The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-03-28

properly governed, and resolved I,
break him 10. | told him I'd curl
his temper before hci done will
him. In reply he tola mo nigh
kill him if liked; and | floggcd hin
with the end Of tho mizz m top gal
liant balysrds till he could hardl,
stand. / asked him II ho had go
enough, and he told mo l might flos
him more il | wished it. | felt 8
strong inclination to throw the boy
overheard, but at that moment he
staggered back against tho mizzon.
mast from absolute weakness, and
left him to himself. When | rea
soned calmly about the boys dispo
sition, | was forced TO acknowledge
that he was tho smartest and mos,
faithful lrd 1had ever seen. When
asked him to do anything be
would be of like u rocket; but when
| roughly ordered him TO do it, then
came the disposition with which
found fault,
"One day when it was very near
noon, spoke TO him, and told him
to 90 below and bring up my quad
rant. He was looking over the
quarter-rail, and | knew he did not
hear me, and the next time | spoke
ripped out on oath, and intimated
if he did not move | would help him
II didn't hear ye,' he said, in an
independent tone.
mo words, said !.
81 s'pose l can speak, he retort.
ed, moving slowly towards the com
panionway.
"His looks, words, AMI the slow
careless manner in which he moved,
fired me in a moment, and grasp
ed him by the collar.
"'Spesk to me like that again
and III hog you within an inch Of
your life, said |.
"'Icu can fog away he replied,
firm and undaunt,d as u rock.
"And | did fog him. caugh,
up the end OF rop,, and beat him
until my rn fairly achei; but he
meyer WINGED.
'Iloo's thAt?" said |.
"'Tn, res little more Ii in me
you'd better fog out was the reply.
Anu | bat him again. beat
him until lie sank from my hand
against the rHil; anl then sert one
ot my men for my qua lrant. When
it c,me and | had adjusted it for my
observation, fonnd the sun was al
ready pas. the meridian, ana tha,
was too late. This added fuel to the
fire OF my madness, and quickly y
seizing the ,ad by the collar, | lei
him to the main ha,chway, nj had
the hatch taken off then trrust
him down and swore would keep
him there till his stubborness was
broben. The hatch WAS then put
on and | went into tn, cabin.
suffered q good deal that afternoon.
not with any compunc'ions for what
had done, but with my own tenn
per and bitterness. II made me ma |
to think that | could not conquer
that boy--that | could not break
down his cool stern opposition
'But | will do it, sail to mysalf,
'Iy tie leav, ns above me, I'll
at uve him in'o it. or he shall die
under the operation"
After supper went to the hatch
way and called to him, but 10 an
swer, 30 ! closed the In ch and went
away. Al ten O'Clock called again
and again, l got no answer.
might have tlonoht that the fog
ging had taken away his senscs, had
not some OF the men assured mt
that they had heard him, not on
hour before, talking to himself.
did not trouble him again until
morning. After breakfast ! wen'
to the hatchway and called out tc
him again. heard nothing from
him. nor could see him-l had
not seen him since | put him down
there. | called out several times,
but he would not reply and yet
the Same mon told mo they had
heard him talking that very morn
ing. He seemed to be c.llinS Cr
them for help, but he wonld not ask
for me. meant to break him into
it. "IIe'll beg before hell starve. ;
| thought, and so determin I'd to let
him stay th,re. | supposed he
had crawlcd forward to the iore,as
tic bulihead, in order to make the
sailors hear him. S,me of the
mt asked leave to go down and
look for him, but refused.
threatened to punish the first m "
that dared to 90 down.
At noon went down again, and
as he did not answer this time,
resolved that he should come to thc
hatchway and ask for mo ere wen
any more. The day passed away
and when evening came began L
be startled. | thought Of tho many
good qualities the boy had, and o
his widowed mother. lie had beer
in the hold thirty six hours, and A.
of forty without food or drink. III,