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Yes, he had been in collision with a trading-scow, but there were no lives lost, and the damage had already been satisfactorily settled. It happened a couple of miles above St. Louis, and the fog was so thick that she was not seen until they were right on her. She was crossing the channel, and they struck her amidship, sinking her almost instantly. Her name?
That disturbed Jim and me too. So the question was, what to do? I said, paddle ashore the first time a light showed, and tell them pap was behind, coming along with a trading-scow, and was a green hand at the business, and wanted to know how far it was to Cairo. Jim thought it was a good idea, so we took a smoke on it and waited.
Why, according to this paper, it was the Whatnot. Queer sort of a name, and she looked to be a queer sort of craft. At this Billy Brackett's face grew very pale, while poor Cap'n Cod sank into a chair and groaned. "No lives lost, you say? What then became of the people who were on board that trading-scow?" "There were only three," answered the Captain; "her owner, a Mr.
Well, about an hour after dark we come along down in our trading-scow, and it was so dark we didn't notice the wreck till we was right on it; and so WE saddle-baggsed; but all of us was saved but Bill Whipple and oh, he WAS the best cretur ! I most wish 't it had been me, I do." "My George! It's the beatenest thing I ever struck. And THEN what did you all do?"
Well, about an hour after dark we come along down in our trading-scow, and it was so dark we didn't notice the wreck till we was right on it; and so WE saddle-baggsed; but all of us was saved but Bill Whipple and oh, he WAS the best cretur! I most wish 't it had been me, I do." "My George! It's the beatenest thing I ever struck. And THEN what did you all do?"
She certainly had such a wheel, but then there was no chimney. Perhaps she was a trading-scow. Who ever heard, though, of a trading-scow with a pilot-house such as this nondescript craft had on the forward end of its upper deck? Besides, there were no sweeps, nor was she in the least like any trading-scow Winn had ever seen.
That disturbed Jim and me too. So the question was, what to do? I said, paddle ashore the first time a light showed, and tell them pap was behind, coming along with a trading-scow, and was a green hand at the business, and wanted to know how far it was to Cairo. Jim thought it was a good idea, so we took a smoke on it and waited.
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