The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-07-06
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Asst will appear IN the spirit to the
..,or | don't think such agreements
,,s as apt to be made now as formerly.
q, belief in the r"apr"arunce Of those
In have died = not what il was
.h.p I was young. Scientists have
,.lsp 10 the matter. bat The lalty don't
feel much interest in f.
made one Of these uEr pementS with
NH Atherton when we were eighteen
Gears old. Dick became a sailor. and
:. me OF his voyage the vessel he
..ued in was wrecked, and all on
ho.rd were lost - any rate. If any
= them escaped dealt he was never
s..rd from. took i0 the water. too.
M, not in the sam" lire As Dick. ].
h.,ap on river work and eventually
.me 10 own aud run n steamer that
: usually laid IN in winter, but ran
,,sn excursion boat ~ summer.
One season | had contracted to take
marty OF excursioui~t> out Of Boston
srbor around Cape Ann. For several
a,rs before our sailing everything
rp,t wrong. TIE government inspec
,or took 1t into his head To- find fault ,
With lot OF things which he required |
me- to improve. and I Knew that IL I I
hdpt attend TO them myself ] wouldn't /,
he ready to keep my contract for the !
excursion The consequence was that !
got no sleep for two nights and a
dsy before We left Boston.
| had several hundred persons aboard
and, rounding Cape Ann. preferred TO
rly OIL myself rather than on any one
else | was passing Thatchcr's light
when began 10 feel SO drowsy that I
feared TO fall asleep, Notwithstanding
the fact that the lives Of so many hu-
nan beings were dependent on my
ieping awake. | was tired, too, and
vhen had clear course ahead Of me
| sat down on the seat behind the
Wheel, reaching forward TO take II
whenever required. This should not
have done \ man may go to sleep on
Ms fee. He is much more liable to do
while sitting
Slumber got me. though. at last.
! must have slept quite awhile. Sud
denly awOke. frightened out Of nv
vis, for knew what 1t was to go to
sleep at the wheel. There was a man
sanding between me and II. turning II
npdly. Whether he was really hazy
not ! couldn't say. He certainly
boxed so through my sleepy eyes. | ,
Tied to wake myself enough to get IN
md take the wheel from him, but
Nuehow, considering that he was
here, I couldn't do II.
go to sleep. Tom" he said. You're
ut In ct condition for a pilot"
Whether | was not entirely awake.
vhether | was dreaming, couldn't
make out, but the voice was certainly
Dick Atherton's. Then dreamed that .
laid to him:
Dick, have you come back to keep :.
Jour promise when we we're young :
ksnr
i've come back to keep you from r
running full Roadway against Folly r
point" was the reply. !,
have said that | dreamed this. be- 9,
ause that's the way 1t seemed to me. a
what 1t really was might be another o
natter. e
woke up again later, looked ahead 7,
nd saw that there was clear sailing. n
thompson. one Of my steersmen, was ,r
q the wheel. -
Treat heavens" I exclaimed. Can nj
Re that I've been asleep?" q,
Reckon you have, sir"
vheely'
AOOut Ten minutes. l happened to -,
"~ anead, and the boat was heading ;,
w fOlly point ran up here to see -
wat was up and found you asleep
w 4 nan at the wheel who was
neeting Of. He gave me the wheel
no left the pilothouse." nc
"A manr' trt
=, .s 81, ne was a man. Why do
~ ~. salnk be was anything else?"
nnat did he look like?"
udnt notice him very partIcuIar- 70
y was too much upset by the mar We
!. @cape But l remember that his La
ac was red'' toll
pEk Atherton's hair was rcd Uben In
BOY we called him Reddy. He
- .Orrined was at my narrow es-
-, ~ rum sacrificing a boatload Of ex-
uSts That | had scarcely time TO l
..ss ABOUT Atherton or his ghost. fas
MIA thompson If he felt sure he pal
M. end TO the wheel safely, and eaC
\. Nc replied that he could | told sal
!. , would go below and rest n bit yoI
NJ, was completely knocked out by tho
NM. : occurred. Leaving the pilot
: walked aft through the crowd
, a 'arslonists-they were Ignorant "
,,S lrlshtful doom they had escaped tior
SpD.s, aS ABOUT to go down the stern q
|, runway when | felt hand ON she
M I,ser Turning. there stood sde
ls.a .et'on. He was ten years old.
sa., saen had last seen him, but
stss a.ed him at once. He was 81
q A.. serious. Putting a fin how
ss,D IL MS lips he said: Don't get 81
u n. " over 1t, old man. Only &c
n, asn who relieved me at the a.yl
h. h. now about It" ~ u"
sap.s a briefly explained. he had
,at , .ne wreck of his vessel and "r
stsaiss 20, IN the east, mostly Japan. az