The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-31
Cruise Of tie White D.ve
by Charles Moreau Harger.


cain ior Gays almost for weeks,
iHe SOW approach of the laborers had
ueeu watched. First. just above The
horzon, then creeping across tAe lcvel
paint seemed tlat they would never
come.
Rob, Tad and roly-po'y Link stood in
line. gazing curiousiy as the wicldcrs
F oil Wch anc shovel crossed the boundary
Of the farm.
WANT ride. bubs2' called one Of
the men, motiouinG toward The fiat
push car standing on the newly laid
track.
Course we do," and the three boys
soon sat On the long car. their six bare
Drown legs hanging if.Whi.e tie men
IIuno.eo them along the track toward
'n' pies or rails ana ties.
That was the bceipgine. The men
STAYED for long time ON the Nango.d
claim Tor there were along The creek
biuhs and hills to work through. The
boys ialily lived beside ihe track and
pushed The now httleuscd i'atca back
and forth, enjoying the novel pay
thing.
Wish we had an engine remarked
Tad one summer day. gazing away 10
,"e no''h' I's such haro WORN pusA-
H.
Ihe'c were no graz es on me me
l'om me O.uHS nor' r'n"4Io' an" me
Do|s rcA.y earheo d" 'ne r'''s 'Ney
S'CuIoO'
NOD wee, ,''' ',. anu u' '."" ''.''N'0
iao ol H. mao am ioea- ferhaps IL came
because oi SealaI.ng ancestors ''c" ID
Ma.he' inc I"Ihli9 h"'l'e S'a,''
Know he eNciaIm''; Ie' 5 PUT
up saIi'
a shout arose from the trio and a
council was hcid as they sai on lhs
eosc OF inc battered car o.a'' ~" ",'
"Mhat can we make II oi' and whore
can we get it?' asked rad rather in-
definitely.
Rob thought a minute. Then ne
whispered something to The others.
and q series of chucklcs and leg-s.ap-
pings followed. The three hurried
through the prairie grass homcward.
Father had gone 10 the county seat
town 90 miles away: mother was pa
ticnt,y finishing the weeks ironing in
the summer kitchen.
Cautiously Rob led the way TO the
little unpaintcd granary where were
kept the implements and tools be-
longing TO the farm. over the plows
and binders he crawlcd until he came
10 pile Of brown sacks-,ong. close
woven and soilcd. When the sheep were
shcared in the spring the feeccs were
packed in such receptacles. tramped
down 10y Rob'9 bare feet. y few oi the
sacks had been left and were tossed
ON the Granary floor, forming one oil
the favorite resting places OF the Three
boys.
Just the thing declared Hoo'
holding one high in the air' anc when 1
Tad had joined him they quickly IipP,u
the stitching and had before them sev-
cral large squares Of bagging.
"Now for a mast" Nothing IS quite .
SO scarce on the prairie claim long F.
timbcr. But the grauary itself was /
resource. Climbing among ihc rafters, /.
Rob found a long narrow board which T.
he thought would DO and could be /
spared. Down it came Gathering TO the
floor.
Days Of labor followed before The sail .
was completed. with q picture iIoI" +
magazine as a guide WIN some coIc
and wire for fastenings. koO measured .
and sewed and dreamed OF the sea- all
most making himself believe 'hat ne
was 10 guide an obedicnt sl"oP over .
blue waters.
When it was ready be lifted the oah
apparatus against the HrauaIy wall
There were three timbcr- The up
right mast and the cross-Weces hoid-
ing the BIG and nearly square sail.
"WcI call it the white Dove an
nounccd Rob
"Hui It ann While' pr''c@ ''' i'''
Never minu-iha' was -, .t D'''e
OF grndpas boat ana Hc S','''" ~ ''''
Nc"ioundland DaIhs in i'
SO the Nhl'e Dove l' was
was 70 come me i'u'''"''
ihe mus ana a. cui'e '' ''. ... .',
road maze opportunity '"l '"'
naYigators. one oaE' ",'n '"''1
was again IN town ihey 'o'.o" '"""'u
the track-i'oo ouTuc"e' N''i .''--
rolled tight and Tad iaDorlousIl o'dS-
ging the timbers.
In, .,I DOWN 4ho +racl fhoV looked