The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-26

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iansslmingly % slieyisweps past again
"Ne can't manage The engines. :
'.Put her round again, !" said tho
mate. sI'll go for him with the boat.
Haul her In, b0yf'
The boat, which was dragging astern,
was hauled close, and the mate tumhled
into her, followed by the boy, just as
the captain was In the middle Of an
other circle, to the intense indignation
Of crowd OF shipping, large and small.
which was trying to get by.
"Ahoyn yelled the master OF tug
which was towing a large ship. Take
that steam roundabout out of the way. 1
What the thunder are you doing?'
Picking mp my engineer, /" replied
the captain as he steamed right across
the others bows and nearly ran down .
sailing barge. the skipper Of which,
Salvation Army man, was nobly fight
ing with his feelings.
why don't you stop:'' he yelled.
gi'" Cos I can't y walled the skipper
Of the Bulldog as he threaded his way
between huge steamer and d schooner,
who, i'm avoiding him, were getting mp
| o little collision ON their own account.
"Ahoy, Bulldog. ahoyr' called the
mate. "Stand by TO pick us upl We've
rot him. :" s*'
The skipper smiled in an agonized
fashion as he shot past, hotly pursued
by his boat The feeling ON board Of the
other craft Is they got ont Of the way OF
the Bulldog and nearly ran down her
boat and then in avoiding that nearly
ram down something else, cannot be put
into plain English. but several captains
ventured into the domains Of the orna-
mental with marked success.
''Shut OH steaml'' yelled the engineer
as the Bulldog went by again. Draw
the fircs then. Y sass 9 ST. sssSs
assssWiio's going 10 steer while doit?'
beloved the skipper as he left the
wheel for Vi few seconds 10 try to get .
line 10 throw TO them
BY this time the commotion In the
river was frightful, and the captains
steering as he went ON his round agair
something marvellous to behold. a
strange lack of sympathy ON the par
Of brother captains added to his trou
bles. Every craft he passed had some
thing to say to him, busy as they Were
and the remarks were as monotonous u
they were insulting. AT last, just al
he was resolving to run his boat straight
down the river until he came TO q hal
for want of steam, the mate caught thu
rope he flung, and the Bulldog wen
down the river with her boat made fas
TO her stern.
| Come aboard, you-you lunatic" h'
shouted.
Not afore knows 'ow stand, sait
the engineer, who was now beautiful,
sober and in full possession of a some
what acute intellect.
/ what do you mean?' demanded tn
skipper.
''I don't come aboard, " shouted tn
engineer, until you and the mate AM
the bye all swear as you won tsay moth
ing about this little game.
fI'll report you the moment ge
ashore, roared the skipper. "I'll Civ
you in charge for desertion. TIL
With supreme gesture the enginee
prepared to dive, but the watchful mat
fell ON his neck and tripped him owe
seat.
Come aboard, cried the skippez
aghast at such determination. Com
aboard, and I'll give you licking whe
we get ashore instead. "
Honor bright?'' inquired the eng
. neer.
Il How bright, |" chorused the three.
Il The engineer, with all the honors {
war, came ON board, and after remarl
ing that he felt chilly bathing on a
empty stomach went down below an
began to stoke In the course OF th
voyage he said &c was worth while NAL
ing such fOoi OF himself. IL only 20 se
the skipper's beautiful steering, warn
: " asseverating that there was not 81
other man ON the river that could has
done 1t. Before this insidious fatteI
the skipper's wrath melted like sno'
before the sun, and by the time the
!, reached port he would as soon ha,
thought Of hitting his own father as b
smooth tongued engineer. wv. v
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