The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-01

] slew and stabbed four of the mfdes-one in
the rigging one IN bis hammock, one "a the hold,
i sna one on the cabin stairs. Heaven be praised,
and glory to his Prophet"
And threw an inddcl overheard" said am
other.
"And beat out the brains of the cook
"And chopped down the Christian priest ms
ne tired to shoot me but we are iuvulucrahlC.
Glory be TO Heaven and the Prophet But here
the Red Head comes with the opium, Wah
Goooo it sends blessed dreams
"lt is good said Hadji Hanna; "it is it only
for the faithful; 1t takes us to heaven before the
time. Quick Red Head; and you, yellow Hair,
bring the smoking tubes Of the dead iuidels; We
can turn them into opium-pipes.'
Patterson left, and returned in a moment with
twenty or thirty pipes and some hot charcoal
from the cooks galley. A large cake Of the
moist black paste was prepared, and the ticiturn
chief and his followers, arranging cushions on
the tOor, settled themselves 20 their intoxicated
sleep.
Patterson eyed them with the eye Of raven
watching sick lamb. Jack was breathless be-
cause he saw that Patterson had some scheme in
contemplation, and he dreaded It's failure.
The opium was powerful One by one ceased
to talk, and fell back in dreamy repose, and eyes
fixed and dilated, upon their cushions the pipes
still In their mouths One or two made Eiint
efforts to rise, then fell back with hands half
raised 70 their swords; but the most including
the chief, Hadji Hanna, and Iassaktshi, lapscd
slowly into deathlike torpor pale, but breathing
heavily and loud.
Patterson and Jack stood by the sideboard.
surrounded by twenty entrauced and helpless
men 1T gangs weel, II gangs weel," said Pat
terson, In whisper, as if afraid OF awakening
the sleeping rutiiins, thanks 10 the PapducY
diOScOrideS and the drachms of morphine. A
little more and could have sent the blOOd-thirsty
gang to their ain place. but just said I'd keep
EN- alive for an English gibbet. But, Jack, our
works not half done vet I; quick gather up the
pipes we must take them to the scOundrels at the
wheel and on the enginC-roOm stairs. As sure as
there's a heather in the Highlands, another day
and I'd have dosed their rice with arsenic, and
they ought TO be thankful. Come, Jack be
quick let us apply the pipes"
Jack and Patterson gathered up the pipes, and
in minute after were on the deck with them,
fresh filled and relit.
Brothers Of the faith" said Patterson, "thc
Prophet has sent you two hours of heaven in
these opium pipes. The reliefgu will be up
before your sleep begius. Take them, and thank
God for sending his blessed Prophet"
The men took them with shouts OF "Wah
GOoroo !" and needed no inducement to begin at
once.
The Hindus at the cugine-room stairs accepted
them with no less alacrity In few minutes the
drug worked its effects, and the deck was strewn
with sleeping men.
Then Patterson seemed all of a sudden 10 90
stark staring mad; he hugged Jack, he danced
the Highland fling, he shouted, he screamed, he
ran little way up the rigging and down again;
finally, he ran TO the aStOnished men at the
wheel, and dragging them on their knees cried -
"Down with ye, Johnsonj down with ye, Jarvis
down with ye, Jack, and thank God, who smote
in the night the whole camp of Assyra, who
made the earth open and swallow up Dathan and
the whole company of Abiram, for delivering the
good ship JdmSetjee Jeeiec5hOy from the hands of
the Philistines. Here, let me take spell at the
wheel, while turn her head back TO Singapore,
and ye run and take a look at the GOd-fOrsaken
sons of Belial in the cabin-thanks to the essence
Of morphine and the Pdparer diOscotIdeS."
but you don't mean that you really have done
this !" cried Johnson.
PRO 4 - al Ia
"Come and see for yourselves" returned Jack,
taking their hands as if they were children going
walking. "Come and see what brave Sandy has
been and donei and call up the tiremen too-all
that can leave the fres-and give hurra, for the
ships our own, and we've got rope round the
blackguards' neCks."
""Well, they have got pluck, ell, Billl" said
Johnson TO Jarvis.
"lt'S the neatest go l ever see," said Jarvis
to johnson, as he rolled Baloo Singh under his
foot.
"well, never" said one of the fremon.
"That chap II be admiral some day, or my
names not Jarvis" said that worthy
"And when am said Patterson, with grim
smile, "Jack here shall be post-capain. But
quick, lads-l'm in command now-to business
before pleasure. Get some three-qu quarter inch
rope and tie these fellows hand and foot, aud
throw them into the hold. Remove all their
knives and pistols, and search their pockets;
then batten down the matches and | and Jack
Will mount guard over them, and tell them our
minds when they come to-
"My eyes, when they come to, old Hullaba-
balo II think he is dead again" said Jarvis.
And that fat butcher of his, won't he cut up
rough Z"
Amurderous passion of revenge suddenly shone
in Johnson's eyes; he sworc a dreadful oath,
and slowly cooked revolver, and bent over
Hadji Hanna.
"He spared none of our messmates," he said
grinding bis teeth; land I'll now settle his ac-
count"
Patterson leaped forward, seized tho revolver
and threw it into a side.cabin.
"COme; no mutiny, Jarvis" he said; al tell
you II not have hair of their heads touched.
They shall answer for these crimes in another
way. Wen not repay murder with murder.
Remember the holy book: Vengeance is mine;
l will repay, saith the Lord Touch these men,
and will shoot you down as would mad dog,
Jarvis"
"wen, I'll be hanged if Sandy is not mix
ture Of the parson and the king of the Sandwich
Islands," grumbled Jarvis. "But l suppose
we must knock under, for he got us out Of the
mess"
The sleeping men were collected, and thrown,
not very gently Especially by Jarvis, into the
hold like so many cotton bales. 1t took two days
to get back to Singapore with that insufficient
crew; and the quantity of food given to the
prisoners during that time was hardly worth
mentioning.
Small as the crew were, they were sufficient
thanks to Pattersons energy, to crowd up every
piece OF colored bunting that was in the vessel an
1t was soon known that the JaBlSeJee Jeejeeb-
hoy had mutiny on board but thanks to the
courage and prudence Of two boys-the cabin
boy and the doctors boy-the mutineers had
been seized and the ship recovered.
An hour after the arrival of the JaBisetjee
JeejeebhOy, Patterson and Davis stood blushing,
and yet delighted before the harbOr-master and
several officers, who had come 10 hear the con-
victs examined. Pale and scowling, the Prophet
and his followers stood in the compound, ad join-
ing the harbOr-master's house, guarded by a
detachment of English soldiers.
"And now, my brave boy" said the harbor-
master, "tell us by what means you succeeded
SO admirably in contemplating these numbering
niggers"
"Weel it was Just Papduer diOScoridsS," replied
Patterson, pulling at the tuft of his Scotch bonnet
was doctors boy on board the JGmSetje0, and
when was not reading the Word of God or the
'Seaman's Manual l was just studying the ma
turo OF herbs, drugs, and minerals little thinking
what use should one day make Of them against
these sons Of Belial."