New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26

picking hen feathers. she is equally proficient,
and many is the young housewife who has APP
pealed to her for a recipe of this or the other
kind.
Mrs sharp's chief glory, however. is her SIKH
in boatcraft She mas taken to 1t as naturally
as a duck II water tor ever since she was
young girl she has lived at the waters edge.
Her husbands life fisherman also has tended
to develop her liking for the water 1t frequently
happens that her husband. when out on his fish
ing trips Is detained longer than usual and on
such occasions Mrs. Sharp thinks nothing Of
jumping into a boat and hosting sail or handling
the oars with the confidence Of an old salt and
takes out A good meal to her husband. no matter
If he is halfway across the Sound.
NOT AFRAID OF STORMS.
She has crossed the Sound several times in an
open boat on some urgent errand or other. In
view OF the sudden changes in the weather In TINS
part OF Long Island. this is feat requiring no
little daring. The Sound At this point Is about
sixteen miles wide. and when the wind holds from
the East Northeast 1t rolls up waves that
would almost do credit to the Atlantic Itself
Only last summer Mrs Sharp went t. Middle
Ground Lighthouse In an open. lat-bottomed
boat with her husband. This lighthouse is stu
atod on some shoals In the centre of Long Island
Sound and about seven miles from Port JeffeT-
son harbor The trip even In the summer time.
Is hazardous one for n slight change In the
weather would have caused a sea u rise that
would have speedily swamped the frai craft
Mrs. Sharp is still incl!ucd to make light Of her
heroism in saving the TWO Germans from h'rri-
bic death WHY. bless your soul" she said to a
Tribune reporter. that amt nothing to do. Why
had more fun ont of IT than YOU may think
I..fs. lnftr I'M At
the laundering efforts Of them two Dutchmen in
the water. II was enough 10 make tombstone
smile When | got near enough 10 them t. let
them know that help was coming. one Of them
called out: on. you tear. gOo1t woman Please
help me oudt first De first IN and ought
ter pc de first out Ach. but ! vas freezing To
death Please hurry up, good woman.
THE other man could not see the logic In his
cOmpanIon's remarks about being the ilrst In ana
the who should be the first rescued. 1t would
have made a crocodile laugh - hear him. lie
yelled and yelped at the top OF his voice Ike
madman I'm dcadt. In. deadt.' and he kept
this up If he was being compelled L dance
barcfOoted "A rcd-hOt stove. II seems that this
particular German had been carrying with him
large jug Of cider or vinegar. He Is poor
hard-worlling man. and / suppose he could not
very well afford To lose his jug or It's contents
and the first thing he said when got him out
was Oh mine schug. mine schug. Oh. Colt In
Hmmel. haf loscd mine schug
Il tried - persuade him that II was better 10
lose his jug than his lie. but hc could not
it in that light and the FIRST thing Monday morn
ing we saw him out on the lee with long eel
pole prodding through the hole trying to recover
his hat and schug, as he called II.
SHE KNOWS THE BAY THOROUGHLY.
why no. don't see that did no pow'ful
smart thing in helping them poor creeturs out
Of the water | knew the bay. every inch OF IT,
and could have made my way safely across the
ice bllndfolded. just thought 1t kinder queer
haf ftvo mn yet TN. hay
as they oughter. saw them on the other
side. starting 10 cross. and paid no further at
tention to it. until about forty minutes later 1t
suddenly occurred 10 ne that had not heard
them pass my door, as they should have done II
they came over by the only safe trail. Il then
suddenly flashed across my mind that they had
fallen into one II the spring holes. and did no
more than any sensible woman or man would
have done under the circumstances-that Is, gone
out and listened If there were any cries for help.
/ heard the cries and guessed what the trouble
was, and. taking my husbands e-pole. made
my way over the ice and reached the two men
just IN time, for II a dreadful cold night
and the water must have been terrible to be
soaked IN"
did the two men offer to make you any com
pensation for saving their liYes?' asked the
porter.
"Why. bless you. how could thcy?" she re-
Piled. "Ther's two poor hard-workng creeturs
that's scarcely able h more than make their own
way in the world, to say nothing about making
presents TO people who only did what anybody
else would have done under the circumstances
One OF them works in the rubber factory, where
they make rubber boots and arctcs. He said
he going TO make pair Of arctics for me
In consideration Of my helping him out II the
ice. | think he will have pretty big job Of IT,
don't you?" and Mrs. Sharp exhibited foot Of
gen proportions from under the folds OF her
skirt.
The cottage occupied by the Sharps Is situated
at the foot of a lane on the western shore OF
Conscience Bay There IL only one other house
within a quarter Of a mile OF IT. and that Is oc-
cupied by a colored family. The cottage is an UNI
painted house with shingles on the sides in place
OF weather boarding. and on cold nights II IS
impossible to keep ii warm The Sharps have
lived there many years. paying rental of 81 a
month Mr.. Sharp makes living by fishing
digging clans or ceiling. He is known as the
most expert fisherman In those parts