Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-22
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by U-cimv to tie dining room ub1f
with a note FOR Eradlcy. II was from
Captain Titrnmh aud read rs follows:
Dear Brad There's three master.
loaded with lI'ul"r. piled mp on III" Bun"-
yard Come 'u dawn quick. Looks Hs II
here was tho chance the Titru'nb-Nivi."r
son Wrr,ain4 sl Indicate had h"cH praying
for Yours truly, T. u TlTCoMB.
The junior partner in tie Synthetic
let Miss IriSSy'> clam lrlttcrS - ty
default and hurried down t. the Tray
rlcr's Rest. where lac found the captain
waiting for him \ few hours later
the officers and crew of the Lizzie were
gazing over Tint vessels rail at the
tumhlng fruth that covered the Bone
yard shnal and ut the hapleSS lumber
schooner trembling N its midst, dis
NAL. lonesome sight
She had struck almost bow on. but
the strong tide had swung her stern
over until she lay hroadside To the
Shoal She had heeled but little. and
her deck load Of pine boards was, for
the most part, still dashed in place
The main and miZZcn maStS We're gone
bNt NV l'N' lfli vi ilNi l't' iiIfNNl NAili
stood. and the great waves striking
against her stern, sent the light spray
flying lengthWiSc almost as high rs It's
top. The broken cordage Streamed ont
in the wind. and swinging block
creaked and whined on the rail 10y
the afterhouse they could read her
name: She WAS the Ruth CHM of Ban
gor.
The pint life Savin' crew got the
men about o'clock this mornin'," re
marked Captain Titcomh. skipper
tried to anchor To ride out the gale.
then got scared and tried to make an
otfin' got her into irons. and the tide
did the rest. Her mast> went Jest
after they took off the NEIL What dc
you think of her; Total loss, amt
Shet"
Bradley heSitated. We'll" he said.
Il should say She was, so far as being
any use rs Il schooner is concerned.
That lumber. though. is 4 different
matter The weather would have Il
good deal to do with that. should
say"
Tile weather's goin' to clear, if I'm
any ird@r," observed his companion.
What do YOU say, Barney"
Looks Ike fairin off Ia me-" replied
Mr.. Small. winds cantn' round to
the weSt'arl. However. | amt no
weather prophet. You want to ask
Peleg Myrick if you're after weather
news; he seems to have a special tip
from heaven on gales and calms.'
The Lizzie sailed away from the
wreck that. with one screaming sea
gull hrlan"ng himself on the broken
foremast, looked more sad and lonely
than ever and anchored in the little
.harbOr in the lee of the Point Two or
three catbOatS We're mOOred there, and
among them was one that the captain
recognized.
Hello he exclaimed. There's
Obed Nickersons boat. | guess that
settles it; some part of hers insured
anyway"
They walked through the soft white
sand and coarse beach grass MP to the
life saving station. The lookout, in the
observatory on the roof raped on the
window of his cage and waved hand
to them as they reached the plank
walk leading to the door.
Inside, seated around the table of the
living room. they found Captain
Knowles, commander OF the station:
Obcd NickcrSon, the Orham agent of
tho Itn1pYNrritnpS tba Gilman of th.,
Ruth CHM and two or three others.
The skipper. Il sunburned, gray haired
man, with Il worried look on his lean
face, was telling for Mr.. NickerSon's
benefit the story of how his vessel
came to be in her hopeless plight To
landSman it would have been an in
teresting yarn. but the present com
pany had heard too many similar ex-
perlenceS to find anything novel in it.
Ensured. is she, ObedT asked Cap
tain TitcOmb.
Cargo is; schooner amt replied
the underwriters agent.
Captain Ezra signaled to Bradley
and they went out on the porch.
"Erad." whispered the captain, "they
can't call her anything but a total toss.
The underwriters II pay the insurance
on that lumber and then dicker with
somebody to save what they can Of it.
You and me want to be that somebody
Hello. here's peleg"
The versatile Mr. Myrick had tramp
ed over from his hermitage and now.
with Skeezicks shivering at his heels.
was deep in conversation with Barney
Small.
"Peleg says we're goD' to have clear
weather for quite a spell" remarked
Barney. Lets see: when did you say
you had the next storm scheduled. Pc
fcg|'
wall. drawleI the weather proph-
ct, looking becomingly important.
'nigh'S | can tigger, Cap'n Ez. she'll
fair off by afternoon and stay clear
more'n fortn't We amt due to have
another reel genuwine blow for more'l
Il month. | knew last nights gale was
comm. | told Cap'n Knowles So Says
|. = don't care what the gov'ment
~ folks say, it's gon' TO blow says l
like time. and them that's afoat wants
TO stand by | says. Now
That's right, Peleg," broke in til,
captain. III back you against til,
weather bureau eight days in the weel
and twice on Sunday. How's clam
these days"
CLANS" replied Mr.. Myrick, SIS
scurccrn all git ont. don't know why
unless twas the turrible hard winter
l was afraid of it last fall Course
knew the hard winter was comm an,
! told folks so. Oh, that reminds me