The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-27

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oi0i'g 10 not being insured; but if even
my time should come. and you should
get clear, promise me, Joe, TO see the
owners, and tell 'em Hudson did his
duty"
Here a few tears quenched his noble
ardor for moment. But he soon re.
covered, and said, with some little heat,
lyon have got the bottle again. never
saw such fellow TO get hold Of the
Bottle. Come, here'G 'DntyitO onr en-
ployers ~ And now I'lItell you how
the Amelia.H
This promise was followed by fresh
narratives; in particular, of a vessel he
had run upon the Florida reef at night
where wreckers had been retained In
advance TO look out for signals, and
come on board and quarrel in pre-
tence and set fire to the vessel, insured
Hudson got quite excited With the
memory OF these exploits, and told
each successive feat louder and loud
er. 4 = ~ p
Butnow 1t was wylie's turn. "well, !"
said be-. very gravely, TALL this was
child's play"
There was pause that marked
Hudson's establishment. Then he
.
Ifyou had been there your gills woul d
have been as white as your Sunday
shirt; and a d-d deal .JVhIter.H r "
"Come, be civil !" said Wylie, 81 tell
you, all the ways you have told we are
too suspicious. Our governor is high
flyer: he pays like a prince, and in re-
turn, he must not be blown on, IL It is
ever SO little. 'Wylie,' says he, "a breath
of suspicion would kill me- Make it
so much says l, land that breath shall
never blow on you.' Nc, no, skipper;
none OF these ways will do for us; they
have all been worked twice too often. It
must be done in fair weather, and in q
way-hn your glass and IN MI nine4
Capital rum this. You talk of my
gills turning white; before long, we
shall see whose keeps the color best,
mine or yours, my Boy"
There was a silence, during which
Hudson was probably asking himself
what Wylie meant; for presently. he
broke out in q loud. but somewhat
drunken devil of ships carpenter,
redEhot from hell, i see what you are
at, now; you are going"
"Hush ]" cried Wylie, alarmed in his
turn. SIS this the sort of thing TO bell
low out for the watch to heart whis-
per, now"
This was followed by the earnest
mutterings'o of two voices. In vain did
the listener send his very soul into his
ear to hear. He could catch no single
work. YET he could tell, by the very
tones of the speakers, that the dialogue
was one OF mystery and Importance.
Here was a situation at once irrita-
ting and alarming; but there was no
help for it, The best thing, now, SEEM
ed9o be to. withdraw tunobserved. and
Waitfor another opportunity. He did
so: and he had not long retired, when
the mate came out staggering, and
flushed with liquor, and that was a
thing that had never occurred before.
He len the cabin door open, and went
into his owu.room, B IL
Soon after, sounds issued from the
cabin, peculiar sounds, something be.
tween grunting and snoring.
q Mr.. Hazel came and entered the cab
in. There he found the captain of the
Proserpine in a position very unfavor-
ed'over the seat OF his chair, and his
head was on the ground. His hand
kerchief was tight round his neck, and
the man himself dead drunk, and pur-
pie in the face.
Mr.. Hazel Instantly undid his stock,
on which the gallant seaman u1uttered
inarticulately.- He then took his feet
or the chair, and laid them on the
and put the empty bottle un-
der the animals neck. IL
But he had no sooner done all this,
than he had a serious misgiYing.
Would not this mans death have been
2 e,, s1ssss IN Night not his life prove
The thought infnriated him, and he
gave the PROSTATE figure a heavy kick
almost turned IL over, and the words,
DUTY to employers" gurgled out OF
its mouth directly. ggu
It really seemed as If these sounds
were independent of the mind, and re.
sided at the tip of Hudson's tongue; so
that thorough good kick couldi ut
any Time, shake them out OF his fnani-
mate body. 9iiii, ss5ai .,ilt s.l4i
Thus do things ludiorous. and things
terrible, mingle in the real world; only |
to those who are in the arena, the ludt7
crons passes unnoticed, being over
by Its terrible neighbor.
And so It was with Hazel. He saw
nothing absurd in all this; and in that
PROSTATE, insensible hogi commanding
the ship, Iofsooth, and carrying all
their lives in his hands; hel saw the
mysterious and Affirming only, saw
them SO, and. felt them, that he lay
aWRkRi ALI night diminishing what he
should do. and early next day he went
into the mates cabin, add said to him,
MIR. Wylie, in my other ship / should
speak 10 the captain and not to the
mate; but here-that would be ofno use.
for you areIthe master, and he Is your
yr,.telt ~ IA 1i5se 49,
"DOnitteir him so. sir. for he doesnit
think small beer of himself" 43