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The Adventures ofCaptain Michael Brennan

You asked me to tell you aboutthe time I was shipwrecked on thecoast of Brazil. I shall oblige bydoin' the best I can to recount thatdramatic adventure for you. It wasoneoftbe mostfrightl'nin' experiencesI have ever had in all my years at seaand heavin knows I've had enough ofthem. Pull up broadside to me here,make fast your bow and quarter linesand I'll spin for you as good a storyas was ever put in any book. \Vhena man gets up to nigh on eighty-fiveyears of age, his memory is not asISbarpas it was some years earlier. hut:afterlivin'throughanexperiencelikethe one I'm goin' to tell you about,a man could never forget it. no matterhow long he lives.

\Ve11. sir, we left St. John's, onDecembersixteenth,eighteenfifty-two,in the Barquentine, Alice, a ship ofabout one hundred. eighty tons net.It was my fifth "oyage as master ofher. We had on board a full cargo ofdried cod-fish and we were bound forthe porr of Bragileo. on the south ofBrazil. I had made seve.ral voyagesdown South America way and I waslookin' forward to a good winter ina nice warm climate. But that wasn't.the way' it was ordained for me.The first couple of weeks we were atsea. everything went well and weperformed routine duties. othin'excitin' happened. apart from an oddhard blow, and the hands had toscramble aloft to take in some canvasbefore it blew away. But around themiddle of the third week. every thin'seemed to go wrong

Through the mist of years I recallnow, the ·boatswain rushin' into my

cabin abollt two o'clock in tbernarnin'shoutin' that he could hear an awfulnoise and that lightnin' was racin'across the sky like mad. 'You betterget up," he said frightened like, 'I'mafraid somethin' is goin' to happenawful quick." Sure enough, the wordswere barely out of his mouth whenthe vessel took a bad list. I jumpedfrom my bunk. got into my seabootsand hurried on deck. By now thevessel wasalmosr out on herbeamendsand hungry seJS were rushin' acrossher deck. I was hopin' that the sparswould last long enough to get thecanvas off them. but my hopes wcreall in vain. for before any of the crewcould get into the riggin' the foremastgave way and with lhat went themainmast. and all the gear went outinlo the ocean. In all my years atsea, I never saw a night so black, whenthe lightnin' passed it was like youwere headed up in a puncheon.

Dismasted like we were and witha terrible gale still blowin' tbere wasnothin' we could do but wait forday­light and hope that the vessel wouldstillbeafloalbythen. With the buttsof the spars pounding against her sideas she rose and fell in the sea weexpected her to be punctured at anytime. and what we feared most hap­pened. One of the crew went belowfor somethin' and discovered that thevessel was rapidly sinkin' under us.lnlhatconditioni realiedthatshecouldno,stayafloatverymuchlonger,so I gave the order to "abandon ship."The two small boats wbich we hadcarried on deck were already smashedto pieces and washed away. In thatawful storm and the terrible darkness

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Wuk ,hough I w•• f,om 1M ",.n,of food I b.d nochoi« bu. '0 follow1M Iud nd if I .1Jekonod .ny inmy p I immodi.,oly 1.1, ,h••h.,ppoin, of ,ho spu, >tid"n' ,n,O m,~ck. This foreltd m.reh lnlrd forwlu, I Judgrd '0 IM-.bou, fin .... ai:llmilts .nd 1M..... bl'Olr.< 0 ..1 inlO'hugo d.. ,i,,· whith eorll.ainod m...,hllhbll,hof dela,. Tb<elay.... of.Ilp' .lIli:lltd ..ilh ni'drirdo ndbet."'....tyr.....

\\'b< "'."b<diJ"otb< nlUl'.11 the i"lubiun.. urn. '0 m...- ...._.II. womr......d child.r.". F"•• lly Wt..xh<tltho''''''Ooflb<dunll' ..ber...DOd 1M b"",h.., in.ll tho ..IulrTho p,1..d~ h.ll<tl hrr•• lId I ....brough, .. p opposilt thr rnU.llCO '0,hi. b"o hu••nd diJpl,y<tl 10 Ibo,hid who .... ' On ,n.. bould<r .ndbni~ him .... , • br.uliful f.m.lo"'·'ae. whom I judg. '0 br .boUItwen,y yurs old. She 10'" dl'u.dwilb. loop..d skin ,round h<r loin•.nd .lanll n«kl.t.of •• ·....n. bunl.Imot! down 10 It« Ion.... I. wa, nIhlS poin. Ibn I jun .bo", dropptddud .i,h f,ilhl ..bnl. I fo.. ,h" ....nJlr. ..U.Iu.llgi"I"..·the u.nn1o Ih< Chid'. bn.

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~: .t~.ath:.~d.th:;r .nd mot;on.d m'

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human .kulls I ..w bangin' ouuid•tho Chi.f·s hut. w.... th< skulb offour whi"m.n who h.d r.fused to<at th. food gi'·.n to th.m by the,",v.g...

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.bout ov..ything I was told to do. Iw» told in ,igo.. Once in·.·whil.tho Chid would.dd,... hisp<opio for• bout fift ••n 0' twonty minutes. butc..dy long.. th.n that. H. did..",b<h.n inlongspmh<$

1 don'l think tb.1 w. wo...nymon tb.n. w••k .."l.d back in thoco••ul villag. wbto.n iocidon, h.p·pon.d lbat ctally ..v«! my lif<. On..",nin· tb. tribt w.. luin' .roundth< "iH.g. wb.n .11 of • s~dd.n •JOund was pichd up tlul"" tl><wholovin.g.on tb. warp>tb. With••p..dpo""....donlyby ..".g... th.yr.n ~pon tho intrud..... d=.n o.mort mon who h.d bun shipwr<ehdon th< co.st and who h.d m.d. thomist.hof w.nd... ing into Ihiscamp.Pani.-strick.n. they tri.d to fUn .waybut th.i. att.mpt was futil<. Imm.di·•"IY'$>v.g.on.!oughttookpl....nd within. f.w minut.. tb. pl."w.. str.wnw;thlh<d".pit.l.d bodi..of ,h. intlUd..." .11 uc<pt two.Th.", two mOno fc.il. und.rsi", .ndf,ightonod, had nood nook·still withth.ir b>eksag.insttr whil.tb.t>ritfb."I.I.,,«I. P, ntly th.y found,h.m.dv<sdupod around th.nrchortwO husky ....g... whoburri«! b..kto tb. camp with tb.i, p,'""

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.".n,ion .w.y from mo, .nd i, washo.o th., I ."".Ily pl.nnod to m.bmy"'''p''_ Afttr mort th.n tWOyoar. with the tribo I wugi.tn qui,•• bit of fr«dom on ,im....nd [ofUnw.nd...d quilt. d'''.n« from ,h,• ilbg•. BO! th.t w•• in tho inttrio..nd th.y kntw I couldn·t possiblvm.b my 'o<.pt from t1><... But nowth.t w. w... On th. (oUt .g.in. Iw.s goin· to m.ko ovory .Hort to..upt, I h.d • hir id•• of th.pl.« now .nd I m.dt up my mind,h.r ,hi. w's mj" opportuni,y, if Ihil.d to ,.k< .dv.nlOgo of it nO"' .I might n.v.r get tb.opportonity.g.in, I kn.w ,h.. tho.. w.s. dupgukb .bout • mIlo Or"" from our<amp .nd f b.d ,iud it up ",nultim...s. good pl.e< to hid. OUt if Icould get .w.y withoot b<'n 01'(.

