"'Whoo-o-o-oo! Whoo, whoo! Whoo-o-oo-ugh!'
"Cap'n Sammy grinned. 'I make a tramp cotched fast in the ice,' says he.
"'Whoo-o-oo-ugh! Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo-o-oop!'
"'I make a tramp,' says he, rubbin' his hands, 'with her propeller ripped off.'
"I reached a hand for the rope.
"'Hol' on!' says he; 'you keep your hook off that there whistle.'
"'I was thinkin',' says I, 't' speed a message o' comfort.'
"'Let her beller a bit, ye dunderhead!' says he.
"'What for?' says I.
"'T' make sure in her own mind,' says he, 'that she needs a kindly hand t' help her.'