, 1869-05-09
ABOARD TIE sEA-MEW.
IN TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTERS.
c4AEfH Y{H.

lrhmen, though certainly hAt OF shem were from |
u thinking, ind bsio.e yoa fnex rhers Jou we're
We nfrd IS tney came on but did not ~ snas
nd clapped hls hand to his snou!des, dsoppingn It
sss tine hts eaass Maleh ,,p Tot f 1,a nof
1ght II Vans head, only missing MN o1 hAu an
nch or 50. ..... |
Van taahcd right at the tttppcr Ike & cat and
ne 10 BetTe me the hane; but Wt3 too quick LOT
1im, md - I jumped aside al. cutlash bit tne
Ave gone ns7d vita him tnen, Tor thai carver was
.naTp. md uy o,d blood was up, but u The silus.
gle WEB dEtven back; and the next thing ! snw
through one fellows shonlder, and then starting
back be trcd three shots from hA revolver, bu1
with EhAt effect never saw. ios fHo o. nc p,
to 10 keep them II = distance l fetched one .
chop sc.pas the back OF the hand St last, though.
and sent him OF bowling and eurs,nG: and a. thens @
caught The other right u toe chesH and Gown Ae
went ike a stone: when 70 ny Surprise, ! fopno
.Se Seb b.ae .ae nastns nowa o ana gone good
There was no tlme to choose who ahoa!d be your |
and thcrr Tas =. last, lighting best wsH co1ld |
with my hst8, driven here and there with tha
plaQk6 slippery With blood, End meo, some Wound-
ct, some only stunned lying about los yoo 70
Sept casting an eye At Alr. Ward. and couldtee
that be was rRhnng IKE hcToi but ~ atom !
made lump 10 get nj him, for sAw ' an creep mp
LcnIhd, while he was defending himself tsom big
fellow with acuilash. and though ! ahouted 70
him. IT WAS Of no use, ior toe p1os young IsiloM @
fetched down with crack from maiinc-splke.
CnAPTER TX
When came 70 s&ain. ny head wae aching
awfu}I5, and found my self lying upon the deck,
WI s%sb W. ' c,ase ssae NEVIS ne Wss Bill smith, md Inc
sight Of HIN alive dtd me 80 much 5000 that
tuinped up into sitting position, and gave h1a
hand good shake But, there, It was for al the
world ike hav1n9 bollc.l lead poured from one
sae 70 shs .e 70
Thcft we,c hslf = dozen Of the crew keeping
watch over rs, while Sam Whispered 70 me that
icing pssscngcrH; 81 to the rtzt on our edo, Nj.
War1its seemed the worst wound, but no, poor TEL
!ow, va sitting up ns!e ND anxious Etsa ~ n!a
Ike nc, wondering whas Was to happen neH-
women bore IT al nushing and cnattering 70 tue
could 70 keep them nom nonctng our Hnd snd
wounded fAccs. They Wert ~ hnddled together
In the bug cabin while, with me e1cepaon q nc
the slght rpling OF The ship. 1t seemed that they
haf altered her cou.Be: but my head was too
ueh ueh sod h.s snd d.y sppea s. M md The pshi
again pass; for the eabln-hatches were closed up
serving rouno come htscuit and wHter, and some
rsnk bad butter a the isotte Of one Of the little
tubs, they weni on deck, though We soon found
that coup4e OF them kept watch.
II wss q sd night and bitter, fot IL eoou as
darkness ealae down upon u, che poor women,
VINO held up 70 well all DAY. broke dornt and yon
II went through you Ike \ knife l believe they
tried 81 they could 70 keep It IN roor things; bat
,hsn 70 Sesp uP Spg
AL SORTS Of thlng1 THAI they coulo1 have, wn!, II
was awful VIC had no Hxhtk, for they wouldn :
ss = e = ~ sa e Sus r. e Il z
sec, not even second best, ry how We would
tOuly a bit Of \ cut Ail, / RAYS to NJ. Wal1,
Who vas going roInd md doi1g What @ he gould Ii N
"I shan1 hurt. See to Bill Smith here Tell You
what II is though, slr, you won1 ketch me II sea
aaaiR n spGn no Noans ~ Af1 s,E. ~ tn .nd e. ii,
can 10 help" "In oourae wlll sf, sara: and
,hen, M Mhea1ina EEoTl on NJ rsshs says: That
can't hurt him, his hlessed heads too thick p1
rectly after the doctor felt his way TO Ulll Smith
and lied up bis head a bit, whlla wn wonde1.nE
wDmen waiting, and little ones letttng 10. ~
vim tue full beliet that they'd gos The wnos Y, O.
| quiet aonle Of them; and 1t had been daylight
| 1 sight OF two OF my rhiI would have frightened
nso eu. h0w 70 90 ! neE dsn
expecting eycJ moment to he deafened when
turned halt mad With rag. ior some one Ien.
