Regular Young Salts.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue X, 9 March 1901, Page 454

Regular Young Salts.

Some time ago a party of youngsters. children of Mr John Marshall, a well-known storekeeper at Worser Bay (Wellington), took jMissession of a dinghy which was lying on the beach in the bay and rowed away. There were five in the little craft, the skipper being a boy of nine, uh! 'the youngest of the crew aged two. Later on in the day the children were missed, anti as they had been seen on the water, a boat went out in search of them. The sea across the harbour was scanned in vain, and ait Day’s Bay, Muratai, and Roiui resultless enquiries were made, and the disconsolate parent returned to Worser Bay at 5 p.m. to report the matter to the |K>lice. I'ive minutes after the little boat—which is not nine feet long—and its small crew, came in sight, the children laughing and blithesome as if nothing h:d happened. They had rowed all the way to Day’s Bay, spent their whole capital—sixpence—on biscuits. and rowed back again. It was very fortunate that the wind lay low all day. for the smallest sea would have •ent the dinghy and her load to the bottom. The actual dimensions of the dinghy are 6ft. long by 4ft.; and the following comprised the youthful crew:— Skipper, Richard, aged 9 years; Mate, Grace, aged 11 years; A. 8., Daisy, aged 7 years; Ordinary Seaman, Buna, aged 31 years; Cook, Doliie, aged 2 years.