Bear and forbear, or, The young skipper of Lake Ucayga . her canal-boats out of the reachof possible danger, had stopped her wheels, and wasgetting out a boat to visit the doomed vessel, for suchshe was by this time, as her deck was covered withone sheet of flame. Help! Help! shouted some one from the boat. By the great horn spoon, there is some one onboard of her! exclaimed Waddie, springing to hisfeet under the excitement of the moment. I do not see any one, added Tom. Of course 56 BEAR AND FORBEAR, OR those who were on board left her before she cast offfrom the other boats. They had only to
Bear and forbear, or, The young skipper of Lake Ucayga . her canal-boats out of the reachof possible danger, had stopped her wheels, and wasgetting out a boat to visit the doomed vessel, for suchshe was by this time, as her deck was covered withone sheet of flame. Help! Help! shouted some one from the boat. By the great horn spoon, there is some one onboard of her! exclaimed Waddie, springing to hisfeet under the excitement of the moment. I do not see any one, added Tom. Of course 56 BEAR AND FORBEAR, OR those who were on board left her before she cast offfrom the other boats. They had only to step fromone deck to another. Help! Help! Save me! again shouted the un-seen person. He must be in the cabin, I suggested. Thewind drives the flame right over the hatchway, sothat he cannot escape. What shall we do? demanded Waddie, appalledby the prospect of a human being perishing in theflames before our eyes. Run up to windward of her, Tom, said I. He obeyed, and by the time the Belle reached herbow, I had the cable ready to make fast to her THE YOUNG SKIPPER OP LAKE UCAYGA. 57 CHAPTER V. THE RESCUED PASSENGER. THE stern of the burning canal-boat was towindward, so that the flames were driven oveithe entrance to the cabin. I made- fast the cableof the Belle to the bow of the burning craft. Now, Tom, take the wind on your port beam,and let her drive as hard as she will. I see; you want to sling her round. Yes. Waddie, you and I will help her with theoars, for it will be a hard pull to swing that heavycanal-boat. We took the^ oars; and, when the Belle cameup with a jerk, which nearly threw us overboard,— for the wind was quite fresh, — we strained ourmuscles at the oars. Pull, Waddie! I cried, anxiously, for I felt thatthe safety of the man in the cabin of the burning 58 BEAE AND EOEBEAE, OE boat depended entirely upon the success of ourmovement. Tom helped Waddie with one hand, while hesteered with the other. Though the burning boatwas very long and heavy, it did
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