Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-19

gang plank, carrying baskets and
babies and dragging small children by
their arms. They packed the decks like
sheep in pen, found seats and then
left them, wandering from the hold to
the hurricane deck. always laughing
and shouting over inane jokes. The
mate shouted "Au aboard" bell rang.
the captain gave the order TO cast or
and the Europa started on her first trip
as an excursion boat.
"Good-by. steamer" the barge called.
1I'll be loaded and gone before you're
back"
"Good-by," the other replied. "You
have very good manners for a barge
really quite genteel." Her walking
beam pumped faster, her paddle wheels
chunned the dirty water and she made
her way slowly downstream.
As she was passing the lighthouse
she met a tug. Hello, old tub" II
screamed; what are you riling up the
bay for? You'd better go up into The
country, where they haven't heard of
propellers. You'd have more room to
turn around in up there. Where yen
bound for-Duluth? ?" The tug laughed
and coughed at its own wit. 81 think
you'll get there by November"
You had better wash your dirty
deck" the steamer said, angrily.
The tug screeched mirthfully--like
small boys. tugs have no feelings to be
hurt. "I'll agree TO wash my deck when
yos put on a new coat of paint" II re-
torted and went up the river telling
every boat il met of the fine jest ii had
made at the expense of the excursion
steamer.
The Europa sighed and thought of the
days when a tug would not have dared
to address her so. A passenger boat
greeted her with a understanding
but She did not have the heart
to answer. As she passed two fishing
boats at anchor she heard'one say to The
other: "Where does that ark hail
from?"
II wish | was back in the bay coun-
try" she thought. up there they re-
spected me if was shabby. There they
Judge boat by its hull and engine ard
not by It's coat--of paint. There they
knew that had been the pride of the
Ia kes and here they think I'm an old
that changes her name every
season. | wish I'd gone down that time
I ran ashore off Beaver island. Then
the newspapers would have been full CT
Inc great disaster and mourne6 as IL
had been queen. They would have
had in my picture and. perhaps, made
song about me. Now they'll only give
me three lines in the shipping news"
The wind came up and the old steam
er had little time to think. for she was
too heavily laden. and she could make
but little headway against tine gale.
Finally. however, she landed her
passengers at the pier that juided oui
from the point. As she lay there, pant
ing and wheeling, she thought: 81
can't stand the buffeting like | once
could-it tries my engines too cruelty.
wish would sink and could rest below
On the ribbed, yellow sand. I'm weary
Of plodding from port TO port. war;
10 forget that wasever the pride OF the
ileet--I want to rot in peace below"
Blu; though the wind rose higher ard
higher and the whitecaps raised their
ominous heads above the water. the
Europa turned and started back TO the
,ity-She was scheduled TO make four
rips a day. and her master was mar
Of his word.
She had gone but little way when
she felt some part of her machinery
'nap-tIhe walking-beam ceased its
seeter and the paddles were still. She
knew her time had come. for the wind
was al her stern and would push her
)nto the rocky shore, ahead. The crew
let down the lifeboats-if they were to
save themselves they must be off before
The reached the surf. They put Off.
leaving her TO her fate.
On and on she went toward the rocks.
Iuivering with fear and dread, bu, not
.werving from her course. once her huli
rose almost out Of the water, then she
lEhlSA Lt4ctlis anu NVONt o. i QsTc
was terrible grinding OF the rocks
against her hull. she groaned ard shiv-
sred as the water crept through her
hold and then was still. The sharp teeth
If the rocks tore her 10 pieces and The
waves carried the fragments to sea. So
hat her las; wish 10 rot in peace on The
and was denied her. BY nig4, hardly
/ trace was left Of her.
The mex; day the Chiwalkee Mail con-
aimed the following paragraph In It's
nsws: yesterday. the Hap
Is Day, an excursion boat from Naha-
ma was driven on the rocks near MIL
RS Point and went TO pieces. For
tunaaely she had just landed her loadcf
'xcursionists ard was on her way back
Q the city. Some part Of her machin-
Try broke and. owing TO the high sea.
nothing could be done TO save her. The
rev escaped in the lifebcats. There
las been a rumor along the wharves
hat she was really the famous old
-uropa-long known as the Pride Of
he Lakes-smaSquerading under new
lame. Thus. like men. do boats some
lines fan from their high estate