The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

81 wan Che close OF e soualiv 0avs fht
reel gray sky bodsd more wind, and q
long heaVe tromthe North Atlantic made
tae Old Narbonic ron most Woiully
There's q steamer stranded on iha
port bow shouted the mate.
2u bear down on her. answered tho
captain making the bells jangle about
the engineer ears.
She's only iii the sand, muttered the
mates 'shen come on at high water.
What's the use Of stopping?"
on III try to pull her OK" grunted
the captain. There might be a gale be-
hind this swell that's coming in, and It
wiz make things ugly for her"
The collier changed her course and
Wariiy approached the stranded steamer,
until mutual halls made 1t plain thatthe
steamer SoWamset from Bostonto Provi-
denee was stuck in the sand and the
collier Carbonie was going to try to pull
her on the beach.
I'm only III the sand" shouted the
soWamset's skipper, tight as a bucket
~ no danger, even il il blows gale.
Still, I've some passengers aboard andI#
would be Glad If you viii pull neon
Az. az" replied Capt. Jarvis through
nls megaphone; send ont q hawser and
III DO my bestto hoatyou."
a boat put out from the sowamset with
q stout wire hawsar and bobbed over the
swell. In the meantime the Carbonic
had worn around so that her stern was
towards the stranded steamer, and the
haWser being drawn aboard and fastened
20 the bits the collier started. of; the
haWser Tightening with a suueal. while |
the propeller dashed the water into
creamy froth under the Carbonic's stern.
For a space of several minutes 1T
as II the old Carbonic had under
taken a task beyond her powers, for the
SoWamset chung fast to her sandy tran.
at length she gave a trife, then more,
until a cheer from her crew gave notice
hat salt water once more was between
her keel and the bottom.
"Thanks!" shouted the sowamset's
captain. Report us at the Office and
fix you up. Good-by."
The SoWamset, heading sou'east. made
away from the coast as would a rabbit
a steel trap that had held his foot
n bondage, and was seen a speck in the
distance, but is she passed the Carbonfc
! ripple of very merry laughter came
,ver the water.
Some woman passenger has histricks,
reckon, remarked the mate. I
But the Sowamset and even a disobe- {
ient, mutinOus daughter were driven =
'ut OF Capt Jarvis mind that night by a
ale that came down after Sharpening its I
On Greenland's icebergs and sent "a Q
pindrift over the Carbonic, s-creechIng 4
re q pack Of tortured demons. Wind +
hauled and brine-pickled, the Carbonfcs O
were glad to tie up at the coal pier. 4
Capt. Jarvis lost no time in getting
to go home. 4
Come on, Jack" said the CAPTAIN. s
larply; come on, and I'll show Won a
nos master at my house. IIIpick up Vi
'eacheF on the way and we1l have the v
'remony gone through at once" c,
The groom elect followed his comman- h
r with a most pessimtstic air, evidently il
Ipremely doubtful Of a suecessfuIissue q,
preacher was secured and, with a Il
ariner on either side, he was carried fl
ong to the house of the captain. OF
Miss Abigail confronted them at the a,
'or. Her c-ountenance was stern and Ii,
r voice sharp. A
You are too late, Ezra" she said; pl
our daughter has run away. I have 3.
armed you about indulglng that head CT
rong girl" d,
Ssh, sh," whispered the preacher. az ty
.pt. Jarvis commented forcibIy on tbo M
VS.. ne
Married day before yesterday. con- IS
Miss Abigail; called on me the
day to give me i~mpudence and alb
zee Of bride cake, and sailed on the AL
wamset on their honeymoon" in
Japt. Jarvis vented to say something fol
his throat was parched; then the
rds burst forth and the preacher, with CO.
hooked expression, fed. La
gasped the enraged skipper. 81 da.
EN- of! IpuIled 'em on the sand. III,
~
DR.. Martin smiled feebly. chi
Martin" said the captain .gf A.
would kick your superior ofHcer. IW m
it kindly" -,
'ut Mr.. Martin, a true philosopher, de- nc
to kick when fortune cuRed. and ~
rely remarked: ~
mat was Nellie's laugh we heerd." ~