JACK BOBSTAY SPINNING YARN, BI

we fell to and helped work along the other boat. It was no easy
job, but we managed to worry her along, now and then findin’ a
leetle water that would help us, and finally we struck a channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that led us down to the neighborhood of the ship. It was good
to set foot on her deck once more, but we were not out of all
trouble yet. ‘We soon fell into bad company, that is, got among a

lot of icebergs and driftin’ floes of ice. Them icebergs were
glorious, on both sides of you, boys, rising up like mountains and
towers, and meetin’-houses! That was one way to look at them

things, and the other was, what if their cold, white jaws should
close on you and nip you up for good? We got out two boats—and
we were ‘mazin’ spry, I tell you—and riggin’ up a tow-line, rowed
our craft out of danger. We all took a long breath when we had
cleared that spot.”