The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-11-27
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Ia my llflle tsNbss, oa L2ng 4 Ana
soaaa. s9thlsg elFes ms s'eslsr delise'
lhsa 20 paddle cot mile Of % ifoE
ssofs. ana ihsrs iio OF ny osfs dtssniss'
sukine ibs play q taa sss siad % is'
usitr. saa watebing .he vetteis sod s'esm
tu slie BY.
10 Jaly ssd Aasas,, 1898 ] pis'ss
lee vesle los Connteli1ai ttote 'o~n
nci nspy milss east oi NsS Hasen' ~
,bh city uy tkih hsd been seat do"n o'
steamer from Eew Y1ri, snd ] had toS "a
bst from New Harea barber to The mooi
ibs In . e0vs rssr uy boarding plaza lHf
l3y Of lhst alerDooa 10 the free sl' snd
saslisbl can be appreciated osly by m'1
wbo. hkg myself. bad been porins over
LEDGER eolums 10 . back tMse for sigh'
hoars a dsy Tor ten montbs a crescent q
bls blisieIs sdorBed eseh oil ny pslps 81
,he eud of tbs trip, bu my nerves we're
irstquil aod | sl,pi ike log thSt pis d..
TIE ner. day the lhsrmomeier registei
ed between ninety aud ore tundted c'
grees, snd up 10 five o'clock 10 The silsi
uoon /. ass too TN to do s0ylhIug bu'
dfoWse ia a hsum mock uuher the sppf
trees behind the house. ! eat 40 cary
supper, and Just before suaset pulled ou'
into the eouud. Soon was beyond iht
tree.lcps eel up TO msrk lhe bound'rles o.
The oyster b Do.
The water VS. unttfl 3, Eastand sosl
down either shore to tue LofiG,n moved
long, broken procession Of tugs and steam
ers. staipins toe blue ely With their blsei
smoke. Tue few calling orsil 10 Sigh
we're notionlees, their sails hsnsiog IDLY
10 the still sir
Farther and father cut | paddle, tht
soft dip OF tae cars soun ing plea sntly u
nv esrs. The sun dropped below the boz
z)n; the red OF the west dsrken'i snd di'
sppeared. and it was rigbt With myrisd'
Of stars r, q scled on the CLASSY blsoknest
Of the eouud. Lamps begsn TO spsrtl'
along the shore, while masthead lsutsin'
aud red and green running tights toll sh'
position Of moving steamers whose bnll'
bsd become invisible 10 the gloom.
| stopped rowing and established nay
self comfortably on ny back IN the bo
tom Of the boat pillowins ny
head o. the bow. The cool darkness
the salty fragrance Of the ocean sir, th'
gentle motion OF my 81 fl snd the diStan
soand OF bella end whistles from psssihF
steamers and tie land oil Induced peac'
fol dro9einess, which soon lapsed grsdua
IL and impefo ptibly into e dresmles
sleep.
mus. have been unconscious Tor t9'
or three hour. when the rocking oil tn
boat aw he me. Crsmped aud stih iron
nv slumbar 10 the hight air on toe ui
cushioned boards. started up to hnd N!
soli enveloped 10 thick mist. which CO.
cred tue sound like blaake.. II was no
very deep, for the stars shone fainll.
throu,h II, bat oil other objects we're Gu
of from my view. There was DO wind
bu, an ocean swell, rtlling 10 from tb
ess,, was stirring up quite sea.
Although without q watch, knew tina
it must be well on toward midnight, /
dswned on me that | had been aud still
was In q very dangerous position, aot b
cause expected suy trouble in hndin
the land, bat because was on the trscl
Of tups and sesmers. ! shivered OF th
thought o. the peril to which | had bee
exposed during sleep. Beneath tha
sbroua OF mist my skin was invisible to
lookout, and might have been crushed lik
40 eag-shell by some steamer's prov wit
ont soo on board being the wiser for IT,
Shipping my oars, listened to the whi
Ties spesking to one another through tb
toq. The general course OF all The vessel
was eas. aud west II, endsngerins %
self. | could approach TOW OF barge
near enough TO see which way they wer
heading, | could then determine the qua
tsrs Of the compass; for il the boats wef
loaded knew thst they would be goin
sss., II light, then vest on their way bsc
to New York
Os.oo-oohl O3-oo-oohl The incressin
loudness Of q thistle to my left told thI
a tus was swiftly spproachins. Lying Q
my osrs. waited, prepared to row i'
xsrd quickly OF to back wstfr. S migi
} be necessary. Nearer aud nearer came IL
tooling, snd could zee the rush OF watt
beneath the unseen prov, and the pni
puff uf steam. Suidenly, twenty ie
away, appeared a black stem, nosiog rs
idly through the fog. II was little tt
lose Tor comfort
A, the tug swept by csusbt slimp
ofs tow rope dragging over the siern, 81
liodyed from her ~, that she p obso
had t~o coal-laden bsrRes behind her.
could beer the voices Of the men on ooal
eroxius fainter IN the distsnce.
Auother black pnsoton passed; II v
the hat barge. loaded low 10 the ws.e
al or her 8, an Interval came smother
they were loaded | krsR hat they We
heading eist, sui thai the shore thereto
i,y Ia 'front.' Of me. seIi ed u.yselt
tbs ihstrt Dpd bfsosd ny ieet Tor the 7.
in
So oiuisiestea had ! beet 10 ny cslcn
tioas ibsi hsi barely noticed con'
ion OF Whistles that ocentred sborily sfs
The passage OF the sos Renee ] vss o.
ssthsr unprersrsd. siter ny ,hifd s,roi
70 bear smother b7ai sprro'eeiog throuI
the fos from tie other tirec,iou ! bi
ed w.itr vigorously, iast IL ilae TO sscs
being ron dovs by tas ihai ~. nski
tie wstsr g. 80 she dsshei wes,vsra.
esusb, TIE splssh ot the rope, .