Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-20
CHAPTER VIII.

.s {" .nd several hundred persons,
r12N ID mddIe-aged, turned out. The
o5a' , ar for the picnic was a field
i'S sol acres, bordering upon a pond.
% "a bopn fitted up by the proprietor
rr and q rooted building, with
GD . s. rnder which were placed rough
S' .obIps for the reception Of provis-
2l' number of oak trees with their
3D. branches furnished shelter.
.lu ,:5as these arrangements for enjoy
.,ro we're two boats confined by
51' ,hoins which were thrown around
o1 .,or the brink Of the water. After
".!-, +ba swing for time, there was
....nosfrfon to go out in the boats. The
co7d comfortably accommodate
20. 20, oorsoaa each. This number had
W. ", ob4aippl, when Joshua came up.
~ aI.r, Going" he said, unceremoniously.
sr,r 1-iu have to wait till next time"
Doroh Morse We've got the full
nahor' ,,
Abe a7d clambered in and took his
..,s Is stonrsman.
rfo other boat had already set off,
~ &C i happened, under the guidance
.rorer Conrad, who had long been &C
ashamed 10 managing a boat, having had
roos his own at home.
,rRor'yo got great steerer on the
.Ior b,at" said Joshua, sneering.
.Vbara are you steering, JoshuaW
,:s5 Ralph. suddenly, for the boat near
half turned round. The fact was that
I,bra himself knew very little about
scoring. In speaking of Walters want
Il 4 .,ar he had precisely described him
elf
oI understand what I'm about" an
rersf Joshua, suddenly reversing the
direction, and OVERRIDING the matter, so
g IA turn the boat halfway round the
other way.
a hope you DO" said Ralph, but it
don't look much like it,"
q was looking at the other boat"
TYb1a condpsccnded to explain, land the
ndier slipped
Walters boat kept the lead. His per-
fact steering made the task easier for
the rowers, who got the full advantage
d their efforts Joshua, however, by
bis uncertain steering, hindered the pro-
yss of bis boat.
Cant we beat the other boat?" ask
Cd Joseph Wheeler, who was rowing. Il
can row As we'll as either of those fell
5VS."
so can L." said Tom Barry; let's
Iy"
The boats were about five lengths
apart the rowers in the foremost Loaf
not having worked very hard, when Tom
and Joe began to exert themselves. The
Intention was soon manifest, and the
spirit of rivalry was excited.
DO your best, boys" said Walter.
They're trying to catch US. Don't let
them do it"
The rOwer5 Of the two boats were about
evenly matched If anything, however,
Tom and Joe were superior, and, other
things being equal, would sooner or later
have Won the race. But Joshua, by his
original style of steering, which became
under the influence of excitement even
more unreliable, caused them to lose per-
rptibIy.
cant you steer straight by accident,
joSnua| asked Tom, in tone of vexa-
ion
Y know more about steering than you
o. Tom Barry" growled Joshua, get
ing red in the face, for he could not
'aP seeing that he was not appearing to
advantage.
SHOW it, then, if you do" was the re-
W' II we had your cousin to steer us,
W. could soon get ahead"
- Inls was very notifying to Joshua. He
la not care to be outdone by any one, but
W ot outcome by Walter was particular
y dlsagreeabo
1t isn't the steering, it's the rowing"
-' sad. You don't row even"
won't You try it, then" said Joe,
' .o snow us what you can do?"
NO; Id rather steer"
Joshua considered that the steersman's
.'~'e was the place of honor, and he was
~. .,' disposed to Weld it. Meanwhile Wal
VI" from his place in the first boat,
2a,c~ea the efforts of his rivals. He was
s 's,st 1.neJ TO keep the lead which he
Ing it. ''O '''''e lear oh los
"a, 0IEe way, boys" he cried; well dis
"1Ne Them, never fear ~
A, ,'1 It making the turn, the Arrow met
NO. / IO"eer after little distance. There
s. ~5 "'undan. room for the boats to pass
~.a. 0'ner If they had been properly
t,, .'Ss"' There was no fault in Wal
IA, steering, but. by an awkward blum
h, VI JoShuas, the Pioneer veered in
-, course so that the Arrow struck her.
4, ~Se nautical term. amidships. As
i'm, vas "a oelng impelled rapidly at the
f,rb. we Shock was considerable, and the
k<r s 90" greater. The girls jumped to
INV. ,eel screaming, and Joshua himself
brms,I. P"e with fright, but recovered
~T5 ss.I sufficiently to call out angri!y,
uT Ta' made YOU run into us?"
~, ~ : Your own fault, Joshua" said
s-r1;, parry, angrily. You're the most
ro ,rS, !. Sreerer I ever saw. What made
'' Ut turn the boat?"
~. MS fault" said Joshua.
Uba.,.. somebody else steer" said Joe
b." ''s'' 4 baby could steer better than
rsro younger boy was put in Ioshua's
RAJ l. much TO his modification, and he
IN. - as he considered it, to the
L., NE out here"