Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-29

you into Rio faster than you ever went
before in your life" said Capt Baker,
who saw the situation and the proud
spirit of the man ho was addressing.
''But." he added. you'll have TO
bring your wife aud youngsters aboard
here. | won't tow them in tho boat,
for there is an ugly sea running out
side. II you want to stay aboard your
craft. all right.
Mrs. Slocum. who was me ending one
of her boys jackets. sitting on the
deck of tho Liberdale, agreed to take
The passage TO RIO in the Finance with
the children. Capt Slocum stayed in
the canoe and long tow line was at
tached 10 her. The wind was blowing
II gale when the Finance steamed out
to sea and during the five days of the
voyage il continued to blow great guns.
Seas washed clear over the promenade
deck of the Finance and the steamer
made her tracks a point ut time to
give the canoe plenty of sweep. Capt.
Baker had oil bags suspended over his
stern, but every time he caught sight
of Capt. Slocum IN the canoe that in
dividual was sitting bolt upright with
his hands on the Her.
Mountainous seas boiled over the
bar at the entrance of Rio Janeiro har-
Dor, when the finance. with her tow,
arrived on August 80. but with the aid
of oil the canoe came right de up. A
bunch of bananas which was suspend
ed in the forerigging of the Canoe at
Santos still held its position.
Capt Slocum said he would not
have m ssed his experience in the
canoe during the trip for any thing.
but be did not care TO be towed again.
When he was in the trough of the seas
all he could see of the Finance was the
foretopgallant-yard.
The Llberdade remained at Rio for
several days and then left for Pernam.
bucO. The finance overhauled her
1000 miles out and in response to a
hail, Capt. Siocum said himself and
family were all right, and babe Capt.
Baker Ego ahead" if he was 'in n
hurry" The Finance. however, lay to,
and at Capt. Bakers request the
Liberdade came alongside, when II
barrel of potatoes, some vegetables.
bread and butter and other edibles
were lowered into the canoe.
I1tll Il uuuuICu uONtlS lut Dusocu-
gers had been reading were dropped
on the Liberdade's deck. and Il gentle
man passenger looking over the rail at
Mrs. Slocum, comely woman of forty,
who stood by the cabin door. remark
ed fervently:-"lf that captain ever
dies I'd like to marry that woman.
She's the pluckiest woman | ever
saw.
Capt Slocum stubbornly refused to
have himself or family taken on board
the Finance. and the canoe filled away
as the steamers whistle shrieked Il
parting salute. The passengers waved
their handkerchiefs and Mrs. Slocum
bowed and smiled in response.
Capt Slocum told Commander Baker
at Barbados, where the Finance arrived
about August 26 on her last homcward
VOYAGE, that the Liberdale made that
voyage from Rio 10 Fernambuco, a
distance of 2, $50 miles, in nineteen
days. This was equal TO l24 miles per
day or live and One-sixth knots per
hour.
At Barbados Capt. Baker renewed
his offer to take Capt Slocum and fam
lily hone or to take his l. q. u. for
$500. but Slocum would not listen to
it. He declared he would 90 home IN
the canoe and said he would have left
Barbados before had not the Liberdale
sprung her mainmast on the voyage
from Pernambuco. He blamed his
wife for this, as ut her request he shook
the reef out of the mainsal.
Capt. Baker urged him to take some
oil for rough weather. but Slocum cool
iy said he could kill enough sharks TO
obtain all the oil needed. He did not
need money. for if lie got to Baltimore
he could stay on his boat dur the
winter and save house rent. He has
the offer of the command of n vessel
when he gets home. and has still 1900
miles to go. The Finance left him At
Barbados. -Nel0 York. Herald