Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-12-03

iney said tne ship was going
Ameaica, answered the boy. e
erybody Is rich in America. Ev
rybody wants ron there, you se
Tom Dixey vent there, and !
makes g load Of money
That's all very we'll, responde
the captain; Int people who 10 !
efisds sSSy % Is to 90 withou
paying. is just the same as stealth,
so much money. Don't You kno,
that p
Evidently the boy had never Ia
ken that view Of the question. I'll,
looked mp at the captains sterr
face with frightened and startled
expression. Then he began q hur
ried search in the pockets of hii
ragged jacket. From one he drew
forth two coppers, from another g
silver sixpence, and from a third q
shilling, much battered, clipped and
defaced. These he held out toward
the captain.
'This is all I've got now.
earned the sixpence AID the two
penpies; the shilling a gentleman
gave me. It's broken, but it's good
silver, all the same
'And what am ! to do with these?'
asked the captain.
TO pay my fare, replied the boy.
IT'S most enough, think. will
earn the rest soon when get over
there
The good captain could main tain
his gravity no longer. A smile
lighted up his rugged features, as
he said kindly:
There. there, Joby, keep your
money, my boy. You are an hon
est little fellow, after all. You
shall stay with me on the Falcon.
and we will make a man of you.
How will that suit you p
The sailors, who are wonderfully
handy at such things, devised o
suit Of clothing for his small body.
He speedily became a great favorlte
with the crew of the Falcon, prov
ing himself to be active and intel
ligent, and, what is far better, alb
honest and truthful. The
had grown very fond of
Joby; and as for Joby-well, it was
not long before everybody on board
knew what Joby thought of the cap
tain.
The Falcon, which was sailing
vessel, had met with head winds
constantly since leaving the chan
mel, and on the fourth week out
was struck by heavy gale from the
northeast. All day long the good
ship labored with the mountainous
waves. leaping and plunging till it
seemed as though the groaning,
creaking masts must come out Of
her. But she was q staunch, we'll.
built craft, and had passed safely
through msny a worse tempest.
With the fall of the night, the
gale increased in violence. The
sails had been reduced to the heavy
lower canvas, just enough to steady
the vessel. The captain remained
on deck, taking q position near the
rail, where he could keep an eye on
the rigging. Near him, sheltered
by the bulwarks, sat little Joby on
a coil of rope.
At first the noise and confusion
the thunder Of the water, the shriel
of the wind through the cordage
and the wild pitching of the shil
had frightened the boy. But wher
bv the light of o lantern near by
he saw the calm, resolute expires
sion on the captains face, he fel
relieved, aad rather enjoyed the ex
citemeut Of the storm.
Suddenly, just as the captain wa
shouting an order through his trum
pet, q vast billow seemed to rise on
of the gloom and bear down upol
the ship. IL struck the vessel
side with an awful roar, THROWN
| tons Of water on the deck. Befor
he could save himself, the captai
was lifted from his feet and fun
overheard into the sea.
Almost at the same instant q sma
figure was seen to leap upon th
rail, cling there q moment, and the
leap outward into the darkness an
disappear.
sMan overheard y
The terrible cry rang above Il