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Lih .vtrydllng <I""n th .. ltfo, ,fyou w.it long tnough th. opponunity will cam., About' wrtk 1>1'-'.torriblothund... 1igh,nin'.nduinstorm struck tho co." wh,,, w. w.co<ampin·. Durin' th>! .wful nighl of,torm, I d"ided th., th. timo hadcom. for mo to m.h mj' ',uptDi.rrgudin· tho Jlorm I "010 fro"'he hut.nd with .1Ilho sptrd that Jcoold mu.t .. I h...ri.d tow"d. thsthorriblogul,h, I f.lt,h., [migh,notI>t .bl, to "'K.nd th. cliff th't nigh,.bot I promi"d my..lf Ih,t l"d b< ..,I>< bottom of Ih,l diff b.fo" ,h.""'11.0$ diKO.trrd th., I h.d o",pcdfrom ,htm. Aft.. ttippin' .nd f.lli,rna.. th.n. KO" of tim... I fin.l.y

""h'd tht edg.of tMelif£. Wb.ntb.ligbtn;n'fl••h.dlcould ......ryliul.poin'of rork th>tprotrudtdfrom 'h.f.«ol th.c1iff.nd 1>(ln.\1yMg.n to d..<tnd wi'hout p.using tor..liuthed.ngcrin.olvtd. Whonth.lightnin· p.....d ;t w.s impollCibl•for my ty.. to ptn"..1t th••wfuld..kn....ndlh.d'o hold on wb."•••t w•• until tht neIt fl ..h oflighu,in',Ii, up ,h. pbc. for m.

When d.wn broke thot mornin' I"'.s .<lo.lly >t th. botlom of th•cliff. whirh ,ow."d .boulthrtthund_..d frtt .bo•• m•. e.li••• it Ot not.I f<l, saf. from tht sav>~.. th.... In.11 my tim. with thtm 1 h.d nn..sun thtm dimb • 51'OP diff, Th•w..th« w.s w.rm at tho Urn••nd Ih.dprovidtd • lilli. food forthttim. whtn I would bt m.king m)'•",.pt. bu' w.te, po..d • bi, of •probl.m for m., Tho diff "''' rompl".ly b..renof.pr;ngs. bot 1 huntod<...follyfor. tr.«of w."rto qoenc'tmy,hirst. It ..... On ,ht •••ning ofmy fifthd.y in hiding th>t I •• to.llyfound. sour« of wat" ".ping Oul,otthtb."ofth.cliff.slightly.bo,·.low ",.,ttl mlrk. I ~n.w th.1 th.,idtdidn"".vou',oolong.ooth.d 'a cot<h. supply of w.lt. tol..tm' whilo th. tid. w., in. J don'tlhtn~ I could h.v. sorvi ...d. if t~~~·'w~~.Urnd Ih.. lilllt "".p.g. of

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At tbis point [ became a littlepuzzled and a little scared. [couldn'tdecide if [sbould reveal my presenceor remain in biding for a little wbilelonger. I decided to do tbe latter, andwben [saw them putting our a boatand putting water casks onboard [knew then they were coming ashoreto look for a supply of water. Iwaited until tbe men had tbe boathauled in on tbe sand before [showedmyself. I scared tbem a little at firstwhen they saw me coming towardstbem with rags hanging from me, butas they were four busky men theystood their ground and waited for meto advance.

[approached them and gave themmy story. and to my great joy theydecided to take me onboard their ship.they told me that their vessel wasowned by a firm in 'ew York andthat she was on her way to Bermuda

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1 was able to tell tbem that therewas no water in that gulch and thatthey would have togo further up thecoast to find a supply. They took meonboard their boat and [guided themto a source of fresb waterwbere theytook their requirements.

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Anecdote. in light« voin art (uq_u<ntly told at gUhtring. ~11 ov,,"N.wfoundbnd. Of (Our.. th.r. w...tim.. wh.n actu.l incidents h.pptn.dwith. humero". ting•. but when toldof ""m' tim. l>lff, ,hey JOund.d,tr.ngrrth.nfinion

Lot uluke fo,ex.mpl"h••torycf,httWQ young Englirnrn.n whoc.TntOUl to ..ul. at R,ntw., •• rly in thotii/:h' ••nth«ntury. The mom,nll!>cyuw tl>tpbcttht)'liked it and de.idr:lto [ff' th,i, hand 31 lh, SUmmerfi<h,.y. Aft.rromr brirfing as 10 thomodo of procrduUlh'Y"'''r<d 3 bootand venturtd Out to II>< fi$hingground. to "y ,h,ir luck. Pang. ofhung•• $000 u.rg.d them 10 get rbrg.lIoy Onto tho ",.ngboarw and buiU• fir,. Now the g.lIey eonsi.<l.d of• 'In..,.. ""lion of. burt!. uwdoff.•od .1mOOI filled Wilh 5Odds.

Thty light.d 1M fi,... wirn .,,,""kindling which lMy h.d pr<pJ.red ferth'o<,...ion, pUt on th.hul. 10 boil.ndth.i,onb.h-pol,,·ilh·llenerous•upplyof f"·b.ck •• ,he,.,,. prep.utiw10 puuinll On • lid, 10 'l'w. JwtIh.n lh. fish .truck .nd Iii< twooc<up.nl.oflil<bo'lh.dlo.n.odIOth.i. h.ndlin••, "mpo'>rily fO'll,uing,boutlhtfire

Before lh'y were .w,re of wh.th.d .<lu.lly h.pptnM, smoh .ndfbm.. borg.n i.<<Uinll f,om the midJhi~.

.oom of th.i. bo.!. Thoroughlyfrighl,n,d. ,h.y lhrew ovtfbo>.,d ,hoi.,hod.,nd gr>pne1. pUl out ,n.i,o>"(molo. power wu lhen unknown).nd row,d wi,h .11 ,heir .tr.nglhww"d, ,h. l.nd 10 llet ",me W'''rto pUlOUllhefi.e. JUS!,.lherh.uled lh. bo>! in on lh. btoe/:.(;ro.ge blurttd. "Fred, if w, h.d onlrlhoughl ,boUl iI, lh..e w.. plentr

of w,,'" .U ..ouod lh. bo>.l oUlth.reOn II>< fishingg.ound, w"ould h.veu..doome of ,h>lIO put oUlth' fir<.

Th... i••nOlh.. ",ory told of.n«entric old llenllemen who livod aloneon th, Top.. il Ro.d . .,me di.tancef.omSl.John· •. One day th.ch..><u,in qutslion was w.lking in Tops.ilRo>d with , keg of mob.... On hi.,hould". when. llenlkman with,ho,,.,nd loog_<a""w him 1>bou,inllunde' tl>< burden.odd«id.d to givehim. lift. Stopping hi. 1>0,$0', h,... id."hopon.i •. I'llgivoyou.lift.["m lloinll your w.y," '"Th.nks",..ph,d the old llrnt, $<"inll him..lfcomfort,blyonlh• .,,,. Th"h.uue.who lh. "0')- i. built around w...n't,verygoo<!con""'>lion>liJl. .,'hejou.neyconlinurdin.ilenct

Aft... about ten m,nulnof d.iv,ng.... \"t.y good pace. tM own", of the,ill. looked b"kovtrhi• .noulder.od..w lhat hi. p....ng.. h.d II>< hiof mol..... niH upon hi••houlde._

"You millhl •• well pu.downyou•keg.•i•.•nd .... your.hould....

"No. th.nb'" .eplied th' I.m••'Ti• .-ery goo<! of you 10 t.ke me

:~~n~07.i:::ul'oot.~.kin· lhe w,ighl of

There.r< qui... few ..ulemenlS,n Newfoundl.nd wh..e the folies ..,noted fo, lh.i, ".dy wil,nd humour.BUI in ,11 the P.ovin" th... i. nOpl"e th>! nceb in Ih>! 'UP"'! theVill.ge of Upptr I.bnd Cove. inConception B.y. H.... is tho story aslold to the AUlho•. by a m,n fromCo.bon..r The m.n from I.hndCo"e. b .., i. hi.< ,hrisli.n name.I....' wu;u. line_up;o lh, h,nk at

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Carbone,,,, waiting to cash a chequehe just got from a business firm forsome fish he bad sold when he saw anold friend of bis in the line-up also.Leaning over a bit he said, "'0'1'5 yeGarge'"

"Very well", replied his friend."Doin' any huntin' Lately'"

"Untin'lastweek, Garge. 'Adgoodluck, too, boy. Killed two moose,mysdfan' the young feller; up TerraNover way."

"Did you get the two animals home,Issac?"

"Yes, every bloody ounce '0 'em.'"Must drop up some night soon

and get a good big roast off one oftbem animals."

