The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14

require III hi skill AND re~ourcefuluesS
IL bring her amt into deep hluc water.
SlnWly ~hr hacked or vent ahead. dodS
Ing round 10 -rJ . square entrance 70
the far vas AMI then with j Slam kct-
tie rang nu h. telegraph To Full speed
ah.a.I. - a. &" -.i her under fhe fullest
| possible command.
>hc daftrd "u, into IN. narrow wind
ing ltnt ~lc'v,rn ~" walls n hr,,krn
Mater. AMI ihr rs,1r 10 ibt surf clo~r~i
r,GuF hsr Hooks ~pTunz M ont ~ The
slrrp heu-gy llask rnrk- ~ deadly -
explosive t.u--l",> With j tull com
plrlu,at ~ hari~ AMI with 4 pilot for
years acquainted with the place. II
would have l-ru an lnhuit.ls dangerous
piece ~ uaNiSaiinu with a half power
>t.amer which had ouly "ns man all
todd UfWu h,r decks. and h. almost 4
stranger ~ the place. e WIS q miracle
how She Eet yst uu>,tthv,i but II WAS
. miracle assisted with the mo~t bril-
liant skill k,Jii, had surveyed tho
/ ohannel d 'h, Et,h.+,t mi mapped
ever, ro,k rs hl~ h-a,t. an,i when the
test came H. Was rqual e. IL. Il would
/ - hard - ,.Hsv a,ro> 3 man IT NOR"
iron nerve.
Ra,Aine. and going ahead 81 gct
round right 1u@i,1 turns "f tn, fair
WAY. having u,ri~ ~. CLOSELY that tn"
wash from th.m ,r,tm.I over her ruil.
In, battered obi tramp steamer faecd =
milljun dangers Tor every afhom u her
inward way. hut mover once dIl She
actuall, touch. aud In tho end She shot
out into thu clear iccr water aul siiiy
hi diamond from TIM wave tops into
the sunshine,
1t j. possible FOR q man 10 concentrate
himself - deeply upon one thing that
he i deaf L. al m the world. and
until H. had worked the nuueausby
Head oul int" the open Capt. Kettle WAS
in this condition. lIc WAS llmly con
scioH~ 81 Voices haIliuE him. Rnt h. had
no leisure IL give them heed. But whcu
4 III" strain Was taken Of. then there
WAS ne more di~rrGnrdinG IN" cries. He
turned his head. ana sax u half sunk
raft which seven men With clumsy pad
dies We're frauticuily lahoriug toward
him along the outer edge al the reefs.
Without a second thought he rang Of
nginc and the steamer lost her way
and fell into the trough and waited
for them. From the first he had a fore
hodinc ~ To who they We're. but the
men We're obviously c~a~taNays, and by
all the laws of the sea and humanity
he was bound 10 rescue them.
Ponderonsly the raft padded M aud
Eot lilier the steamer : lee. Nelllt came
down of the bridge and threw them the
end OF Il ballard. and eagerly enough
they scramble mp the ruStcd platinA
and clamhcrcd over the rail. They
looked around them with curiosity. bat
with an obvious familiarity. Il left my
pipe stuck behind that stanchion.' said
one. and by gum it's there still.
"Fo'c'Slc doors stove IN said another:
Il wonder if they've Scoffcd my chest
"lou Robinson Cru~ocs seem To lie
making yourselves at home said kct-
tie.
one of the men knucklcd his shock of
hair. w was Oh her. sir, when she
happened her accident. We got of ia
the captains boat and She got smashed
10 bits landing OF Great Salvage. yon-
der. We've been living there ever sine"
on rabbits and gullS and cookies. till We
built that raft and fcrricd over here.
1t WAS tough living. but | guess We were
better of than the other poor bcggars
who got swamped in the other boats
The other two boats got picked NJ"
Did they though: Then ! call It
heastly hard luck on us"
Capt. Mulrcady was master, wasn't
he? Did he get drowned when your
boat went ashorct-
The sailor shrugged his shoulders.
NO. sir. Capt. Mulrcady's on the raft
down Wonder. He feels all crIhnpled up
To find the old ships atloat and you've
got her ont. She'd n list on when We
left her that would hay" scared Bcres-
ford. but she's chuckod that straight
again. and who's I" believe it WAS ever
there!
Kettle griftcd his teeth. Thank you,
my lad" he said. Il quite see, Now
get below and find Yourself something
" - .,Ar III tar,,
to-" Then. leaning his head over the
/, bulwark. he called down. Jimmy
The broken man on the raft looked
: up. "IulIo. Kettle. that YOU
Yes. Come aboard
mo thanks. I'm off to the island.
I'll start q picnic there of my own.
r Good luck, old man"
If You don't come aboard willingly.
: III send and have You fetched. Quit
fooling."
20. if you're set ON it" said the other
tiredIy. and scrambled mp the rope. He
= looked around him with p drawn fac".
I, To think she should have lost that
list. and rightcd herself like this. ]
, thought She might turh turtle any min
utc when we quilted her. aud I'm not 2
scarey man. either"
Il know you aren't. Come into the
c~harthouse and have q drop Of whisky.
:. There's Your mlssis photo stuck up over
the bedfoot. How's SheE'
Dead. | hope. it will save her going
to the workhouse.'
%. rats. Its not as bad as that
IF You'll tell mo, why not ! shall
lose my ticket over this job SIRE. when
it comes before the board If trade. and
what owners likely to Civ" me another
ship"
..WelI Jimmy. you1I have 10 sail
: small and live on your insurance
Il dropped that years ago. and drew
ont what there WAS. Had to-with eight
kids. you know. They TAX" a lot "
>. feeding
Eight kids" BY James"
Yes. eight kids. poor little heggars.
and the missis and me all 10 70 hungry
from now EDWARDS. But they DO say
warehouses; are very comfortable nova