The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-17

0TGGn water poured over.
nance of it is for those whC know IL
not, or for those who pass beyond the
borders of It's great roads of travel
For the merchant seamen the ocean
! is a method Of toll; only disaster or
I the fear OF it gives il savor And the
work is The same for ever. They
dwell on little things, are easily
pleased, easily hurt. In such minds
grows superstition, in such panic
fears flourish if they are not held in
q strong hand. Though both the
mates were good men, they were
young, and Raynor was weak
The very fairness Of the weather,
though fair weather is common
enough off the Horn in summer, got
on the crews minds, when they came
in sight of the Diego Ramirez Islands
and presently hauled up for the north.
None of us ever passed these ere
Daggarammarines in weather like
this" they said, as they s. 1ok their
heads. "Why. it might be a mill
pond!"
And when, three days later, u
change of weather sent a southwest
gale bowling after them, they shook
their heads again.
All she's goin to get it now.
Thisll make up for 1t. Who's goin
first?'
They found out now what the Pan
dora could do to make their lives I'M
happy She was both weatherly and
1,
that she never rose to any sea she
struck till green water poured over
the toD-gallant focsle o feet deep.
She shipped one sea at dnight that
ripped off the scuttle-hatch and
poured solid water into the foc'sle
that washed the men out Of the lower
hunks. The hatch went overheard,
4 it was morning before any one
dared go on the foc'sle head to spike
planks down in place of it. All night
long n cataract poured dGWn on them.
and water spurted in through the
plugged hawse pipes. Soon there was
not dry blanket in their den; steam
rose from the wet-packed sleepers. 1t
was all hands at four bells in the
middle watch, and they went on deck
to shorten sail. Not man wore oil
skins; they had nothing to keep from
getting wet Even Joe, who was the
most cheerful man for ard, fell to
growing.
Call this a ship" he aid. She's
scared of the top of the "a and wants
to dive SOS to get out O the wet.
Stow the foresail. is it" | reckon the
old man is goin' to heave her to while
he can. He can't have much heart to
do it with fair wind"
And perhaps Rayner had little
heart But if he had little, the mate
was CHEEKY enough lie beloved
loudly. and the men jumped.
Now then, haul taut the lifts he
roared "Thatll d.. Weather clew-
garner Ease OFF aheet Bit
They Stacked aaa> the tack and
hauled up the Weatha: Gear.
Now then, lee ses.. and jump aloft
and furl ii"
The night was black ami The wind
heavy in Increasing squail9 Even
WITH the fQresail hanging i'll nc gear.
afi bel, ing out in great white blaa-
t5T1. ele still cut the seas. Hike .
Ln.fe ana sccoped the seas ia over her
: head. Blanket5 and bags washed on
o. aael, fer there was no icrr TO tle
mems quarters, only a heavy canvas
screen iGom the b; 81 Il OF Ire loc le.
Aa3 from aloft dull foam CLEANED rs
TIC Pandora drove the seas asunder.
The men sprang into The weatherrie.
ging with the second mate leading.
As he came to the futtac shrouGs
he laid hold of the f1rc2,ast ehroud
with his right hand, and i.nped for
the band OF The yard.truss. Ills foot
slipped and his hand-ttll gave. Tie
snatched with yell al the tei g1ilr rt
sheet leading through the top but
was too late TO grasp aud hold IT,
by God, the Pandora s lucf. SAID
the men in the rigging a. they heard
him reach the deck. And when tie
foresail was slowed and they went
down they heard the man was dead