Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. A Story for Young People

ght be useful in the operation of raising the steamer. While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years

ing?" asked t

ook," rep

ued the stranger nodding his

ping Lawry Wilfor

got into hot wa

es

right thing; and now he's fallen off the horse-block

Mr. Wilford an

. Where's

over with the

y has to run t

run the f

wry's smart-he is. I su

do

and that makes it that

are Benjam

nto trouble, and I came up to see about it, though I'm out of a job just now, and couldn't do anythin

Goblins," answered Ethan, pointing to

t her up, d

ll have her at the top of th

added the young man. "I think I

m, and the young engineer, without knowing anything more about him than his swag

some breakfast; then I'll go up with you an

wry comes back," answered Etha

k-hand on one of the steamers, for intemperance and neglect of duty, sauntered in

e got some hel

ho

ther has

ad, a troubled expressio

into the house to

who did not seem to be at all pleased

to behave so badly that he can

ard him; but she was filled with doubts and fears. The young man only laughed while his mother wept at the story o

yourself, Benjamin," replied his moth

ll, but I reckon you and I can get along together. Lawry, how are yo

n?" answered Lawry, as he s

w about the ste

or, she will be, w

nk you can

ow we

illage, and I have come home to help you

u leave your

n't agree. I'm going to

e y

t your li

l you get

your boat is the finest little cra

without

ain's pocket, at any rate. We'll make a fortu

her up by tom

elp you

present. I must go now, f

's E

of the steamer," answered the yo

l be ready to go with you. I can

now

wry; but you're n

nough to d

so much of steam

stn't interfere with L

"He knows what

rfere with him; I'm on

help me, I'll tell yo

wr

t's

run the

ts than you and your engineer put together. Do you suppose I'm g

this way than in any o

" sneered Ben; "th

d any help on

ate, I'll go down and

demanded, pointing to the s

he explained the process by which the hogshea

upidest thing that could be thought of, you could not have got up a

raise her?" ask

ant me to take this job in hand for you, I'll do it. You migh

od," added Ethan indignantly; "but i

t want any help f

etter way, I should like

o raise your stea

it, first," persisted Lawry. "It's

can't raise that steamer wit

f the water by to-morrow ni

you w

we must go t

my idea," sai

want me to do th

," replied Lawry

my way is

ut I don't know w

ur time and strength doing nothing; besides, we want the ste

by we, Ben?" ask

eamers, and perhaps I should be willing to go captain

would," ans

benefit of the family, now the old man is

sure

u can be the pilot, and the ot

the privilege of obeying y

o interfere with you; your pla

ord. I can't stop to talk about this

s last," sneered the would-be captain of the Wood

u, and work at the sa

l-boats, having about eight fee

ou get them?"

of course. You can get

nr

y money in y

ost more than a

even fifty doll

you on the securit

urpose. What would you do with your canal-

unken hull, and make fast to the timbers. Then I would let the water into the canal-boats, and sink them down to the rails. When

ut the plan," replied the

said Ben incredulously.

two canal-boats, which woul

d rig ext

ee pumps, couldn't pum

done when you have

boats, you will have raised the ste

he canal-boats will come u

of the steamer will press

ed but of them, would raise the steamer three or four feet, leaving her suspended half-way between the surface and the bottom of the lake. Lawry wanted the aspirant for

that job for y

ed on the ways, an

rom the top of the water. When I got her three feet from the

hen?" a

it would take about three days every time we lifted her three feet. Ben, I think we could get her to th

or in a month, eith

," sa

r at the ferry-landing by seven to

d to run the ferry in the afternoon, when the horn sounded; and the pilot