"Any time, Garge boy, any timeat all, If I aint 'Orne, tell the oldwoman, she'll fix yer up,"

Unknown to Issac there was anofficer of the law standing in the line­up. also waiting lochange hiscbeque.and as the season for killing moosewas not yet open, he tbought hesbould exercise his authority andquestion Isaac about killing moose outof season. Stepping up to Isaac, heflashed his badge and asked him to

step out of the line-up and give anexplanation as to why he was breakingthe game laws of the country.

With a smirkish smile on his flushedface, haac, quickly replied, "Don'tmind I hoHicer. Garge and evecybodyelse knows I-is the damnest lier inConception Bay, I was just takin' ariseout·o'e.

Just about everyone in St. John'sand the nearby settlements have heardof Mickey Quinn, a famous characterwho lived in St, John's, some fiftyyears or more ago. Manystoriesare

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During his rounds of the town oneevening, Mickey heard that a promi­nent citizen had just passed away,suddenly. Early that night beproceded to the residence and in

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response rohisknocks, the lady ofthe house opened the door. Immedi­ately Mickey began to extend hisdeepest sympathy. A little surprised,sbe informed him that he was a bitpremature with his sympathy. as herhusband was not dead. but his demisecould be expected at any time as behad lapsed into a state ofcoma.

Disappointedly. Mickey turned togo, itwasastormynight. and lookingbackoverhisshoulderhesaid,"youknow Mrs. So-and-so. I wouldn'tmind waitio' around if I waS' surethat the poor fello' was goin' toconch out during the night."

\Vbereupon the lady closed tbedoor on Mickey, and returned to herliving room, a little annoyed. but stilla lirtleamusedatMickey's antics.

There's another srorytoldabout thewit of the Upper Island Cove people.and I think I shouldrecordithe,.e,as it is as good as any story I haveheard. It seems that during thesummer of 1955. there was quite asupply of moonshine being processedat Upper Island Cove. After a timethe news reached the ears of the peopleresponsible for the suppression ofillicitakobo!.

So with this tbought in mind. thelwoofficers in question dressed in plainclothes and drove to Island Cove inan ordinary automobile and tried tobuy a bottle or two of moonshine.But despite tbeir many requests, theywere unsuccessful until they met upwith a woman wbo told tbem tbatshe didn't have any moonshine of berown, nor did she know of any one inthe village wbo did have any, butsaid. "If you men will park by theside of tbe road a little disranceup,and wait for a certain individual tocome along, who is not too solid inthe head. (shedescribedthecbancter).he might be able to give you theinformation you're after. He smokesquite a bit, and if you were to offerhim some cigarettes he might talk."

"Thank you, Mrs.... replied theofficers in unison. They had a lead,at last. and they took off for thedesignated spot. When their patiencewas just about exhausted tbey sawthe person whom they had beenwaiting for advancing towards theircar. With a polite hello. and a fewremarks about the weather. tbeofficersin\rited their new found friend intotheircarandpassedbimapackofcigaretteseacb.andsaidgoaheadandhave a smoke. Quickly the driver ofthe car started it up and move in amile or more on the Island Cove Road.where they parked and began toquestion their friend as to wbetherthere was any moonsbine in IslandCove.

"Yes." replied the Island Coveman. "there's plenty of moonshine inthis place.

"Here. have a pack of cigarettes offme." said one of the officers of thelaw.

"Have a pack off me. too," saidtbe other. "Enjoy youreslf."

"Thanks very much. sirs, I likeplenty of smokes."

"Now tben. you say there's plentyof moonsbine in Island Cove". saidone of the officers.

"That'srigbt." repliedtbeir guest."Do you know who makes :the

moonsbine in this place." queried tbeotberofficer.

.. , certainly do," boasted the ladsmilingly.

Feeling that he was about to getthe information be was after, thesenior officer. said. "bere friend, havea couple of more packs of cigarettesoff me. You're a youngman and youcan use up a lot of these smokes."

"Yes. friendbave a couple of morepacks of cigarettes off me. I don'tsmoke very mucb myself. You mightas well take these too."

"Thanks again." replied their hosthappilyandpocketedtbecigarettes.

"Now then." said the senior officer."We've treated you very well with,-egard to a supply of smokes. how

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A, the .tory go.., Alb<rt w••••Iurning f,om • <tay', hunting inPar.di.. Sound, ",h.n h. spi.d •I..g. mOOJt grazing on • vtry .m.lliJl.nd. lu, th.n • gun.hol fmm t~.

"""r•. He ",."h.d the .nim.l fo,.f.w minu'''. th.npuuing hiJ muul<load<'Iohis!ltould<c.h'lookp<tff<t.im .nd fi••d <he .hot. When tho.molr.< of lho dileh.rg. h.d cl...<d.w.y,1>< .nim.1 by d••d, Quiclr.lyAlb.rt hurrit<l to Ih...ul.m.nl .ndrounded up. cr.w ofm.n logo withhim in. bo.I 10 Ih. iJl.nd '0 gu th..mOOl<, By 1.1.lh.1 """lng th.y h.d<he m""", qU'Tt"'d up Ind PUI onbo..d rh.ir boat. for the r<IumJOu"'.y

Now ,h.,,:' uid Albut. ··W.·..going 10 b< r•• l1ybronn.n·.onlh<moro. Ev«y family in IhiJ communiryis going 10 lI.t. pi.co of Ihi••nimal.I "g..d ,v..y family in Ihi, com­muni,y 10 b< poor .nd in nt«! off..!Itm'allo,u'lainlh.i,goodhullh.So II>< m." W" di.uribuI<d 10 III<poopl.. of P.rodi.. Sound., hr Itil ",.nl.•nd Alben w.s looked uponOJ 'ho h«oof tho vill.g•.

How.v.... thtr...I .Iw.)·s • f.windividu.lr in. community who can·not I..,·. ",.11 .nough .Ion•• SO WMnIh.opportunilypT...nl<di".lflheytold tho R.ng.r Ih.tAlbert Heff.rm.nh.d kill.d. Moo.. Oul of ...ronTh.y didn't dar. 1<11 wh'I h. didwi'h ,II< m•• '

In liml Ih. R.ng.r ..riVM atP...di.. Sound .nd immodL".ly w.nl10 qu«tio" Alberl .bo"l th~ Moos<."Mr, Heff..m.n:· ht beg.n, 'Tnbe.n info'm.d by 10m. roli.bl.rourc..th.. yOu d.lIl><,",o1y kill.d • Moos<h... in P."di.. Sound.

ALBERT "Your inform"ion iJquil.COr..et,offi......

RANGER. "Ar< you .w... of th.f:acl th.1 tho.. is • dos<d ..UOn0" lh...nlm.i,'·

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ALBERT. "Well, officer, in killingtbat anlmal I thougbt [was doingwhat you would do if you werebere."

RANGER. "Wbat do you mean,Mr. Hefferman, doing wbat I woulddo if I were here?"

ALBERT. "Well, officer, the [ittleIsland on which tbe animal wasgrazing,couldnotprovidesuffirientfood to sustain its life for verylong, so 1 humanely destroyed theanimal."

RANGER. "What did you do withthe meat?"

ALBERT. "Here again, I did wbatI thought you would do if youwere here. I distributed it to thesick and the pOQI' of this com­munity."

RANGER. "T!bere's neither sense,nor rhyme, nor reason in talkingto you, Mt. Hefferman. You'dhave an answer for the Devil."

ALBERT. Cbuckling in war dly."Well, officer, everytbing I did Iwas animated by the thought thatI was acting in your capacity, seeingthat you weren't here to do it inperson."

RANGER, "It's a waste of precioustime, talking to you, Mr, Heffer­man. I should really take you intoSt.Jobn·s, to stand trial for thisoffence, but you'd talk your wayof that too."

Here the Ranger turned togo, whenAlbert called him back and asked."Officer, are you planning on goinginto St. John's, anytime in tbe nearfumrd"

RANGER. "Yes, I'm planning ongoing into St. Jobn's, next week.What did you have in mind?"

ALBERT. "I wonder if you wouldmind doing me a favour, whileyou're in there?"

RA GER. "I'd be glad to do it,if its for the benefit of the com­munity."

ALBERT. "Well, I don't know ifit would help the community any,but it would certainly help theMoose herd of this place."

