The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-05
a LIGHT CRAFT.
It r,sd TO sail Acro., the nend. on the
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4 dozen river mon wore groupcd
about a stove Ia the after cabin OF one
Of the big packets at the wharf some
nights ago, says the Couricr-Journal.
One OF the group told about the light
est draught boat he over saw.
Its plain you never had a berth
on the Owl. said doc" ono OF the
best river cooks In the West why.
the Owl was 20 light that when a
ne IVY dew fell during the night :ho
captain mover took tho trouble TO skirt
around the bends; he just cut across
the fields"
Were any Of you fellows over up
TO the head waters Of the Missouri"
then asked doc" between laughs.
That's tho widest river over saw.
The river Is In such constant tur-
MOL that you have 10 draw your wash
water at night, 10 that Il will quiet
down enough by morning to wash
yourself i'm
81 never told you about tho first
apprentice ! had In the pantry. did ~
lilo was n funny-looking little nigrcr.
who queer 20 say. was fond OF work.
After we pulled out Of Louisville. tho
first thing | told him TO do was 20 get
the liver out OF the fec Ghost and take
the bone out Of H. forgot all about
the kid until an hour aftcrward. Then
he was standing over the platter with
a look Of dlscouragomcnt ON his face
lie had cut the liver up too fine for
hash.
when | started toward him he
looked onsclcncc.strickon and
whincd, MIR. Doc, knint I'm no
bone In dis lihhah.' lie was the same
boy We told the only way TO keep from
drowning when he fell In the water
vas 10 drink ice wator ON Il came out
Of his ears. Tho boy was mortaily
afraid Of drowning, 10 II needed very
little persuasion 10 got him 10 drink
the water. llo had dread OF tho
captain, who was n big gruir fellow
He watched the captain until he went
mp on the roof and then no tackled
the water cooler. lie drank water
until tho attention OF the passengers
was called 10 him. They watched
him with surprise. and one benevolent
old fellow went up TO him and asked
what was tho matter.
"'Todc, the boys name. paid no
attention TO him. but kept pouring the
water down him until his eyes bulgcd
and his waist grew as round as an
aldcrman's. The old man was really
startled by tho boys prodlgious
powers OF water consumption and
concluded that no was crazy. lIo
came back 10 us and wanted 10 know
n something couldn't bo done. We
would have said something TO him II
Todc' hadn't stopped drinking then
and felt painfully about the ears.
just then tho captain came in. but
'Todo was 40 buslly engaged drinking
water that ho did not notice tho cap
tain. Tho captain watched the boy
tossing OF glassos full OF water with
astonishmont His face grow rcd
with emotion and then he seized the
boy. Here. you rascal. what arc you
trying 20 dop Want 10 drink us dryP
Arc you crazyp sputtered the cap
tain.
'Tode tried TO take n long breath
but no was too full. Ho turned his
eyes up until only the whites could be
seen. BY gracious, yelled the cap
tain In dismay. the boy is trying "a
commit suicide. II thoro n doctor
aboardP But Tode was all right, lie
was only frightened by the captain.
lie soon found his tongue aud gave
tho whole snap away. The captain
kept from laughing with difficulty
but never had a harder timo getting
out OF a scrape In my life than I had
out OF that ono. We loft Todo alone
aftorward, you may stake your last
dollar on it.n