Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-30

breath came in hot gasps, while the
veins stood out in black cords on his
neck and forehead. Then the red went
out Of his eyes, and he shuddered and
looked away. With dry choking SOD
be hurled the knife far into the sea, and
crept back to his place in the bow.
Hours passed and the sun stole down
towards the west while the fins OF the
sharks, like the black sails Of death,
slided silently round and round the lit
tie boat their gaunt shadows showing
beneath the oily smoothness Of the sea.
The mate stirred and dragged himself
up, and sat with his back against the
gunwale
Hello! I must have been asleep!
What station was that we just passed?
Hayle, was it, We're nearly there now,
only two more stops! What a surprise
for Polly! / wonder If the kiddy has
crown. It's a long time since / saw
them, and they don't know I'm coming.
I've got some nice things for them, too.
Let me see! There's that piece Of China
silk for the missus, and an ostrich's egg,
and some of them little shells the mig
gers use for money away down in the
islands. There's a monkey and parrot
for the little one along with those lit
lie ships ! made on the way out-nice
little ships-ships with their holds fun
OF fire-sharks-dead men-and-and.
Oh, yesl It's that greasy steward again
the dago-he's late with my tea can
tell you there's going to be a lot Of
changes in this ship when we get in.
There's a Dutchman for'ard who's got
to go anyhow. Before we go to sea again
am going to have her decks clipped,
and the sidelights put forward. don't
believe in carrying them aft: she fines
away to much, you can't see them II you
have your courses down. / wish they
would quit pounding for awhile. the
old man always seems to start them
pounding when it's my watch below
That's the worst Of iron ships. you don't
get quite so much grooming and creaking
perhaps; but then you have to make up
for IL when they start knocking the rust
of her. How unsociable everyone Isl /
Say, you over therel Come. drink up
and we'll have another all round, it's
my shout! Phew, how hot II is hot
enough 10 drink up the ocean, Why
don't they shut of some OF this sun? |
What a Godforsaken place Il IS anyhow! |
don't believe there Is a God-if there
.s-if there Is he owes me something to !
drink, curse what? Who spoke2 |
What? Oh, yes. It's that Dutchman in |
the bow, Of course. No; II couldn't have
been him. See how black he's gone
he's dead-dead, and I'll be the next. |
Look al his tOngue-I'd better pitch him |
'ver-he's pretty to look at. Guess III |
anvas him up and wait till sunset ard |
10 the thing ship-shape. II won't be
ong now, the sun Is getting quite low
md red; We'll have wind to-mor-
'ow Look at those little clouds
ID there, sure sign Of wind
little yellow wind clouds all round
he sun-how curious they look,
they seem to form a golden cross be-
lind the sun. ! wonder If II is the sum
can't seem 10 see quite so well as
lid awhile back. II looks TO me like
face-and-it's coming nearer-I can
ZEE II now, it's a face with a crown OF
carlet thorns What's all that got to
10 with me? Hang It all. how my
hroat hurts! Why the flaming -
ont some ship come along and get
pc out Of this? If only the wind comes
o-night I'll cheat those beastly sharks
ut of feed-I'll cheat 'em-Ill cheat
he devil-l1l cheat Cod That voice
gain! What row my ears are max
ne, | can't hear anything. That voicel
What did 1t say? 4 have suffered.
yes, of course, I've suffered
Uttered with thirst-and with Dutch
len-and with sun-and-and- o
iod, help me to prayl Help me to
ray for the dear ones at home-for
he dear ones at home who are wait
lg! God guide and watch over them
)-night, for to-morrow-for to-mor-
DIV will-be-alone-in the
'orld! Good-by, Polly. | shan't be
ing, and this will be my last voyage,
promise! Good-by sonny, dad-dad- /
y = will = be - back = soon =
-a-c-k = soon -" n
The sun cleaned a moment. then
lnk behind the rim of the western I
cean.
Extract from the Log OF the r. MS
Castle" January 18th, 1911
at degrees s Long. degrees 3 w
ca rough Strong S w Trade s a. m. !
assed a ships long boat. bottom up.l
Black and White.
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