3/16 Great pieces of ballast iron, as it took two on 'em to heave up over the bulwarks. I just had time to give the boat a shove with the hitcher when down it come. Gone through the bottom like paper, if I hadn't. But beg pardon, sir, arn't we going to have a storm ?" "Yes," said Mr Brooke quietly; "I am running for the river, if I can make it. If not, for that creek we were in last night. |