The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-16

boat, with it's fluttering flags aud living
passengers, pushed off and swung about
with its head toward tho island the
blond young man shouted out:
"I say, old dutfor, what's your
name2'
"Jonah. And tho word camo up like
the gTowl Of grizzly boar rs tho old
man leaned heavily to his oars.
Tho namo and tho manner, too Of
tho old man seemed to dampon tho spir-
It's Of tho handsome blond boy who sat
by tho sido Of tho plain little girl in
black, and ho said no more, but sitting
himself over to ono sido he drew out a
bunch of nasty cigarettes, and, without
even asking anybody's leave, lighted
one and puffed away, as if ho had been
smoking over since his mother had loft
| off his long clothes.
Tho old man pulled hard and steadily.
| Tho pretty girls from up in tho Sierra
Nevada mountains glanced out from
under their bonncts and all took in the
| sunlight and tho sea and wcro silont
with Joy and admiration. Tho young
men counted tho many hugo battlcships
that boro tho flag Of England, and they
marvClrd mt tho sizo Of tho mighty iron
ram that had almost destroyed the navy
Of Peru and had mndo Chilo tho great
est naval power in tho Pacific.
Twenty four bands Of martial music
| loaded tho delicious mir with melody
| 1t was stirring scrno.
But long before tho clumsy big whale
boat, with its ono pair Of oars In feeble
old hands, could mako tho landing the
la Il Il l,.,
monies were we'll under way.
In this state Of affairs all that could
ho done was to pass on around toward
the Golden Cato and get rs near to the
music and tho speakers rs possible.
This the old man did, and, casting an.
chor, was soon nodding III his seat, for
tho sun was hot, and, then, his work had
been long and hard for ono so old and
worn.
Tho big boat swung about, pointing
toward tho Golden Gate, which opens
into tho Pacific ocean some five miles
distant. This brought the rope by which
tho anchor hung close under the arm Of
tho blond young man with the cign,
rcttes, where it Crcakcd and sQucakcd
continuously. Tho music ceased, and
then the speaking began, hut the party
in tho boat could not hear what was
said, and somo Of the less thoughtful
began to grow restless and mischicvouS.
4 frcckle faced hoy with small eyes
| and sunhurncd noso tried to ticlle the
| sleeping old Jonah on the neck with Il
wooden toothpick, hut could not quit,
| reach. This inspired the blond young
man, and, sticking his burning cigarette
on the point Of his ppnknifo, he leaned
| over, and, in the midst Of Riggles from
the whole party, with one exception,
perhaps, he held it close under the old
man s nose.
Fortunately it did not harm him,
| and, 0tt2. coughing slightly from the
smoke, old Jonah again doubled MP like
pOckctkNitc and soon was sound asleep
as before. But the spirit Of mischief was
NOW abroad, and III" handsome blond
boy, with his pcnkM!:e IL his band,
turned his attention tu the creaklng.
sQucakiug rope that hid the anchor.
At first ho cn!y cut il "a Ntt.e, just tol
fun. And how they all GiU pice.y! Al
bat ou", and thn, enc Iut out .:,t.,
brown hand f,vh!y from ;.nG,, a black
Shaw! and LAID il IcruAcMtU..y q the
blc"a boys ann.
This only uuG,I,U bin. and. >,,t!ng
his teeth, II" severed II. 10y, and let
III" great heat swing .up>.. ana diff as
il liked.
The gigr.,s huI>t into laughter,
laughter loud and furious, as the old
mans head hcitcd NJ and down under
the action Of the swiftly moving boat,
and his hands, from force of habit
held stoutly to the oars.
Il hear the music again, but it seems
q gCod way off, said the eldest Of the
girls suddenly. She half arose and,
looking in the direction in which the
boat was drifting, cried: "And the
Golden Gate is close by! And the great
ocean! Look! Hero is the oncn ocean
Wake up. Jonahl Wake up, Jonah!"
Blanchcd faces and silence! No on'
moved or spoke. But down from owe,
the side of the boat little white ciga
rctto slid: and falling into :ho watv
with scarcely audible "sizz' was sool
left behind and lost sight of. The Olt
sailor opened his eyes slowly as hi
name was called. Slowly he locke,
from one terrified face to the other, nn(
slowly but certainly took in the situa-
ton He did not say one word or look
right or left. lie only held tightly to
his cars and kept in the midst of the
now roaring current straight for the
open sea.
Let lnc explain now the Golden Gate
. through winch 50 many tons of gold
have passed, Is ut certain times swift
, | as tho sWIitr>t river, and at such times