St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
NEEDED THE FA2REL.

I NEEDED THE FA2REL.
Not Because He Was Drowning, Blu
His Bathing Costume Was
Unreliable.
"A friend Of mine got into trouble II
the water at Long Island beach resor
where we put in our vacation" said thu
young man with the white isle open-fact
half-hose. "N-no, he didn't get a cramp
He wasn't drowning, or anywhere neal
1t. It wasn't that kind of trouble. Bu
something happened to him, after he't
got into the water, in connection with his
|-er-bathing costume. went back or
him in his hour Of need, probably owing
to the extra exertions which he made tc
do fancy stunts out beyond the breaker
line, due to the fact that he had large
bunch Of girls planted on the sands
where they could see what hot stuff he
was in the swimming line. The trouble
was OF such character as to render 1t
inopportune, SO to speak, to return to
the terra f1rma of the sands until those
girls had been tagged, somehow or an
other.
Il noticed that Jack was staying out
beyond the breaker line for long while
Il hadn't gone in myself. being too busy
| with the girls on the beach, throwing
sand on their parasols and otherwise
| conducting myself like the township
tease that l am. knew that Jack had
strict notions as to the length of time
which bathers should spend in the salt
water, and SO his remaining in so long
struck me as the more peculiar.
AT length, however. observed that
Jack, out there beyond the breaker line,
was making motions to me with his head
and hands. Then fell to 1t that perhaps
he was up against it for some reason or
other, and I excused myself to the girls
and hiked out to the end of the small
pier to tell me all about it.
"'Hey, there, Bill Jack pulled, tread
ing water as he spluttered. for heavens
sake get that outfit of girls away from
the beach somehow or another, will you?
I'm as tired as dog, and want to come
out
What's the matter, John?' asked
him, sadly.
"'None Of your internal business
what's the matter grouched Jack. But
look h-here. If you don't get those girls
of of the beach in a mighty few minutes
It's me for the water grave sure enough
I sure can't go in-this-a-way.'
Il strolled back to where the girls
were lolling on the sand, sort o. careless
ly. SOS not to let 'em next to what had
in mind, and after moment or so sud-
denly remarked that it was pretty near
time for that tennis game to begin back
of the hotel.
ooh, they didn't care, the girls said.
They were tired of playing and watching
tennis games. They were comfortable,
thanks, where they were. They had come
down to rest, and not to be galloping
around. Why didn't sit down and not
be SO tumpy and uneasy?
4 looked out at Jack out Of the tail Of
my eye and saw him making more ago.
nized signals to me.
I ran across dinky little place,
bout a mile back OF the hotel, where they
give you swell deviled crabs-let's go and
get some said to the girls, then, in my
cunnin' way.
They weren't hungry, any of EN- The |
forenoon wasn't the time to eat deviled |
crabs. anyway. II that invitation stood |
until evening. all well and good; but they
were reclining on the sands Just then,
and that's where they meant to remair |
for the present.
"Well, framed up about half a dozen |
more excuses to get them away from |
that spot on which they had the anchor
nurse, but couldn't get away with any
Of EN-. Meanwhile. my pal was out there
beyond the breakers, trying to rest by
aoating on his back, treading water, and
to make frantic signals to
ne whenever he thought the girls weren't
looking. And they never got next.
There was only one thing to be done.
hiked up to the hotel at 4 lope, went to
he hotel stewards room, got an empty
sugar barrel from him. knocked the bot
ON out Of 1.-THE top was already open
Ind spun the barrel down to the beach,
bringing 1t up right where the girls were
,prawltng.
How funny they exclaimed in a
chorus. But what's the joke? What in
he wide world are you going to do with
hat barrel?'
oh, nothing told them, hopping
ny forehead, only Jack. out there, is
fred, and he wants to come in
Then they picked up their skirts and
aced to the hotel, screeching and litter
ng. My pal skunk out Of the water,
hivering, and pretty nigh exhausted.
md Jack hadn't made any mistake. He
leeded the barrel in his business"
Freezing Fish Alive.
A remarkable project is to be put into
operation at Tacoma, Ore. The scheme
s to freeze fish alive, to ship them to
astern markets and then, by thawing
hem, to restore them to life The chief
are to be observed is that the cold shall
lot exceed II degrees below freezing
ONT, and tina. when in frozen condi-
ion the fish shall not be exposed to the
TN. The IDEA is based. upon an act of
ature in some of the rivers and lakes In
dxska These bodies Of water freeze
old from surface to bottom during the
winter. The ice is filled with fish. which