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I stepped in first, but I bad scarcely entered before a 

 large wave struck the craft, and, lifting it bigh up, carried 

 it and tbe two men holding it shoreward with a rush; and 

 as I had not sat down I was pitched into the sea backward, 



THE BEATER TEAP. 



and made to drink a large quantity of salt-water. I re- 

 member distinctly making some blind efforts to find a 

 footing and attempting to swim ; but I do not know how 

 I got ashore, except to suppose that my struggles aided me 

 somewhat, and that the wave did the remainder. I scram- 

 bled to my feet on the beach as rapidly as I could, and 

 made a dash for the interior as fast as my soaking gar- 

 ments would permit, and was soon beyond the reach of the 

 treacherous combers. 



Not knowing what had become of the remainder of the 

 party, I commenced shouting, and in a moment after a 



