, 1897-11-24
LOST IN HARBOR.

One golden September afternoon a
brig called the Alice of london was
running toward the land. bound for the
little port OF Fordham on he southern
coast "A steady breeze coming over the
water filled her sails and sent her slip.
ping along at quite IA record pace. The
rich, warm sunlight turned her gray
ana patched canvas into gossamer. gave
an airy lightness to her clumsy snars.
flashed from the blnnacle cover and
cabin skyllght. frightened up the bit of
green paint On her LIGHTHOUSE and spar.
killed. III the spray that shot up ron un
der her bow Us she rose ana tell with
the motion OF the waves TIL It looked
like showers OF diamonds Shoreward
the faint outline OF the land was lust
discerniDle through a veil of purple
haze Overhead the sky was tieCk,d
with clouds mat were ever changing III
their shape II tlnt>, and as for the
surface OF the sea, the hurs OF II that
September afternoon would have deticd
NA' " "5As ~ IL hhAStt 1lt SNtI
lived.
1t was an ideal sailor day. and the
mate OF the Alice seemed to think so as
he stood at the wheel, bringing his
eyes every now and again OH the com.
pass case TO glance alOtt at he'swelllng
canvas or away over the lrldeSccnt sea
He was a young fellow OF some seven or
eight and twenty keen of eye and
strong OF limb. with no traces of gold
lace or fine broadcluth abou hlm-hls
dress being al old pair OF check trou.
sers. a blue Jersey and "A cloth cap Be.
side him stood the skipper. 30 years
older. with II fiery face and moist eyes
M ugly customer If you put him ont.
but OF the whole a kindly naturcd man
who knew every headland and every
a mi round the British coast
Now aud then YOU caught sight of Il
shaggy figure III SHIRT and trousers o
ing about the deck forward. and the
u OF VOICES came aft from the fore
castle.
The Alice had never sailed better
Already the little port was III sight,
and pretty enough It looked as they mp.
preached 1t with the sIars of the ship
ping peeplng up above the breakwater,
behind them the red tiled roofs of the
houses OH the quavside, and behind
these again the great square tower OF
tordnam church. a landmark to mari
ners tor nIanv u century ana all set III
u frame OF chalk cliffs. green hills and
woodland II lighted up with the gold
Ell sunshine that caught every scrap OF
color that was anywhere about. from
the bit OF bunting on IL ship $ masthead
to the white houses upon the hillside ut
the back OF the town To enter the bar
Dor today was child 5 play
1T you keep yonder church about
eight points on your port bow, it'll
take you straight IN. SAID the skipper
II dare say you could find vour way
IN blindtoined. remarked the mate
The old man grunred and shrugged
his shoulders n ought tn. he al
swered 4 We known 1t rs man and
time l ve a to teeI my way III, as YOU
say Only last winter | brought up OIL
here III u tn2 that thick u couldn I
800 malt n mlIp ahead at Won IL slack
nd. and a I,pnt wind Bnt | GOT IL
w,,bo,t a srr,u,
"anothe, time 1 was in charge of II
tcns,,i scnoou.r rot caupht IN IL Gale
IN ,ha channel and Inst our tonmast A
heavv GOA was running across the har.
and th,cr NOV souaIls md the land
ev.rv ,cw and ,pa,u | mn two men
M the wheel kent the lead going, told
,u hands IN mold an like grim death
AN, Or IN without partlny a rope warn
IN, wonldn , care IN do II apn,n It's
an r,ub, wn.n Won oct inside. but. ns
vop can se for Yourself when Won get
=, .trrnp ION we.tpr and "A heavy sea it's
, ,,nr.r,ps mort m mo,e TN timbnrs
ct many a stout craft are scattered
ni,ry ms coast m WINTER time Have
.vs ...r .Shor. rpr., Yes tw,ce
no trst ,,rra , made a mistake IN the
ma. and ur,nnd.d IN, sIde thc bar. Int
:aas ot' " safely re! 'a mex, S ',as The ssS next ext x,