Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-16

And do tell me how my sailor man
is, Miss Mandy. He got such a bump
on his headr'
eyes; the mans wound is really seri-
Gus. I'm keeping him in bed. But you
can go up to see him. He's talked a
lot about you, Carolyn May"
The sailor lay in the warm bedroom
over the kitchen.
Carolyn May prattled on gayly and
soon had her sailor man" telling all
about the sea and ships, and they
that go down therein"
For, You see" explained Carolyn
/ May, I'm dreadful curious about the
sea. My papa and mamma were lost
at sea"
"You don't say so, little miss!" ex-
claimed the old fellow. AYE. aye,
that's too bad
Miss Amanda had disappeared, busy
about Some household matter, and the
little girl and the sailor were alone to-
gether.
'Yes," Carolyn May proceeded, sit is
dreadful hard to feel that it is so"
Feel that what's so. little miss?"
asked the man in bed.
THAT my papa and mamma are real
ly drownd-ed," said the little girl with
quivering lips. "Some of the folks on
their boat were saved. The papers
said So"
Aye, aye!" exclaimed the sailor, his
brows puckered into frown AYE,
aye, matey that's allus the way. Why,
was saved myself from wreck.
was in the first officers boat, and we in
that boat was saved. There was an
| other boat-the purser's, it was-was
driftin' about all night with us. We
ccme one time near smashin' into each
other and wreckin' both boats. There
was a heavy swell on.
Yet" pursued the sailor, 'come day.
light. and the fog spllttin'. we never
could find the purser's boat. She had
jest as good chance as US after the
steamship sunk. But there it was! We
got separated from her, and we was
saved, whilst the purser boat wasn't
never heard on again"
That was DREADFUL" sighed the lit
tie girl,
Yes, little miss. And the poor pas
sengers Purser had twenty or more
/ in his boat. Women mostly. But there
was sick man. too. Why. ! helped
lower his wife and him Ehto the boat
fore l was called tn go with the first
officer in his boat. We was the last to
cast off. The purser had jest as good
a chance as we did.
Il guess l won't never forgit that
time, little MISS" Went on the seaman,
seeing the blue eyes fixed on his face,
round with interest. No! And I've
seen some tough times, too.
The ship was ridded. She had to
sink-and it was night.
There was "A sick man | told you
about little miss. lie was a wonder,
that feller Cheerful-brave- Don't
often see n Teller like him. Jokin' to
/ the last, he was. He didn't want to 20
in the purser's boat, if there was more
women or children 10 90.
I'VE told him all the women folk had
/ left the ship. So. then, he let me lower
him down into the purser's boat after
his wife. And that boat had as good a
chance as we had, | tell you" repeated
the seaman in quite an excited manner.
oh, dear me" exclaimed Carolyn
May. My papa and mamma might
have been just like that" she addoI.
| "Of course, We don't know whether
they got OF ;he steamship mt ALL"
Ave. aye" the sailor said. Pretty
tough on you, HJtle miss"
Miss Amanda had come back into
/ the room. and She stood listening TO
the OLD mans talk She said:
Carolyn May. think you had better
go downstairs now. We mustn't let
our patient talk too much. 1t won't be
good for him
So Carofyn May shook hands with
the old sailor and started dow a5tairs
ahead Of Miss Amanda The latter
/ fingered a moment h. aSs question.
what was the name % The steam
! ship you were WRECKED on - she asked.
"The one you were jHst telling about"
"She was the Duurayen--thc Dun
raven Of the Cross ANA Crescent lire,
/ replied the mariner. Didn't | tell YOU
that before m>aut'