Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-03-15
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CHATTER NH.


ErsSzJ Liherty's chain had i-rau
laid on Orham wharf There. that
rhild's born. ami his names Au.mlram,
Now, then. Brad. what ueyt-more
anchor dragglu':"
Getting mp that chain wi'h a hnHd
MINDLESS was tough prppu, ..nn. hut
they lad dnHr il hunlly The calm
weather helped them here fr. t'3oGSh
the heavy links had sIIlci somewhat.
they managed tu wnrls ''p LIT one
loose after a struggle Again tie part
nerS had loI"od fug TIE nu"h talked If
schooner with AN engine, huJ this ttme
II WAS Bradley who al Hust Of the
complainiE". The captain merely look
ell wise AID winkcl knowingly. Keep
your head to winl'grG. son" he re-
marked, MAY Ee III have prise
party for you some of these days"
Bradley didI't know WHIT he meant,
and the captain wouldn't cyplaa.
In reply 10 the question concerning
what was To he done urNt the junior
partner, wha was sitting on an over
turned salt mackercl tuh aboard the
Lizzie. asked Il question in his turn
"Cap'n Ez. he said, do you remrm-
Der that schooner loaded with tar that
foundnrcd on the flats off Caleb's point
last March? The one we heated when
we We're dragging for Andersons an
chor that time:"
Captain Titcomb nodded. "Yup." he
said. she h'lungel tn a Boston firm.
seems TO me. Let's see-what was
their nameS?"
cotton, Lee 4 Go. They are IN Com
mercial street. Well, went in to see
'em when | was up to Boston,"
"You did:"
ayes. That tar has stack in my
mind ever since you told me about it.
1t was IN barrels. You see and it's
harder than Ihnraoh'S heart natural
ly, so the salt water hasn't had time
to hurt 1t any>to speak Of. Ohed told
me that the schooner was insured and
the cargo Wasn't SO Thought FL 60
In aud see the owners. Well. they'd
pretty ne1rlv forgotten about the tar
l suppose it had been charged to profit
and loss long ago We talked. and |
told 'em that ! might perhaps he able
to save Il few barrels-onlv Il few, Of
course. The upFhOt Of il MI was that
l bought the whole cargo, so barrels.
just rs it lies on the bottom, for 50
cash"
"You didn't"
81 did. 1t was So more than they
ever expected to get at that. Now.
cap'n, our agreement was that no new
move should lie entered into without
the consent of both partners This
deal was 50 all in the air. as you
might say, nat didn't say anything
about it Ill Ill I'll seen the owners.
Now. if yor feel that we can't raise
enough Of II . stuff to pay for the trou-
BILE I'll let tie twenty-five come out of
my pocket and call it a fine for being
too smart"
"fou Shar't do no such thing We
car git ont nough Of that tAr to make
that m tWit over. even with the back
number rig we've got. Tut if we had
a divin' kit and diver I'd he wilin
TO bet we could save two or three hum
dred barrels. maybe more"
'That'S what thought. So spent
nearly tire hours cruising M and
down Allan avenue ANA rummagins
IN ship sto' IS and such places. And,
Cap'n Ezra. I know whore we can buy
a complete fit out second hand-pumps.
pipes, divers suit and the whole busl-
ness, in Al shape, SO far as | can see-
for $500. Just for il tiier | paid $40
and got an option on ii for II week"
NO? You didn't? Brad NickerSon,
here's where the old man takes his hat
off, You've got me beat hull down
I'll be aslin' You for mates Job Wit
Three hundred and fifty. Dirt dog
cheap
I'm glad you feel that way, cap'n
or course Il diver II be expensive. The
salvage company will charge us any
where from $15 to $40 Il day for
good one. And there's where I'm
afraid the whole speculation falls
down. We don't know how that tar
whether the barrels are sanGcd over or
not. 1t might take so long to get it
out that we'd lose money"
The captain, with both hands lam
med into his pockets his beckets. he
called them-Was pacing up and down.
i've got your diver, boy" lie cried.
THAT is, I've got him if you say the
word Five dollars day, too, in
stead Of fifteen"
where in the world
Right here in Orham. And he's had
plenty of experience. What's the mat
ter with Sam Hammondt'
Sam Hammond. Sam-why, Cap'n
Ez, what are you talking about? Sam
told me himself that he'd come home
TO rest. He's going back to New. York
in little While. He wouldn't work
for u.s.
"Wouldn't, hey? Brad, twas the fell
Ter with one leg that was too religious
to dance. Sans out of Job Maybe
he fired the boss; maybe the boss fired
him. All know is that he told me
last night he'd dive for us at So per.
Course he'd only do it to help us out,
but that's I'LL right. don't care if
there's a hole in the bag 50 longs the
cookies are inside"
And so that is how Samuel Ham
mond. late of the Metropolitan Wreck
ing company of New York. came to en-
ter the employ of Titcomb & Nicker-
SON. to whom he had contemptuously
referred as anchor draggers." But if
Bradley supposed for moment that
Sam would change his patronizlng al
tltude because of the move he was
much mistaken. Mr.. Hammond laugh
ell WHOM he bounded the lizzie. asked