The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-18
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BY JOHN FLEMING. WILSON,, >,
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l stretched Its lonely length across
: the shoals Ut Clatsop Spit, and before:
: Lightship No so swung it's glare over
the homing waves, a small, ill-found
steam-schooner was beating up into
the nor wester, preparatory to scud-
ding into the Columbia river. The
afternoon darkened fast, and the
skipper was taking look at the bar.
in an attempt to satisfy himself that
he could make harbor: before the
night. His observations were not
reassuring: from his low elevation,
he caught the CLEAN Of huge
combers racing from North. Head
to the low lands 5of the Spit;
the bar was rough and consequently
dangerous. e.:
He closed'7thc spyglass with a snap
and walked forward to the door Of
the little engine room. "Jim," he
shouted, .shut your hampers. Well
lie off outside tonight
"Mind your eye," said the skipper
threateningly. s = # s
II can'tdo better with a craft down
by the head" retorted the sailor
Grossly. @ nE5s E;4&g &
"Clumsy!n roared his superior, and
disappeared within the cabin.
Presently q grimy face followed by
lank body emerged from the en-
CINE room. The newcomer viewed
the situation from under the pent
of his, greasy cap and turned to the
wheelman. M sick q y 5this,'' he
said;;tHa'' amt you2,' s=.: S;$5s9 :': a9::i5 I
you're right. I am sick of it.
The old man is the worst everasaw.
He drives drives, and Hhe don't get
anywherezw with sftssalI HsBut what in
thunder can we do?"
.ys,t ::I'm going to tell him right now,".
coIhlttif nuedst the engineer, aathat Eve ~
mind Is Etsw bsio;l l dec sl all da5l
: fussing with his tin-pot machine,
handling his dirty slab-wood, and then
be turned out to pull-haul theswhole
night. It's going to be dirty weather,
too" 9.s.t..
.'The winds bachn'," growled the
sesa1knvsss z,s y u, srsssszssaa es.y :,
$50 reckoned. It's going to be a
nasty night; and we could s;be inside
The. bar in two hours"
smanENa just now looking
the bas / ! sklenit's rough, or he'd
sHgoss ing as55s==#4sHs#ss .taasa
jS|iss.lXyot much. b eapsvns this tub and
he: ism Il going ;*tofiisk her except ii
dayligh even lift; does mean you and
me: working ydpnble# tides;.S The en-
egineef froWne 5blaclsly and shook a
dirty fist at the captains closed
door. The other member ofsthe crew,
2 small, scantily-clad boy. came by
with d pot Of coffee: It's SAVIOR
mounted to the nostrils Of. both men
and did not ilmolHfy their temper.
"The boy there, he treats like a dog
8 s "a worse than q, dog" continued the
engineer with fresh rancor,p and he's
not fit for stand-up work like this
"True i enough responded the
sailor, 'but I'm sorry for myself
I've been at this bally wheel since
sunrup, and the old mans got her
(, down: by the. head SOS she steers
like q key Of nail" @i
Y Their sense Of injury didsnot grow
less by discussion, and it was not
long till the engineer asserted that
Y he was going ito knock off" The
!. sailor ruminated awhile, with his
gaze fixed upon his superior. $. II am
{ going TO quit b said the latte,
peevish1y. s,sa .@s....1s.
The sailor passed a flashing arounl
y the, wheel. + When this was fast he
!. ! glouched forward, saying simply: "I'n
{ With you.''' T. i =, l.5I's
= The. engines, which. had not beer
stopped, we're WORKING slowly ane
more slowly as the steam pressur,
vent down. NN66sssnii swass abroad ex
Is cent; Z head sal, and now that til,
s.lhsei was abando neti;; The Katie fel
{ isooir ana Aurishis 4 Heavily against,
Here, YOU q As'S shouted t6e| :, captain %
ts1nbli.g en- deck, = mind Your .
s,sxH esassab ebgl.ptl <ybsp he say
Che wheel dashed, and left to its owl
devices. Instantly he ran forwar'