Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22

and wet they fell. he stamped
around to get warm.
He had Just got into part of bis
clothes wnen his father came back.
Hts alarm at seeing his son aud
heir apparently Just after a bath,
ana one taken with his clothes on,
gave start.
tBrly, you didn't fall of, did
youp he inquired, huskily.
No, but he DID, said Billy, ting
ging away at his knotted coat
aud trousers.
He pnled me out with his
Clothes said The other boy, 'dnd
| tell him to come down to the
President an get dry
rs it FAM SAID C,ptaiu Hln-
ford.
NO. Jes' down there
well, | think we'd better go,
Billy, Tm AFRAID you'll catch cold
'All right. Bot won't catch
cold,' ret0rted Billy, who he'd got
INTO all of his clothes by this time.
Tie small boy, looked like II
drowned rat, led the way and
G lptaiu Matt followed, gathering
the details Of the adventure from
Billy. lie glOSed with prIde at
his sons presence of mind in devils
ing this el clothesllne and res.
cuing the boy. Bat Billy treated
1t az If 1t were the most common.
place thing IN the world. He was
really thinking mere OF getting
warmed up than anything else.
They both wondered little
where the boy could be leading
them. They were still more snr
prlsed when he brought them to
the oldest looking craft they had
ever seen. II was too Old-faShlOn.
ed a tub for even CIptaln NJ ut to
have ever seen its like. 1t WAS a
big, bulky frigale whose sides
bulged out like gourd and then
narrowed in. The top was entire
ly covered in with a glass roof. 1t
looked ike some old hot hcule
tied ~ at the dock. Her figure
head Of grlmy white was a man in
trock coat. The name, President
was leitered on the side.
Captain Matt and his son ex.
changed glanccs over ;his dis
mantled, clumsy apology for ship
as the boy hurried up the gang
piank. The deck had al immense
sweep aud was tidy aud SHIP
shape. with sOms old cannon aud
gun carriages on il, ali under the
glass rOof.
The boy dived downstairs and
then to the lett aud the G ,ptain
and his sou were surprised AT
finding themselves suddenly IN
what seemed the cOseSt of little
homes. There were regular square
windows as large as those IN a
loom, and gas chandelier, with
two or three jets lii. threw a plras
ant light on the carpetrd door aud
table Uttered with a womah's
sewing. There were flower pots
IN the window. Through the door
of an adjoining room they saw "A
stove and shelves. a small WHY
man was sitting comfortably, read
ing a paper, aud bright faced,
mothprly woman vas sewing. The
advent of the dripping boy and
two strangers Instantly threw the
place into excitement.
81 tell into The water and he
pulled me out, ,fdther;and brought
him here TO get his clothes dry
explained the rescued uichlue,
wet and shaking With the cold.
Mother, you make some tea for
'em, quick. Jem ME, take he lad
IN there aud get him iuiO some Of
your clothes and we'll dry his be
lore the stove,' said the little man
ia one breath.
Il will. Bat you are a nice boy
TO save my James! Here the good
woman gave Billy hearty hug
ana two resOunding kisses, much
to his discontinue. He hated TO
be kissed and there was nothing
to m AXE a fuss about. Why do
women act that way?
While the boys were getting in
10 dry clothes aud the woman was
making toast and tea, Captain
Hanlord and the other got acquain
ted. Heearned that the old fIagate
was the exact copy Of an Ameri'
can boat which was regarded as a
model architecture iu her time.
The fist President had been cop
led from lie American model OF
the same name in 1893, nearly one
huudred years ago. This one was
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