The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-12

But the weather, though overcast
and threatening, remained perfectly
calm until just after daylight, and the
skipper had about made up his mind to
be mulcted OF light money again with
as good grace as possible-though in
imagination he already heard the iibes
and jeers of the brother shippers whom
he expected 10 meet in the Gulf of ST..
Lawrence on joining the Yankee ileet
there.
For the fftieth time in the night he
leveled his old canyas-coyered spy
glass and pecred anXiously towards
the shore. Holy smoke! There she
was at lasta four-oared boat with a
man in the stern, just starting of in
the direction OF the "Chanticleerl" But
while he was taking n second long look
at her, great drop Of rain struck the
back Of his hand followed by the loud
pattering OF others on the deck. Almost
at the same moment, from the black
bank Of cloud in the northwest there
came heavy gust OF wind, lashing the
water into miniature white caps and
causing the halliards 20 beat IA lively
tattoo upon the masts.
In a half dozen bounds Skipper To
( bias rushed forward, selling as he went
the loose thwart from boat ON deck,
with which he delivered couple OF re-
sounding whacks upon the fore-scuttlc,
just over the heads OF the sleeping
crew.
"Tuvn out, We bullies!" he roared.
"All hams turn out an make sail
Here's them Blue-nosers choclt aboard
ON us, an a spanltin' breeze BLOWN
right off'n the lan'l"
In n moment or two every man was
on deck assisting in getting the schoon-
/ er under way-one or two out ON the
bow spirits casting loose the iib; others
heaving wildly al the windlass, and still
/ others casting the stops from the main
sail and Selling the halliards.
Don't bother with no fores'l!" cried
/ Skipper Tobias. There's more win
whar this comes from, an ! don't cal
1 late TO lose no sticks on them blame
/ herrin'-eater's count Now git the
mainsail onto her, b'ys, quick's ever the
| Lord'll let YET" and the excited skipper
rushed aft 20 overhaul the main sheet.
wen nll her away 10 the east'ard!'
! he roared again. Give her the jib,
there toward, an sing out lively the
minute your anchors broke Quit Wei
git out o. this like a scarf hog, an show
them bloody pirates what Kind o trees
make shingles mp roun' our wayl"
Here. Uncle 'Siahl" he continued 10
grizzled old shcllback nenr him.
you're better 'quninted through this
here narration guzzle hole n / be!
Take the tiller. an don't you show her
no mercy I'll jis' stack up that air
toppin' liz a grant"
Just then hoarse shout Of AN
\ chor'g broke out" came from forward,
and the blum bow Of the "Chanticlecr"
Il fell oil rapidly under vicious flaw
which az that moment struck her.
Down, down she went, scuppcrs to, Ices
rail under even, while an ominous cat.
tering Of crockcry ware issued from be-
low. succeeded Immediately by the
startling cry from several ihroats:
"The ole mans ovcrboardl"
LET her come tol"
'Ileayc him a kidboard, or some
thinl"
The greatest confusion prevailed
/. some rushing TO launch the boat, some
20 do this and some that, while Uncle
'Siah showed his tillcr hard down and
eagerly scanned the water astern In the
dim morning light.
| But 10 the utter establishment of