. My strange rescue, and other stories of sport and adventure in Canada. )pointraent, no ladder could they see, and noway of climbing up except a thick rope that dangled overthe side, reaching quite down to the wharf; the truth ofthe matter being tliat the sailors, getting rather tired ofthe boys frequent invasions, had taken away the ladderand put the rope in its place, thinking thus to put a stopto their coming on board. Tlie tide was high, and thegreat black hull of the ship towered above the whai-f likethe side of a house. The boys looked pretty blank atfirst; but then you know it takes a
. My strange rescue, and other stories of sport and adventure in Canada. )pointraent, no ladder could they see, and noway of climbing up except a thick rope that dangled overthe side, reaching quite down to the wharf; the truth ofthe matter being tliat the sailors, getting rather tired ofthe boys frequent invasions, had taken away the ladderand put the rope in its place, thinking thus to put a stopto their coming on board. Tlie tide was high, and thegreat black hull of the ship towered above the whai-f likethe side of a house. The boys looked pretty blank atfirst; but then you know it takes a good deal to stop boy wlien his heart is set on anything; and HAROLDS LASTING IMPRESSION. 183 presently, after a little talk together, Jack Hardie said he would see if he couldnt shin up the rope. So he clasped the rope tiglit in his brown fists, twined his strong legs around it, and up he went, not very fast, to be sure, but gaining a bit at every wriggle, until at last he reached the bulwarks, and the boys gave him a cheer as he /--. called out, Come. RESCUER AND RESCUED.—See page i<S5. along, fellows; its not so hard; you can all do Lawson tried next, and he got up all right. ThenCharley Wright followed. And now Master Harold thoughthe would try his luck. So, too, did Jim Norton; andwhen Harold got the rope first, it made Jim so cross that,like the rough, heedless chap he was, he gave Hal an angry 184 HAROLDS LASTING IMPRESSION. push just as the little man had let go from the wharf, andwas clinging to the rope. Of course, Jim did not really mean any harm, but hecame pretty near doing dreadful harm all the same ; forhis push was such a hard one that it loosened unluckylittle Hals hold upon the rope, and with a cry of frightdown he dropped between the vessel and the wharf, fallingwith a great splash into the dark green water. Poor little Hal! you may well wish you had not dis-obeyed your mothers orders, for now there is small chanceof your ever be
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