New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-26

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CssSa resags1 ed. Every had SO
$.4kk.SSssSl' far been in our favor
IkTl4l$# and it was only when
~ we got into the lati-
Gude where we ought to have picked
40 the northeast trades that, instead
OF the usual breeze, we came IN for
nothing but succession OF light
winds and variables. With these we
gradually worked along until we got
into about 2Oo north latitude, when
we had a calm for two days. Shortly
before midnight on the second day a
eight breeze sprang up from the south
ward. There was only enough wind
to keep the sails full. and we glided
along at about two knots an hour,
with lazy little hobs to swell that
game up from the eastward. All that
day the breeze continued light. The
sun beat down with q tremendous
power, and toward noon the breeze
died almost entirely away, though
the swell continued with long, low,
regular undulations. Away on our
mort bow heavy clouds began to APP
pear on the edge of the horizon, and
the glass was falling rapidly
Twas at the wheel in the FIRST dog
watch. We lay heading all round the
compass, the ship having no steering
sway, and I watched the bank Of
clouds gathering ominously on our
port quarter. The sun seemed to set
i'm perfect atmosphere OF sulphur,
aeaving some angry-looking streaks OF
red and gold that cleaned like flashes
OF lightning suddenly arrested. The
skipper paced the quarterback, oc-
easionally diving below to look at
the glass, anu each time returning
with g. more anxious countenance,
and saying to the mate that he had
never seen the glass SO low since he
had been to sea.
"Well reef her right down at four
bells, Mr.. Jarvis" he said. 'for there's
everything good, bad and Indifferent
mixed up in those clouds, like an
Irish stew"
As soon as the watch came on deck,
sail after sail was clewed up and furl'
ed, until we had nothing on her but
the two lower topsails, foremast,
staysail and storm staysail. The
ship, now denuded of her sails, stood
out like a skeleton against the back
ground Of copper-colored clouds. The
men began to get somewhat depressed,
as with O. sky and atmosphere like
shat we knew thatjit was no ordinary
blow that we had to expect; and Il
could hear the shrill voice of a. little
shriveled-up seaman named Lester
Ii, no ~ il,ic
and calling to mind the time when he
was in the China seas some thirty
years ago; how the clouds had gather
sd up in the same way, and how the
ship foundered, and all hands werellost
except himself: ;s...s .., H.
Here! cut that yarn, said one Of
the men. ',>''. 'i..'
@<Xou're regular old Jonah!'
The watch below turned in at eight
BELLS, having been cautioned to be
ready for a rouseout. / paced the
deck for some time. The dirty ap-
pearance of the weather. The ship
looked, absolutely desolate, with her
long, bare masts tapering away into
the darkness.
II don't like the way that stuff
hangs about" said the skipper;
,aswhen it does come it will come with
% run. mere ana the5e %, d scar Wo e
af s SNOW 'l llsell, anu Inc sea ei1gter-
So WIN nosp1orescen1 llehCs. hour
s'so s1 nouI me lay under tne SHADOW
ota sa,ose oense clo4 M walvlhg Ior me
suo a,;i- 10 ouI a;1, Inc Wa1cn oraggeo
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Vie wlIsl a suuuen4y q ollgliI nasn % llgh1-
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