Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-04
FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1883.
MIS- G L. ELLAN Y.
A pAcKEr.sHIp.s COMPANY.


West Coast Of Africa, aud had exhausted
nearly every possible amusement 1t afforded
under those circumstances and within those
limits. We had ON board the usual com.
plemcnt of strengthening captains aud
traders from the river Bonny, and, alter
passing Accra, had watched the canoes come
OF through the surfnt Cape Coast Castle,
and landed and walked up t. the Cover
nor's house at Sierra Leone. We bad
played at whist and the game Of the race
at all uuoecupicd times, and had displayed
our various vocal powers aud musical ac.
qulrtmrnts-which, must confess were not
Of a naturc to have enlivcned any circle
and as we were homeward bound we had
no newspapers and very few books.
Tho passengers consisted mainly Of officers
going home on sick leave one OF whom
whose father held a civil appointment Of
importance on the Guld Coast-was accom-.
panied by hl. sister. Then there were Gvo
or six br5nt'l captains, and coppcr.colorcd
merchants Of gold dust aud ivory, - that
altogether our numh,r mounted t. lOsrtccn
", were by M means lively company.
ani as have ail b'loro, At tie expiration
OF fortnight W, s,,mci u have cNhnu,te,.
all our amu.cmcnts aud consequently -
have aunlhihted every possibl, subject OF
mutual interest.
Under these circumstances we had for
two or three evening, running. at on the
quarterback beneath aus awning, looking
lis,lcs,ly lrum one to the other. watching
young Wilson oi the Gold Coa., Corps.who
was going home on sick leave cnyying him
hi, power of unlimited ,lrrp or lnlily fol.
lowing with our oyo- the onc.armcd captain
who Tacrd the deck in an unny, restless
manner from morning to night. II, had
not been home Tor fourteen years, and bad
now lcf hi. ship, . stationary merchant
vessel up tho ri,,r B,uny, t. have a look
at the old country"
\ more uncomfortable, unsatisfactory
companion {, would be impossible to imhs-
inc aud Young Wilson, Who shared a dou-
be cabin with him. wr- loud in his com.
plants, and pathetic in bis appeals for'ym.
pl,hy.
" Sleep said Wilson, II cant sleep
that fellow won't let me sleep and ~. all
very well 90 talk, hat You can't g, any
sleep worth having in the day time. You
know hi, birth i, fixed jus, over mine, and
no ,aonrr have turned in aud fallen into
d,lr rthan-rat.tat-nt.tt- the iron
hook fastened to the stump II hI' arm.
The fr., night | though, he wanted some.
tcius ., called out, whats the matter,
,klrp,r'" but be only erowled ou' at the
in r,ply. Aud | declare that every hour
Of every nigh, since then. or when be- thinks
am asleep, rat.ut.tat.tat comes tho hook
on the frame OF the berth ja't above my
head. don't bear It mcckly, as,ur' you
and have used more bad language To that
man than | ever used before in my lle.
Bat, upon my honor believe be would n.
th,r hear me swear az him than 'ay nothing
at an Tor hc'll often give 4 kind ola sish-
ing sroan alter il, as though some ono had
lifted heavy weight from las chest"
You may depend upon i, he has got
bad conscience" aid our one lady. BY
the.byc. sho was treated with a' much DE-.
ference as II .he had been the Queen Of
England and she was qacen IN her own
.mal! way, and not bad queen either
Queen Of Beauty. wilson aid, and one or
two NOR, who Srr, inclined 10 be- cspDoney.
Slorciur,e when she suggested ICON.
science " W. all echoed the " depend upon
it." and every one offered aughiuely pos
stblc explanation Of the cause. Aud thus
we IN into a talk about this same con.
science and i,s iorm,nt-. and began - TIL
stories illustrative Of IL. Most Of them !
must Confess N'I' U'lNU'I WY HH""'"N h''
very instructive and pretty Miss Graham
began In yawn and her brother. Captain
Graham, had followed 'hc example OF
Young Wilson and was fhs, asleep.
Then. after two old sea captains had'pun
a long yarn there was pause, which Mi,s
Graham broke hy eyclaimins
"Oh, Mr.. Barkum you have been to oil
kinds OF places, seen such queer things do
tell vs. true story"
The Mr.. Barkum thus adlrcsscd-a plly
old iradcr-rcpliel with grin:
"what shall | tell you, Mss"
"Idnnt know. As We are on the sea, tell
US story Of ,hipwrcck-but nota melan'
choly one"
"Ncyer told one in my life, miss" :"
"But you have been shipwreekcd. have
you noi2'
"Oh yes" said Mr.. Barkum, "sure'ly
YES, miss. surely. Why was shipwrecsed
here" with broad wave OF the arm which
included the whole Atlantic.
"You don't ray -, Barkum. Do tell US
allabout it. wha, did you do?"
"well said that gentleman, [" we were
tossed here aud We was tossed there lor three
days and three nights, and then We took tn
the boats. Aud after we took to the boats
we were tossed here and we was tossed there
for three days aud three nights more-and
VERY cold aud VERY w,t We were. Then
the yictuals tell short ; aud for three days
and three nights we had nOthin to eat nor