The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-21
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.his eve Fixed on the elephant, and could sec me,
foo-a moment or two before the huge round
backed lump ola brute came running round in. |
20 The track stumbling heavily up the dead |
branches q the fshen trees and TIE dry gulnea-
s,r.-s With savage roar between his two white |
tnsks-snd saw what the Judge meant, just |
~ time 20 throw over the whole heap Of flaming /
,,S,oa tree husk among the withered grass aud /
stuff few yards before the monster, as dry as
tindsr, while the light air coming down the |
gully Of the mountain, drove 1t spreading across
his course up through the twigs, and sweeping |
In one sudden gust Of fire up to the very end Of
his trunk. i saw II lift over the smoke
like black serpent than another scream from
The brute, and away he was charging into the
hollow again, the lame licking up among the
gras Asten Of him, and darling from one
bcugh TO another towards the canebrake below. |
had scarce drawn q long breath, and romem.
bered the devils own thought that had come
into my head when the Judge called to me, |
did nObly There, my dear boy" said Sir
Charles managed II well Cad, II was a crisis, |
thoush, Mr.. Westwood t. I'm atraii, how
ever, sir said |, cycling the cracking bushes, |
smoking and whitening 70 q dead smoulder in |
the sunlight, then aashing farther down as the
have the woods burning aboat our earsl" Down
We hurried accordingly, and hailed the cutter,
where scarce had we leisure to pass few quick
words and tumble in, before heard shout be-
ycnd the other turn Of the crock, through the
end Of the lagoon; then something like the
cheep Of ropes through blocks, with the Istle Of
mons feet on deck, AID next minute perfect
hubbub Of cries, whether Dutch, Portuguese,
English, or all together, ] couldn't say-
only Il wasn't likely the last would kick
mp sueh bother for, nothing. -Four or
dye Kroomen cane lea2ing round and
their large straw hats shining in the light over
thar jet faces, as they peered across into the
lagoon. The minute after they vanished, we
ssw the white upper sprs OF a schooner slide
above the faithes. Of the wood, and her bowsprit
showed past the turn just enough N show her
sharp lead colored bow, with the mouth Of gun
out Of port, and fellow blowing the red end
Of his match behind IL. All at once the chorus
Of shouts and cries ceased, and 4 single voice
sang out along the water, clear, s.ern and
startling, In bad Portuguese, "QIeren siae p
who are your Still we gave no answer, quiet
ly showing of as fast as could, the flicker OF
the fire in the brake behind this trees beginning
70 show itself through the black shade OF tie
lagoon. "Qaeren s'steT' sang out the voice,
louder than bsfors, in q threatening way,
and tho logs were knocking and FLASHING bef;r,
the schooner as the kroomen hauled at them
70 make an opsning. Amigos Amigos !"
hailed We in return " lngleses gentlemen !"
shouted the cadet who knew Por,u Suese, calling
to them not TO fire for heaven'ske, else they
would do Us some harm. With this the hub.
hub was worse than before they plainly had
some design on u, from the confusion that got
up but by that time We were pulling harl into
the narrow Of the river, and took the fair cur
rent Of II as soon as the boat was pls. the fall
mig stream we had seen before, till We were
rouna into the next reach.
10 fact the rate we all bent our backs at this
time, was pretty different from coming up tho
cadets seemtd hardly to feel the heat.
fierce and close though 1t was, at thought Of
those that might be in our wake, and nobody
SPOKE word at ease till at last, afer an holrs
hard word, taking II in turns, we clne full in
sight Of the lndiam,n at her anchor on the broad
current. The ladies blessed the very ropes
hanging from her bowsprit, and we got sne
aboard, where we found the two other b lats
nNd come back long befors; aud every one Of +
turned In directly after shutdown, as tired !
Well, didn't suppose | had slep' an h,
dreaming terribly wild sort of dreams abou
Violet yde and elephants, then that Ia save
her myself, and was stopping to kiss er ros
lips, when a sudden noise on deck startled mo
showed my self into my clothes and rushed o
the quarterback. She had gone agroun
at her stern In swipging in tie wat
the Portuguese rascal gave her, C Intoi q littl
over 10 starbeard, away from the shore All
till morn ng flood nothing could he done u h !,
her of. The fog was rolling down with Il
lAnd-breozo, and the jabber in the woods asai
thickened the confusion when all at on %
dim flash of the shore glmmerod in ths whit
IOkt huu n ISu III hnOl WnlrJou Just hSJeTu, Pre-
~ we'll simed for her bilge, which would nav
cost us some work If il had hit Aftc
that haweVer, there was no moro OF i,
tbo fellow probably having spent eths
~ his powder or his balls. As 10
rs fort heard the chief officer swearing h,
would knock II about his ears next day-a thing
that couldn't have done him much harm, Ger
tainly, unless mud were dear.
No sooner had the men gone below, Leaving
the ordinary anchor watch, than Mr.. Finch, /
my great surprise, walked up TO me, and CAV
me a strange su pciOus look, limiting that b.
began to have good guess Of what really was
but IL any thing new Of the kind turned up, saiC
he, he should know better wha' to say to me
''Mr. Finch, said |, starting, this won't do
sir -you'n either speak your mind before cabir
and cuddy, or tomorrow morning, you'll x
quietly ashore with me, sr, as | think, nov
you remind me u II, we settled ~ do, alTe Idy
The mates face whitened, and he eyed IN,
with glare OF malice, ~ turned on my hce
and began TO walk the quarterback TIL he wen
below.
However, the thought Of the thing stuck u
me, and kept walking in the dark to got rid Q
il; the four or five men Of the an h watc
shufllng lazily about, and all thick save ahss
up the river, where the land. breeza blew piett
strong, bringing now and then faint CLEAN OF
a the mist
was leaning against the fore chaius listenin
70 the ebb-tide, and thinking; when saw on
Of tic men creeping in from the bOwsprit, whic
you just saw, where IT ran up thick iRto u
dusk, with scarce glimpse OF the jbboom an
flying jib-boom beyond. The sailor came
touching his ha, to me, and said he thought
sIw somsthinS queer oil tho boom end well,
said grufly 90 and tell vour mate then"
didn't know he itlloN'- voice though Il Ia
aparhcular twang in it, and he WASH in jacob
watch, knew.
"Why, your honor" he persisted III know
pretty well what you air asking your pardon
sir-5ut | think you d make more out of it n
any Of the mates! Its sum at rather ske iry sill
added he.
Accordingly took hold Of the man ropes an
swung my self up the howsprit, and had my le
on the foOtrope below tho jib boom, when heal
his breath, following Lehind me.
Never you trouble yourself, my min, ga
l; zone at time and back he went in bjal
AgAin-for something curious in his way strilc
me, but l wanted 10 see what hs meant
had just got near the flying ill., half stowe
in as Il was on the boom, AMI fancied, with
creep Of my blood in Inc, | made out a man
head over the sail; but next moment a han
like vice caught ms by the throat, and som
one growled out; Now We iniarnal man o wa
hound, have We, Al down ye gOos for it,
The instant / felt il, my cjolGeis came back
~ for graphing, | couldn't, and the ebb curren
ran below to her bows At rate III to carry on
out to sea in half an bour. / saw the whole PIC
Ia twinkling, and ntver moved ins cad 0
that gave a sort Of laugh, and followed tn
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