⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
Though the current was against them, the stiff northerly wind easily overcame it and in minutes the frigate Silverton was a half mile south of Youngstown and the shouting and yelling from the town had all but faded away. Galligan stood near the rear rail of the bridge and gazed northward. His mind was a torrent of thoughts.
‘How did it come to this?’ °°°° He thought silently in a tortured circle of worry.
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-29oc25-how-did-it-come-to-this )
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[On the Silverton…sick bay…]
The six strong sailors carefully moved the captain from the stretcher onto the examination bench…
“Thes isnae a shaw! Aw' o' ye, oot o' th' room except Commander Kerrisl!” Hack barked as he took a long drag on his cigarette and closed the door behind them.
“It pays to know your Emergency First Aid…” Kerrisl said nervously as Hack set his cigarette down on the opposite table and bent over the captain without speaking.
“Git th' metzenbaums an' cut th' sleeve awa' sae we can see whit we havs haur…”
“Aye Sairrr…”
Carefully Kerrisl scissored away the captain’s tunic and revealed the full wound, dagger and all….
“Hmmm….” Hack mumbled as he eyed the arm, “Whiskey an' a rag…”
“Aye Sairrr….” Kerrisl replied as she grabbed a bottle of ship whiskey and wet down a white cotton rag.
“Noo Ahh’m gonna' gently pull thes chib oot an' it’s gonna' bleed loch Bludy Nora! Ye git 'att rag oan it quick ye hear me lass?”
“Aye Sairrr!”
Kerrisl took a deep breath and grimaced slightly as she watched the old surgeon wiggle the dagger sightly back and forth and then give it one strong yank! Quickly she covered the wound with the wet rag and applied pressure.
“Att's it, keeps it held doon…” Hack said as he held up the bloody dagger and turned it through his fingers,
“Quillon dagger…fockin’ Franks! Noo what’s auld Bart daein' dealin' wi' those rogues...” He remarked as he tossed the blade into a wooden barrel.
“Alrighty noo Kerrisl, lae 'er open an' lit me tak' a guid look….”
The Commander slowly pulled the rag off of the wound. The bleeding slowly bagan to return...
“Hmmm…a terminated left brachial artery conduit...” Hack said as he examined the wound closely, “Git me a hot iron oot o' th' cooker!”
Kerrisl took another long deep breath as she quickly pulled a red-hot iron out of the medical coal stove and carefully handed it to the Warrant Officer.
“Alright noo, hole heem doon Kerrisl, thes may charge heem up! Ahh dornt want onie thrashin' aroond!”
“Aye, aye Sairrr!” She answered softly as she took a hold of the captain’s arm above and below the wound…
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Green grass ruffled in the gentle breeze….sunshine reflected softly off the breaking waves as they lapped against the shoreline. A small boy stooped down along the water’s edge and began plucking wild daisies one by one until he had a bouquet of sorts. He ran back up the slope and handed them to a small girl of about the age of six…
“Fur ye Sally!” The boy said with an excited smile.
“Me?”
“Aye, fur ye, th' prettiest Lassie in th' village!” He said with a laugh.
Suddenly the little girl gushed with embarrassment and with the flowers in one hand, turned and ran off unexpectedly…
“Sally?! Sally, dornt gang! Sally….Sally May! Comes back….comes back!”
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📝 Note: "If th' Toor o' High Islain' has caught yer intrest, all o' me stoatin' adventures kin be foond by searchin':
Silver Adventures of Captain Joshua Slane
Oan yer 'Hife Search tool' an' sae forth." 😉 -Keptin
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References: - Pictures from: www.freeimages.com, www.pexels.com, pixabay.com, Hive.blog, Wikipedia an’ www.google.com/maps. Data also loosely interpretted froms: historica.fandom.com, Wikipedia, an' sometimes finely crafted reit from th' author's extensiff personal experience an' such.
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📝 "Remember maties, bein' crew oan th' mighty Frigate Silverton ⛵ is a sure cure fur loneliness! We sail together...ur nae at aw!" 🙌🏼🤝👲🏼🥷🏼👩🏼🍳👨🏼🔧👨🏼💼🧑🏼🎨🧕🏼🤵🏼♂️🤵🏼♂️🦹🏼💁🏼🙋🏼♀️👩🏼🍳🤴🏼👮🏼♂️💂🏼♂️🕵🏼👨🏼⚕️ 😉 -Keptin
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