFact wos st,rtIing SrdIonIy
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reg,,I,r nitcb aud roll yso,,Id I've
| lifted mn To tbo crests Of tbe hiIo,,s o,,iro,.
a rnornd, I'D than Ell - 80 -!
WHARF sha wos aprnrnnarcaI with bfI1c ,f
bnrrvina Srraes
Seaf ,rin@ lica 20 o,o ,,biob +r,i,s Tho
f~acnIties IN = loon Quality If nercs,,tian II
dayaIons nrar,ntnssr anJ r,IoInta roi;araa
,,bfoh - sooonI ~ H. traGnoI
,na,ina. IL naror LII - a. -
crisis Ia nro,nntIv singIes ont tba Sost anJ
sarost Ii,o ~ - ~ hoIII,, - -
II ,gns Iii anant,, in tLa sII-na,. -
$500 b;r, 20 snr;sa +n +ha rrbadi ,at" tha
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eS0rina farrvard into tha - To-
~ NJ
e-eT ,Sa 80, IT, - - ~ W -,
Ct ~ NJ Ian,os 80 ~ - ~ ~
and The sIinaar LII I taon nIonna 60 Ill
- 80 tho ,rbirlin, ,rhaai - 49, A.
ha,. hond Laror +n fam 80 Oh" - IN
on rho ION ~ aroat 49, onJ We aroatag
ritb tbo swarina ZOO. Of Tho to,,rost yybich
- = s1,5danI9 ne tbo i'm Thn ,,onSoI