The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-02-05
tnrned. and the men rowed back toward

turned, and the men rowed back toward
the steamer.
Mr.. Pierrepoint and Mickey attended
to the child. His color now returned
and his eyes opened, and he sat up, the
water running out of his linen clothes
Pierrepoint's eye now caught sight OF his
plaid lying in the boat and he asked the
coxswain to pass it to him.
"a lady threw it in as we were leav-
ing" the stsersman said.
"Oh, yes; I know very well who the
lady was,h Pierrepoint replied. 81
wish I had her here just now to take
care of the boy" Then, seeing in what
q womanly, gentle way Mickey was
handling the child. he said: my black
friend, FL appoint You nurse, il Jacky
does not mind the 500"
Jacky looked up, and recognizing the
fireman as one of his friends, put his
arms round his grimy neck.
..Surc, Sir" said Mickey, master
Jacky knows me quite WELL"
"Then,'' said Pierrepoint, 'spull of
his wet clothes and roll him up in the
plaid"
This was done, and Jacky felt quite
warm and dry. Mickey kept him on his
knee, rolled up like mummy.
One of the sailors handed Pierrepoint
an old rough jacket, which he pulled on
over his wet clothes.
The steamer had drifted round till her
broadside was toward the boat, and
therefore. as she could do nothing to les
sen the distance, the men in the boat
had to do the more rowing, and they
got on but slowly, for the sea was little
rougher and the light was going. The
Captain still stood on the Shasta g bridge
watching the boat through his binocular.
He saw Pierrepoint and the boy pulled
in, and then he could only see that the
men seemed busy about something in
the bottom of the boat; after that he saw
Pierrepoint sitting up and q brown bum
die in the firemanss arms. He knew this
was his boy, rolled up in something; but
he could not help questioning within
himself whether his boy was coming
back to him alive or dead.
Mrs Pierrepoint was still beside Cap
tain Hood, and felt that she knew what
was passing in his mind. The boat was
now much nearer; they were both watch
ing it intently. but the light was failing.
At the same moment they both saw Mr..
Pierrepoint stand up and wave his right
hand in peculiar way.
'That was signal, madam; what does
it mean?a asked the Captain.
.sWait minute till he repeats Yes,
see it plainly this time. He says All
well, " replied Mrs. Pierrepoint.
These words were heard by some Of
the ships officers and passengers who
stood near, and they raised a cheer,
which was taken up all over the deck
and passed across the water to the boat,
which was getting near.
THANK CODY said Captain Hood.
I'VE viii soon have them on board
again" He then left the bridge in
charge of the first officer, and went aft,
by Mrs. Pierrepoint, to the
place where the gig would b
brought on board. Here the quarter
master made clear space on the deck.
and in the center Of the space stood the
Captain, Mrs. Pierrepoint, and the stew
ardess. To her Mrs. Pierrepoint said:
ssOrder q warm bath for the child;n
and steward WAS sent down to have
this done 80
The boat was now alongside under
the davits; the oars were unshipped. the
hooks of the lifting-tackle were fixed in
lAa rings for raiSingstAe boat. al ths
hands but two climbed up the tackle
ropes, to tighten the beat. and then .
number of willing hands hauled away
upon the tackle. The boat left the Va
ter, and mounted slowly high into the
air till IL was shove the l1vel Of the ]
ships bulwarks, the davits were swung
round, and the boat was gently lowered
upon the deck. Then q mighty cheer
burst out, hats and handkerchiefs were
waved, and cheer upon cheer rang over
the water. 81 - -ft
Little Jack looked out of his plail
with smile on his face. while Mickey
handed his precious bundle into Captain
Hoods arms; and in q few minutes
more Jack was having a warm bath
under the superintendcnce of his
friend, the stewardess, and little later
he was in the saloon with dry clotheel
ON, as merry as Il nothing whaterR
had happened.
When Pierrepoint stepped on the
deck he took his wife, hand in his for 3
and then rush was made It
him, and both his hands were shaken |
till he thought his arms would b pulled
of; but the Captain Game on dock n
once and bore him OF to one Of the
bathrooms, where warm bath awaited
him. A steward brought him q sup
ply Of dry clos1ss, and IN hall m
hour he was in tn 1aloen, and had 70
undergo anothe1 courseof hand-shakin9.
The Captain sid al he had to say IN
; very few words, and with . hand-grAsr
which said more than words.
The stupid couple" were now The -
roes Of the ship; and when the 6Aagln - |
rived in New York haxbor, John PkGre.
point managed, y, tie Captain2A fplpS
10 escape being interviewed By tie re-
porters. The reporters, however, lizard
he story In al ID details nom the pde-
senguED and officers, and the Rioero-
points found themselves famous
Before the passengers separated susA |
! number a invitations were offered = |
he Pierrep0ints that, had they been