RANGER. "Help the Moose herd,Me. Hefferman. What do youmean?"

ALBERT. "Well, Sir, I want youto go to the Department of Marineand Fisberies, wben you're down inSt. Jobn's. and see a Mr. Divine,abour getting a ligbt bouse put ontbat little Island, wbere I killed theMoose, because if you don't, I can'tgive you any guarantee tbattherewon't be otber Moose maroonedon tbatoff sbore Island prettysoon."

RA GER. Disgustedly. "A I b e r tHefferman, go jump in the Sound.You're too crazy to talk to, andI'm almost as bad, to be standingberewastingmygood time listeningtoyou." He turned togo, lookingvery mucb annoyed.

ALBERT. Humorously. "G 0 0 dbye, sir. I'll see you."

RA 'GER. Over bis sboulder, im­patiently. "I hope I never see youagain."

The amazing part of this story is,tbatAlbertHefferman bad never beeninside a scbool room door in his life.How be learned to read and write isa great mystery. His ready wit andgift of words enabled him all duringhis life time, to talk his way out ofmany embarrasing situations.

T.oavelling in Your CoffinThere is a humerous story told

about the hard working people wholived at Torbay more than one hundredyears ago. Itseemstbata cettainladyin the community rook seriously illand her demise was expeer 3tany time.The tradition of those good peopletowards their neighbours in the com­munity was always a symp,1thic onein time of illness and tragedy, andthe men folk in this case hurriedlygathered and fashioned a coffin to beJeady, sbould the worse happen tothe seriously ill woman.

Apart from rhe lady's serious ill­ness. there was another problem tobe reckoned with at t1,is time. It wasmost unfortunate that the womanshould take ill at this particular season.It was the time when every able bodiedman in the community was busilyengaged at the fishery and every hourcounted as therewasnoothHemploy­ment. other than the fisbery. It wasso different when people died duirngthe winter months. Everybody hadtime on their hands then and theycould aSSIst the bereaved people bystaying up at wakes and helping tobury the dead. At this particular timeeveryone was so busy. but still theCorporal Works of Mercy had to beperformed and the christian ideals thathad been embedded into those peoplefrom childhood took precedence overall other considerations.

But the sick lady didn't die asquickly as had been expected and shelingered on for a while, but it wasonly a matter of time, the old folkssaid, she would die within a week orso. Sometime during her illness thesick lady made it known that she hadbeen born and raised at St. John's,andstrangelyenough,sheexpressedawish to return to the scenes of herchildboodto die. "I think I would diehappily,"shesaid,"lfIcouldonlyget back to St. John's to spend my

last few hours on earth wilh my owndeatpeople."

It was fat and beyond the wish ofthe good people of Torbay to denythe dying lady her last request. evenlhough it meant loosing precious timeout on the fishing grounds. So it wasagreed lhat on tomorow, the sickwoman would be conveyed to St.John·s. Tthasbeenstatedcountlesstimes that fonune smiles when weleastexpectitanditcouldnothavrbeen more oppo.tune for Ilhe taskplanned by the men of Torbay. Ithas been stated too, that OUt work isdictated from heaven and in this caseit would seem that there wasa guidinghand in control.

To the amazement of the people ofTorbay. the day appointed to take thesick woman to St. John's, turned outrobeaveryfineonefortravelling.but there blew a very strong breezeblowing from the westward, makingit impossible for fishing boars of anylype togetoutlo the fishing grounds.These conditions suited the people ofTorbay perfectly. Under those cir­cumstances rhey couldn't do anythingtobelpthemselves. so they gladly gavetheir time to conveying the sickwoman to St. John·s.

Quite a few men from lhe com­munity gathered to do their part inconve}ring tbe sick woman Q'''er therough terrain, but here an obstaclepresenled itself. How could theyconvey her over such rough countrywithout aggravating her illness? Fora time lhe situalion was debated proand con. A horse and long-cart couldnor be used as the path was roo narrow.A horse and dray would not suir asit would undoubtedly shake thewoman ro pieces and contribute to herdeath. Finally, someone suggested put­ling lhe sick woman into her coffin,as it would be most comfortable forher. Leaving rhe cover off, of course.

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ulhludil"Sk,pP'"" G<oryo S,ppn.}' ., the

um. of my ..qu.int.nc~ with him.Iiwd in • tri"ln' ..ltl~m.nr ...·...1m,l .. from St, John'...nd wu highl".nl<~m~d by .11 hi. n.ighbourt, Inhi. youngtr d.y. b. "'u. nor.d...l-~i1Irr .nd. good l..bndo. fish.[_m.n. Wb.n I loowhim ho h.d ginnup th<.. purruilS,.ud h.dgoo. intobu.io... for hlm.<lf .nd you co"ldhnd ..·..yrhing'n hi. $\orr. from.n..dl~ [0.0 .nchor. A rhr<wd. bu.nfSS m'n ho w... but with .11 hJ<u«U.ne" Gte,g~ h.d two w..ko.....On. of thom w... ,hi,.. for whiskf}-'wh\Chofl~n I.dh,mtorohmo," [h.nwu good for hIm. but in j""iu tohim. it must be ..;d th" h< .1I0wtd

him..lf th .. ,ndulgoncy only ., on~

...",n Christm... TI>< O[M., whichonflu.n«dhi,mind.lIth. y..r round..nd not info",u~ndy bttnyfflhim into..,tr.v.g.n«. w... roo[ff1 convietiooth" in ,·uiousp."sofN.",foundbnd[heuw",.to I>< found. 'mmon.. stOrtsofptu[<sgold,ofbygon.d.yr.ndn.vcr sin« ,"covo..d. Any ptroonwho brought 'nform..i"" of. depositof thi. lind wu .un of • eord,.1,~c. p' io n ffom Sk,pptr Gtorg.UnM, th<$t circumsunc" it w.. notto b< wond...d.f Ih.t I>< should b<I.d on m.ny. wild gooso ch."" .fI..im.gin.ry ""'rd., ",hich h.d nouis..nc< b<yond [b< minds of thOJr' g~ntl.­

mon 10'11<»0 in,·.n,iv. powusw... toostrong for lhoi, ,·~..city: If Sk,pptrGte.gc. hod ..~.n upt,i.n« as hlsguid~ on .uch occ.."ion'. h. would10ng.goh,,'.ruch.dtl><tonc1us'on,h.. th..o w.,n't.n ouncoof tr<uurrin .ny p.rt of ,h. country, Dnpi"rtpt'l<d f.il u.... how..·... h.dung toIh. hop< of on. d.y findin' w..lthwhich would <nr,ch h,m b<yond thedrt.mo of ..,..,ct. In tho coun< ofh.. ,nquin'" conc~fnin' hit fno.it<hobby.h<.h.n«dfolu,nthu.cflu,n old bdy. livin' in. ",Ibg<• frw mil.. di,un!. kn.w.ll .bout• I...g~ qu.nmy of gold buriffl onPuffin' hlond., pb« .bout tm mil"from "'I><t< ht 1i,·t<I, To fM oldI.dy who poss<s><d thlS gu.. t«rt"S~,ppt, Gtorg. p.id • vis'[. hopinto induct hlf to g'v. hIm inform..;onwh,ch would .ubl. him to g.r tb<I""u,", Th< old I.dy. who kn.whisern<, .nd w,.h.d [0 profit loth.ulmost by ,(. d«t."d ,hor "h. wouldtoll h,m noth,nK .bour tl>< gold unl...hi p.,d h.. fiv. pounds. for which.umw"·ouldgiv.h'm.pbnofth.I.bnd, on "hich wum.rl<d tl>< nrv'pot undu "'h,ch Ih< houd by conc..l.tl, ~'Y'n' ,hi .. sh< producffl •p,rc. of bdtd p>fchm.nt. On which

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was scrawled a rough drawing of theIsland, and on one part of which waswritten the word "DIG." In additionto this valuable information there weresome instructions as to the manner inwhich the undertakin' should be man­aged in order t'o insuresuccess--thewhole windin' up by sayin' that onChristmas Eve only could the attemptbe made. Skipper George gladly paidrhe price demanded for the preciousdocument, and returned home to ex­amine it at leisure. He came intopossession of this invaluable parchmentin November, and he anxiously awaitedthecomin' of Christmas Eve, when hewas to acquire a fortune whichmillionaries might envy.

