Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-06

I most; and then struck him with my clench-
ed fist two or three heavy blows on the tace
with such effect, that HE hold of relaxed,
and thought that had stunned him. Ia a
moment gained my feet and fed; but hai
been mistaken III fancyi log | mad quieted my
Antagonist; he was nearly as quick as | Was,
and pursued me closely. | rushed through
the passage by the SIDE Of ,he ship, across the
stoke-hole, through the passage between the
engines. and Themes To the platform and up
the ladder leading to the d elk The chief
was close behind me so that | dared not Lose
time by turning nv head aad L remember
| how heard hls feet ship as be crossed the
IRON tioOr Of the stJke-hole Directly after me
tried to fling open the door of the c3mpsn-
ion and gain the deck | thought thet NV es-
cape was certain. But oh sir / had no
sooner touched the door than found shat 1t
was closed, fastened on the outside. looked
down. The chief was standing on the plat
form at the loot Of tha ladder he held a re-
volving pistol IN bis hand, and was then IN
the act OF cockpg ir There was DO time
for hesitation, and flung myself right off the
ladder upon him. lie fired, bus without
having time 10 take aIm, ana / was not hit.
! Nlth the ioTce OF my fall. We botn rolled oti
| che platform into the pass ge between the
engines, the pistol being at the sane time
dashed from bis hand. How We both esca ped
being crushe4 by he machinery | scarcely
know hut % il vas, and oirec iy We were
| both Oh our feet again. and struggling
through sne passage On the slippery stOk ~
hole door.
Here, still grasping each others throats
We paused to take breath and saw then t1at
MacPnsrson and ths stckers and trimmers ot
the watch, were lying, either dead or drunk
about the side platform aui stoke-hoe.
| shouted, well as | could, but without avail
and then a thought flashed across me-the
steam whlstlei There was handle by which
1t could be sounded from the engine room. Il
| | could bat reach thai, | must alirn al the
| ship, AMI might Yet bs saved But al that
moment the companion Was opened, and the
youth, the chiefs mpiice. descended. lis
came GO@l the adder -a~tIy; but he had no
sooner turued and seen what ,as going on han
he paused, as il frightened and irreso.ufe how
to act. The chief saw MIN as soon as did
and sung out TO him
The pistol, :he pistol! There, between
the engines.
"Tne youth picked up the pistol, and coming
forward, presented i To me /; ol. | could see,
eve. IN tnat momsa,, that he had omitted to
cock il. IL pulled at the trigger, but, OF
course. with u avail. The chief saw, l did
he cause # the f4ilure. Cock i, d-n you
cock i : he cried out; and hen | herd the
click the hammer vas drawn 1ack, and th-
chamber revoived. 1. was now OF never tor
me. am a ComIshman, sir; and. ike most
from that country, \ little oi: Of . wrestler
had regnued my strength 4 little, and skill
took the place Of what wa n-;- II VS.
my only chance. So, qucN as ljgh'n,ng, | gave
he chiei he tos.' s> we call l. 10 our country
and turned hinr over ike top toward NJ SIDE
| on waich the youth was s-auc.ng. lie fired
AZ the same instant, bal the sudden turn cav
fsy arta51ai,' changed our positions, end the
bullet. a.er ioh c.in1 h-sh wound in my arm
entered n'- 0oay I esd of nine. Ine youtJ
= ia for iuou4-at uitu IS look # horror. aad
Ait1 scre An. thl-W herself or The body. a
tie same moment s.v QE1 i wa. !. w4.
no you b, bIl Woman, and our c.piain's u
wife. BIt did 10, wait L. specua,e on this
fr saw jh.t the fts, mus, hz drawn at once
and hid no strength left sprans TO the
handle ard sounded The whistle. Tlere va.
the vel. k.oaE shr-k which could no. fail 70
Ds heard tarou2 2hout the ship, am I'll dow
I4lnJiug on the staSe-hl.e for.
l rem -ns1es l.,tie more tlat passed un-ii
found my-eli IL The ho~p.taj q, Pm ma. In.
events cf t-aL nisEt-0y wounG, and tre wan
I # msdlcat attendance. icT " carried DO sur
geoH-had brought on gn attac> OF t.ver, 80
had been dangerous Ill. / 4 "a been dellr
Ious. ard sr en- Gid REGAIN my c1usciousness
Mingled IN nv BRAN Ui'h exirivag-nt iaucle
OF my dsljriun, tha- found !, tticull to dis
urg1j-h the enc fram The Other soon d.
covered, tow v-r 5~at people had "a tod
had been guilty. of gross INSTRUMENTATION o.
Fsrde the clisi engineer anu mat ne had 6eeI
50 maidsUet hy passion to fire ms revoIveI
A. m-; aud tA>t /, hzvlus CARED possession o
Ve4i.os jn Ihr ,truSS.e when bad eusGrd, htt
shot him - save my owa lie. c0ufsc de
MED ihi- !; bat my ideas, and no daubt my t4iA
were stl!l so llCoierenf, hat bat At'Ie uotc
va tAAen oi what ! siid. Soon lhe captain o
the steamer c-me o. my bedside. and beggeC
aud entreatei m ID be Il II plIeOus mannt
to allow this version Of tie ~tor, % be h-lieved
He sad ne bad been bewi'cned 5y the charm
and arts % that woman; aud believing tia
noaa of Inc crew knew tnet be w4~ really rntg
rel be had aSr-ei 10 give h-T passage, @ut
haQ laksn her on board with him nis wlte
; She mad obtained from nm. by pretending
. | D sy tul womanish curiosity, Knowledge Q
: where the gold oa board slowed AID how
i could be cot at; and this vile woman, VIII
Aer accompce, One villain whom he f1olishl
engaged, 81 her recommendation, as cAie! e..
g.neer } and another man, $50 shipped st 81
: Francisco, had between them conceived and al
tempted 10 csrry cur the a;rocious project j
witch they had been so nearl, suecessfn!. In
eng .nesI's hurt had not been serious; and h
; captain sad that ne had conDIved at his escap
with his accOmpllcss, as soon as the snip 90
into port. be woman, indeed, had not bee
seen in her disguise by any one but himself; fo
: he had been first in the engine Groom when IN
u whistle sounded the alarm, and she had mar
aged somehow TO get OF OF the way unseer
{. IL would be useless now,' he said, 10 attemI
: to capture them; and he implored me not
contradict toe account he had caused 10 be ci
culated and so cause MS ruin, which would
e sure to follow, should the owners learn the re
! truth of the story He made the most soeul
I vows of repentance and amendment, and b.
:. lieve he truly sorry for his fault, as we'll
y consequences bat | was deaf TO all until
spoke of his sweet wife and dear little gin
I, whom had seen, as have said, st New Yor
le Well, sir, at last | yielded, and agreed to Col
'r firm the account he mad given. You may
n sure that the crew, and especially cPhersc
e and the rest of the watch in the engine-roo
sc and on deck,-who had been drugged by son
ST LIQUOR which the chief had gwen then.-we
Of not altogether imposed upon. and hundr'
,e different versions OF the story flying abou
he But 20 one ever knew The rights OF the affair
"a We were not in England, you know, SIR, and
q was lawless time and iawess part of q
: world | returned 10 Europe as ! "
recovered, and from that time to this | ha
E. never told anybody but you how ii all IA
E pened.''
ne
lG The MONTANA GOLD MIaEs-Niontana, q
n- cordIng TO recently returned miners, is t
VI richest of all the territories in gulch gol
u The lode mines are also said TO be very exte
n sve, and properly conducted mills have
ng trouble in SAVING verv respectable amon