The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02
( DICK RODNEY;
Or. The Adventures of
An EtOn Boy.
NY JAMES GRANT.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
nY JAMES GIANT.

foiu luhl now
For nearly an hour the sea was
greatly agitaied. but "a the Eugonie.
stu braced sharp TO the wind. dew
from one long roller to another. we
rapidly got into smooth water. The
barometer rose quickly; the vapors dis
persed' and when the setting sun gave
Us n parting smile from the far hori-
ron the storm-cloud and It's water-spout
had disappeared together or melted
away In the distant sea.
The little eddics OF wind which on
a fne summer morning may be seon
Whirllng up the dust and dry leaves
10 circles on a road are exactly on the
amo principle as those mighty phe-
nomena which become tornadoea. cy-
clones, and water-spouts whom they
reach the ocean. where they may cas-
lily dlsmnst and perhaps sink the larg-
est llnc-of-hattle ship.
These spouts rise from the sea ex-
actly like the moving pillars OF sand
which the whlrlwlnds sweep from the
hot and arid deserts OF Africa aud
Arabia.
About six bells Il. @. Z O'Clock p. n.y.
this escape was followed by dead
calm. which lasted TN midnight. and
during that time we talked OF nothing
but the skin with which VIC had got
tho woathergage OF that column OF
foam. As the sun set. with a rapldlty
peculiar TO these ATTITUDES. the brill
liant tints he shed on sea ana Sky
changed with equal speed from gold
TO saffron. from that TO vivid purple,
and from thence to the hue OF sap
phlre.
The sensation OF loneliness which
the departure Of the sun oxcltos In the
breast OF landsman at sea is PEE
culiar; but this was soon changed from
mine by the splendor OF the rising
moon. which changed the sapphlr,
tints Of sea and sky TO liquid sill.
yer and the clcarest blue.
Above, no cloud nor even the tinlesi
shred Of vapor was visible. Sea blend
ed with sky at the horizon. and seemed
TO melt into each other. 20 that no line
was traceable. Save a planet or two
twinkllng with less light than usual
there seemed to be no stars In heaven
for the glory OF the full-orbed moor
ecllpsed them all; her light fell bright
ly on the white sails OF the Eugene
and in II the features OF our faces wer,
distinct as at MONDAY. and now
was the noon OF night.
About ~ o'clock fresh broe1
-ps-~- .su. and the uhip'a course WI
= resumed.
by keeping the woathergage. nj
beyond the circle OF the spout's attra
, ton, We escaped without shipping
drop OF waterr said Weston. for Il
, twentieth time. LET me see how "
enter all this in the log. Hislop."
ut Is no uncommon thing for era
: at sea to be deluged by spout
, fresh water, which the whirlwlnd h
} torn up from an inland lake" 80
Hlslop; land houses. far in-shore, ha
in the same fashion been deluged
salt water absorbed from the sea-a
hence the showers OF dried herrinl
OF which We have heard 30 much
times. Now. Rodney. you will perha
: be surprised when tell you that II
= the Winds which produce a calm II
/ that we have had tonight"
1.-THE wlndsl" reiterated. surprii
Mt such a paradox from our theorist.
, Yes. The opposition of tho wiz
: will at times produce a perfect cal
:, and then when rain falls II Is alwi
= oautIa and anuu bia. hut ,,sh., ,ia,
seem to move against the lower win
, or when streams OF air denote n
riety OF the aerial current, and con
quently the approach OF rain"
= What strange sound ls that aho
= or. at least, forward?" said Weston.
terruptlng Hislop. who would perhi
!, have theorized for an hour.
y at is Antonio. grooming In his al
in the forecastle." said Ned Carlt
= who was at the wheel.
= 81 wish the ship were rid OF him /
y his dreams" added Hislop. test
well. as | was saying. when the
!. verse movements OF tho clouds SO
20 denote"
y Light ahead" cried a voice II
y the bow.
- rs that you. Roberts7" asked "
4 ton, while Hislop stamped with We
!, ton at the second interruption.
"A Yes. sir"
- "How does It bear7"
m "'Fast-north-east."
n "Then .. Cape 81. .htonio III
n the most western point OF Cuba" 4
A Weston. 81 thought | could smell
"A land with the first cats paw, before
g. breeze freshened."
in The light, dim and distant. like
l. star. was now seen TO twinkle am
G. the waves at the horizon.
Il For more than an hour remained
OF deck. with my eyes fixed upon
feeble but increasing beacon, which
r. dicated a foreign shore; then | "
below and turned In. with a sigh
ne pleasure that the voyage was nei
IN over, and a hope that when |
Sc Versed those waves again | should
n on my return Monochrome 10
father and mother, TO sybil and d.
I'd to the old reetory, with It's shady
grove. It's green lawn and the ma
n Of ivy. woodblne aud honeysuokle
ke shaded lts time-worn walls.