Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-09-16

couldn't do except keep still. an bein
Mr.. Hugh was always dom himself
they spent most of their time together
Miss May used to watch 'em with
that heart breakin look on her dear face
an finally Miss Julie took to jokin' her,
sayin': May don't you want to play
tennisY or I'll run you a race on the
ponies this afternoon. MAY or WIN
don't you wake up, Mayl What are yol
dreaming about?' But Miss May neve
answered Miss Julie word, an finall,
they stopped even that, an left her alto
gether alone.
'Im getting to my story now.
hain't never told it before. 1t hurt
even now, after all these years.
1--WE given you an idea pretty much
how things went on till the afternoon
they ended-for me, nyway-forI never
sailed that boat again.
at was the 10th Of August. The
month had been very hot, and we hadn't
had any sailin breeze for four days, but
that mornin' a nice stiff breeze begun tc
come in from the sea. 1t was a squally
breeze, an | didn't jest like it, but
after a time it settled down, an con-
cluded it would stay clear till next
mornin'
"Well, was settin' in my door mend
in sail for my at-boat, when heard
the crowd a-comin'. | always knew EN-
by Miss jules voice. most generally
could hear that by the time they left Miss
Hollis door.
"They had couple of city fellers
down from the city for the day, an
nothin' would do but l must take ZEN
sailin'. wouldn't have gone, but jest
at the last minute little Miss May come
up an TUX my old brown fist in her two
little white paws, an seq she: oh
Uncle Jerry, do go I'm going home to.
morrow, an | want one more sail, an
this is my last chance An so il was,
poor lass but not in the way she meant.
Well, | couldn't say no. She made me
think of the little one / lost twenty
years ago, an so-we started.
''The tide was runnin' out. an the
wind was due east, which made the white
caps fly; but put in tack and started
for the mouth of the bay. Jest about
the time we got out from under the cliffs
the squall struck us, an | saw my mis-
take.
"The Foam heeled over till her storm
deck was two feet under water | threw
her head up into the wind, but as she
came around cross sea struck her bow,
an when l looked for Tom to take in
sail, Tom was gone"
Uncle Jerry laid down his paint brush
just here and gazed with dim eyes over
the smiling bay, living over again the
great tragedy of his simple life. And
sat upright, and burying my hands deep
in the white sand about me, tried to abb
sorb all my faculties in the act of listen
ing, following Uncle Jerry's knotty fore
finger as it pointed to the distant horizon
HILL and gave meaning to his words.
"Wel, l didn't dare tell them young
things what had happened. saw they'd
need all their courage before they got
home, if the Lord ever let them get there
at all
81 looked at little Miss May, an there
she sat, her head on her knees, her two
little hands over her face-somehow
she'd never looked so small before.
Jest then she raised her head. She was
white-but then she always was that
but ] can tell you cold chill went down
my back when heard her give great
laugh. thought she'd gone clean out
of her mind with fear, but it was nothin'
of the kind, for the next moment she
says, still jokin like The idea of Toms
bein' such a coward Hugh, will you
an the bows git down the sail for the
captain? Toms below an can't do any
thing.
"Then knew she knew, an that she
saw our danger as plain as did.
''The boys sprang for'ard, but they
hadn't time to reef it, so they jest cut it
away an tried to reef the jib instead.
Those boys meant well, but every min
ute was precious, an it did seem to me
they took an hour to get it done.
"The mast bent like a fish-pole, an
every minute thought to hear it crack.
All this time the water was comm over
the sides, an little Miss May stood there
up to her knees in it, coaxin those great
healthy boys an girls, an scoldin' when
she couldn't keep 'em quiet without it.
''There was no use maxim light of our
danger now. 1t didn't need tellin'-
they all saw it. Then, as the boys
turned to come aft, the city Teller lost
his footin an over he went after Tom.
"Mr. Hugh an the other Teller just
looked at each other an staggered to
their places an then they ran in to Miss
May. She didn't give 'em time to git
more scarf. She jest handed 'em two
buckets and said, kinder stern: Here,
don't be towards. If we must die, let's
die bravely but in the meantime
work
81 had given up then, an kinder re-
signed myself to what was comm. | had
time to look around, for the tiller was
dashed fast-no man could hold it in
sea like that-an' can remember Miss
May as plain as if it was Yesterday.
"They told me afterward that her
grandfather was famous sea captain
that went down stsndiu on the bridge of
his shin. an 0upss she tux after him