Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-01-19
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MI Ds~RHt FEHRY Jan -, ISIS
We'll bow do you fee! after your dack-
ing. wa. tho water c3ldi How 30 yan
ike a cold water bash IN the m!id!o u
January with the thermometer down -
four degrees below zero: and how Old Il
bappcn? These are some Of the tania.!zin=
nterrogatlyc, That have been constantly
rr,erhrfs,.4E IN our ears for the past
week
Well, il happened a. mean ~ ~ tah : -
member sometAin. like the folio" ih2
Last Thursday m1rllns wiiiIa assisting ~
getting cart, Ioaded with iamhef, 90
hoard Of the steamer Scbenoa, which Mas
living at the time about ten feet from the
wharf. ami connected by gang plank IN
width just wide enough for the convey
ancc Of lnmbcf Cast aAd uaN on e2ch
side, providing the men didn't toq"''N
much room and the cart was kept III Tie
center of the plank but this morning for
some unaccountable reason, the cart got
into the habit OF varying from one Side 81
the p,ank 10 Tie Other and 80, just a. We
reached that point about MA Qal between
the boat aud the wharf, ting variation
turned on one side; the feaGit vas, W.
were overheard assure you, Mr.. Edi-
tor. this was no voluntary act OF ours, but
rather the result of circumstances, over
which vs. had no no,tFal Down, down
we went aud the swift returning waters
smoothed out every ripple and LETT the sea
as If 1t had not been" but it did not remain
so long; presently the surface was again
disturbed and appearances reselnbled
harpooned pofpoise seeking revenge upon
its adyersaries. We were lplst ious of
the fact that we were in the water, ana
water was the prevailing and pcrvading
element: there saamed 10 be super-abun-
dance everywhere, eyes, nose cars. and
mouth were al endowed with .ibcr.
al share atd d surplus feSides; anu IN
our moments OF meditation Se game u
the conclusion that water was good
enough in its place, but either we. or the
water, was out Of its place just at this
particular time. We had one paramount
desire and that was to change elements
| but how vas this to be done? We were
. powerless We tried to cell for help, but
words were inandible we e1tereied our
hand. upwards in the hope Of sraSping
some tangible object, bat ~efe ne! wiih
| repeated disappontnents; at last just as
| hope began to wane. and shadows gather
around us, rescue came. The strong arm
| of Cant Dickson was inserted on our coat
] collar, and assisted by the boats crew, he
| lifted Us out of the water aEl Llacca -
| once more on solid footing. We must CON
fess that the hi. felt little crisp for the
| thermometer registered on t..o negative
| side of zero, but we didn't care for that,
we were safe. and therefore satisfied
How long the exhibition lasted We are I'M
able to state, but judging hv appearances
the Performance was satisfactory to a..
| but this performer, Sho then, and there,
i and no x, and forever positively. ard en-
phatically. declines giving like exhibition
| unless compelled by an irresistible impulse.
Any one would naturally suppose that
| an exhibition aI this kind would have
| proved a sufficient warning. especially 70
| an eye witness. to have kept out Of the
| water. at this season of the year. but on
the eertfary, on the following day one
| whom we viii desigGals IS one of the
officers of the steamer Sappho. fell vic
| tim to circumstances (which he is ready to
| exnlainl and he took an unpremeditated