As the fateful even in' drew nearhe looked about for someone to ac­company him on the important visittothelsland,forhedidnotliketogo alone. But he sought in vain aman to share his undertakin',althoughhe offered. out of the proceeds of themight's work, a very handsome rewardtoaoy man courageous enough rojoinhim. At last he found that if hewished to get possession of thepirate'sloothe would have to recover ithim­self. However grear his aversion tohavin' an interview with deceasedpirates, ro let a mere fear of ghostsstand between him and hundreds ofthousands of pounds in gold was notto be thought about: and he resolvedto go alone. Accordingly, on thelong desired even in', he got a smallsail-boat ~eady, put into her all theimplements be would require fordiggin', and then walked to his house[0 inform his housekeeper rharhe wasgoin' out to Puffin Island.

Skipper George was a bachelor, andhis domestic concerns were conductedby his sister, a prudent lady, wholooked with extreme disapproval onher brother's gold-seekin' ventures,and predicted tbatno good end wouldcome of them. \Vhen Skipper Georgeacquainted her witb his intention, shereplied that a man who pretended to

common sense ought to be aware ofthe folly of goin' on such a profitlessproject as he should know by nowtbatall hisroamin' for riches broughthim oothin' but rheumatism!

But Skipper George was not ro bediscouraged and he cut short the goodlady's speech byre-affirmin' hisinten­tiontostarratteno'clockthatverynight, for Puffin lsland, and, mvin'~eated himself in his arm-chaiII tillthe hour struck, the worthy gentlemanhelped himself from a decanter whichstood on a table at his elbow. SkipperGeorge f1uorished in Pre-Probitiondays,and,aslalreadysaid,likedto"Celebrate Christmas."

Exactly at the hour of ten thatnight Skipper George took a lantern.and a capacious bottle containin' abouta quart of his favourite beverage, andproceeded to the beach. On reachin'the boat the adventurer took a seaton thegunrailand began to conside:­whether it would be wise to undertakealone the ghostly dangers likely to beencountered in the course of hisexpendition. To clear his brain andto give himself assurance, he took afew nips from the bortle. Aftermuchprofound rbought he determined togo, and, on starrin' up to put thesail on tbe boat, he was sur~ised tosee, standin' facin' him a strangerwhose approach he had not perceived.The new-comer was a man aboutfifty-five or sixty years old, andappeared tobeaforeigner. Tberewasmuch in the stranger which puzzledSkipper George. Indeed, everythingabout him astonished the adventurer.As Skipper George often said after­wards, "from his hat to his boots hewas indescribable."

"Good night." said the stranger, ind voice that was foreign, bUit yetplainly understood. Skipper Georgereturned the greetin'. "Do I under­standtbat you want a man toaccom·pany you on yourad"enture? Willyou allow me to be your companion?"

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Skipper George replied: "Why doyou wish to come with me?" Is itthat you might get some of rhegold?""No," returned tbestranger, "I wantnone of it. A mere wish to re-visita spot which I saw many years ago.leads me to request that you acceptmy company to-night. If you takeme I sball ask no part of what youfind' neither shall I help you dig it.My Jeason for this I may assign byeandbye."

Skipper George thought for amoment, then said, "I'll take you. Forthe diggin' I can do all that myself."Then he refleered for a moment.What shall Ido if this stranger shouldattempt to rob me when the [ceasur.?isfound? Then he re-assured himselfwith this thought, I can handle him,I'm younger and stronger than be is."Step on-board me-son." said SkipperGeorge. "seat yerself there in the bowand tell me when you see land." Thestranger did as he was told. and asthe sail was already set, the boat spedaway towards the Island. In aboutthree hours their destination wasreacbed. and Skipper George and hiscompanion proceeded to the placewhere thetreasute wasbu.ried. Havingfound the spot marked on the plan,Skipper George began to dig: theground was very hard and offeredconsiderable resistance to his efforrs.But his arm was nerved by the COn­sideration that each blow wasbringin'him nt~arer to a fortune, and he re­doubled his strokes until he strucksomething on which the point of thepick broke. Stooping d0wn andscraping away the earth with his hand,he uncovered wbat appeared to be apiece of rusty iron. Diggin'aroundthis with a crowbar, he sonn discloseda large ironbnx. Heexcitelyremovedthe lid, and there before his eyes wasmore gold than he ever saw in his lifetime. "Look!" He cried to bis com­panion. "I see," replied the other,"get it to the boat and let us leavethis place at once." Skipper Geocge

exerted the strength of a dozen men,and succeeded in pushin' the box outof the hole, but when be tried to carryithefailed,andthestrangerdidnotoffer to assist him. But later said,"go to the boat, get a rope, tie itround the box, and draw tbe prizeto the boat." Skipper George did ashe was told and after some very hardwork got the precious chest secured.[n a shorr while they were on rheway back, wbile Skipper George waspicrurin' to himself the surprise whichwould be visible on the countenancesof his skeptical friends when the)'heard that his quest had been crownedwitbsuccess. He was roused from hisreverie by the stJanger. who said:"Friend, it is mrer that you shouldknow who I am. [am the ghost ofhim who owned the treasure whichyou IJa\'e in this boat. Nay, do notstarr," be went on, HI mean you noharm," as Skipper George witb terrorjumped from bis seat and his hairpushed the cap olf his head. "loweyou an obligation rather, far. byaccepling me as your companion to­night, you have released me from adreary punishment-that of walk in'along the beach on Christmas Eve.until some mortal took me to theIsland, and in my presence, but with­out my help, removed the gold whichI placed there more tban a centuryago. Year after year I came to thebeach, expectin' to be takenaCJossand to have my punishment ended.But you alone have done that, andtherefore, I give you the gold. Makegood use of it."

Skipper George, reassured by theseexpressions of regard, mustered upcourage to say, "You're a queer kindof ghost. Why, you're a man ap­parently as solid as meself." "You.rsight deceives you," replied the ghost,"my body is not of flesh and bloodlike yours. It has many propertieswhich yours does not possess: onlyone of these concerns you. It is this:if you were to touch any parr of

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Ah, so now you've said you'd goto tea on Sunday. You said that ratherhastilyI'M afraid. Much better hadyou made itSarurday night when hrrOldMan has a couple under his beltandfeelsbenevolenttoaIl,andMotherglows with sherr joy at the new batshe has bought. They wouldn't noticeyou so much then. They would bediscussing politics, or what Mrs.Samson said in the Supermarket.Terry too, would beatthe movies, andeven her maiden aunt would be downtown doing her shopping.

Still, you've said it now. Tea onSunday, and the enticing hug she gaveyou fogged over the true meaning ofthe task you have made for yourself.

So now the week is flying tooquickly for you is it? You are hopingby Saturday morning that you willawaken to find the world wrapped ina blanket of snow and foot trafficbeyond tbe back door impossible. Toobad it is July.

You get your Mother to put anextra special crease in YOUT pants forthe great day. The shirt and collaryou sent to the laundry should beback by now too. It's unfortunatethat Mother's iron was too hot andhas left a burnt spot on the lightgrey flannels isn't it. Itlooksevenmore prominent every time you look.at it.

Sheerbadluckthatoftbelaundrysent yours is the only lot that showssigns of fraying, but hurry, youngman, you still have time to buy anothershirt and collar.

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You aren't going to disturb yoursuit till after dinner SO you walk upand down rbe garden for a whiletrying to remember the correct greet­ings to whoever opens the door toyou. You will raise your hat and sayhow do you do. That seems the bestopening. Then of course you will beasked in and you will shake bands allround,andthentalksensiblyaboutrbe wearber.

After dinner you commence to dress.Yes the shirt is too small. It's almoststrangling you and you must looklike a trussed chicken. Still. it looksall right after a while and youdamberinto your suit. There's a nasty creaseappeared right where the burnt spotsbowsmost. but time marcbeson andyou have a dead-line to meet. Toolate ro do anything about it now.

You are very careful with yourhair. Today of all days, it has tobein place. Put lots of grease on, tbatwill fix it, though you could havedone with a haircut, just the same.

