Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-14


soup kept alive ten days After that we
cast lots again, and the lot fell on the captain,
aud we stewed his water boots; but they was
tremendous tough, surely"
At this point Mr.. Barkum was interrupted
by general shout Of remonstrance
Nv ell" says he, when lady tells man
she wants a story of shipw eek what's be to
do! | told the very best [ could" And with
another grin, Mr.. Barkum, who seemed not
SO much to have told his story as to have it
jerked out OF him, leant back and looked
around him, apparently well satisfied with the
effect produceu.
''Humph ~ was uttered in hoarse srowl
behind him, at which we all started-tur it
calue from 10 other than the silent man. -
! old sea captain, whe had been picked up
nobody knew where or how, and bad not ut
tered j syllable since he had been on board.
/ He would stand all day long looking over the
stern of the vessel, gloomy and intent-giv-
i no answer to whomsuever addressed him
But low he stopped owe, Miss Graham, AID
laying one rough hand on her shoulder, while
with the other he pointed out beyond the
stern of the vessel
She'll Go it," he said. in hoarse whis-
per She'll do it-she's bound to do it,"
Aud he walked rather uusteadily to his old
position.
Hes been at our grog bottles; that's what
has opened mis- lips. He had never had any
of his own, aud you saw him come up from
the saloon" said Captain Graham, shaking
himself out OF dUze
But his sister was all as!onishment. Nv ho
is she, and what is she bound to DO 1t can't
/ be this ship, for he polluted to sea-
Never uIlud, miss, SAID Mr.. Mluchin-
a lean, yellow faced man, who looked like
| Auerlcan, though nc called himself Ems glish.
/ ''Pcrhaps hes got somebody after him; who
knows :" and he wlnked mystcrlouSly, not 50
much AZ any one person US at the whole ship
crew. Though, when I'm after man my
SELF, | take good he shau't know much
about it"
You after man, Mr. Miuchiu Why,
what DO you 20 alter hlm Tor =
"N ell, TIA am. for various reasons some
times for uue thing, aud sometimes Tor an
other. Now, there the captain of the
Golden E.eyce. | followed that man for four
years, aud rl tell you how it happened
''Ine Golden Fleece Was hounu from Cali
fornia to Liverpool, and besides d vciy yaiu-
able cargo of turs and such, she had Oh board
/. quarter OF million LII gold-dtist and hug
ge,s. Pretty pickfngs AMONG that, L eau tell
you; and 50 thought the cartain-Jones, bis
name was Now, l dsre say, Captain Joues
didn't like the risks of voy age home, so al
ter he had been at sea about ten days, he ran
the q GoIden Fleece on rock about u mile
from the shore, and then he aud the crew
took to the boats Well CT course he wrot,
home to the owners how the Golden Fleece,
was wrecked off tue coast OF California, anc
how he aud the crew only just escaped with
their lives. And OF course the owncrs d!dn'
=, IL.
tor they were left in for quarter of uiilio.
besides the worth of the vessel, and the fit,
the fifty thousand pounds sterl.pg that til
cargo was valued at; aud ;hats no joke. s
attel lew nouihs they sends for me.
- Mr.. Minchlu says they, this is Yer
4 lame story
/ 1t Is, says l. very lame
| t" Captain Jones don't come home, say
mo = says l; nor don't suppose lie
> very likely to come home.
e MIR. Minchin viii you GO and see aft,
/ the Golden Fleece p
5 ~ will " says /.
6 And will you,' says they, learn some
;, thing about Captain Jones Never min
,: the time, and never mind the expenses bl
i don't come back to England without Captai
d Jones'
st 's'If Captain Jones is to be found;' sa.
|, III fnd him, cad or alive
n We'll, MAJ am, of course this was not IL
s. first time, by many, that I'd been sent
some such errand and, for one cause or al
Il other, Eve been sent out from Lloyd's to pl
10 ces all over the world, almost, where yesse
have been wrecked
" But. not to weary you, ma u and the co
pany With an account of the voyage aud a
yentures-and indeed, we had none of 4
a, latter, except that in crossing the Isthmus
J. Panama, which was not qniet then as
is now, we wiped out a small party OF Inc
ans
re Wiped them out, Mr. Minchin p
"Weil, Miss, if we hadn't wiped them G
ly they'd have wiped US out, I'll tell you t
ed whole story some day. But to go back
b the Golden Fleece. | went along the co;
and found her. There she was. just i'll
III good condition OF the day when the Gre
deserted her | went on board at low wat
as and found that Captain Jones haG run her
ee sharp pointed rock. which fitted into
10 just like ia wedge; the watel couldn't get
ITS and she couldn't get off, or be got Oft, wi
ee out considerable trouble. l went over h
Id and found the cargo all right enough no
ais iIg touched there. aud very little damage
ITS But all the gold was gone, ma am, which
k, expected frun the first. Well, L first OF
;" got out the cargo, and sent that home, Il
se then dld the best could about the ship.
no After tnat, thinks l to myself, M
w Captain Jones, it's your turn and pre-
stiff turn it'll be Tor you. or my name a
de Minchin,' [ wasn't in no manner OF hur
ok YOU must remember, for l knew he coulo
It's. spend the money, aud l knew he darn't
we vest it, or make much stir about 1t IN
way. So my object was to tiud him. and
find him quietly, and make him give it up