FIRE.



  "Nothin', I was dreaming."
  "Dreaming! what about"
  "Begorrah but that was a qua'r dream, was that same
one."
  "TLet's hear it."
  "But it's onplaiBant."
  "Never mind, out with it."
  "Well, thin, if I must tell yees, I was thinking that
this owld staamer was all on fire, and all of us passengers
was jumping around in the wather, pulling each other
down, away miles into the sea, till we was gone so long
there wasn't a chance iver to git up agin."
  A strange fear thrilled both of the boys at the men-
tion of this, and they looked at each other a moment in
silence.
  " What put that into your head, Tim"
  "And it's just the question I was axing meself, for I
never draamed of such a thing in my life before, and
it's mighty qua'r that I should take a notion to do it
now. "
  " It ain't worth talking about," said Elwood, showing
an anxiety to change the subject.
  " Be yees going to bed to-night"
  " I don't feel a bit sleepy," replied Elwood. "I'd
just as soon sit up half the ilight as not."
  "And so would I; it must be after eleven o'clock,
isn't it"
  "It's near 'levin," replied Tim.  'I'm not able to
examine me watch; and if I was, I couldn't tell very
well, as it hasn't run for a few months."



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