Lost in the Fog

lively Place.-Bart encounters an old Acquaintance.-Launched i

crank of the windlass. As their night attire was singularly simple, and consisted largely of the dress which they wore by day, being the same, in fact, with the exception of the

s far as I could. If I'd ben in any other place than this, I wouldn't hev minded, but I'd hev taken my snooze out; but I'm too near Quaco Ledge by a good

ead her sails, and catching the sou-wester,

at a great rate,

ots an hour, an that is our present rate of progression. You see, at that rate we won't gain more'n four or five miles before the turn o' tide. After that, we'll go faster without

fog seemed thicker than ever. The boys thought that the wi

e was a long and

wester is the one wind that seafarin men dread in the Bay of Fundy. About the wust kine

yet of any size, still they made noise enough to suggest the idea of a considerable storm, and the wind, as it whistled through the rigging, carried in its sound a menace which would have been altogether wanting in a bright night. The

ugh there was much noise above, yet they did not notice any approach of the

tions. The interruption came this time in a lou

'en! get up!

he matter?" and springing up in the fir

ping of the sails, the dashing and roaring of the waters, in the midst of which there came al

. "It's a comin! I knowed it. We're all lost an gon

rapid beat of a steamboat's paddles, and soon there arose again the long, shrill yell of the steam whistle. They looked all around, but saw no sign of any steamer; nor could they tell exactly in which direction the sound arose. On

appealed to C

is the

e captain, waving hi

is it? the rev

s time. No; this is the St. John steamer coming up the

s to be c

s clos

e danger that we

and nearer than before, burst upon their ears. It seemed to

se!" said

e danger that we

nxiously repeated, the c

well as run down at sea. So what air we to do? Do? Why, I jest do what I've allus ben a doin; I jest keep right straight on my own course, and mind my own biz. Ten chances to one they'll never come nigh us. I've hear

another ye

s hand over the side. "Her whistle'll contenoo fainter till

whistle sounding fainter, as Captain Corbet said, they

they did not wake till about eight in the morning

shutting out all things with its misty folds. No longer was the broad bay visible. They found themselves now in a wide river, whose muddy waters bore them slowly along. On o

ve had a fust-rate run. I calc'lated we'd be three or four days, bu

le to land at

ot till the

y n

carry us up thar, an so we'll have to wa

lace is

sboro

sboro

Corbet waved his arm towards a high, well-wo

es

wait thar till the tide turns. We'll get

n she passed it, and advanced towards the shore. On passing the promontor

, and on the bank of the river was a ship-yard. Here there arose the stately outline of a large ship. Her lower

ch!" cried Bart, to whom a

e'll be able to see it. I've never

et ashore?"

perhaps they'll let us go on

creased the general excitement. Cap

e high tide yet. You'll have time to get ashore

nt, in the midst of which Solomon appeared wit

h Bart

her bre

ant any,"

appetite,"

," sai

n board that sh

t breakfast after

te heart-broken; but Captain Corbet told him that he might bring

r been floating behind the schooner; and though the boat had a little too much water on b

we yet?" asked Bart,

n or twenty minutes,"

id Bart; and leading the way,

it he uttered sud

the matt

ho seemed like the chief man on the place. He was an old acquaintance, evidently. In a few minutes all was explained. As

here's plenty of room for you, I imagine, in a ship o

which ran up to the bows of the ship, and on reaching this place they went along a staging, a

e gentleman; "you go to the quarter-deck and

t?" asked the boys, as they

ph, and that is Mr. Watson, and he has built this ship for my father. I

as good a

ife, and he's one of the best men I ever met wit

titcodiac River, beyond which lay the opposite shore, which went back till it terminated in wooded hills. Overhead arose the masts, adorned with a hundred flags and streamers. The deck showed a steep slope from bow to stern. But the sc

hold their breath, and

launches, and an incident like this was as nothing in their lives, though to the boys it wa

inutes

whisper; for there was something in the sc

oys nodded

nutes mo

ere aro

roke after stroke, in quick succession, was dealt upon the wedges, which thus raised t

lightning into the water. The stern sank deep, then rose, and then the ship darted through the water across the river. Then suddenly

unch w

Mr. Watson; and at the same time a steamer appeared,

to go to St

yet, sir,"

can't stay here to show you the country, my boy; but I have to go down in the ship, and at once, for we can't lie here in the river, unless we want to be left high and d

n the bay. The boys then were rowed ashore. By the time they landed, the steamer had reached the ship, a stout cable was passed on board and secured, her anchor was we

ality insisted on every one of them taking up their abode with her for an indefinite period. Finding that they could not do this, she prepar

they encountere

ik'l'ry wish to go up to Moncton by the arternoon tide.

ould we star

efore

be back by

uy some ship-bread, an I got to fix some things about

he boys started off in two wagons, and took a long drive through the country. The time p

tain, as he met them on their return. "We've got

t'll do just as well t

said the

ter nine o'clock before they were ready to go on board the Antelope. Going down to the

provisions, an I've got in a supply, an I've bought a bit of an old sail that'll do for a jib.

rt, taking his seat

ait, too,"

Bart and Bruce insisted on waiting, and so th

me it reached

boat's painter to the stem,

y in the boat, an pass up

aid Tom. "I'll

he schooner, followed by Arthur, and

x of pilot-bread fust. 'Tain't heavy. We'll get t

ght," s

ook the box of bi

oat, caught by the tide, was forced out from the schooner w

boat, and those on board of the schooner who were looking at him saw, to the