The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-08-15
s.1m Nassau to New York in
f'' aCat-BOat.
INTRODUCTION.
ey ALFRED JOHNSON.

iolo";:.s roast line. in an auxiliary cat
4t'a'gl,.. riog the early spring of this, ar
beat -1 IN, windy, stormy and disastrous
1agsaa q Swede sailor as sole com.
year 1.od. imagine, be made by q
psalorn' with knack for writing to fill q
23ii95setabls sized book OF travel and ad-
ysntl',s- .+aree, what learned from it
H.. '+ +bs ways of cat-boats and of
a5ot. ,n--rpal combustion gasoline en-
ma. the Two cycle Lothrop variety,
gllsSs ,-,a-brrs and in all waters, from
10 I'll rysrs. sounds and bays to the
EARN. o.r. would require more than one
,539 ,ssr. 1re might dwell on the diff
W Nh. risks and the problems the
-l- DIP sented on the one hand, and
'Na= fist could picture in glowing
s's keen pleasures and triumphs.
o"' IN. IFS educational advantages,
lh.~ N. unusual opportunities it af-
'Nl ..- d. sarving, often at the close
'o, feW feet, the trees, shrubs
f'37a .a.-5. ,ae birds and reptiles, the
cher multitudinous marine
..te The tropics and the temper
--- are not enjoyed by everyone,
For the waters of the sea or
,as.. It the rivers and canals, as
as- be, We're Immediately at
rer 4- boats low side, and con-
a,.r fre. themselves upon my at
..-..- g. She crept slowly along, thus
.4a5,-. iaitely more time and oppor-
'-r bservation, study and re-
s s'. u any ordinary railroad,
@so . automobile trip ever could.
M. -.r9i the changing flora and
...7. ae, IS We gradually drove her
.,-.qs-1 from the tropics to the Bat
..m sr la through He'll Gate into Long
i.sn. sound. might we'll constitute a
r.4,ra graph.
ls4-. a- unusual chances the trip
Ar. foe Getting in close touch with
|s - types of natives" both
g# ). south, that form our entire
.,s-sga sacoast population, and for
meeting s intimate terms, interesting
a.5rs n rious walks of life of all the
rr9ega ports and winter resorts of
ar Baaru, sea-board (such as Miami,
7srr Rea.a and Jacksonville in Florida,
jamestown, S. c., Beaufort, N. c.,
T4r..e City and Norfolk in Virginia;
s7aoas. Maryland. Delaware City,
Te.aHsg- Philadelphia, Pa, Bordentown,
\ a.. aat Btooklyn, New York City and
Nv Rochelle, N Y, might be used,
mgy IS .ara for study of American
5ss.co5s character, but a clever fellow
ula taste for politics ought to be able
a Eel. from It just how to bet on the
COMING pr-SidentiaI election. For
.st-re 10 all kinds of assertions and
PREDICTIONS in regard to this, from those
5iaaay oystermen to Pennsylvania rail-
aa- officials, retired admirals and U. S.
SGators rhancing to have, as | did, in
away l5e fine proverbial sailor, friends
nsy5rs ort.
NJ Object, however, is not to try to
write book. | wish merely to record
u.5r a- Of the incidents and impress
ss "trip which seem most wildly
% ave NAMED in my mind. now that
sr back month, and, at the same
rr. give such advice and helpful
soas rom my own personal and
ne-.t tenence as might be of use to
G - yachtsman or small boat
4DGE contemplate going South in
t-t aft.
an J Would strongly urge and en-
@a,al amy man who loves the water
arr WHO likes to sail a boat, run an
s-ga- Hi " ork a chart, to take the
SANE .Ea My boat was not the best
l- l9 &, hut in a suitable craft, we'll
@i' would be pleasure, as the fall
Il 1- YEAR came on, to run down into
an@ leather and escape our cold
Tr-
-7e '-s not need fortune to do it,
'!ss d good mechanic who knows how
@1--t Yp.e and make friends could
,3a near to paying expenses as
Revert Town, for skilled workmen of
tNtremely scarce along our
7rusar7, and once arrived at
@" mtortable, roomy auxiliary
"- vat, with two men, can make
d." $50 day taking out fishing
@@ g.rties. And, in addition to
''s'' money might be made out of
ts H4 y 'easure of living constant
'r III llliCs w al III WedllICI,
&''. .ait to ones health, are be-
'0 man who has spent most
1a. s lighting New England eli
f7T 9 cooped up by a gas-emit-
SO repeat, go! and go soon,
ret too old to rough it, and
GG CAT-BOAT MYRTLE.
1s Fl place, the Myrtle is only a
- Vel. rHJ-boat IS feet long-about
a- Z, t- as my own boat, Mariette-
y. 1ae5l, her owner, used her as a
KY !" two winters to get himself,
t.' 8H provisions back and forth
wv. nassau to Long Key, the island
$, three miles from there.
-sF-' TO get her North for much
'sei .palrs. She might have been
~. w '.e sixth OF the time, and at less
@ .' n OF the expense, on the deck
~. . bis own steamers; but he is a
N.Y. Ia31R God sport and a regular sea
'." lis toes up, through his foot
~ Aeisht, and his 240 pounds and
s, " H7scllinity, and as he sits in his
5.s'1s AIRY Office in lower New York,
h. ''ei me battery, With Its WIN
r, WY, s0 tged like a pilot house, and
,.ya5s .l- ventures steam up the har.
N, 'e5is Myrtle reported in the ma
2,, '.'e ilgence like the rest of them,
n,.7 Is tagging her own way home,
,''Ns DIP Tor the rather expensive cost
os s.'1 Ht wages, grub and the natural
I'M, a. u Tear Of gear on so long and hard
FrI T.
.a JUICE, Then, too. perhaps he
f r.@ To- give Charlie and me a good
'' lncidently make US seasick if
.5e HE office is enjoying it, too,
d. .etijng | understand has been,
'o"4t even-as to whether the
myself would still be aboard
II, hen Myrtle poked her plumb
o Vie Statue of Liberty and up
tunting house windows that
N-rs-, if she does ever get there