The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-01
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How i. Warned Captain En-:

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II How 81. Warned Captain Era 4 II
5t ItEwasIa cold hight. The wind Xaa
.hlawtnga Il gale and driving "a fine
snow which cnt the face and b.indadf
pedestrian. The vessels tied upd
at T wharf looked bleak and 3chesr:f
,less .5tnt: they were very comfortable
under matches. In the cabin Of the, !
schooner Emily Parsons d brisk IRE,
WhE bdthinE in ths-round-stoEa,-a and
sthe'iodora of tobacco 80 appetizing tr
Those wf1o like 1t scented the ar.
Capt. EKrH Parsons. in a comfortable |
chair. Nth bis feet upon the stove
= fender!Ihr pulling upon p yillalnous |
looking pipe! while reclining upon one
of 1.-The hunks which lined the icabir
was Seth, jenkins; and ha1f d Dozen
members QfSthe crew were distributed
Kind o. snug here" said Seth y en-
acknowledgements OF content Just the
same I wouldn't like to be outside
the bay IN this" = = =
1.-THE Emily Ia as safe as a church In
any'kindto weather, )" said Capt Ezra
she gets a little wet now and
.1fen: bur ynM expect that. L wouldn't
!. -changs, her for the White Houscss..no
isir,.H..,ui;{ siI. ~
well. :" said Seth faint, likely, that,
Roosevelt Il ask yer TO- sYap.I. don't
%Hketlhese wet ships myself" t1s':'' :;
.t.;you ,don't?" sneered Il CAPT. Ezra.
ell.-I don't see you 'ownfn' oor dom
mandin' any dry ones'ior' wet ones
-either.--Jnst pass thatsT:bottIc:ithIp
,;waH,EmIt. 49,, .p.,l,- a.
II don't know II ] ought TO let you
have. it, hesitated Seth. "Snirita
sain't good for a man with YOUR hot
l.temper. @First thing you know you'll
"be-'seeln"-things. snakes-and green.
Observation-Disclosures .nts !, ~
Ezra a:segIed t4s bottle and l,lpg poured !
AI."In saw a! 'ghost,' ohce." said Capt.
kzra.--' ;i,l9-
There was sensation. Several OF
the, boys l. at up tn. their berths. and
I the NOVA Scotia man jumped out mon
't~:he-urck.e-o Seth laughed.
/, il5,knfw. ynn!d be seeln' thlnEs II
j .yqu. t2ek .htn9tler drink, he sgd.
|. Ss' ssJ VI sPeat T fsP' SAID The
~: rni i't;'' }fhaaekk Of Story said Ezra.
> i"bHt 1t 'RarHench,! !; iii right ktiy o.
\ yoh BOYS Remember Sam: Matthews?
q ;ITell, s"he'f was1'a am old tdory mate O.
mine. arid'one.p7 thetlwhttest lads that
ever lhfsseialthEi, We sailed under, Capt!
/. Quncaa-MeIian ---in--the schooner
! CHEYENNE, one OF the fastest boats out
o GIoHceztcr 15 years ago: 81
SAM and me had some fine times
together and, some tough ones;4 but
tthe. last MAS Que. January. day-.-Xc set
''ont from" Tie Sill" IN the morhtn' with
: not drop 10 drink-or bite to eat In
the'dury. s., We set our trawls:alidl tend
ell Them III about noon VIXEN fog
'cHn,esnn and We started for the ship
She was CONC md we couldn't find
her. We was SO miles from shore
with wind and tide against us and
|. II was bitter cold. Sam wasn't eastl,
scaret hut be SEE to me: I guess It's
} all hdt with ius. Ezra and l touldn'
i seer :muohj chance for us. But. We
stattdd 70, row; ashore. and we rowet
until our hands was blistered terrible
i and the sail water would get into thu
> 1tblistcts' = ~ a. r.. - - 49,
Ting first day we couldn't hn mad,
, 20 miles. That night 1t cona on tt
, blow and We. shipped SO much waite
, J. that our clothes froze on u.s.. ThRt da!
we couldn't ha' gone ten miles and VI
\ wasn't sure we were goin' right. w
both was SO weak We couldn't hardl!
.keep! a: the work. but somehow ",
! was able to live till mornin'. Thel
: Same. give in-hnd. lay down In the bot
J tom and 1Eeou,dn't get him up. Tain
4 no use, mate, he said, we've got Il
60, In a. little while he died. Not al
hour. nfterf we WAS picked up. I go
D we'll bit 'loRe n toe from frostbtte
!, H. never. forget Sam, and always KEEP
! l,thihk,nsfifihe only could ha' held o
I an hour moro. r. : +
. "a :llstle:.later. IL bought tho. Emil
n Parsons and took her out. I guess
: .~as- Eve keansszAiter.:t o
al Browns bark get nm! fish. and sthrte
Z. forihplle.; 'TheFS fqame on a: thick TO
III anil d heavy sy'a,I,aHH I had togo b
reckontn', ffI I2knsMi the place tprett
Al well and ''tSth9tght tIii%as goin:: righ
IA I, FemembeF:i 1t .SIst AS plain as cad b,
I'll L: iwaa lat tkst mheel,N Joe Whilst iva
III srqr~afd aa;glookouts everybody 'tels
was selow.Mit was Just about nit
Il night, Hll q Sudden ! seem a ma
stanaip| aloAgsidqko' me in soilsktn
Ill dripptn' WITH. wet. He looked up Jan
q Il was Sam Matthew'S Il
al II was go kcafediI could hardly hol
III the p.hnnJ l.nta cot,1a op1u loci {
him: I'LL fass ,, ;w4s terrible pale; ijn''
'Ezr4. Obj ff1snd..' he SEE to I'M
DO you'll know, Where you're goin!
II You're gfin; strhight for Cape sabl