Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

up she jumps and runs down to the
cottage all breathless. | could see in
n minute her heart was in her mouth.
20, Cap'n Tom" she says, "Cap'n Tom,
do look out mt Alex. He's swimming
over there, an it seems to me he's in
some sort of trouble"-love having
| eyes as can see bettern a binocular.
Well, | gets down my telescope, an
| ! fixes it upon him. He was mile out
to sea-a black speek on the water. |
gets him well fixed. Sure enough there
he was throwing his arms up wild, and
trying to make signs to the shore for
help.
rs it crampY says the young lady.
Don't you believe 1t, says |; there's
deal more nonsense talked about
cramp in swimming than there need be.
A man can't swim forever" says l.
Tired out; that's what | calls it" says
|. And tired out Mr.. Alex. was, sure
enough, by the look of him.
so, Cap'n Tom" says the young lady,
will you save himY wringing her
hands in "a way that might melt a stone
let alone a Christian.
was half way down to my boat by
that time.
him? Bless your heart, if he warn't no
friend of yourn al alias man to man
I'd save him. Bill-o'-my SOUL" says |,
seeing Bill on the shore, come AMI
help me-" says |. ''There's a gentle
man drowning"
"DrowndlngY says BILL running
down and putting out. Come on!
says Bill; I'm with your His name
being Blll-o'-my soul, along of his hay
ing been such fayorite when he was
young with all the young women.
Well, we put off and rowed Bill TAX
ing one of the sweeps-as is our name
for them long oars-and me the other.
After Il while 1t struck me we wasn't
heading outward. / looked up and
saw, and we was most turned toward
shore again. I'd pulled the boat around
on Bill-which | didn't understand, he
being then a stronger man nor me to
pull-not but what, when | was in my
best days, I'd have pulled boat against
any man in England.
BILL" says l, sharp you're not a
pulling"
He looks up at me rather odd. "Mate,"
he quiet like, Pm no fool. Now, what
are you a-rowing for?-the young fell
low or the money!
pull, pull, mani" shouts out. Pull.
pull, | tell you! The gentlemans
drownding-Miss Noes young gentle
man.
He pulls stroke or two, quite feeble.
His heart wasn't in 1t. Then l loses
my temper.
"Bill-o' my-soul," says l, Fam l cap'n
OF this here craft, or are you? For
unless you pull harder-I don't want
no strong language here; but as sure
as my name is Cap'n Tom COOLEY, I'll
wiring your ugly neck for your
He holds up his sweep, and says he,
so, is that your gamer says he. AN
do you propose to compensate me?"
1t flashed right across me what he
meant. BILL you blackguard," says l.,
do you mean to tell me-and man
there a-drownding? Have you no COM
mon humanity" says l, bristllng up,
that you'd think of five pound afore 4
fellow creature?"
give pound is a good bit better nor
thirty bob says Bill, looking up at
me, sullen-like.
We'll, sir, I'll say it to your face,
though your own father Is County
Councillor, | always thought that one
as bad law as the county could make
But law it Is, all the same; and there
amt no helping it. It's f5 reward for
bringing in dead corpse, an it's only
thirty bob for bring man alive as you
save from drownding.
"Bill-o-my says l, raising my
sweep, being that angry with the man
that I'd have knocked him over the
you row, or shall l brain you?"
Just at that minute my eyes went
towards the shore; and If there wasnt
Miss Noe, not wringing her hands now,
but plunging into the sea, clothes and
although a lady with skirts-an
swimming for dear life out to the boat
to help me.
| up with my voice an shouts: Come
along, Miss Noe! You puts the men to
shame! Blessings on you for a brave
glrlr' She was swimming that splen-
did!
Well, l rows towards her, and helps
her aboard into the boat; and in she
jumps, all dripping, but taking no more
notice of 1t, bless you, than If water
was n feather bed to her. And she
seizes the oar ll-o-my-soul wouldn't
work; and she cries out to me, agonized
like: Row on, Cap'n Cooley, for heav-
ems sake, row on; Alex. is a-drownd-
ing!"
Well, l wasn't going to carry a super
cargo, as you may say, to weight the
boat, not yet a passenger for nothing.
SO. to tighten the burden, l just ups
with Bill-o'-my-soul and l clasps un