Finally you are ready. One lastlook in the mirror. My. Don't youlook a freak? Youhaveneverlookedso freakish before, and just look atthat frayed shoe-lace. Doesn't it standout?

\Vith heavy heart you are on yourway. You have mOre time to sparethan you thought so turn intorbepark. Those two girls on the benchare giggling at you. Tbey can see howawful you look. That man threw theball into the swimming-pool so thathis dog would fetch it to you andshake himself at your very feet. Lookhow tbe wet spots stayed out on thegrey suit.

Yourneckfeelshotanduncomfort­able. Run your fingers ~ound insidetbecollar.lbetyourtieiscockeyednow. No, don't run and hide in thehedge,thekeeperbasbiseyesonyouand ilwould not do any good to bidethere. He would call the police and

baveyou carted offro rbe policestation for examination.

Good Heavens how time flies.Hurry now or you will be late.

Ah, bere's the road. That's yourknees knocking. Steady, young man,steady. Ah, here we are. Stoptrembling, it will soon be over.Couldn't you see the heavy spring onthe gate. Tbebang it made in closingmust bave shaken the bouse. No, youcan't see anybody peeping aroundrbecurtain: or can you?

The door is all tbat bars you now.Will you tap ligbtly or ring the belPYou will try tapping. 0, youwon't; you'll ring rbe bell.

You glance back at tbe street. No,don'tcut and run young man. Youare doing very nicely and tbere'ssomeone across tberoadwatcbingyou,too. Desperately you are pressing thebell. Good lord! What'srbatecboingdown the haIl? The dog doesn'tseem to approve of you by the soundof it.

Tbat must be ber father upstairsordering Harper to be quiet. I'll betyou woke the Old Boy from hisSunday nap. Is that sweat tricklingdown your neck?

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The door's closed behind you now.You are in. You've got to carry onnow. Catherine seems quite cool,doesn't she? Here, this way, Joe."

Oh, for heaven's sake, be ca.reful,man. That's the umbrella stand youalmost kicked over.

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"This is my maiden aunt, Joe."Show het how strong you Me bysqueezingberhand. She mighrwincea bit, but you might score a point ortwo with ber.

Don't crass YOllr legs like that youngman. It shows up the burnt spot inyour trousers. Now you have kickedup the carpet. Sayyou'resorry,andget down on yom knees to straightenit Bang YOllrheadoff the coffee tableas you get up. You're doing fine!

Pat the dog again. Call him niceHarper. That's Catherine offering youa chair. Say, "No thanks, yOll sit onit: I'llstand."

She is insisting. You bad bettersit. That was much too beavily.Don't move too much oritwill collapsealtogether. Good lord, it has! Well,don't just stand there. Do something.Grin sheepishly Anything will helpin a situation like this.

Mother is saving the situation bysuggesting that all shollid come to thedining room for tea. So in you goand seatyouxselfatthe end of thetable.

You didn't have to kick the tablethat hard did you? But stay anyway.Presently you noticed how dirty yourfinger-nails arc. It's no usc puttingyourhandsinyourpockersnow. Youcan't lick off the plates. Pretend youhaven't noticed them and grin widely,Delve into the salad with gusto. Taketwo or three slices of bread and butter,remarking it will save folks passing itagain. Make conversation by askingwhat she thinks of modern daydancing,night-clubsandcockrailbars.Everyone will listen then.

Gosh! You dropped your tomato onthe tablecloth. Don't be embarrassed.Pick it up with a wide grin andremark. ""Vaste not, want not."convey it on your knife to your

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Give Harper a bite to eat now andagain, If the meat is tough, drop iton the carpet. Harper likes it thatway, and it shows everyone how kindyouareroanimals.

When tea is over, and the stainsyou have left on the tablecloth areapart of the forgotten past, you get achair by the fire. Father is sittingopposite you reading the weekendpaper. Talk to him as often as youcan. Talk politics, talk fishing, talkanything to keep the old fellow dis­exacred. Poke the fire every now andagain. Raise the ashes from the bottomand say "the fire isn't burning toowell. Put some more coals on if youthink the fire needs it. Make acomment about the chimney not draw­ing as well as it should, Keep up thegood work. You're filling in the timewell.

To catch Catherine's attention.Roll your eyes at her. Pull faces.Look out! The Old Fellow caughtyou. Don't stop suddenly! Rollyoureyes slower and slower and then askAuntie "Where can agent see a manabout a dog?"

Come back when rou think it'stime to go and say how much betteryou feel after eating such a wonderfulsupper. Suggest to Catherine that it'stime for you to go, and rush to thehall rack to get your hat and coat.Good heavens, that old umbrella standgot in the way of your foot again.Catherine apologises for the srand,stoops and picks it up. Telleveryonewhat a grand time you had in as fewwords as possible and head for thedoor, The air is clean and sweetoutside.

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To watch the men-folk takingleave of their 'families, one wouldthink them indifferent. No trace oflears. no sign of emotion. To showemotion would be to appear unmanly.The woman folk. dry-eyed, smiling,even in the presence of a stranger.A firm clasp of the hand, no kissing."Good-bye," but "Godspeed you onyour journey and God protect you"are said in an audible whisper. and heis gone. But under that rough exteriorthere beats a heart as brave and kindas ever beat in any human breast.

It was quite common lest than fortyyears ago to see men on the bowspritof a fishing vessel, around the middleof March, beating the icy jibbs intosubjection. as the vessel dipped herbowsprit into the yearling ocean, andLhe waves lifting their hungry headsto drag the men from their perilouspositions. The wind beating at thecanvas and seeming to combine withthe waves to wrest from the crampedhands of the men who stubbornlyrefused to be beaten by the elements.

The mainsail ofa fishing vessel ofyester-years contained a huge spreadofcan\ras. To see men climbing outon the end of the mainboom on adark and stormy night would makecold shivers run down ones spine.while they endeavoured to hook thereef tackle and every plunge of the

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While caught in this terrible positionthe crew made frantic effo<cts to getsome canvas on the vessel and after aharrowing experience in which theywere almost washed overboard onseveral occasions. they did manage tohoist a double reefed foresail to theforemast, which canvas they hopedwould make the vessel manoeuverablein that awful storm. But the strengthof the foresail was no match for thehowling wind and in less than anhour the canvas had bursted clear ofthe ropes and had blown away. leavingthe vessel wallowing helplessly in thetrough of great running seas.

It was during this time when th'vessel was rolling helplessly broadsideto the storm that tragedy stuck withall its grim horror. when an unusual!yheavy sea masbed onboa:rd the Cathe­rineMurphy, and as Captain McGrathwas a man who would not permithimself to be lasbed to the wheelregardless of the weather, the recedingwater broke his grip on the wheel andcarried him away in its turbulent flow.

\Vhen tbe water finally recededfrom tbe vessel's deck and she rightedherself. there was awful confusion andindecision on the part of those whowere fortunate enough to be lashed tovarious parts of the vesseL for as faras tbey could see their numbers weredepleated by at least fiv£ men andrhe caprain was one of them. The

wind continued its mournful dirgethrough the straining rigging, whilethe vessel swayed helplessly and threa­renedto roll bottom up from the topsof mighty seas.

Realizing the awful predicament oftbevessel and its possible destructionif something wasn't done, and donequickly. to save the situation. TbeCaptain's brother who now assumedcommand, was with the help of thosewho remained onboard able to getthe riding sail set on the mainmast andwhich canvas permitted the vessel totake the seas on the starboard qua:rter.thus saving her from becomingswamped.

During all this time the men on­board the vessel had little if any timeto think about the men who bad beenwashed overboard. suffice to say tbatthey had all they could do tomanoeuvre the ship and survive them­selves in that terrible gale. Bur thestrength of human inrlurance is some­times beyond the powers of humanreasoning and therefore cannot beunderestimated.

Imagine if you can. tbe surprisedlook on the faces of those who stoodon rhedeck of the Cathrrine Murphythat stormy afternoon and through aslight clearing in the heavy rainsqualls.saw their captain still swimmingstrongly. a man whom they had pIC·sumed drowned hours before with theother four. But there he was, holdingup his hand tatbem for help from thetop of a huge sea.

