The Opelousas courier., 1889-05-11
NEARLY SWAMPED.
How Mrs. Swing and Her Son Were
Finally Rescued.

6OW MIS- SWLuS duA 16E SOA W0Eo
Finally Rescued.
81 tell you, Susan SWING" said Cap
tain Rose, 'there amt a man that
lives between the Two Horns as would
let his boy not bigger than your'u go
out in a boat to-day. Don't you do it.
'Tain't no kind of weather for that slip
of q Lad to go foolin' with them big bill
lows as sweep around old Dull Head.
Why, look for yourself, woman. You
can see them more'n four miles away
dashing and lasbing the shore"
As Captain Rose spoke he pointed
with his right hand in the direction
of one of the two headlands between
which Dell Haven lay.
"And no dory in the harbor," he
continued, s'could weather Bright
Head (pointing towards the headland
ut the left), not if Cap'n Hezekiah
himself was q row'n of it. You'd bet
ter take them row-locks out and hide
the oars If he won't mind without you
dom it"
SCI can't bear to do 1t, " said Mrs.
Swing, Richard will be SO 'disappoint-
ed. He set his lobster pots yesterday,
and he hasn't slept any all nigRG in his
eagerness TO 60 out early and haul
them. Don't you see, Captain Rose,
It's Saturday, and the whole coaches
full OF summer boarders came last
night to the Bright Head House, and
he can get q big price for his Holsters
to-day. My poor Dick has worked SO
hard making the lobster pots himself,
and 1t seems like cutting off the boys
reward to say you shan't go to him."
''S'pose you do feel weakish 'boutit.
Susan; but you don't want that ere
boat to be picked up adrift and no boy
lin it, do YET"
"You know I don't, Captain Rose, :"
she said. IF / hadn't loved him do
you think I'd get up before daylight to
come down here to g the Lad of ?"
Hush" said the captain. Here he
comes, and he's fastening his straw hat
to his buttons. He sees there is wind
enough ahead"
1t was q morning in june, and the
sun was not yet risen, but the glory OF
his coming was In the east and on the
Gea.
As he came down the pier, the oars
on his shoulder, and securing his straw
hat by a string to his jacket, the old
aptain said: ..He'sa fine lad, Dick is,
and well worth the saving"
Hes all the world to me- thought
Mrs. Swing, although her lis's uttered
emo word. Il
Good morning, Captain Rose, /"
called out Richard. sGood for Holsters,
do you thinkP".
Better for Holsters than tits for
boys'n calculated the captain, remov-
ing his broad brown hands from his
pockets and laying n of them on the
lads shoulder as soon as the latter
Dame within touching distance. Il say,
Dick Swing, that you are not going out
lnthat cockle-shell of your'n this morn
Ing" he announced.
81 certainly am. Captain Rose" re-
burned the boy. s'It's q little rough,
but like as not the wind will come
right around before I get half way to
The ledge, and I should think you
would know better than to q my
little mother here half to death. See,
mother" he said, gayly, II have an
extra oar and one thole pin. yes, two
Of them, In case q row-lock gives way.
and I've got a lot OF extra courage
about me that / can't exactly show YOU
unless you come with me-"
This he said looking out to sea, for
he did not feel like looking either o
his mother or Captain Rose.
dick" said Mrs. Swing, approach
Ing the piers edge IS the owner of tbs
little boat proceeded to bestow hi
lunch basket and extras under the bow.
well, mother" returned Richard
looking up.
II wish you would not co. she said
her tones full of beseeching.
why, mothere Do you want MI
seven new lobster pots to be carried of
To- ssaPn he asked. How could 70
have the heart to ask mep If this wint
keeps on blowing / shall lose then
every one.n
That's true,n calculated Captain
Rose. II never thought Of that. It.
just right, this wind is, to drag ther
of. but you never can haul them i
alone. You'll be sure to be dragge
overheard"
No. shan't Come along with m
hyou whit 20 help laughed Richard
Humphs ! should sink that crai
before We got out Of harbor,' = said til
captain; though II I wasn'tso heavy
would CO." Captain Rose weighed
trife less than three huandred pounds
and had left The sea after fifty years [
taithful service