American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-10-20
"NO words" +" said /.

I1iS IVOkS. iWOTuSs huu the SOW cdItIebS
manner in which he moved, fred me in
moment, and grasped him by tie collar.
"Speak to me again like that, and III
fog you within an inch Of your life" said
7.
You can fog away hereplied, firm
and undaun;ed as rock.
And did fog him. caught him by
the arm and beat him with The end Of a
rope, until my own arm fairly ached but he
never even WINGED.
Flows that" said /.
There's a little more life in me you'd
better fog out" was tie reply
Aud beat him again. beat him ill
he sank from my hand against the rail ard
then cent one ofmy men for my quad
rant. When it came and l had adjusted
ii for my observation, 4 found that the sun
was already past the meridian, and that I
was too late. This added fuel to tie FIRE
Of my madness. and quickly siezing the
lad by the collar, led him to the main
hAtohway, and had the hatch taken off,
/ then thrust the boy down and hwore l
wou ID keep him there til bis stubbornness
was broken, The batch was then pu. on.
end went into the catin. l suffered a
good deal that afternoon, not with any com
purctions for whstI had done, but with
my own temper and bitterness. II made
me mad 10 think that could not Conquer
that boy--thai could not break down his
cool, stern opposition. "But | will do it,
said / to myself, "by the heavens above
me. I'll starye him INTO 1t. or lie shall'de
under the eperation." ~ y, W -
After supper / wen, TO the hatcllway
and called out to him hut hereiurned me
no answer, So I closed The hatch, and
went away. At ten o'clock I called again
audeRaln Igot noapswer. / mighthave
tho't that the hogging had taken away his
Egnses,7 had potsome cf- the men assured
me tfat fhey had hesrd him, not an hour
before, talking to him.elf. Ibid not trouble
him again till morning. Alter breakfas
l went to the hatchway and called out TO
him,duce more. 4 heard nothing from
bhn. nor could / see him-A bad not see n
him sinceT put him down there. I call
ed out several fines but he would make
20 reply aud Jet the same men told me
that they bad heard him taking that very
morning. He, seemed to be calling on
them for help. but he would not ask for
me. I'meant TO break him ito Il. "He'll
beg before he'll starve," thought, and SO
1 determined to let him stay there. Isup-
posed chat be had crawied forwSrd to the
ifofecastle buIkhesd, IN order to make the
sailors hear him. Scme Of The men asked
leave to go down and look for bin but 1
refused. I threatened to- punish the frst
Imam chat dared to go down. fr-eG
At noon I went again, and as he did
not answer the this time, 4 resolvedithat he
should come to Tire hstcbway aud ask foi
me ere went any more. The day pass
ed away, and when evening came again,
began TO be startled. / thought OF tn,
maDy good qualities the boy had. spd o
his widowed mother. He had been 10 tht
hold thirty six hours and all Of forty with
odt food OF drink. He must be 100 veal
10 cry out now. It was hard for me tc
give up, but II he died there frcm absolute
stsrvation, It might 60 harder with me
still. So at length made up my mind tC
60 and see him. Il was not quite suntowt
when had the .batches taken of, and
jumped down upon the boxes alone.
A little way forward / saw a spac,
where Jack might easily have gone down
and to that point crawled on my hand
and kHees. ! called out there but coult
: get no answer. A short distance iurthe,
was wide space which had entirely for
gotten. but which now remembered bat
been left open on account OF a break in th'
flooring of the hold, which would hay
= let everything that might have been stow
/. ed there rest directly upon the plank ing o
8 the ship. ge..
\ To this place, made my way, an,
r looked down. ! heard the splashing o
s water. and thought / could detect q soun,
!, like the incoming of q tiny jet or stream
: At FIRST could see nothing, but as soon a
: l became used to the dim outlines Of tn
I boy at some distance below me. He seem
r ed to be sitting on tie broken foor. wit
t bis feet stretched out against the cask.
d called out to him, and thought he locke,
d up, a EJL4 4 On
/. "Jack, are you there?" a.,
n And be answered me in faint wear
d tone 80
e FYes. help mel For heaven s sake bell
Q mel Bring men. and bring lantern--th
It ship has sprung leakl" bB !
. | Ihesitated, aud he added in a more ca
I ger tone-4
d MAKE hsste--G viii try and hold it til
\ you come back ~. "a
!. I waived 10 hear no more, but hurrje
: Foa deck as soon AS possible, and relurDe
. With lantern and three men. ] leane
: down beside The boy. and could scarcel
4 ! believe the evidence Of my own senses :
n Three Of the timbets were worm eaten {
q the very heart, and one Of the outer pIau
u bad been broken, and would burst IN an
moment the boy might leave il. whose fet
i were braced against the cask before hin
" Halt dozen little jets Of wstsr streamin
IS in about him and he was wet to the skin. :
" / saw the plank must burst the momer
1 the strain was removed from it. SO / mad
q my men brace themselves against Il befor
! lifted him up. Other men were calle
!. down with planks, and spikes. and aGzei
and with much care and trouble, we fna