down the skyilght: "6top that noiseV' and nt ths
came moment there wns pistol nFed right I'M
| tho walllng crowd; then there waa shntp, cleA
shrtes, and directly after ssillaess thas VI
| awful
sas then close to me; "but, Mss Bel - An
| this way, when am so nnpi iotectcd"
"By your leaIc," says grur1y, and felt at'l
1G "a shas ~ you, w. NJ. noberss sa5s Mics Bell an
| could feel her eot> breath On my cheek
"lth old Tom Koncrt8, without The Mistel
na'a1u," 1asyA and at your sarSiee. What snA
What could 1 do. Rum question, want It
When, It sne didn't put . nt1te todd1lng thing Int
ginning TO crJ ngain, after the fright OF the pistol
hut turned tny1eit Into sort Of cEndte got rock
ing about, and u the soft round little thing ddn
So tass aa,eep, and breathe ~ reg lar ~ 80 mac
"Weu done you, Tom Roberts, {" sayh after list
! ening to It for abcut half "a hour; and 90 70
Ing Tie nlst time you sec, that ia ever TIED 70
With ny baek 70 the buikhead, md WITH ny he's
now II seemed that VA crying Ike = chnd, a.
| md then people were telIluK inc 10 be qIlek On
W, t9r In hs1 %e,nsS s1a e Tas Is oa ISn
| were oil mixed togcther. and strange and mizt.
ahd then thicker still and At Last al was blan
oa5 for eess P9f sa j. ss 8
daylight agnin. and then the tlst thing they Ut {
was 4 little chubby, urly-headed thing u my Il
matching me aa serious a could he, and tTistit
hadn't eyes for sny thing else for little while
bct - Boou as did take 5 LOOK around, al y
troubles seemed TO come back with ilMp, Il
most Of the party were asleep: there they all wcr
nrst-clAss passengers and stccrnge passengers, 4
nnddleti together, no distinctions now. Old 5a
wRA suortn9 away close alongsldc Of the BEppt
and Mr. Wallace, and strange and bad they looke
poor Ieilo*s, while ur nt the far end sat vi
: Den, bending over her brother who lay on locke
. but whether she wAs asleep or not couldn't te
. 1lns there wns something else took my httentio
And that was, that though ali the other bert
seemed empty. one had some one lying IN II ~
to he somehow MIXED up With ihe nrIng Of H.
pistol down the as5ngnt and the snarp efy h
e q snpe ah
. ycars Oh was killed 81 thaI eowardly bullet Al
, | 1t was him sAT ly1nK In the bc1Ih
, 1'y degrees, nzst one and then another Of Q
! nisernhlc PARTY rolsed up With SIGH, and ii
tas staring about IN most noptle1s way: AZ b
Mt. Ward. who went round to thosc who bad boz
4 wounded, saytnR cheering word or two. as Vi
Is seeing 70 their baudages. but It was quite
force that he had 70 DO the siippeta for bis wo1
hail made htu ught-headeu, and he took II In
! his roor cloudy brain that Mt. Ward wha VAn q
| wanted to make m end Of him
rsos s.; ,qefae5 ~ INV aps
: TO be busy on dcck, bnd Of course We were ali ve
| anxious to know: but when Sam Drown gpt =
on one Of the :ahle. md tnen h,u'ed d himself =
: uGu!n ruttl.ng his knucklcs and swearing. for Q
4 of the watch had given him tap With = maritl
8 spike; aud after that, Of course, no one H1ed
make out
G 1, for one, expected that they would have tax
1 advantage OF having their oEu way to hare
: rig 7a1 turn a "a ne spirits: o1s no: they ceEtan
h iii with tlghtlsh hand, 20 that they ~ere Ept
, on ye! quietly anu rex lasiy, - We found. far
fsesa 1, 1s,ef s nd not % velJ long aer,
q tupg cut down the hatehway far nc to come t
Z and knowing thai II l didn't 20 ned send 4
! where be pointed With pistol Tnen he order
q up Sar1 aod 1Mll, and four sa1lots who we're on
!. nde QsAs only, and The skipper and Nr. Walls
4 them guar.1ins Us when. With hts teeth eilxt,
y Ing. Ean walit up to the skipper and hits him
ns4 ,.ar liz !s se S,sf % e. b. pistol 80
:; eourle q tne aattnees. i'd q sas oni5 f.! !
four lines over. Iii, Wien they ses he p poor {:
a tain ~ again the lkst time, be fell back upon
. deck Of himself, being stunned nfe. It '
y what can you DO when there's hslf : scorr 81
y ing oger you with loaded pistols: and. bestd
trouble nakea people ver7 sel14n. while We
! knew bow Van was having hn ut or Eescn
ID eowAr!ly u IT waa for the way the Captain
e Last oi al Van goes and pats his foot on
y akprers neck. and made as though to Rct
n for thought he was Eotng TO blow nn orains o.
81 and Rad md cowaFdly as the Captain had been
4 cou1,in a-btxr TO sce him hit when he wa1 do
= without uJtn< u help him; but II wxs Of 40 {
e for w2s pulled back directly, and al could
e Mas to att and loot o.
1t All Ut once Van turns bseater on lts e
'e Jumps on IT, and, sticking hls arm s-1rnho Ik,
Ie dshEouan, he heEtns 10 spout II US: and tne .
., tc.ce no doubt he thought he ,ookrd In his
= ulehsan. and telt stuck full Of pistols "St
le my lads. " he saFs, "wcre going to have some
a. the coed old times orcr aeaint take posses6ton
1 one Of thc beautiful tslcs tn The Pc1nc, aud
U wherr re Ike nnder the black Dag, free a. the
g | with none nY ypur curer1f tyYsnts 10 make n
% sxesi blood and work like dogs, but nu frce q
10 equal We've done tho worf. aI.d captured
; ship, and you We &cted like th1ercs and curA
81 sided with them as VII be ready TO kick !on