West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-13

''elderly gentlemen" while the re.
mainder of us cheerfully consented
to sleep on the deck with nothing
but the starry heavens and some of
the ships rigging above US. Tho
it was in the last part of Novem Der,
the night was perfectly warm.
Not feeling desire to turn in at
once, went forward of the cap
tain's cabin, aud. taking seat on
the deck, gazed on the brilliantly
lighted heavens, while my thoughts
wandered to home and the loved
ONES far away. Wearied OF sitting,
gazing aud thinking, at last went
aft. where the deck WAS covered
with cots, and men lay snoring
everything.
care all tho beds taken ?" /
asked the steward, citizen of the
Orient.
"Me gettee bed and blanket" he
answered.
He darted below, and in few
moments returned with mattress,
a blanket, and pillow. There
was spare space aft the mainmast
and just forward of the hatchway.
II was very spare, for while my
head was jammed up against the
mast, my feet extended over the
hatchway. Notwithstanding my
cramped position, however, / fell
asleep, and, had all gone well,
would have slept until dawn of day.
But, about half past three in the
morning. | became conscious Of
water falling on my face, and while
half asleep and half waking | was
trying TO determine what it was,
the officer of the watch cried cut ::
You'd better go below out Of
the rain"
sprang to my feet aud found
the ram pouring down upon the
deck almost in torrents. TO snatch
my collar, hectic, aud cuffs, which
lay on the deck at my side, aud
rush down the companionway in
almost total darkness, was but the
work of moment. ln the gener.
al hurry and confusion 1 could not
find my hat. A sailor brought it
to me, half All hour later, thorough
ly soaked.
All sleep for the reminder OF the
night was at AN end.
"Come here ard sit down." said
Senator Waterhouse, who had also
been driven below by the rain.
"don't rub your eyes until they are
red. You will have to get used to
this"
found myself in q company of
jolly fellows who had already aban-
doned all thought of sleep.
81 have been fishing many
times" said Judge Wilcox, "when
we had to sit up all night In the
rain"
The very mention Of a fishing ex.
petition will rouse the Hawaiian,
native or naturalized. Senator
Waterhouse, who knows something
about big fish, at once started out
with a story
Speaking Of natives and fishing,
/ will tell you what / witnessed with
my own eyes"
eco on SENATOR" was the gener.
al demand, for when the senator
gets started the boys know they can
expect something good.
"While going along the coast of
Oahu one day. saw some natives
on the rocks aud some in the wa
ter. l asked what they we're doing
and was told they were going to
lasso a shark, aud that il / wished
| might help pull it out Of the wa
ter. l climed down the precipitous
cliff a short distance, and discover.
ed there was a hole ia the rock in
which the shark had gone and was
asleep. One Of the natives plunged
into the water and tied a rope
around the sharks tail without
waking him, and We pulled him out.
! tell Jou he was a menster."
There we're some incredulous re.
marks at this story, which caused
the senator 70 declare
"lf any mau doubts this story
let him pay The expense Of the trip
and ] will take the whole party to
the clif and show them tho hole
from which the shark was pulled.