Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16
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"There's plenty Of strange plants out
in these parts" said Dinny. laughing,
''but never see one that grew files. Only
there's more ways Of killing a cat than
hanging him, as the praste said when ne
minded his old brogues wild glue-pot.
Come here"
He took off his flannel jacket, folded It.
and laid 1t in the bottom Of the boat, but
looked up directly.
"Yc've got a bit o. SAIL" he said. land
there's nice wind. Where are you GO
ing first?"
Mary looked at her brother. and Abel
glanced at Bart.
"Ye haven't made up yer minds" said
Dinny, 80 look here. About twenty miles
out yander to the west there's bit of an
island where the ovcrsecr and two OH
GERS wint one day to shute wild pig ana
birds. and went wild 'cm. Why not go
there till ye make up yer nindsT It's
moighty purity place, and ye'rc not over
looked by the neighbOrs' cabins. for
there's nobody lives there at all. at all,
and we can have 1t our own way"
"wild pig. thercT' said Abel, eagerly.
"Bedad, yis, sor; nice, swatc bacon run.
ming about on four legs all over the place.
and fruit on the trees, and fish In the say
for the catching. oh, an It's a moighty
purity little estate"
"And how could We find IL" cried
Mary.
by list setting a sail. and kapins about
four miles from the shore till ye see 1t
lying like bit O. cloud Of to the south.
Sure. and we could hang our hammocks
there before night, and the mushkct here
oil ready to shoot a pig"
"Yes," said Mary. In response to a
glance from her brother.
'sThen I'll hoist the SAIL" said Bart.
NAY, let the boy do It," said Dinny,
"and you come and sit down here. LII
coon show you thing as would make the
sergeant stare"
Dinny drew q large knife rom his peck.
Ct. and Q flint and steel. The latter he
returned, and, taking the flint, he laid
Ais open knife on the thwart Of the boat.
and with the 6int jagged the edge Of the
blade all along into rough kind Of saw.
''Therew he said; shat will do. That
irons a. soft 20 cheese"
This last was q slight Hiberniau OK.
.agseration; but ~ Mary hoisted sail, and
Abel put out an oar to steer, while the
little vessel slided swiftly over the sun.
lit sea, Dinny began to operate upon the
ring around one Of Bart's ankles, saving
away steadily, and with such good effect
that at the end Of an hour he had cut half
through. when by hammering the ring
together with the butt Of the muskst, the
half-severed iron gave way, aud one leo
was free.
"Look at that, noww said Dinny. tri.
.>.tA ~. h.
q purity footw he cried; and, ~ the boat
slided rapidly toward the west, he sawed
awax again, with intervals Of rejagsina
at the knife edge, and soon made cut
10 the second ring.
The island was found just 40 the Irish
man had forttold. and % evening ap'
preached, without having even sighted Z
sail on their way, the little boat began
coastlng along, its occupants eagerly
scanning the low, rock.reefed shore
above which waved q luxuriant tropit
growth. The last fetter had been labori
ously sawed through. Dinny having per
sisted In continuing the task, and he now
sat resting and watching the shore with
q critical eye.
All at once, upon sailing round Jagged
point to which they had to give wids
berth on account Of the fierce race which
swept and eddicd among tho rocks, {
pleasantly wooded little bay opened ou
before them with q smooth, sandy shor'
whore the waves just creamed and giist
ened In the sun.
Look at that. now" said Dinny
"That's where We landed; but l wa,
ashleep after pulling q long time at tn
oar. and aforementioned all about wher,
We went ashore"
"How beautiful said Jack. gasinl
thoughtfully at the glorious scene, AM
asking herself whether that was to b.
her future homo.
"And dyer call that beautifully" sail
Dinny, contemptuously. "Youny man
did ~ liver see Dublin BayY'
NO." said Jack, smiling In the earnss
face before him.
'Nor the Hill Of Howthy'
Jack shook bis head.
'sThen don't call that beautiful agail
In me presence" said Dinny.
The boat was run up on the shore an
hidden among the rocks, not that II wa
likely that II would be seen. but the po
siti0n Of the fugitlves and the dread 0
being retaken made them doubly eau
ti0us, Bart even going 20 far % to 0blit
crate their footprints on the sand.
"Now, then" said Dinuy, "you've 20
the mushket and the basnet, and thOs
two make one; but lf was you Id ca
down one Of them bamboos and shtick th
basnet on that, which would make ~
Of II. and II would be q moishty purt
tool to kin . pig"
The hint was taken, Bart soon cuttin
down q long. straight lance shaft an
forcing It into the socket Of the bay0ne
Then next" said Dinny, IL wa
captain should say lets see about somt
thing to ate"
Hear that, Abslr' said Bart.
Eyes. was thinking Of how we coul
get down. some cocoanuts. There a.
plenty Of bananas"
"Hspes," put In Dinny; land there's
cabbage growing In the heart Of ivory on
OF thin bundles Of leaves ON the top Of
shtick - they call palms; but thim's onl
vegetables, captain, dear. and me shtou
ach 10 asking for mate"
'Can we easily shoot q pig-you 70
there are somer said Abel.
'And 10 It aisily shoot pigw said Dill
ny. "Here. give me the mushkst."
He held out his hand for the piece, an
Abel, who bore II, hesitated for q m,
ment or two. and glanced at Jack. VIII
nodded shortly. and the loaded weapo
was passed to the Irishman.
I'VE doubted me-" he said, laughing
"'but niyer mind; it's quite nat'ral. Com
along; won't shoot any Of ye unless IL
very hungry and can't get 4 pig"
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