Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-21
NEARLY SWAMPED.
How Mrs. Swing and Her Son Were
Finally Rescued.

81 tell you, Susan Swing" said Cap
tain Rose, there amt 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.
faint no kind of weather for that slip
of lad to so 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 flashing the shore"
As Captain Rose spoke he pointed
with his right hand in the direction
of one of the two headlands between
which Dell I4tven lay.
''And no dory in the harbor," he
continued, could weather Bright
Head (pointing towards the headland
at the left), not if Cap'n Hezekiah
himself was row'n of il. You'd bet
ter take them row-locks out and hide
the oars if he won't mind without you
dom it.
Il can't bear to do it," said Mrs.
Swing, Richard will be SO disappoint-
ed. He set his lobster pots yesterday,
and he hasn't slept any all night in his
eagerness to go 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 a big price for his Holsters
to-day. My poor Dick has worked so
hard making the lobster pots himself,
and it seems like cutting off the boys
reward to say you shan't go to him."
''S'pose you do feel weakish bout it,
Susan; but you don't want that ere
boat to be picked up adrift and no boy
in it, do YEP
You know / don't. Captain Rose, :"
you think I'd get up before daylight to
come down here to see the lad off ?"
'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 morning in June, and the
sun was not yet risen, but the glory of
his coming was in the east and ON the
sea-
on his shoulder, and securing his straw
hat by IL string to his jacket, the old
captain said: Hes fine lad, Dick is,
and well worth the saving"
Hes all the world to me-" thought
Mrs. Swing, although her lips uttered
no word.
s'Good morning, Captain Rose, ;"
called out Richard. Good for Holsters.
do you think?'
BETTER for Holsters than it's for
boys" calculated the captain, remov-
ing his broad brown hands from his
pockets and laying one of them on the
lads shoulder as soon as the latter
came within touching distance. 81 say,
Dick Swing, that you are not going out
in that cockle-shell of your'n this morn
ing" he announced.
81 certainly am, Captain Rose" re-
turned the boy. ats a little rough,
but like as not the wind will come
right around before l get half way to
the ledge, and l should think you
would know better than to scare my
little mother here half to death. See,
mother" he said. gayly, Il have an
extra oar and one thole pin. yes, two
of them, in case a row-lock gives way,
and I've got 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 at
his mother or Captain Rose.
Dick" said Mrs. Swing. approach
ing the piers edge as the owner of the
little boat proceeded to bestow his
lunch basket and extras under tho bow.
well, mother" returned Richard,
looking up.
If wish you would not CO. she said.
her tones full of beseeching.
why, mother? Do you want my
seven new lobster pots to be carried off
to seap" he asked. How could you
have the heart to ask me? If this wind
keeps on blowing l shall lose them
every one.
That's true" calculated Captain
Rose. II never thought of that It's
inst RIGHT, this wind is, to drag them
off. but you never can haul them in
alone. You'll be sure to be dragged
overheard"
mo, shan't. Come along with me
if YOU want to help" laughed Richard.
..Humph! l should sink that craft
before we got out of harbor." said the
captain; though if I wasn't so heavy
would CO." Captain Rose weighed a
trife less than three hundred pounds.
aud had left the sea after fifty years OF
faithful service.