The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-08

lAE QUEEN OF THE MAY TO THE RESCUE.
would say. when asked sometimes If
such young boys were safe alone upon
the water, that there was very little
about boats that he could teach Master
Tom and Jack, 'tsartin sure"
And they have had some adventures,
too. remember once when I was q
guest in their home we three, myself
and the two boys, started one
bright July afternoon for q cruise
to the Goodwin sands and back. It
was long sail, but we didn't mind;
we were going to have picnic tea in
the boat and return home by moon
light.
Well, we carried out our programme
and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.
Coming back n stiff breeze sprang up
and our staunch little Queen of the
May perfectly flew along. Suddenly
in a little silence that had fallen upon
us all after the somewhat noisy sing
ing of glees and part-songs, sound
like cry of somebody in distress was
waited across the waters. We did not
take much notice of it at first, think
ing it was the scabirds, whose cries
are sometimes SO human but in another
moment we heard it again, this time
more distinctly, and we realized then
that it was the word Help" that was
being called out.
We all felt dreadfully excited as we
peered out over the moonlit sea; then
Jacks sharp eyes deserted small black
object away to the left of the boat.
and, with our hearts beating with ex-
cltement, we altered our course and
made for it as speedily as we could.
AS we came nearer we saw the floating
object was small boat, and we could
see some figures in it. Then we used
our healthy young lungs in an encour-
aging shout to ''hold on" and in q few
minutes came up to the distressed
craft. We found it to be n very small
rowing boat. A young man with his
coat Off sat in the center, baling out
water, while lady and tiny fair
haired girl of three or four years were
crouched down at one end. And we
were to be the rescuers of the forlorn
little party! Here was an exciting ad-
venture! In a few moments we had
them safely in our gallant Queen OF
the May, the rowing boat was made
fast to ours, and we started for the
shore. The rescued ones told us that
they had hired the boat that afternoon
70 go for row, and coming home they
were Mortified to find that she had
sprung leak, and, to make matters
worse. in searching for a baler one of
the oars became unshipped and slipped
oway, and they found themselves, poor
things, drifting away every moment
further from home, helpless to do any,
thing but bale the water out.
And they had been in this sad plight
nearly two hours when their cries at
tracted our notice. How tired and
worn they looked, and with what i'm
portance and delight we brewed them
Q hot, delicious cup of tea each with
our spirit lamp. The color came back
DO the faces of the poor, frightened
BABY and little girl and the wee maid
nat on merry Jacks knee, and the two
made a bond of friendship together.
And when we landed and babe good
by to our rescued friends it seemed /
Jimmy to learn that the gentleman in !
she trio was none other than the new
na, tar who had come to the school my
swo boy friends were at, and whose
scquaintance-owing to its being holi-'
day Gme-tbey had not yet made. And
the lady, who was his sister, and her
little girl had never been on the sea
Before. and the former declared that
Der frst trip would be her last.-Pall
Mall Budget.
She Rove IT,