New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-03-21
pulled it into him." quavered the second
mate as with trembling fingers he cut q
life buOv adrift

maCe Is Win CfemDl1ng myers he cut q
life buoy adrift.
For moment it looked as If he was to
follow Dan. as the men, with black
scowls and loud curses, crowded around
him.
But the skipper and the mate rushed
up and between, hearing thewhile many
words hot and bitter.
The watch below, too, came padding
aft with naked feet and sleepy eyes.
And presently, on the smooth, oily sum-
NIT of a comber far away, they saw their
shipmate, floating high, with a crowd of
birds lowering about him.
But had they been 1900 instead of 20
they could do nothing more than useless
~ throw life buoys and hencoops over
board, and watch through contracted
eyes, with little means of pity. One can
do no more, hove to in the southern
ocean, with 40 foot sea running.
''God help himI' said the skipper.
'sHe was a good man. and he shut the
glass with snap, giving the second mate
look that meant mischief
''He's riding HIGH" said the chief Off
CO4, POS1 1ASos l. liz " 11lo CI1CtU htpU lllul ~
isn't out'of his clothes yet. But the birds
are at him. Poor beggar! There's one
big brute right on his head"
At this there was a growl and wick
ed sort of move Of men toward the second
mate, standing aloof and sullen.
The captain had walked away aft and
was starring up at the Irish pennant,
still futtering from the slackened brace.
The chief still peered through his glass.
Seeing murder in many eyes, the Sec
ond mate gave loud cry and snatched
an iron Delaying pin out of the rail.
The cry was echoed by one of amaze
ment from the chief, who, dancing with
excitement, roared: "He's gripped him!
Stand by all hands with your bowlines!
Here he comes like house a-fire! Hoo
ray!
And the men yelled again and fell to
knotting bowlines furiously as they
looked and saw Dan borne breast high
out of the water, hanging on like grim
death to the legs of a huge albatross,
lowed up one green comber and down
another, but always coming closer.
Heralded by shril screenings of rage
and terror and the quick Tapping of
mighty wings, the strange procession
came until almost close aboard, abreast
of the mizzen rigging.
Then as big sea passed, leaving q
smooth valley, somewhat sheltered by
the ship, Dan let go, and a score of bow
lines few around him in so many sec.
onds.
Hauled on deck, nearly naked, with
bleeding head and hands, he staggered
to his feet, and singing out the second
mate he fell upon him and would have
choked him had his strength held.
But it did not. So presently, wrapped
in warm blankets and with six inches of
hot rum qualifying the salt water, he
was put in his bunk.
The great bird still sailed about the
ship, swooping down for the pieces of
biscuit cast to it with q liberal hand by
the men, when the skipper went up to
the second mate.
"Go and get that Irish pennant down"
said he.
The man went without word. When
he reached the deck again, blue with
cold, and his teeth rafting, the skipper
said: ~
You can go into the foc'sle now,
Brown, and stay there. You won't be
wanted aft any more. And hope you'll
enjoy yourself"
And he did.-E1change.