The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-02

a British skipper their smileless faces
would have grown as long as wet ham
mocks
Fiji drink for them, Julia" said
Hardy
Another glass was fetched, four glasses
Drimmed, and with We'll, here's luck,
sir, down went the doses through the
throats to which the aroma of cognac
was as strange a bliss as heaven to a
newly-arrived soul.
Shall we make more sail for your
said the mate.
Not cloth, thank ye," answered Har-
day at the wheel
80 the mate and the men went for
ward and hoisted the outer lib and sci
ehtihcalIy Delayed the sheet, then lay aft
anu ala likewise with the stay-saiIs, haul
| ca taut the braces, and generally made
things snugger than they found them.
me dog went with them and watched
their conduct with admiration.
Well" said the mate, approaching
Hardy with an outstretched hand I'VE
nave done all you wish us to do, and am
sorry you won't let us do more We will
report you
u hope you won't" answered Hardy,
the owners will send out a tug in search
OF u.s. and then it's good night to my
salvage
L tWig." responded the mate, with
grave smile. Yes, it shall be made an
| parent TO the old man." meaning his cap
| tam, Tor at sea the captain would be
called old man by the sailors if he were a
peardless youth of twenty-five.
he shook hands with Hardy and their
grasp was cordial He shook hands with
| Iulia' ana admired her and praised her
with a look. Then the five tunbled over
the side like rats from a sinking shin
gained the boat and went away with a
| smoking stem to the barque Julia step
ped 10 the rail to watch, and when the
men saw her they cheered; three times
| they cheered, and the mate in the stern
sheets lifted his cap and cheered whilst
Julia fiourished her hand. There is much
gcod-fellowship at sea- and English-speak-
meet
Those men do not look as though
they were starved and kicked said Ju-
la, returning to Hardy.
III every ship kicked and starved her
aaIiors mere would be no ships afoat, 4"
iepiIed Hardy. "All the same, there is
much starvation and kicking at sea-
HOW beautiful that ship Ioeks.' said
ou,la' L never sew vessels canvas
SnlHe so brightly. How delicate are the
shadows at the edgesl A sailing shin owes
the sea is in her. Steamers are full ~
Goals and ashes. They bIacken the air
with disgusting smoke their life is COM
pulslon, they are driven by wheel ar
screw. The sailing ship floats on WINGS
like the sea bird"
All Is compulsionv' exclaimed Hardy
watching the keen ended boat as she
| Io ~ sweeping with lightning flash
Oh wet oars to the sun, to the mother ehe
belonged to; "compulsion hurled the mi
| verse into being, and everything is driven
py IT, 90 not like to be compelled To ha
porn nor to die. do not like to be cornneII-
| ed 10 carry hump or to grow bald or hid
eous with age. But am compeIled int
these enormities, and there's no getting
away from 1t. You must hold this wheel
whilst l dip our flag when they pet +beir
| boat to the tackles"
This did not take long to happen. Tho
sWeethearts watched the white boat ris-
ing out OF the water, and when the uttIa
| IaOrlc was hanging at its davis tba
American flag SCARED heayenward
streaming to the gaff end. -
Hold the Wheel said Hardy. and
Julia gasped the spokes.
He sprang to the signal ba11iora.
lowered the flag, just as you pull Off vol,r
nat When you say goodbye The Ameri-
Can color sank in graceful beauty and
scared again, and again sank the Ped
Ensign to be again gaff-ended. and thrice
old these two vessels salute each other
and then Delayed their halliards. leavine
| their banners flying.
"A Ialnt cheer came from the American
vessel, and Hardy sprang into the rnizzar
| rigging and flourished his can Tban 49,
AanKee fell off and filled a rapfuI. her
wake throDbed in pulses of foam 1Indar
her counter, fountain-bursts of SPARKLING
stars OF prime flashed off her bows, every
stltch or canvas was mastheaded. and
away she went with yearning stun-saiI. a
!eaIiihs VISION OF transcendent beauty-a
! spirit now, for she hath long since do
parted from the waters which she walked
ana remains but a memory to the old
I1aFuy went to the Wheel put his helm
niue up, and the York started again
LOT nome under steady curves of can
How few people understand the sea
lIe; sald Julia, sitting down on a chair
peslde Hardy, whilst the Newfoundland
| lay beside her. >'' q AZ
now lew people understand ship build
Ine' answered Hardy, whose ewes were
| riVeted to the sea grace ahead. ''Take +bo
iheta! steamer. She is held by riyets. She
is Quilt Of plates with holes in them PM
TWO half crowns, one on top of the other
on tanle. Suppose they're a round hole
| In ships plate. A rfyet wouId AZ 49,
exactly Slide the top half crown = i ii+tIa
way down. They are two holes. but tbev
Don Mt. If you peer through them # is
IKE seeing through half moon. How is
rlvet to connect them? You take a +ooI
called a drift, sort of stump-ended mar
me spike; you insert the point of the
drltt IN the half moon; then take a mas
slVe weapon called quarter hammer ana
strike the head of the drift ferociouslv
Smash! You have burst the two hair
crowns into one hole too big for the rivet
NO matter! Pop the glowing thing In
hammer each end that it shall stav. era
IN red lead, cement, anything to ston II
from Wabbling, then paint over all and
launch! The graceful, beautiful splendid
example Of marine architectnre sIidas
down the ways into the water amidst the
cneers OF the newspaper reporters and
when she is loaded nearly to sinking noin+
and begins to work in sea the rivet
drops out and another ship Is nosted
Few appreciate the modern shipwriebt'.
| skill" AP F" e III
Julia certainly did not because she IVA.
not attending to what he said. but think
ing how wonderfully well and manly D.,
looked, and what marvellous luck wae
hers that the York with her sweetbaar ~
on board, should have fallen in with an
open boat with her in it.
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