Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-27

Levi was shaking his pipe vigorous
ly, and I deemed it wise to assuage his
anger by exclaiming with an ominous
wag of the head: "Oh, you old bar
nacle"
This had a soothing effect on the
tinued: WED been that way bout
four hour when I seen another boat
edgin' down our way. Her sail was
hangin' like clothes on line, but she
was leetle furdsr out an caught the
tide. A man was sittin' in the stern
an . lady on the gunwale. Mr..
Archer he seen 'em, too, an watched
fer long time. Then he turns to me
an says, 'Cap'n, the CLAWS.
"That's just what he called it, the
CLAWS.
ga trim little craft, Cap'n,' says
he. To do i'm credit he knows a good
boat
~ don't like the lines O her body,
sir, I ventures.
I means the lady
"He was right, there, too, fer
trim enough craft she looked, with
her white duck suit an sailor hat,
though couldn't see her face. was
just gittin' me eye fixed on that part
O. her hull when Mr.. Archer jumps
up, run for'n'd to the mast an stood
there like he was sightin' land after
a month adrift on raft.
ro,, rrr 1aof1a
nearer that craft? I know her. he
calls
"'In this win'?' ! asks.
Pole, he yells.
~ could pole, I says, 1ed I a
pole. but I hain't.
He give long groand an set
down on top O. the cabin yander an
KEEP pippin his eye throo the glass ut
the other boat that was foolin' around
bout mile off our bow.
''By an' by. he says, 'Cap'n, there's
a breeze comm.
Give been watchin' it, SIR says T..
m I ups with me anchor an sail.
1T caught the other feller first,
an of a sudden her canvas filled an
she begin to cut throo the water on n
beat no the bay l had the tiller
! ready, an it warn't minute till we
was moyin', too 1t was slow at first,
6 but NE soon had to reef, an went
tearin throo the water TO beat steam
lanch. The clouds had brought G
J reg'lar hurricane an was pilln' NJ
aloft an roarin full O. thunder. You
otter a seen Mr. Archer then. Ht
KEEP rnnnin from bow TO stern an
7 back. forever askin' whether though
NE was gainin'. Now. I'm proud o
this here Miriam O mine. III bach
! her agin anything on the bay bu
that there strange boat. Why, tha
:, craft slipped throo the water like sh'
? was i!led, We KEEP up pretty well
!, though, an might O caught her If th
!, rain hadn't como an US lost sight Q
!, EN-. I wanted TO put back, but Mr.
), Archer he wouldn't have it, an kel
J, runnin' up an donw. pipin' his eye
= this way an that way an usln ba
;, language till j. come dark an th
;, storm had passed Then he th owe
!, himself down IN the cockpit an lit hi
- pipe an says, Home. Cap'n. Tha
u was all-jis, Home, Cap'n-
| had thrown aside my lines, fo
/. Levi SkuIlcarp's account Of the sent,
: mental man had awakened my interes
;, and when he had finished his recital
II had turned my back on the water, L
feet were dangling IN the cockpit 81
, nv ewes We're fixed on the bayman.
;, Didn't be explain Why he was s
anxious 10 see her / asked after
: silence OF some minutes.
=, In reply the Captain clambered nj
=, the cockpit and, braeins himse
- against the end of the tlller. fixed Il
long glass TO his eye. | followed h
: gaze 10 where it rested on q sma
white sail tha: was moving acro.. Il
;, bav about mile away.
= !, I'll be blowed." he cried. The,
!. was a pause and then he nuttere
small pb. white duck dress. >roont
=. bow, white hull. black halr-I'
!, bowed
II This exclamation was acconpanl:
lis bv loud rattle as he closed the clas
so Cit to win ard quick he yeile
.tL The boom swung around, aIlowE
II. me Just time TO dodge Il, and teto
had fully recovered from my surprl