Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-02

far as construction went, but strong
enough to stand pretty heavy weather.
The hull had been followed out of a
tree trunk and was pointed at each
end On the Zee side it was rounded
like any other boat, but to windward
it was perpendicularly fiat. Lashed
across the gunwales about four feet
from each end were two straight limbs
Of tree that looked like teak, eight
feet long; and these at the outer ex7
tremity were dashed to rounded and
sharpened boom of the same wood.
The sail, of cocoa mating, was tri-
angular one, which seemed out of all
proportion to the narrow hull beneath
it. There was a stout bamboo mast in
the middle. and from this hung
smaller and longer pole which
formed the upper side of the sails tri-
angle, meeting the lower one in IA point
at the bow. where they were secured
like a iib. The immense spread of sail
pulled us through the water at such
rate that feared we might upset, but
the colonel laughed at me.
"Ect ees impossible TO upset him,
Senior Stefans," he said. Il hat seen
the wind lift him clear out of the
water, even the outrigger also, but he
does GENE down every time upon his
feet. The hull so light is that the out
rigger booms cannot tear of them
selves loose"
But isn't il very difficult to sail in
anything like a straight line?
should think she'd make an awful lot
of leeway"
Not so, senior; eet ees not so. Turn
YOU yourself around and watch the top
Of Santa Rosa mountain. You will see
Il piece Of yellow rock on Punta de los
Amantes, just below Pedro will sail
him ten miles into the sea, yet the
peak and that rock shall be exactly in
line all Of the time. Do you but watch
him verra close
For half an hour l did watch, and
am bound TO say the two points didn't
bulge an inch to the right or left of the
vertical line THIS settled the leeway
question in my mind. and took such
a liking 10 the craft that l determined
TO own one. asked the colonel what
they were worth.
What, one like this? But few
pesos. senior. But I never have heard
of one being sold. Each man builds
his own"
"Hmpf Did you ever build one.
colonel"
Tel gobernador, Por dos, you do
but laugh AT me! Pedro, how many Of
the proas have l a; Agana?"
Al are the gcbernador's. excel
eneia"
~Ard how many has el Senior stefans
while h. remains al Aglna%'
"Nl Of the gobernador's. exeeien-
eia
,.Por Dies. it is true. senior"
.'Wea. that is exceeding kind. | must
say. But, YOU see. colonel. ! am very
fond of sailing. and | should like to
have one always ready-one that |
was used to-in case l wanted 10 30 OF
fishing with YOU, or in which ! could
take the ladies for a day upon the
water. Sometimes l have IN melan-
cola and like TO so away by myself.
lest prove bad company. So I'd like
TO have one Of these boats that | could
use whenever l pleased. And don I
think it's quite fair to take il without
paving something"
None but uu Americana would
think of it. senior. Give Pedro bundle
Of cigars. if you like, and he viii find
YOU the best one on the island"
That settled the boat question.
had a perfect little beauty before
night. and in a few days Was able 4
handle is almost rs eNpertly as the IA
tives. Being practically unsinkshle
and drawing hut ten inches 81 water
ID was only necessary 10 look out fo'
The sal, 9 sudden squalls; otherwise
child could have handled i.
That evening saw d marvellous trans
formation in the seuorita. She hat
reached the bottom of her Manila boz
~ iasi. and one fthe pret'iest 81 III
three gowns had gone on i'm "a twink
Ing. The memory Of Senorita Paia
efos' appearance ,sa~ fresh enough u
her mind to show instantly the cif
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