The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-05-25
THE MUTINEERs.

THE MUTINEERS.
Some Of my readers may remember having seen
Others yet Of having heard of beautiful clipper
built schooner, of large size, built at one Of our
East river ship.yarls which, for tho first time,
laid in the stream Oft the battery, exciting admir-
alton as we'll rs curiosity from the extreme beau
~ of her model, the great rake and enormous
length of her masts, for such a hull, which with
booms in size proportioned. enabled her to spread
an amount OF canvass very unusual for her tom
age.
She was called THE Sylphide," and sylp-like
she sat in the water, her stern nearly sharp as
her bows the latter having that graceful flare
now generally adopted by our yacht builders
enabling their vessels to breast and override seas
which in former builds would have been swept
fore and aft.
The Sylphide was built expressly for opium
smuggling on the coast of China, by an indivi.
dual who knew the immense profit Of the trade,
~ well ~ Its danger, and the speed requisite for
vessel engaged in it.
Wishing first to test the vessel on a voyage
nearer home. he engaged young and energetic
captain who had been from his boyhood engaged
in the fruit trade between New York and Havana.
aud loading with rich cargo Of -four. rice and
other provisions suitable for the market, made
his preparations for going himself as supercargo,
wishing to see how the vessel behaved in the var
liable weather Of such cruise.
AS We have no passengers, Mr.. NJ, said Cap
rain Marssun to the owner Of the ship, . couple
~ days before the time set for sailing, 'if you
have no objection. viii take my young wife
along. She has been one voyage with me, never
gets sea-sick, and will be no trouble, and she is
very anxious to 80. y FL
Certainly captain. certainly" said Mr.. NJ
1T viii give good luck to the craft to have
lady ON hoard the first voyage. Certainly, take
her with YOU"
This conversation took plack in the office Of
the owner.
About an hour sfterward. NJ, the owner, left
his office To cross the street ON some mercantile
business, and observing two omnibuses that were
coming down the street furiously. racing he hnr-
ried TO get out of the way, But his foot slipped.
and before he coaldrecover himself he was struck
by the pole Of one OF the olnnibuses, knocked
down, and trampted uader foot by the heyses
which the driver, all too late, endeavored to check
III their headlong career. , -
Mr. NJ was taken UP unconscious bat being
well known i'll that locality. was Instant carried
home, where several surgeons We're qniekly in
attendance upon him. HIS injuries we're found
TO be quite serious several ribs had been fract-
ored. ley was beoken, aud he WAS ctAstwiss
much bruised Hwouldbe fun two or three
months befNre he would be able to leave his bod
Captain Msrston called 10 see him as Soon ashe
heard Of the accident, s@A
~ cannot CIV MIN w, nav, $40 mr. NJ ..prt
the voyage SeeS NOV sbe aelaysd Yor n,5er-
IN ta,sa the ns,e S,nx w;shss D;s,vsss ns ,hs
caryy when Won ~ ont ana Snx : fsIi loaa 81
fruit 10 rstur. with ShanId wa. MAJ Ss,s ,nansv
y enough ~ iattsr !; erst W. 49,.
Cabsrxes 4 Co. Vii, fprs;sh ~ ~ W. 1870
-, 80 s,,,n a. 80 a., - $40 wv - -
with Won" e .
Under these directions C,,,tsn, NJ no., :, ,.,e
all the haste he con,J 70 COZ - f,~ ses ~
crew had been Aippea bS am t,snt for M, NJ
and WAS comnoseJ ~ bss+sr,-'.,,e,,,s .e+ -
Er.,cb S.,.I;sh N. ~, 80. 49,
single Amrrea, on - -, thr go ,
who WAS a MAJ, that CsS.a;,, Wsrs,o,, NJ saisct'
"a h;mse,f hax;ne, b,5 b;' h,s1r,; ~ 49,
civ -"
frher. were |,nrtes, ,,ss h,e,,, .,1,. ,...t ~.
Ia shs En- - sts,-srs +,.s+n, - -, ~
"a heavily sn,rraa ,hat :, ,a,;s,a :,
t,,Ssh "a. ~ % 'se N"'ANN- eASt's "
o., shs $50, So To-. 49,, s. ,s... =.
CAPTAIN Msrsto was -s;as asbesa e ~ ~ ~
themselves. Who wherc yery anxi@ns ~ sa;S
m ,,.t ta lS,h,s s..s,.,1 -. $50 s'-SN
rs, ."., %s 40 Soa as - ny hastsr ~
s;ardx eyS,e,th So. 49, ~ h,ts1Ix -