Just before we reached Seward the pilot got a radio message that a fishing boat in Thumb Cove had some kelp […] Neither of us had ever kelped before but there wasn't much to it, and we started bringing in full boxes back to Eads' barge.

Why don't you just shut your trap? I'm tired of listening to you.

I'm a conservative Republican who hasn't approved of any conservative Republican in years because most conservative Republicans aren't conservative enough for me. So says John J. Wilson, 72, who knows his own mind and does not hesitate to speak it.

The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night.