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The'" w.", .. ,·...1 Newfoundlandfishing,·.s•.e1,I",' ,,·i'h.nh.ndsonth. Grand Bank, in that Jun< gal•.of eigh,een .• ighty.•nd 'hr R.gin.Ki.lly. of O'Derin. wos On. of the

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l1ntt is Xlm..hing utfao.dinuy.nd fncinoting in Ih. 110fY. P.rh.pIiti'lhtuniqu.n... oflht'O",.plth'lit p,..-nc.. l1n hum.n mind is .ptto p.oo..ndpond.. th...n.. ofmy...,y .ufrounding this dum.tic.pim., But to provid. on .n.w.,. ••'0 wh.ar did octuol1y.u.t>;n lif. in thi.linl.childdu,inghtrlonlludlon.lyvigil in II>< wild..n.... i, btyond lh.pow... of hum.n ' •.....,ning

Of roUT" 1M" al.lhost who willt"lify'oh,,·inguptri.nudtht.up...notu,01. bUlth.fund.m.nul hrl,a..oft.n lltt.tly .ngll.....d .nd couldbt dU'M" .tupid .impli,ity. Bnt.ft." ..dinllthi.uniqu.nory.youm.ybtron,'inCMlhllthtu i,a.upt'.n.t ....1 pow., far and btyond thisVII. of t••" which <ont'olo th.lif.o[on ".'lu,n upon thi.urth.•nd th.,ngimlli, ..olity of a .uprrm.bting.

TI>< "'fning N-ilight w., upidlygi,'inll .way to nillhtly d.,Kn...• round 'ht thinly populated com·mUnltY of Colintt. II lh. bottom ofSl. lI>h,y', I»y. wh.n tM st.ulingnfW, wo. hn"idly ,pf..d throughoul1M Knlfmfnl. Lilli. M.ry O'K.d•.lh. ""Uihl" of Mr. iii Mrs_ JIm..O'Kuf•. h.d ,t,ayM .w.y f,om th,com!>,ny of herfou, y..rold brofht,.whom sh< had follow.d OUI into lh,fi.lds, unknown 10 h.. po,.ntt. Thi.liltl. blond hud gi'l wn not qui"twO y.." old wh.n II>< in,id.nlh,pptn.d. [n 10« sIl. n••dt<I lh,..w.,kt moulo ,..ch h"socond birth_day, On. ""n wfll imogin. ,h. 'lat.of f"n7y lh.t p..voil.d in Ih.O'K..r.hom••h.1 ",.ning wl><n th. n.wl ofIh. child'••udd.n ditappunnct ,.m.in.d unJ01".d.

h wa, in tl>< hll of nin....nhnnd..dandf"-o.lhalthi,incid.1Uhapptn.d.•nd tl>< Plo«nlia-Colin.trood .tthot lim. wo, litd.l><n<rlhon• foot p'lh. h.nct. 1M.. wa,linl.ch.nc.ofIMchildbtingfound.longIh. rood by pa"';ng mffi<. QnicklyIh. n'w, of Ih. child'. di..pp no.....h.d inlo.nryhom. in Ih ul •.m.nlondwilhin .n hon' or 1 v..ymon in 1M commnnity hod 1>«norg.niz.dlnloa .....chp.'ly. With.v..yconfid.nct Il><y ..tont to comb,h••n,ronndinll fidd' .nd woodt.hoping Ih.1 I><fo.. lonll thoy wouldloea,. th. child and I... it hom. toillp.rln\.l". But th. hours d"lllltd oninto th. night. and .Iill th... w•• nOf,.bl.crytoindiul'lh.tIMliltl.llill w...lill .Ii,-.

Tow..d.midn;llhtth....'rh.... h.dtoan..ndonth.;r.fforttloloe.t.th.missinll child. when it btum. wdlnigh impossibl. for th.m to conrinu•.Wuh a d..mllic .uddn... a t.rribl•tbund.. ond light.n;ng .to,m burstupon th. country .nd tht ....y w..lit.uHy tOfO to pi..... tht IiI« ofwhich h.d not b«n K'n in thlt .....form.nyad.y. Thi.t.,fibl••l.. t.;..l<lo.m wn imm.diat<ly follow.d by anunu.uolly M'Vy f.in stofm. Th.pond. and "n... b«.m. floodtd hr.ndbtyondth.i,nofJJl,;lll.vtl. .ndth.utr.mrlynar.owdir<roadl..dingto .nd from Iht communiTY wucompl"tly w..h.d oul in K".ulploc... H.n<tth.probl.mofeuv.llingw•• m.d. all th. mott difficule for,host who .......nxiou. to conlinu.th...o"h fo' tht ch~d

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and suddenly gave way to frost. Theponds and rivers quickly became frozenover and while it made travellinglighter for thesearchers,gteatfearswere expressed as to whether the childcould survive under such extremeclimatical conditions.

The sages of the village shook theirheads and said, tbar while they werereluctant to admit it, they feared greatlythat the cbild would ever be foundalive. When she strayed from her borneshe was dressed only in ordinary houseclothing, and wirb the faU weatheracting up the way it did it would bealmost impossible for an adult fullyclad to survive if he or she wereexposed to such trying conditions.

By now Mr. and Mrs. O'Keefe werealmost frantic over the loss of theirchild, but rhey were consoled by thefact that the men of the communitywere still ca.rrying on the search. Inspite of utter discouragement, thesearchers continued their efforts andfrom early dawn till late at night thearea was combed a hundred times over,even though their hopes of everfinding the child alive were rapidlywaning,

In rhe meantimee, a strange coin­cidence is linked with this story. Ayoung man by the name of Samuel

olan, from Salmonier, St. Mary'sBay had been working in the UnitedStates for some years, and he decidedto rerurn home to ewfoundland tospend the winter with his parents,He got off rbe train atWhitbourneand walked to Colinet, ro get a manandahorseroreturntoWhitbourne,for his luggage. On the way back toWhitbourne, abour seven miles fromColinet, tbey stopped rbe horse to letit drink from a running brook, whenlow and behold, they thought theyheard a child crying in tbe distance.

Both men were aware of the fa.cttbat little Mary O'Keefe had strayedfrom her home some eight days before,but they had grave misgivings as to

her survival. But they listened in­tentelyforthesoundagain,andsureenough it came quire plainly to them,Simultaneously rbe two men hurriedtowards the direction from which thesound seemed to come. As tbey ad­vanced,thesoundbecamemuchplainerand just as Lheshadows of nigbtwerefalling over the countrY side. SamuelNolan, found the cbild lying on herback in a small depression in rbeland,

Realizing that he was a stranger,hefearedgreatlythathemigbtfrightenthe child into hysteria, but his joy atthis time in having found ber alivewas almost overwhelming, Stoopingdown beside the child, be said in avoice that was barely above a whisper,"kiss me darling and I will take youhome to your mother." Instantly thechild put ber two little arms aroundhis neck and kissed him as she hadbeen asked to do, and clung to himwith what little strength that remainedloher,

At that moment when Mr. Nolanput his hands underneath the child tolifl her up into his arms, he noticedto his amazement, that tbe child'sclothing was perfectly dry and thelittle patch of moss upon whicb shelay was soft and dry and warm to tbetouch of his hands, wbilst all aroundher rbe ground was frozen solidly.Fearing that the cbild might catchcold on the way back to the settlement.Samuel olan took off his overcoatand wrapped rbe cbild warmly intoit. and then with bis companion,hurried the horse and rig rbrougb thenight to take tbe child borne to berparents. The scene at rbe O'Keefehome that night can be better imaginedthan described wben, a completesltJngerrusbedinthroughthedooroflhe little home, shouting, "I havefound your child."

Although little Mary O'Keefe had\vandered morc than seven miles fromher home through woods, bush andmarsh-land, there wasn't a mark or

a blemish of any type upon berbodythat would indicate that she bad beenbitten or mauled by wild animals.

Tt took almost two years for thechild to regain her forml'lt strengthand vitality. but in time she waxedstrong and healthy and grew to be acompletely normal woman. Wbenshe matured into womanhood. she fellin love and married. and gave birthto four perfectly normal children. Allof whom are alive to this day.

