Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-03

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limited sease &c lies TITLES lDu s4s
nlain road, and as 30 is.1 o. sprat .
has ever been held with ~, Us eaunot gaFa
been designed o. 10 dggg o. q ftrG llgse
Indeed, its abpcsraGce teila y90 tl once
ie H o gRtlemaEs residence s.tEo4Zd
whoever nEile his residence teere eartd
little aDOat eaag access. Eiz1 tort rise
70 the left and the right 81 r. tle valley
in whlcR it lics terminates iA q Alreg aldi
which stretches Avay i1 table aad o.
moor These are three sides VI .he trsMs.
the foTrta Is the lea % wa.cA every
window ~ the if0nt-thc GJrta 4.l1 50.
the houss-gszes pOin; lAnk.
CHAPTER n.
When I was fourteen ny father give
me a boat re bad erlIsEsly 70. E.sl
that ! shJQl8 become q Fec,ase DAG. .m.
sell, and encagugei lla i1 every ly Co
spend my leisure ho4r ont of iolrt .H
such sport ot paatnes a Z liked 4.st
For years, when 1ae weather s1. s.Ffa.gg
like tempting. ] had spent ESQ E .ssae
hGGrs each day "a the water Tue sssr-
men and I were sworn allies, AMI .lss
boats were always az mv dI+-o-ai. I1eg
taughttme AZ their eFlil, So GGGs as la
age Of fourteen ! r1ull alalie boot
with any % tlen lnew every Es4 al
the coast, was ssrJd1 TER 0y
age and fearless A{Ifeoftr, c1U'I
swim Ike dusk, sa % lt
great delight, 90 my Birthday s
became Zoe pdesass0r IS. q .tlalal -lts.
yawlriggel t0Rt, She was s4 sgl lat
about eighteen laet long. aas y mlra god
BY one person and. gr1E 90 GF H
treasure, I spent che grrster qlvs \! N1a.
time I htG o. spar during tte aeA. isH
manths anoat, 4Befailp alone. J
nicuiDE, when 4rlsk westerly breeze
sent ne aloag, wet brs Eioral-i7 aosf
undeI Dts and f9fes4i.y, Z -lH2 -ULH
seeaoaeF-figZed Yacal, stretching g .a-
wards slofe on e hong Winning Ges IS
yachL, aeing slsag- az O-s of
cuTiosliy ead pleasure lo me, ab3,
besides not very 0lten sHea Of
tie North Devon coast, went
abOm, ard pcat down % her a. neaf BE- 3
could For s0m0 reason Which sHal4 ast
divine b. hove 20 a5oat Qu4rrr az a
mite from Ebe saOrv, exactly opposite car
littie lay. 81 I iisw past bet. adalr.fg
hcrwhiic sails, tapering pars, and gcia.-
tal lines, some one On deck halted ms,
asking n { cguld gHs alongside The
bReeSe was very fresh, sud tue sea i,-e.y f,
but / saw nothing % prevent my doing 50
got 1p % wind0ard, took down mg
easily managed sails, puJ oat a ps.r %
scuiIs, and iu q few miagtfs had bold of
a rope slg0WA froIn Che Y1cht. Two gen
uenlen looked over tbe side aEd spaEe 20
ne, a. ! kept my boat AZ q respectful dss-
lance from their lrait
s'Can we get ashore thEre3" asked ore.
pointing " the bay.
eyes, very well" replied
"We want % pat a sick friend ashore.
He insists upon leaving us." Here tae
two men laughed heartily
~ VIII take h{lG, II he car gss on
board" said
Thanks, sou are very Kind Nov,
DnnstGhle," said one, turning ia50arI
Stumble up dellvefanco Is az hanatr
n q short time 4 face appeared beside
them II was the pict0re u abject
misery written ID every
ilne. Bat with al his suffering Mr. Dun.
stable stlIi valued life
SIS it saieY' he glsped --"such q sea
alish small boat-anf only q lag %
manage lei"
sid nothing, bat waited his decision,
Justly indignant.
"safe, o. conrse It's safel Re can
manage BIS boat lise a top, He's been
out % worse than this Attie breeze. can
sect Here, Jump IN with sou, II yog can
manage % but son viii have 10 81 qales
about III"
The sufferer looked asthnce 40 my boat
which was pitching meTvily hump,
thump, humping the green wGvea--tbon
H1fW n alady decided him.
shasqaa fellows might come with
~ nf aeIH a4eeClluglg. fthe noff-
Ha.Med ana &c me safe on dry land
BIS piteous appeal
por annd, said Tie younger one,
~ Kothweil ilkes 10 come. n our Young
friend viii put NJ Of again, I shouldn't
Tnind going with yoa aud seeing yau on
the right way home"
R0ihwell consented They gave their
captain Instructions 70 stand on and on
untii they slgnaiSd him; then drew the
boat close alongside, aud, watching their
chane they bundled In Mr. Dun,tablc,
who Immediately subslded--a hrcathl1g,
but inaniinaie mass 81 matter ln the
stern-sheets, jumped IN after him, hOisled
sail and away We went.
II was not until We nan into tsa little
sandy bay where, Ut the expense Of wet
feet, we drew my boat Up and extracted
mir. Dnnstable from IL recesses, that !
~ a6le 10 fnd time TO look properly az
d qsscngcrs. When alongside their
taeas had been too busy In keeping from
81 don 10 notice their appearance, and
t gaasage ~ land required great nicely
"a aseerlna, II wished 20 confirm tho
yachtsmAn's favorable opinl0n and show
the ahsurdity ~ Mr. Duuslaple's fears.
We hauled the boat up high and dry ord
then, as tho two yaehtsncn thanked nc
fcr my aid and complimentcd me
upon my nautical skin, looked at
ihem. They were both good-loOklng
men, bfonzed with wind and sun, Both
wore serviceable yachting suits, meant
for work aud comfort, not show. Even
With my contracted knoNledge / realized
they were gentlemen The elder may
have becn about iorty i've, his friend some
ten years younger. Mr.. Duns,ahle I do
not attempt % describe, as Il would be-
naiair under his present disadvantageons
circumstances The poor lunn was SIN
almost without life OF motion. II IS
common Idea viii people who sufer
from che sport Of the sea, that the mo.
meat theiF foot touches firm land All sor-