The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-01
Geewhitaker. mol She can sail !

Geewhitaker, mol She can sail
boat with any man on this coast.
What made her'n me mad was I,
see the Woe would got TINT canoe Il
10 minutes IL We didn't. Ther,
wasn't another rag 0f sail ont IN
our'n. I couldn't think what haf
possessed the man to be canoeing Il
such weather. He'd a'drifted ashor,
In two minutes if he gave the winf
his broadside and tried to run pes
The Woe. All he could do was pad
die straight at the wind, and vet BIZ
wasn't half holding his own.
mo arms could "a made head
against that gale and tide and sea to
getheT-he was just working for q
few minutes more life at best.
"Well, SIR, was I going to risk my
sister and my boat trying to pick up
. crazy young chapa II would be q
desperate risk. There might be room
for ms where he was, and then there
mightn't. 4 was treble reefed-not
sail enough to get round half lively.
Icouldn't seem to feel we'd any clear
call in there, but it hurt my feelings
terrible to let him be lost right under
my eyes.
Il was holding right on for Glouces-
ter when my sister catched sight OF
the canoe-she'd been watching ont
the other side. Nothing would do
her but we should try the rescue.
Her eyes were blazing-all liz, we
were about in two shakes and run
ming about sou'west TO get sea room
before we'd come about and make
straight for that canoe.
Our plan was TO rum to the stran-
ger. we flying right along the length
OF Norman's Woe. Before we was
too near we'd know if there was q
chance of going close enough to take
him of and yet saving ourselves.
But when we went out yonder I saw
plain that we'd be within a hundred
yards of the rock before we could
reach him.
IF we could snatch him Off In
passing, we might get clear, but to
come into the wind then or slacken
at all looked like sure death-we'd be
on the Woe before we
could get . new move ON, and it
two chances to one we'd be-
blown on the east end of the reef If
we even went. near him.
1--WE cant do it, says I.
I'VE got tor says Minnie, stamp
Ing her foot. And was / to be scairt
out where q gal didn't blench9
Say your prayers, sis, says ], and
n we went, flying half across the
II could trust the boat agin cap
'izin, but her bows would Nv wide
when she rose if q hand quick as
nine wasn't at the wheel. One of
must stand by to throw the man
! rope. My sister could steer as well
. me, so I gave her the wheel and
rot q rope ready. ! guess the clank
II that bell was sounding like doom
that young fellow, but he kept
adding, steady and cool. His face
vas set as q stone, and every wave
lung crests onto it.
when we were within 80 yards OF
linn, ! saw there was mighty little
lse throwing the rope. Most likely
led miss il. II he dropped his pad
le to grab it, the wind would throw
is bow right round and maybe roll
over. III he did catch on, we'd
erk him overheard and lose time
rying to fetch him In, and be poundin
the reef ourselves.
There was just one chance to get
inn aboard, but to take it was des-
crate. 1t was 10 go half round on
le wind, run close alongside him,
I've him q chance TO jump for our
III, keep n speed right along,
heel sharp and get back ON our
purse along shore. But there was
10 Woe so close that / could hear
early q sort Of rumbling Like bowl
BIS grinding in the waves-and was
TO point for that death2
mo. sir, | didn't dare, and my sis
finched too. She kept the course,
i'd we was going to fly past his bow.
vas shooting out 30 high it looked
ost as il it would be aboard us If
3 were in the trough when il next
me down. Well, sir, we wasn't
rec lengths of this boat from that
lap when he opened out with q
ar like q foghorn: /,
:. You cant-do-itl Thank
,u-for-trying. Tell-a-doctor-
/;
here's a man - there - with
oken-legs. I-was-going-for-
doctor y
do you see THAR cried Absalom.
ringing his free arm, with d curved
bow, out from his side and around
his front horizontally. Before
3 words were out of his lips, that's
nat this boat did. I thought my
terd gone clean crazy. She went