Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-04-21

flogged him with the end of the mizzen
top gallant halliards till he could hard
ly stand. I asked him if he had got
enough, and he told me [ might fog
him more il wished it. Ifelt strong
inclination to throw the boy overheard.
but at that instant he staggered,
and leaned back against the mizzen-
mast from absolute weakness, and I
left him to himself When I reasoned
calmly about the boys disposition,
was forced to acknowledge that he was
one of the smartest and most faithful
hands had ever seen. When I asked
him to do anything he would be off like
q rocket; but when roughly or dered
him to do it, then came the disposition
with which I found fault.
One day when it was very near noon,
| spoke to him, and told him to 20 be.
low and bring up my quadrant. He
was looking over the quarter raft, and
L knew he did not hear me, and the
next time spoke ripped out an oath,
and intimated if he didn't move I'd
help him.
81 didn't hear ye,' he said in an in
| dependent tone.
EtNo words,o said I.
II s'pose I can speak," he retorted,
moving slowly towards the companion
vav.
Ills looks, words. and the slow. care
less manner in which he moved, fired
me In moment, and I grasped him BY
the collar. ...
ssSpcak to me again like that. and
! I'll foe YOU within an inch Of vonr
life -
esYou can foo avo,, bo ronl;od
firm and undanufed as . rock
And 7 did foo him. Tcauab+ I'M tho
end of q rope. and beat him mill NV
arm fairly ached: but he never ovnn
! WINGED.
allows that - said
s"rhere's little more liza :, mo ;1at
Won had hattor aoc ont ;, ,,,.e he ,o,>l-,
And r bnot him ac,o;, boo+ b;9y,
till he sanl from NV hand ooa;nst +ha
rail. and fhen r son+ ono nf +ho r,a.,
for nv quadrant Nhon # como and T
had adjusted It for NV ohsor~ot;on T
found that the sun WAS already MAST fbe
meridian. and that T was foo jata
This added fuel to the fire. of NV mad
ness. ana quickly sciz;no the 1oi NV tho
collar. I led him to the main hatchwav
and had the hatch taken off T thon
thrust him down and svora T vorld
keen him there unt;Il his stnhLornna.s
was broken. The hatch was them nnt
on. and T went into tho cabin T lnf
fered ? GOOD deal that ofternoon MT
with any compunotions for what / had
done, out with NV own temper and bit-
terness. 1t made me mad to think ths +
7 could not break down that cool storn
opposition. "But Will do it.,' I said
to myself, e.by the heavens above me-
I'u starve HIM into it. or he shall dio
under the operation.''
After supper went TO the hatchvov
and called out TO him Int bo rotrrnod
me no answer. So closed tho hatcb |
and went away. At ten o'cIocl T cou.
cd again, and again T oot no answer
So closed the hatch and went av,v
At ten o'clock I called aoain. and aoa;n
7 oot no answer. mioht hayn +I,o7@h+
the fIoooinn had taken avv,,, his sonsos
had not some of the men assured me-
that they had heard him. not an hour
before, talking to himself. [ did not
trouble him again till morning. After
breakfast I went to the hatch and cau-
ed out to him once more T heard
nothing, nor could I see him-I had
not seen him since I put him down
there. T called out several times hnt
he would make no renlv-and the same
men told me thew had heard him talk
mo that very morn;no Ue seemed to
ha callino On tban, }or holm hnt bo
would not ask for mo- -, noont | ~ ~