New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06

pacing up and down like hungry wolf, the dog fol
loving her save when she sat down caught his head
and Whispered to him. Then the steers came We
loaded them took Martha Eston aboard, the only
passenger, and got under way.
THE very first night in the second dogwatch,
L came across her leaning against the rail and
talking to Dodge-that was the name OF her dog
and staring at the pole star like a witch
- see him. Dodge said she. l see our Gody-
locks standing all alone waiting. watching for u.s.
Oh why did he ever leave us: Duty, duty, duty
DUTY made GOdylocks go to this awful awful land
my poor, brave, blue eyed Goldylocks' But
we're going TO see HIM again.
She was kind as mother to the men though
knew they were in awe of her. especially Black ohm
Stavers who called her the wild woman. and sWore
she'd bring evil on the ship. She would read the
Bible to the crew and hector and sermonlze them by
ones and by groups; they began TO call her Miss
Chaplain Karston, my second mate, the qsEeSt
faced man the ever smiled on. much less
woman. had once been shlpmate OF NoidN locks
He was religious soft hearted fellow, and held the
woman to be a seeres gifted of the Lord He waited
on her hand and foot, fed her dog and once pun
meed Black John for curslng IN her presence; ,Nnd
because She was always after karston to make nm
talk of Cioldyocks, he poor fool began t" think 1t
was for the sake of his own homely self, She was
grateful to ka-ston though read HIM some OF the
love novels he'd been carrying around with nm Tor
wears and even mended his togs. And every man
aboard that karston was IN love with the
spinster.
Hudson Strait were driven west by ripping hurrl-
cane The tub of a Mistassini almost broke III two
and the cattle beloved above the wind They 2ored
one another. frenzied mad. and fought like bulls OF
Bashan Some slipped in their stalls, poor brutes,
and broke their legs, that we had to shoot them,
We became a floating slaughter house sailing down
their carcasScS.
The winds rsving the steamer shaking till every
rivet screeched the believing, the men curSn9
over their butchers work, the woman praying, her
dog bowling and the day dark as SCOT! We al
most smashed sides on Cape ChldleN missing the
rocky snout of it by ships length Then the storm
began calm down.
That night was Shot out of my bunk where | q
been living half dead for want of sleep There was
the crash of a thousand thunders a smashing a
thudding and a ripping and the floor OF my CABIN
stood still. slanting high toward the bows hen L
knew it was all up with the old Mistasslnl. Met the
mate karstOn coming toward me.
- Come to report we've struck, SIT. he yelled
Blue flashes lighting up the sea; but there was
no thunder.
Where asked him
Tip of Laksotova Island. Steering gear got
deranged Black John at the wheel-Shes sinking
fast the stern
&C. Curse the fool | cried
80 He's gOne-Wcnt overheard when She struck,
said karston
i worked way up the slope of the deck and
that She Wedged fast between two plnnacleS
of rock. the stern shook and Squirmed deep in the
and the ribs of her grooming aloud. And
soon the washing over my cahin-W1th
the log the Instruments, and the fifty thousand
dollars.
go Where's the woman. | called to the