The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16

shoes.
Full half mile seward one of the tall waves had
broken at its height and widening and frothing it spread
out in Of gttering smother The sight made the
mdshipman think Of Of white horses rising at
The water around the boat began to clop noisily
against the gunwales and the crests either hand
totered uneasily Them pitching down into
hollow the white horses disappeared for instant, and
nothing could be but wall in 'front.' But the
Of It now. s 49, - - -
s'steady, men!' said Bobby 'scoxswan, s late
to turn her. III have to ride it in'' Even to himself
his voice sounded strange and deep He forgot he
boy Was not he responsble9 Were not they all looking
to him to bring them safely thru? He officer.
It was not customary for the regula, crew Of any
ship to make landing this part of the African coast
Called provided expert boamen to any ship the
coast station They knew how to ride the surf and the
best man. wars man was but novice to them But
for the last three days the blacks had declared the
surf too heavy for safe landing and Bobby and his
cutter going to try it, much against their wills.
AS the broken roaring water rushed down upon them
drowned thoughts, and caught
boat full astern each held his breath. But tie
pulling furousy kept the cutter nose in the right
rection catching impetus like
runaway engine. After the first shock it exciting.
Bobby even forgot the danger He noticed the uncky
turning over and over in the foam and peering
ahead he became for the first time that they
nearing the outlet of small river that debouched into
the se>,
The surf running high up the beach, and froth
ing bar at the rivers mouth, where little
island made delta each side No sooner had he no
tced this when he something elsa of naked
black figures running the sand Now the Congo tribes
Christmas dinner to lot of hungry savages not
pleasant prospect.
ttPuu port hold starboard!' shouted the young com
mander. The bent to their oars, and, wonder of
wonders with great heave and twist the cutter crossed
the bar and shot up between the shelv
ing banks of unknown river where white man boat
had been before. Keeping well to the center of
the stream the cutter reached smooth water and Bobby
hundred yards away horde of the eviest.
looking black he had set eyes Something
had be done, take advantage of their surprise
his first thought. t'Why not sing9" he murmured
out loud They were waiting for some demonstration,
evidently. a.E
But as the of this narrative would make long
story ITSELF it is best to let Midshipman Seymour tell
it shortly, he did in letter to his sister, Dorothy
which he Wr9te three days later.
Dear Iittss it ran9You will have write again and
stta9 me bss could na have na S fine
and fun Of dhe n a *
gloves package of candy fact everything
sent % i But al ns I
tso a a snte on e
floating in the water It proved to be chest from the
we caught in the surf and by good luck
e yon yos badly
when he saw a lot of standing the bank I
SnH d I9s not
e ha %at out es n
best bow began to sing very oe an
the in the chorus Then thought OF the only
Psa foar Of the Rs@
everything the chief singing the only thing tnag
came into nv head-"aa Columbia!-at the top OF my
voice It quite funny When he saw the
he was he received one thing a1Ier
sa,ar hepan But the rock candy!
when he afraid he was going TO eat me
and all Of his men threw
dawn their spears fell fat their faces 80 oroeIeu
nv crew to ashore which they did, pretty wen liish
-
Now I did not know; but looking toward the
shin miles out to saw pun OF
smoke and firing Of the Dig guns as
boats lifted up my hands
and them u bent aisf o SIn aaa
This time the chleI hi1nsea
HE WIN suppose also!
The big started out to get! 1t was rolnts
At once began to make mo
lions If were hauling something with and toio
four of nv crew chest from the sea- Wne
it out the savages looked sc
to death breaking it what do you suppose ~
Vhy knives and trnkets a os uass
orown-n fact complete traders outfit enough TO ,ave