The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-07-23

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out 90 fend them of from the bank.
This work completed, Joe turned his
attention to the little sufferer, by whose
side his nephew had remained. endeavor-
ing to quiet her hysterical sobbinp. and
TO assure her that she need not fear,
that all danger was past.
Pears to me, little one, you took a
mighty sudden bath, said Iiick. with a
smile, as he looked down at the tear
stained face Of the child.
ooh, sir, it was terrible, Twas reach
ing over to look at your boats as they
passed when ] lost my balance and fell. "
That's it, returned the pilot grimly.
IF Williams hadn't been a-cutting up
his capers and kept his vessel where il
belonged, You wouldn't have had to
reach clear over the side in order to see
a couple Of heaps Of coal and q number
of ragged boatmen going by you. But
here comes the River Queen after MS,
and you'll soon be safe and sound with
your friends again, my little one"
"Oh, yes, and have you to thank for
saving me, replied the maiden, looking
at Jimmy in such a manner as to cause
the warm blood to mantle the boys
check. Papa VIII be very grateful to
you, and know when he comes to take
me away he will give you handsome
present"
ooh, l could not think Of accepting
anything in payment Of duty which
plainly devolved upon me, stammered
the young boatman.
Nevertheless, know he will insist
upon doing something for you. He
thinks so much Of me am sure he would
rather give the whole Of his steamer
than to have me drowned. Papa owns
the River Queen, didn't you know itY"
whats that, miss?" asked Joe in as
tonishment. "Is Squire Carroll your
father?n
"Thats what the people at the plan
tation call him. But at New Orleans or
Cairo he is known as Mr.. Carroll"
"Then, boy" exclaimed the bluff old
pilot slapping Jimmy on the shoulder
you've done a big stroke of work for
yourself this day, and we'll see you a
Branch pilot" within twelvemonth
| hope you'll try to teach that vii.
liams some sense. It's Just this way,
miss" continued Joe, turning TO the
girl, ''my nephew has wanted for some
time TO go steamboating, but I've never
been able to get him a chance; so if
you'd just as lief ask your father TO let
him have berth aboard the River
Queen when we meet her at Orleans
'twould be doing him a great kindness. ="
"The request is granted without the
aid Of mediator" declared a tall, fine
looking gentleman, who had come along
side the coal boat in. one Of the steam
er's skiffs in time to hear the speech Of
Joe Trick.
MY precious child is restored to me, :"
clasping the little girl in his arms. Then
the fond father deposited her again upon
the blanket, and turning to Jimmy
grasped the boys hand and wrung it
fervently
yes, my brave lad. You shall be
second pilot of the River Queen. And
Mr.. Trick" B." to Joe, "as no doubt you feel
that you would be the best instructor Of
your nephew, you shall go first"
"Oh, thank you, sir, thank you, sir, ="
stammered the veteran boatman, over
whelmed with surprise and gratitude.
"But, sir, you forget Williams, He's a
right good man, is Jack, and I'd never
be the one to do anything that would
/ take the bread and butter ont OF his
/ mouth. though he does cut up capers
/ sometimes, and cause the hroadhoin
men heap of nervousness.
"Williams shall be cared for, smil-
ingly returned the wealthy man. He
will have a new steamer after the next
/ trip, and it is partially through his rec
ommendation that decided to place the
/ River Queen in your hands. Now,
must bid you goodby, for your old
friend up in the pilothouse there is
/ anxious to be on his way to Cairo. Fare
( well till we meet at New Orleans Do
not leave the city till you see me"
Then, taking the damp form of his
rescued child in his arms, Mr., Carroll
fastened to the steamer, whose crew
cast loose from the bank, and in few
moments was out of sight up river.
The coal boalmen were too much
elated to resume their journey that day.
"No, sir, 50 said Joe Trick, as he skipped
back and forth over the shining heap,
"we don't float another mile till tomor-
row morning The boys shall have a
rest while l go ashore at Hickman and
send a letter 70 Polly, my wife, and let
her know that her husband has been
rated chief pilot Of one Of the finest
boats on the river, and 1t was all owing
to that nephew Of hers, jim, the boy
boatman Of the Mississippi. - Henry
Marlton in Yankee Blade.
Aged at Nineteen Years.
An important bit Of local history has
been discovered at Salem in connection
with a tombstone IN tho old Charter
street burying ground In the utter.
most corner Of this ground is a stone
bearing this inscriptions
"Mr. Nathan Mather died October yt
18th, 1858. An aged person that had
seen but nineteen winters in this world.
The meaning of this peculiar inscrip
ton has long been a matter for conjec
ture among local historians In hi'
"AmericRn Notebooks, " Nathaniel Haw
thorno refers to It and says: "'An aged
man at nineteen years, saith the grave
stone. 1t affected me deeply when
cleared away the grass from the hal
buried stone and read the name
The mystery has been solved by thi
discovery in the Essex institute of
book entitled, THE Genealogy of thl
Mather Family" By this book it ap
pears that Nathaniel Mathor was bon
July G, 1869, and was brother Of Cottoi
Mather and a son Of Increase Mather
At the age of twelve years be huC
thoroughly fitted for college, and he wa
graduated from Harvard at the age o
sixteen. At twelve he had read the OF,
Testament in Hebrew and the new Tes
lament in Greek, and was able to con
verse familiarly In Latin He was dis
tinguished not only for his complet
mastery Of languages, but for his attain
ments in mathematics, philosophy, his
tory, theology and rabbinical learninl
as we'll. AT the time Of his graduation
he delivered an oration in Hebrew upol
the state Of learning among the jews -
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