Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-09

But now that the strain was 0vsr Billy
begac 20 get his breath. The cold.
raw air was making him SILVER. They
both locked blne about the month.
and were shaking like Mexican hair
less dogs.
You'd better get home. Where
do you lives" asked Billy az last. as
well as he could with his teeth chat
tering
Down there sbivered the other.
pointing of through the fog toward
the end of tue dock. You come .
along and get dry. Mother'n give rs
something warm. Come on.
They had both got 70 their feet. (
Billy was tugging al the knots IN his T
clothes which the weight Of the boy
had frightened. The rescued boy
kindly lent a hand As fast as he got
a garment loose Billy put 1t ON. Ugh,
How cold and wet they felt He
stamped around 10 get warm.
He had just got into part 81 his
clothes when his father came back.
His alarm az seeing his sou and heir
apparently inst after a bath. aul one
taken with his clothes on. gave him
start
Billy Won didn't fall 90. dii yoa9
he inquired. huskily.
.N0. but he did. said Billy. tug
gin. away at his knottel coat and
trousers.
"He pulled me out with his clothes,
said the other boy. 'ani ] tell him to
come down to the President a1' get
dry
.'Is 1t fave said Captain Hanford
40 Its' down there
We'll. I think we'd better go. Billy
I'm afraid vouW catch coll
Albright But won fcatch cold.
retortei Billy. who hal got into all oi
his clothes bv this time
The small boy. looking like D.
drowned rat. Ted the way and Captain
Matt followed. gathering the details
ufthe adventure from Billy He gIovel
vitl pride at his SON presence ot
mind iu levi-ing this novel clothes
hu. and rescuing the boy. But Billy
treated /, as Ii II were the most com-
monpiace thing in the world he was
really thinking more Of getting warmed
up than anything else.
They both wondered @ little where
the boy could be leading them. They
were still more surprised when he
brought them 90 the odiest-lookiu-
craft they hail ever seen IL was o.,
oll-faslionei tub for even Captain
Mate o. have ever seen It's like. II
was ii big bulky frigate. whose side.
. hn'-ei oat like a gourd and then uar
rowel in. The top was entirely GOV
b erel in with glass roof 1t locke.
e like some OLD dollhouse tied up az Gas
E dock Her hgure-head of grimy Whit
was man ina frock coat. The name
+ President, was letterco ON the side.
{ Captain Matt and has sOnexchange'
z clauces over this dismantled, clums
apology for "a ship as the boy hurrie
{ up the gang-p.auk. The deck had 81
T. immense sweep and was tidy and ship
e. shape. with some old cannon and gr
"a carriages ou 10. an under the glass roo
e Tle boy divei downstairs and the
% q, tAe ieir and the Captain aud Ind
q SON were surprised at finding then
d selves Suddenly iu what seemed On
o co~ie~t OF little homes. There wei
% regular square windows as large
D. those iu d room. and a gas chauteIe
e. with two or three Jets lit. threw
% pleasant light ou the carpetet io.
10 and q table Uttered with woman
sewing There were hOwer-Iot-
:. tle window. Through the door ui .
"a adjoining room they saw stove ai
10 shelves. a small, wiry man was 80
ting comfortably. reading "A pape
ia ami bright faced. motherlv vom.
50 WAS sewing The advent of the jri