The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02
WRECl THE SALLY.

boat ''Sall52," my wife is first
mate and is the crew. The
crew" ishnough TO steer the
mules yotpw stones at them
when theydine on the bushes
along the 1 but he can do his
share OF Jand. as the mules
think the RE for their benefit
and start tile when they hear
the disturhe crew" earns his
salt
The carr carry are OF coal
from the m our trips often ex-
tend 10 thed. where we see the
ocean blue istance while The
Sally lies no the dock. Some
times In lawhile anchored that
way In saltthe canal will freeze
over so we get back. and we
are then foispend the winter in
or on the ethe city. for we, OF
course. livrd our boat as we
own IL
My FIRST Toys this hugely. rs
she has bee is quite fashionable
10 spend thEeather In town. 1t
also gives I opportunity TO go
a-shopping. lhe opera, and at
tend scientinres--same as city
women do. much pride in sail
Ing our mui. and many a race
I've run andith her on the canal
by sneakinghe boats ahead Of
us while tho heaved 10 for the
night
Folks thimnal boat sailor is
something e fun OF, and they
always get o. little jokes about
getting wren a storm on the
raging canaby take delight in
speaking OF board mule and the
starboard md like TO ask IL we
have spanbm on deck when
ever they sosaby. They like TO
call out 'Br ahead" when the
mules stop tat fly. and Low
bridge" and ands TO the pumps,
and Let &C main sheet" and
weigh anctnd other ridiculous
things
IL makes nt mate mad when
The Sally isd with such disre-
spectful levih sometimes | lose
my patienoe,but the baby don't
mind 1t so all. what difference
does II doP Ismall boys catching
catfish out ofanal think Il smart
To display theorance OF seaman
ship in those or If the grown up
people attenp show OF their
nautical know in such silly man
ners they can't II they knew that
The Sallie hatly been 10 sea IN
raging storm properly wrecked
and that thosard only saved their
ives by a thfh understanding OF
What Is requir such emergencies.
he laugh woe on them and not
m the captaitt mate and crew OF
mule yacht
l"o years we were spending
ne winter on Sally moored along
ide one OF feat coal docks OF
ersey City ore New York. Our
mall cabin handsomely decorated
y my wife anti we were as cosy
nd comforta as possible. The
ably was theiout ten months old.
nd In his hatk enjoyed life i'm
Iensely. Theules were snugly
abled In the ias'le after the coal
"a been takat and extra planks
"a on the foo prevent their kick
x n hole in bottom. and every
ing looked rable to all hands
aiding a screhd happy existence
'oard till spri
But Man loses and God dis
'ses, y as theling Is About the
Iddlo OF Januh terrific wind storm
IN. blowingiat guns from the
rthwest aud 8 day getting worse.
The cold wasense. the mercury
ing to fifteehd twenty degrees
low zero. ~ degrees below in
; western stawas hot along side
IT. for the dS chilling air OF the
vt eats rlghhlo the vitals and
ezes the verNrrow In the bones.
eping warm tout OF the question.
nc could ketlive was enough TO
thankful for.
The ever inasine and colder |
wing gales 4 ragged for a week |
bout a lull althe fearfully angry |
yes In the baere leaping noun
is high andbusing destruction
wreck all ard.
I'D sailors whad lived AT sea for
rs said they yer saw the ocean
worse shiplcre dragging their
hors and dask ashore by dozens
many livesere nightly lost in
efforts 10 Sd the vessels.
had stout anetra lines from our
q water boab its dock. but in
? OF them our IL and unseoworthy
was. wrench and tossed till
IN TO feel wqad no business TO
remaining az rd while the storm
u.
= wife would lis'en 10 our leav-