Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-04
OLD SERIES.
we cast lots, and the 10, Tell On the steward;
~ we stcwcd-"

tendercst. Then We cast lots again, and
! the lot fell on the black cook 50 We stcNed
his pumps but they was uneaabe, though
the soup kept US alive ten days After ,ha:
we east lots again. and the lot fell on the
captain, aud W. stewed his water bots (;
hut they were tremendous tough, surely.
Az this point Mr.. Birkum was interrupt.
: ed by a general shout OF remonstranoe.
"wcll," says he, when lady tells a
man she wantsa story ola shIpwreck. what's
hc to dol told the very best | could. "
And with another grin Mr.. Birkum. who
seemed not - much as to have told h, story
a- 20 have IL jerkcd out of him, leant back
and looked around him, apparently well
satisfied with the effect he had produced.
"llumphl" was uttered IN hoar.e
growl behind him, at which W. all started
for it came from no other than the 4" silent
man AN old sea-captAin, who had been
picked up nobody knew where or how, aud
who had not uttered syllable since be had
been on bnard. H. would stand all day
long looking over the stern Of the vessel,
gloomy aLd inicn,-gIy.ns no answer to
whom.ocvcr addressed h,m. Bat now no
stopped over Me, Graham and lhyin one
rough hand ou her shoulder while with the
other be- pointed out beyond the stern Of the
vessel
" Sho'll DO IT," he said in hoarso Nhi..
Per, "she'l DO t--she's bound to DO It"
And he walked rather unsteadily to hi'
old position.
Z" Hes been at our grog.botil.'; that's
whats opened hi, lips. Ile never la. any
Of his own, and YOU saw him come up from
the saloon said Captain Graham shaking
him.,ii ou, II a dJzc.
But his sister was all astoni,hment.
Il" Who j. she. aud what is she bound To
do2 l, can't be Ihis ship, for he pointed
out to -.a.
Never mind. miss, .ad Mr.. Minchn
IA lean, yeIlow.iaeed man. who looked
Ike an American, though he called himself
English. " "Ptrhap, hos got somebody al.
tsr Lin. who knows? aul be- wlukci mys.
icriou.ly no, >, much at any one p.r,,n -
at the ship. crew. " Though when lm
alter a man myself | take s',i ar, .r
sh,n't know much arnu, it.
You alter mar. Mr. MineAiu v.y.
what i, You <, after HIM lor!'
We'll, maam, fr various re,.on.
sometimes Tor one thing and sometimes lor
another Now. there VA, thr captain of
tho Golden Fleece. iollow,d that man
four years, and I II tell yoa how it happen
Ell.
The Golden Fleece was bound from Cali.
lrrnn to L,yerp ,oi, aud, b,siics a very IA.
,orahlc cargo oi lur- aud such like, she hii
on board quarter OF million Of eoli dust
aud nuggets. Pretty pickIne' among that,
| cin tyli you-and - thought the captain,
Jones, hi. name was. Now, dare say,
Captain Jone, didn't like the rick, II
voyage home' - a''er 10 had 'ern AZ 'e'
ten day, lie ran the Golden Fleece on
rock about mile from the shore and then
be- and the crow tpok to the hoi,'. Well.
Of cour'c nc wrote home to the owners how
the Golden Fleece Wis wrecked "a the coast
OF California, and how be and the crow uu-
ly just escaped with their lives Ahi "'
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