Bear and forbear, or, The young skipper of Lake Ucayga . hands with me. But my hands seemed to be tied 100 BEAR AND FORBEAR, OR behind me, so that I could not comply with hisbearships civil demand; and the next best thing Isould do was to struggle .to free myself from theweight that rested upon me, and made me feel veryuncomfortable. I continued to labor in this manner,when, instead of throwing off the bear, I smashedthe boat beneath me, with a loud crash. I wakedunder this shock, and started to my feet to escapedrowning in the lake. Boat ahoy! shouted. Waddie, as I stood up. Then I realized t
Bear and forbear, or, The young skipper of Lake Ucayga . hands with me. But my hands seemed to be tied 100 BEAR AND FORBEAR, OR behind me, so that I could not comply with hisbearships civil demand; and the next best thing Isould do was to struggle .to free myself from theweight that rested upon me, and made me feel veryuncomfortable. I continued to labor in this manner,when, instead of throwing off the bear, I smashedthe boat beneath me, with a loud crash. I wakedunder this shock, and started to my feet to escapedrowning in the lake. Boat ahoy! shouted. Waddie, as I stood up. Then I realized that the Belle had actuallystruck something, the shock of which had becomepart of my vision. Whats the matter, Waddie? asked Tom Wal-ton, who had been aroused by the crash. I ran into a boat. just now, replied Waddie,straining his eyes to penetrate the gloom which sur-rounded us. « Where is it ? I asked. I dont know. I cant see it, but I hear thestroke of oars. What boat was it? I dont know. I only got a glimpse of her, asshe slid off to leeward of THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF7 LAKE UCAYGA. 101 Where are we? Right in the Narrows. Finding I was runningtoo close to the Middleport side, I let out the sheetand kept her away. In an instant I struck the were two men in it, and that is all I knowabout it. Hold on! exclaimed he. Take thehelm, Tom, and Ill light up the lake. Waddie had brought with him some bengolalights, with which he purposed to try an experimentin fishing. Taking one of these, he placed it onthe well-trap to keep it from burning the deck, andset it on fire. The bengola blazed with a brilliantlight, and the lake was illuminated from one sideto the other, for in the Narrows it was only a milewide. There it is! shouted Tom, pointing to a smallrow-boat, in which were two persons, pulling withall their might towards, the Centreport shore. Keep her away, Tom, said I, earnestly. Iwant to see who they are. Tom let out the sheet, and put the helm up;but the boat disap
Size: 1397px × 1789px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubject, booksubjectchildren
