Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-11-23

Nitu VlVVIVus luss tuSl UlitVc WIN lUc
captain and mate about being safe. and
proper protection, and 30 on. They'd
been backwards and towards, all Of 'cin,
several times, and heard the captain say:
Tell you what, Smith, I've half mind
not to take EN-. can let their bcrths Iii.
rcctly and Pm afraid they'll throw us
overheard at the last, afore they pay the
full passage money
Next day, though, heard it wss all
right and the bsrtls were all taken and
, tlls chan, Hicks he called himself, was
pccping about aboard AMI asking the
mate about our chaps. whether he thought
this man honest, and that t'oti,cr one fit to
trust, and all on in that way, till | could
see with half an eye as old Hammer and
Tongs felt savage enough to kick him over
board.
Well VIC was lowering down water
cask, and this chap stood close to the mate
as was giving the orders; when somehow
or another the taklc slipped. and the cask
came down on its head l,y the run the
head flew out. and the mate and this gold
iii, ger. Hicks, got it beautiful. I'm hlcst
ii ever see anything equal to it, Talk
about shower bath. My! it was glorious
You should have seen that chap stamp,
and splash and kick about. and to hear
him storm and swear, looking as he did
like drowned rat While old Smith, who
had It wnss II anything. SAT "n chest and!
laughed TIL he was a',nost cli"ked: and
we had to hit him On the buck, being II
stont chap, to bring him to again.
'Pon my soul. Mr.. Hicks. he says l beg
your pardon, but you've Almost been the
death % me.
He did mt say nothing but he showed
his teeth like savage dog, and I've often
thought since he seemed to say. And I'll
quite be the death of you one day.
But he didn't speak a word, but went
off and into his cabin, and sent one of the
sailors ashore with message and one OF
his mates came from the hotel they stop
ped at. and Wrought him some dry clothes:
but he did mt come hanging about US any
more.
Here. shove that cask in the corner
there says the mate az soon as our gentle
man had gone. Head down. you luhbcrs,
TO keep it clean. Shove the bits inside,
and the carpenter shall put it right when
we re we'll atloat.
Next night they was all six aboard. with
'ie S"p'a'H 'AHN tiit.. h'u " '"o'' """
chairs ont on the poop, and sat smoking
and drinking the captains pale ale. They
talked very big about what they'd made,
and what an cncumbrance it was, and how
glad they should be to have it safe aboard.
| happened to he lncnding and splicing
a hit hv a lantern. so | heard good deal
of the conversation.
You see its safe, think, now, for they
have it in the strong room ut the hotel ;
but If you'I take it into your charge to-
morrow, captain, we should be glad tn
have it off our minds.
This was the one called Hicks as spoke
ana then another chimes in, and he says,
But the captain must be answcrablc.
q yes: OF course says Hicks. But cursa
| it Phillips. if you ain't the worst of us all
You'll lIave the yellow fever, if You don't
soon re. rid of your share
IL wonder You didn't turn it into notes.
says the captain. There they are. snug
i'll year pocket book, and nobody bit wis
cr'
What's the good oi slying hundred
mounds away p SAYS another of 'enl wv hy.
we can make that, and more too, III the
old country.
W Ilit III u - WV N"l''"''
Three cases government PATTERN says
Hicks; all regular and in style; and with +
out being too funly captain I'm hlcst II 1t
aint Hike nightmare nlns on h.. We've
had more than one fight for it, anu our
chap had four inches Of that in lls ribs for
irving to me,llc with what warn't hi. own
aud then he pulled out n nasty awkward
lookiug knife. as could sec the glcam of
rs hr gave II II bit of a flourish.
Il made noise with that, too, says an
other, pulling out n revolver; and then 1t
came Ou, AS they were well AIMED.
And tell yum what it H., captain, says
Hicks: we'd one and all shed rvery drop
of blood in our veins before we'd he chow
.cd out OF it now. after the years OF toll and
danger we've had.
All right gentlemen, all right, says the
captain. ! don't wonder ut what you say,
hut NV crew to a man are English. home
of your brggarly coolies or lascars; so |
think you'll he pretty safe. Winds an
waters PERMITTING. III see yon safe int"
Liverpool Docks; and if don't it wont
he my fault.
Then they sat drinking another bottle
or two Of ale, and went ashore.
That night as lay cl"se aside "t Tom
Black. it was that hot that'wc could ncith-
cr of us sleeps for not IA breath "t air came
between snr hanlmocks. got talking alb
out the gold. and about these swell chaps
as was coming aboard. and says: Tell
you what, odd hoy if I'D got chest of gold
/ don't think should 90 crying ont, Look
We here = even it had II six shooter to
take care of it with. I'd mark it as lead or
copper, or something of that sort
.(;amnmn,' says Tenn. .Who goes trav-
cling with chest of lead or copper! That
wouldn't he no good.
We'll. then. Id shove it in collin, and
preteud 1t was Il corpus. says.
/; Yes. saws Tenn: amd tee to one II 1t was
rough weather, some O.thc chaps would
say Jonah was sboa.d, and shove the coffin
out Of one o'thc lee ports on dark mig lit
Now then. old hoss
Well, hadn't gob nothing to say to that
and AS ! hadn't got any gold of my own t"
bother about, turns over. and goes tn
sleep. aud dreams about seeing angles in
sulshiny land. and they'd all got long
golden hair. and black velvet has witt,
white feathers, and wore yellow kid gloves.
CHAPTER Ill
TuEy say it dies rain over there some
times and when it does come down It's
wash away; but there never ca'nr any
rain in my time and of all the hot dusty.