The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-02

felt it, and he, with native quickness,
knew that we did. And never from that
day forward did the brave old chap
hear word of complaint from any of
US about having to do his work.
Just then the voise of the bos'u
sounded outside. Turn to-" and as we
departed to commence work, although
not word was said, there was a
/ herce determination among US to pro-
tect McGinty against any harshness
| from the officers on account of his dis
! ablement. There was too much of a
! hustle getting out of dock for any no.
! tice to be taken of his stiff leg, which
he had so cleverly concealed while
shipping, but the mate happening to
call him up to the forecastle head for
something, his lameneSS was glaringly
] apparent at once to the bosun, who
stood behind him. For just a minute
II looked like trouble as the bos'un be-
gan TO buster about his being a -
cripple, but we all gathered round and
the matter was effectually settled at
once.
We never regretted our consideration.
For, While it was true that he couldn't
get aioft, and those mighty sails would
have been handful for double our
number in a breeze of wind, there never
was a more willing, tireless worker on
deck, and below he was a perfect god
SNAA0- LIS solAllilN temper. DuDDllng fun
and ineXhaustible stock of yarns. male
our gray lives happier than they had
ever been at sea before. If we would
nave allowed it, he would have been
save to all of US, for We carried No
boys, and all the odd domestic jobs of
the folk sic had to be done by ourselves.
As 1t was, he was always doing some
thing for somebody, and as he was a
thorough sailor in his general hardness
and ahllifV his !,
preciated. He made the Gareth a com
Portable ship in spite of her manifold
drawbacks.
In due time we reached the roaring
forties' and began to run the Fasting
down. The long, tempestuous stretch
OF the southern ocean lay before US
and the prospect was by no means
cheering. The Gareth, in spite of her
huge bulk, had given us a taste of her
quality when running before a heavy
breeze of wind shortly after getting
clear Of the channel, and we knew that
she was one of the wetteSt of her class.
vessel that welcomed every bowling
sea as an old friend, and freely invited
II to range the whole eXpanse of her /
decks from poop to forecastle. And, in |
accordance with precedent we knew
that she would be driven to the last ex- |
tremity of canvas endurance, not only (
IN the nope of making a quick passage
but because shortening sail after really /
hard running was such an awful .
strain upon the handful of men COM /
posing the crew. So that when once
the light sails were secure. an attempt
would always be made to hang on" to 1
the still enormous spread of sail re-
until the gale blew itself out,
or we had run out of its vast area But
for some days the brave west wind
in its lair, and we slowly crept
to the s'uthard and BASTARD with
trumpery little spirits of northerly and
nor westerly breeze. We had reached
81 degrees south and about 10 degrees
east when, one afternoon, it fell calm
One Of the most magnificent sunsets
Imaginable spread its glories over the
western sky. Great splashes of gor-
SeOus coloring stained the pale blue of
the heavens, and illuminated the fan
-astic crags and ranges of cloud that
ay motiOnless around the horizon like
fragments of disintegrated world. 4
ong, listless swell came solemnly from
he west at regular intervals. giving the
waiting ship stately, rhythmical mo-
ion in the CLASSY waters, and making
he immense squares of canvas that
lung straight as boards from the yards
liam against the steel masts with a |
iullen boom. Except for that OCCASION
lily recurring sound, solemn stiffness
eigned supreme, while the wide mir
or of the ocean reflected faithfully all :
he flaming tints of the sky Quietly :
II of us gathered on the folk'sle head
or the second dog-watch smoke. but
or some time all seemed strangely dis
Inclined for the desultory chat that /,
sually takes place at that pleasant !
our. Pipes We're pulled in silence for
alf an hour. until suddenly McGinty
roke the spell (his voice sounding .
clear and vibranD by say !
ng: !
Il had quare dhrame lasht night =
No one stirred or spoke. and after a
ew meditative pulls at his pipe, he 7
rent on: i
II dhreamt that 1 was d tiny gorsoon q
gain at home in ovid Baltimore. I'd h
cen wandherin' and sthrayin', God +
lone knows where, fur a dhreadful c
ing while. it seemed, until at lasht.
hin 1 wuZ ready t die from sheer "
eariness an fright, 1 heard me dear a
Iother's sweet voice cryin': Where's d
onnie avic liver got to this long while?' n
, twas as if an angel from hiven N
poke to me, an l cried wild all me o
CART an me tongue: Here, mother. {;
ere l am. An she gathered me up in e: