New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-08

"oh," calamity, "wc'n catch you. You won't
hurt yourself"
IL dare say not. But won't takc m" aihoa''
that l won't hurt you"
Never mind me- says the hero, conscious hs' 'no
eyes of Maud upon him.
After somo discussion II Is decided oy rno parry
that Mrs. Brown will jump Mr. Iomphns ai" 'no
skipper bear tho brunt Of the blow, whiic inc oos
stands behind, doing duty as buffer in preparation
she throws down her black handbag her pafasol her
book her cashmere shawl her tennis hat, ana hhaliy
herself striking the Skipper with dull hollow sonhu'
who In his turn sends the poor buffer staggering aa
The first part Of the sail was delightful Every ono
was IN cav spIts The breeze was stiff and whistled
in the cordace and the bright. smooth waves parted
back clear and cleaning rom the Vikings sharp DOW
Mr. Tompkins retiring to the cabin, piled to the SKY
light with tho unch-basSets, returned with bag Oh
rrunes a bottle of olives and q box OF SOFA craohis'
"To be always eating is a good preventive against
sea sickness said he and their duty thus clearly IN
dca,ed, his guests ate coponsly ana were eNcecu'ns
merry They told yarns. and gosspped, laughed ana
evcn sang AT every lurch of the vessel they all
screamed together and cried
"Oh how lovely Isn't this fun! VIII IL DC
rouchcr when get outside"
outside the Narrows, and well into the Lower Bay,
the sloop from gentle wcl-brcd roll began 10 nrch
and pitch on the ragged seas. The screams grow
louder and more loud. Every one thought this tho
most enchanting motion. So exciting the way the bow
plunrcd into a wave, and such fun TO watch the big
seas come seethlng from under the lee side IL was
Mrs Jones who first discovered the potent charm OF
this SIDE She had been sitting in the sun on the upper
side screaming loudest of all when presently silence
descended upon her. She had abruptly moved To the
lee side and spreading her paraso her lead leaned
forward and looked into the No one noticed her.
lady revealing I'm the beauties Of the deep not being
phenomenon. ill the host cried out iocoscly:
What is Mrs Jones plotting under that parasol?'
II may have been tina; Mrs Jones thought this re-
mark unduly inqustvc certain It IS she never raised
the parasol, and her voice sounded angry when she
said:
Looking at The water. The waves arc so lovely
Indeed they seemed to be singularly captivating
sight to these ladies' Their screams and cries OF Joy
gradually subsidized, giving place to an awed silence In
presence of the beauties of nature. 1t was MISS
Roundcr who next snccumbed to the occult fascination
of Tie bounding billows-MiSS Rouhdcr, who has been
screaming gecfully at every crested hlock that the
Viking mounted and every green hollow into which sho
sank Silence now. gradual but deep. fell upon Miss
Rounder. AT first she yawncd several times lhch
leaned back in her corner and let her roam from
the hcaving to the Swayng mast and the nndua'-
ing deck after which, with a smothercd sound which
might, unarrested, lave been groan she shut her
eyes and sickly pallor sprcad her face opening
her eyes and spying about in frightened. apprehcnsivc
manner her glance fell upon the bag of prnes out OF
which she had been literally helping herself, and with
desparing groan she rose, and strong was the at
traction of the pillows that she actually ran to the lee
side. Since then Miss Rounder has not been abio to
look Qrunc In the face.
The popularity Of the lee side now became quite
striking. Maud's mamma fell beneath its con-
Qucring sway. She had taken off her bonnet, which
with tho Inf filed cabin TO the sky light ana had
put on her old felt tennis hat, tied down with veil
No British GrenaGer ever looked more severe and I'M
movable than Maud's mamma Both Maud and Mr..
Tompklns noticed II.
Your mother" said the adoring Tomphins, who had
'tcndrcsse for all Maud's belongings, seems fine
SAILOR
"Oh. dear. yes" said Maud with her enticing SIM
per we're all good sailors in our family
And they both turned ard looked proudly at the
Spartan parent, severely unSmling under the tennis
hat. Both noticed slight glassiness I'm mamma )
cclulcan orbs. and set look about her lips Mr..
Tompkins, coldly conscious Of the row of parasols
blooming like mushrooms along the Ice side, said with
sudden fear:
You feel quite-ah-quits comfortable, Mrs.
Drown?"
"Quite, with naughty emphasis. Then suddenly
" look hcrc-hand that parasol-quick-any Of
them"
She disappeared under its friendly shade but
presently looked out again, with her old face quite
gray under the tennis hat.
81 find the sun gives such terrible headaches,
sho said easily, with presence of mind which struck
Mr.. Tomphirs heroic.