Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-27
AT HIS OWN WAKE.
Sailor Nike Costlow surprises the Mourn
.- erB at HE Home.


.... 49,. ers at His Home.
"a funny thing happened some years
ago." said a fisherman to a Boston
Globe reporter, land if you have time
to listen I'll spin a yarn which you can
put down for gospel truth.
ut was the second year after tho
schooner Flying Eagle was built, and 1
was one of her crew. That was in the
latter part of the COS. At that time all
the boats that supplied the Boston
market with fresh fish made their catch
on the shore, as we termed it, that is,
near the land.
"AS 1 said, was one of the Eagles
crew, and one day we were fishing on
the northeast part of the Middle bank
and one of our dories, containing Mike
Costlow and John Rafford, missed the
vessel during the heavy snow-storm
that set in while we were hauling
travis.
AFTER searching for them all the
afternoon we gave it up. FL. .'
''C"stlow belonged to this port, and
the women folks kicked up terrible
tins +~hol they heard the bad news, and
the only consolation we could offer was
that they might be picked up by pass
ing vessel. .''. .....' o.. -. .7.....
"Well, for three weeks the nelphbors
and relatives waited anxlously for the
sea to give up its. dead or their friends
return, and as neither was the result Of
their wait they decided to have first
class wake. Costlow's folks lived on
Battery street, and his best suit of
clothes was taken down from the peg in
the closet and stuffed with hay.
"After all was ready the neighbors
came in to view the dummy that was
stretched on the table and bewail his
loss.
after the farce had been carried on
for some time a heavy step was heard
on the stairs and then a stumble. '-.s &
"'Well, said I, ''pon my word, who
ever he is he's in luck, cause he's STUN
bling upstairs
"The crying went on for some time,
then all of a sudden there was a loud
knock at the door.
"'Arrah! Who can this be that comes
knocking at Warehouse doorP' cried
an old lady, but before she could receive
an answer in walked Costlow as large as
'hoOo 9ulSG St1u SOSClOW. 'tS 1t
me or my step-husband?' and fetching a
kick at the dummy he destroyed the
whole outfit in short notice. -~.- -- ..
Give us a cup of tea said he, and
none of this fooling. It's no way to well
come a man home after being away three
weeks on board avessel where there was
nothing to eat but the masts'
After awhile one person said: 1T is
Mike, believe -..,
"'Of course it is said he, and If I
thought Iwould look any thing like that
stuffed corpse in the corner the devil a
die I'd over want to die on this EARTH
'He then explained that he and his
chum were picked upby German bark
and during the heavy northwest gale
that came the next day they were driven
to- sea and their. sails blown away.
After repairs were made they again
headed toward Boston, but were again
blown OFT the coast; then they were ia
Vored by fair winds and arrived in port
in dilapidated condition. -,+yc.
after he landed he made his way to
the house, and, seeing Grape on tho
door, asked some people who was dead;
and being informed that it was himself,
proposed to quietly put in. an appear
ance.
"You know the rest. But I am sorry
to say that poor Mike was lost on
Georges few years ago, when the
schooner Paul Revere went down with
all hands during heavy winter gale"