But the little blond haired child ofless than two years of age. who had..

lived through the freezing nigbtairand survived a severe rain storm. de­parted this life as a mature womanwhen it was least expected. Just oneday after giving birth to her fourthchild tragedy struck with dramaticsuddeness. As farasberfamily knew.she appeared to be reasonaby weU. butlike thesuddeness with which the stormburst upon the community of Colinet.the night she strayed from her homesome forty-two years before. the grimreaper struck with all his mysterious­ness and tbe heroine of our story wasquicklystiUedindeatb.

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the 1I.ntl.m.n .bou, whom ,ht Slory"Wn".n, w~"ltr.pp,nll young m...• gruthnn..e.nd.t..mendou.m><k.­m.n with hi••v.n foot muul.·lo.dcr.ltg.nd 'ells Ul tb>! Mr. Conw~l.

..nior. li...d .t Poinl Lan....bouttw.l ... mil.. from St. Bridu.

It w•••honlv .f,or N.w V,.,.D.y, th.1 Tom Conw.y d..ided togO vi,it with his F~th.., ~r PoirlL.net, On looking Out ..rty Oremorn,nll. Tom s.aw th", it promiJ<dto b<. fin. d.y foe luv.ninll. 00 hehurridlyh..nt-.:luphispony,lo.adcdtilt ..um,r,n with .uppli.. to uk<tohlSF"''''e,l..hrdth.muzzl.·lo.d".nd .mmunition 10 the hoen. of thr",Umu.n .nd otuted On hi. joum.~,

Th••• h,d h«n " .nOW 1>11 of• boutthr.. ineh.. du,ingth.nillbt.nd 'hio m,d. ,,~,'.lIing uoy for tMponr.-o Tom <stim>ted 'h", htwould.urh Po,n' L.n« >round noon. TIltp>th w~, f.irly l.vel .nd tM ponyw.. trottinll .lonll .t ~ VHy lut ..tt.whon.lIof.$udt!tntht .nim~lluptd

towu<Uth...d.oflhrp>th.ndb.lktd.lightly, The in<idrnt m~dt TOil100k.lOund,o...,wh.t ..u..dth.pony to $'OP mom.ntuily. Im~gi••his ,urpri.. ,,·htn he ....w no, mo,"th.n h.lf. gun·""'" ''''''r from him• littlt to theTightoftht p.th.m.gnifi<tnl Bluk Sug. lmm.di.t.:y

In pull.d tho pony to ~ stop Sil.ntlyho ru<lnd for his lun which w~,

.Irudy lo.d.d. H. uiud t"'gun tohis 'hould... took .im .nd firedl~ying the Ilun Nck on 1M ..t~mu"nh. looked 10 •• if the .nim"l h~d

bll.n, H.r. h. wu .u..-priscd ~I.in

wh.n ho nOI.d th.t the ,,'·.n linge..of .mmunition thn h"d bun dischUIl.d from hi< gun h"d not thel..st efftel on t'" .nim.l

Quickly he picked up hi, gun.

:~~:~: i:h:n:<:;:"':,.~g·;:rn.~n~'~"""wed iuoth., qUHl<rtot... huntrrTwo lo.ad, of he",'y shot h.d bundi$<h.rg.d ~t the Sug now .nd .tillit «m.in.d unmoved~nd unronccrn.d'"' though nothing h~d h.pprnedMutt."ng diS'lu$ltdly, Tom uid, ''I'llfix him for goodthi, tim•. '" C...fullyh Io.d.d the gun .nd thi, lim. in" d lh. firing pow.. of lht lo.d.Putting th. gun to hi, .hould.. forthe third tim•. h. took p.,f.n .im.nd pull,d th' t,ili'" Th. rtport,h.tt.,edth.'til1nu'round.bout himJ mUlt h.vt .truck th.t St'lI tn thehindqu.rtrr. thi.,im. h. thoullhl. uh. bid down tM lIun, ~nd looked.g.in to his .mntmtnt. tho bun w,",nill,unding in theum.pl.", nnhnnbut with. m.n..ing look in itJtyu

When Tom s.aw thi, "" btc'm•.!inlefright"'td.nddteidtdto..tt..... w., oom.thing unusu.l .bontthi••nim.l .nd M ,uolved th.. Mwould nnt fif< .. it ~lI.in, QuicklyMilot onbo..d'.....'.m.r.n.ndlinpony which h~d be'n "'owing <on.idt'..bl. unu..n... sinccil ..·.. pulledto ••tOp. now took off ~t • lItrttchg.nop .nd the rtm.ininll dist.n.. toPoint l.~nn ..... <o...red ,n m:ocd

When Tom ruched his bth....homt in Point L."cc. ht Inld f.itnds.nd.tr>nll<r,.likc"bout the unusu.l

Black Stag that he had seen on the wayand how he had fired three heavyshots at it without wounding it inanyway. In a goodbumouf'd mannerthe gathering laughed at his story andsaid. it was his poor marksmanshipthat let the animal getaway unharmed.At this point the incident was tempor·arilyforgotten.

After taking lunch with his Fatherand after unloading the catamaran andfeeding the pony, Tom decided that itwas time for him to start his returnjourney. Darkness was closing inaround the hill-tops when he turnedhis pony around and headed it forhome. The evening was calm or thetimebuttherewasaJigbtsnowfalling.After the usual farewell with hisFather. Tom jumped onboard thecalamaran. cracked the whip on thepony's back and he was on his wayhome.

Imagine if you can the surprisedalarm that swept the Conway homethat night at St. Brides, when Mrs.Conway who bad been keeping herhusband's supper warm in lhe ovenand watching out for his Telurn. heardthe pony come galloping into the yard.Quickly she donned her coat andhurried out to see what was thernauer.She did her b-st to quieten thefrightened beast thal was perspiringprofuely. Suddenly she noticed thatthe harness was broken in at least ahalf dozen places and there was nosign of Tom or the catamaran.

Hurridlyshe made her way throughthe snow to the nearest house andtold her sad story. During the nighrthe men folk of St. Brides gatheredinto a force of fifty men strong andwith ten or twelve ponies to takethem over the frozen land they setout to hunt for the missing man.

They found Tom shortly beforemidnight. stretched out dead on thecatamaran. in the middle of the path.about one mile beyond the junctionof the path that led to Point Lance.The contents of the powder hornwere scattered all over Tom's face,

and about a pound of shot was lodgedin a wrinkle of his jacket, across hischest.

There were no marks of violencean)'where on Tom's body. to showthat he had been brutallyarracked.but what killed him, how he died andwhatfrighlened the pony are mysteriesto this day. There were no tracks ofany person or any animal withinmiles of where the catamaran wasfound with Tom's dead body uponit. In fact it has been repeatedlystated, down through the years, thatlhere was no one on the St. Brides­Point Lance path that day, exceptTom Conway. Bur since Tom'sFather repeared rhe story that hadbeen told to him by his late son, aboutthe Black Stag he had shot at threetimes without even wounding it, themystery has deepened and the story isnot laughted at any more.

ometime during that spring, Mrs.Conway decided to go to Placentiaby pony and catamaran to have hertwo month old baby christened. Shewas accompanied by one of her latehusband's brothers and another manfrom St. Brides. Their journey toPlacentia was uneventful and accom·pJished in good time. On their returnjourney they found travelling a bitdifficult at times due no doubt to thelateness of the spring season. and theystayed overnight in Ship Cove. Thenext morning it was snowing lightly.but Mrs. Oonway was anxious toreturn to her family. so the journeywas resumed. The people with whomthey stayed in Ship Cove vouched forthe fact that when Mrs. Conway andparty left there. they were well andstrong and expected to cover the ~<­

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would thmw them off a well beatenpath. They were all warmly clad andhad sufficient food to last them aday at more should they becomestranded in a storm, but such was notthe case, yet, all four of them met agruesome death. less than six milesfrom their home. The ttacks madein the snow by the two men as theyran this way and that in blind tettor,indicated that they wcre crying des­perately to escape the clutches of what­ever it was that was chasing them,l'et the pursuer left no tratks whereit could be identified. The mutilatedbodie of the two men when foundshowed that they had been savagelybeaten to death by some mysteriouscreatureorspiriL

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