The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-03-07

the telescope to bear upon tn
e shore, and with pleasure saw tn
t flag still waving in the morning
q breeze; while l kept the glass di
i, rected to the land, l saw the doc
0 of the tent open, and my wife ap
q pear and look ste~adfastly TOWARD
\ us.
r 1 at once hoisted a while flag
| and in reply the flag on shore
t was thrice dipped. oh, what a
relief lifted from my heart as ]
, saw the signal!
Fritz" l said, Il am not now
in such haste to get back, and
begin to feel compassion for all
these poor beasts. / wish we could
devise some means for getting
them on shore"
1--WE might take a raft" suggest
ed Fritz, "and take off one or two
at a time"
True" I replied; at is easy
enough to say, make a raft but
to do it is quite another thing"
well" said Fritz, 81 can think
of nothing else, unless indeed we
make them such swimming belts
as you made for the children"
Really, my boy, that idea is
worth having. I am not joking,
l continued, as l saw him smile;
I'VE may get every one of the an
imals ashore in that way"
So saying, l caught a fine sheep,
and proceeded to put our plan in
to execution. l first fastened a
broad piece of linen round its
belly, and to this attached some
corks and empty tins; then, with
Fritz's help, 1 flung the animal
into the seat sank, but a mo-
ment afterward rose and floated
famously.
"Hurrah!" exclaimed Fritz, I'VE
will treat them all like that" We
then rapidly caught the other an
imals and provided them, one af-
ter another, with a similar contri-
vance. The COW and ass gave us
more trouble than did the others,
as for them we required some
thing nor bouyant than the
mere cork; we at last found some
empty casks and fastened two to
each animal by thongs passed un
der it's belly. This done, the whole
herd was ready to start, and we
brought the S to one of the
ports to be the first to be launch
ed. After some maneuvering we
got him in a convenient position,
and then a sudden heave sent
him plunging into the sea. He
sank, and then, buoyed up by the
casks, emerged head and back
from the water. The COW, sheep,
and goats followed him one after
the other, and then the sow alone
remained. She seemed, however,
determined not to leave the ship;
she kicked, struggled, and squeal-
so violently, that I really
we should be obliged to
abandon her; at length, after
much trouble, we succeeded in
sending her out Of the port after
he others, and when once in the
such was the old lady's
energy that she quickly distanced
hem, and was the first to reach
he shore.
We had fastened to the horns
II neck Of each animal a cord
With a float attached to the end,
md now embarking, we gathered
Up these floats, set sail, and steer
ID for shore, drawing our herd
lfter US.
Delighted with the successful
accomplishment of our task, we |!
out some biscuits and enjoyed |
midday meal; then, while Fritz /
unused himself with his monkey, |
took up my glass and tried to
make out how our dear ones on |
hore were employing themselves. |
- | was thus engaged, a sudden
bout from Fritz surprised me. l
danced up; there stood Fritz with
is gun to his shoulder, pointing
t at a huge shark; the monster |
vas making for one of the finest
heep; he turned on his side to
eize his prey; as the white of
is belly appeared Fritz fired. The /
hot took effect, and our enemy
isappeared, leaving a trace of
lood on the calm water.
well done, my boy" l cried,
you will become a crack shot
ne of these days; but 1 trust
on will not often have such dan
erous game to shoot" Fritz's
yes sparkled at his success and
~ praise, and reloading his gun
arefully watched the water. But
lie shark did not again appear,
nd, borne onward by the breeze,
e quickly neared the shore.
teering the boat to a convenient
nding place, l cast off the ropes
hich secured the animals, and
t them get ashore as best they
light.
There was no sign of my wife f
children when we stepped on
nd, but a few moments after
ards they appeared, and with a
out Of joy ran towards us We
zare thankful to he nnca mora