The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-23


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blowing hard and r0aslderzhsa sss
was running Ar thar ho1x ~ rap
fzin cane On the brs5ge ani rook z
Dc ~ Epse q spray slap 10 tAe face
o. Ae RAISED hss lead above TIE hrs9ee
weather esSA1s We're in for If. I-m
afraid Ls renlsEfed 20 The szesr q
TIE HateA- at-d The iaztsr Eod1ss grim
Vs.
I've Lad 70 ease 1er. sir ani In
tl.lEinz It's atapf tiz4e ! rase5 hrr 4
y more a sray-Sresn sea el.Idel
pzsf r4e sfariosrl caghead ss he spoke.
and F9ar45 Srsr lie sopzaiianf fore
castle. falling G. toas - fle deeE be-
Dm
Yes. ease ArE high fiEe was thF
answer Il did not cone al at oDce.
bnf b0ur ~ hour fhe wIad grew ln Ti0-
lenes. the sea mounted even higher.
The captain 9sd not ieare fha bridge
Al : ID the morning she was going dead
slow. trt the water vas stopping
aboard " Ler Iu tons
"This wonf 10. I'l heave b4E 70 as.
soon a. the light comes. and I wont
trust tie fryszils ID this breeze let
the watch rouse cut the St0rmsaGEs and
bend item il was not a nice JOB or
particularly safe one. that bendiu2
d storm sails. FOR tie bands On deck
worked Az often as meE waist deep IN
water. and the men aloft were nearly
blown out Of the bOwlines ia which
they sat. but ii got itself done at last
and. with the engines stopped storm
staysail aud two storm trysaiis. and
the helm lashed hard alec. the =unboat
rode the gale. It was al ifs height
Row. and the outlook was not cheering
for those on board.
Its q very queer thing remarked
the captain. that there are people
knocking about. presumably in posses
sion Of their senses. who viii tell you
that a gale Of wind al sea IS a beautiful
II wish 10 the Lord said the Havl-
gator sourly. "that we had some Of 'em
aboard here now; wonder what
they'd think Of its7
The real big Atlantic sea was run
ming now. the sea yhish becomes IN I
checked and unhiDdered over thou
sands Of miles Of water As the ship
fell into the trough Of the sea the wind |
fell light and puffy. and this. perhaps |
was the most disagreeabIe o. al the
sensations experienced by those on |
board. Then. on a long slant for she
had chosen. as all ships do. TO heaTe
herself 10 in her own way, and not in
fine way those on board would have
liked. and nearly broadside TO the wind
she tossed her bows heavenward and /
slid up the incline 10 the boiling fury /
hat crested the seas. Here the wind
smotes her. and the water dashed
lbOard in a chaotic mist. and it was
,nly By the thud on her decks that they
sOuld tell when 1t came in green"
Then once again would she slide d0wn-
ward, with freeing ports and scuppers
ipouiing like a wounded whale.
Thank the Lord for plenty Of sea
DOM" said the navigator.
"Oh. yes. we're all right" answered
be captain: shes as tight as bot
le. only it's Just like this-if one Of
hose chaps pointing upward at the
monster whose side they
lad just begun to descend. really
makes business OF 1t and comes aboard
old he'd simply drive us to the bot
ON Ike a stone"
Pretty thing. a gale Of wind amt
tfv said the navigator: living on cold
Fanny Adams and biscuits. let alone
be chance oAbeing drowned.
But all things come to an end at last
nd after two days of unmitigated dis
omfort. the gale wore itself out. As
he sra went down and the gnnboaf
ettled into her stride once more peo-
le got into dry clothes and contriveL
D get a meal
But stick to what say" com
nented the navigator 10 tae mess at
lrge. I'D like 10 see any silly fool
rho says a gallo Of wind at sea is
sight put aboard hooker
IKE this. and sent to look for a shorter
Ike the one we've just gone through;
hen. If he did not die Of fright and sea
Ickness. / should like to ask for his
don't think you'd find
ed want to see another"
To which the mess responded. Hear.
ear.'-Pall Mall Gazette.
The siagen Wiling ship.
According to Prof. aIontellus. the