, 1869-10-31
THE ADVENTURE OF THE MARY
ANN,
I'm Two ERtA

FART l.
FFoM ChaMbe7s' Journal
in tne 10y 10y Ann WAS whhling.vessel. well know
sceaH,is sSs niassnAnan trade. she bad always beef
~ auntea lucky shlp- When oihers hid return
60 ~nhont Oil OF, Al inc phrase u, a clean, 81,
stnep nHu zen s .hle 70 pay her men good v.vet q
.Aeues " give her meA conlIdeIanta Suul O
Muaa5 tatf share In the enIerpIlse for ta,
PnIi!p.e 9! co.opetaiion, which u now recely1nt
n ny @ uew @app4csnons 70 England, has long beeI
1l, ~ 1se sn!ons nhaletA Men 60 Out on the agree
mebt mat theJ shall receive at12cuiar 6oeeifie1
n,s u me Total proceeds. souetlrnes they dr4N
tso. tInaog a. ~ r. shs ead of their voyage: sons
nH eaca ksilnf receives As much ~ coQple 81
annoted Pounds. But the general c1rct pf tas
st sxm ina! 1he sailors eng4gca 10 me t.ade a1s
ais H. 1oss ,sr .ae avesa2e; taa: each man lo,sa
common cause. When they hare reached sns
WY Wna4na Ing ground there as. no Ids haaas- While
he !. sesi#ted BY the c1e oT everT nsn % dscf:
aod when Al lAst the welcome H here shr bio ~ !!
Lo, II nsafu, men rush 10 the ooats d readily u
ecAooIboy1 Tash ont OF school,
1oe Mafy Ann had usually been. At l asId a
!neSy s6,r, snd nen would 20 ont Ia her for
tsa. hnaIs 81 ne psoeeeda Of the yoyl2e than
aiy, therefore, picked one, aud her CspsAin,
a, nlo lfnssalt. ,s a. 5000 q wnasef IS could b.
ms, iG,,tn;, ~nn ana yes the MsEy Ann was ~ Old,
ne1 wy ,ntoaaa e5aT5 Ses,1 Ssesl -. sh,sn .a po.sd
Sne sfas Of Doich hulus las gale q, wind she
as1 5oon q ,,,d!nF on ne waves
ne4ne1b8 o. POLKA She rolled from side to a,lr no,
~ Ett yards nearly touched the sea and in her
onward course went ntrongA the opposing waves
Instead ~ OF ogsl them; Whrn .ae was young, she
had 1ten Dutc1 E13t Iudlamsp caf,on, :,
talpa The Victory 1: to u ll;d % Ike "a o:d
GfeehW1ch penrt0ner. Tee ship IA which EIp. In
Coot, nov hundred ye0rs ago, uaiir oue Gf nis
yGyAxta round the world, was e.1puyri oaIt \,
Jew days ago as . Collier bet xeeu Sexca,,Ie aud
Lond1n. Ono Of the 1lElcat whaists which eyer
skn, ard shs only some Six OF seven ytars n.u.
Nas tho Prince keGGut, vessel whi:a had been
TIE yacht o. George ~; aad II woala be ea+y T.
the tpugheF kind 0t sea-w1yk, wAtyn in lhrir
ytanxtt days have sern nou,e setelce.
Ihs Aa1y AID had tecu out for ten monihs'
liz rea. s,Sassp 5eean Tns KS al s'ao
bcen unfortunate, anil Ter crew wssc re:utu,ug ID
dl.Kus! Tor uer supply Of provisions ami lew
lay. ard expected wttlil n ftw houfs to aDchvr
on HooaFt-toWu. Tnc wind hal fallen, Aul Lbe
nth wefe bisn1in2 laz!l5 about, looking out 1ur
s1ilorA caicd attention to {ns f4ct thas 10 ~ WI
putting on from the land III q tew minutes three
'a1 sn could Se made ont aud oeiore very ioaz ths
81 tne sentAtftn 70 understand hOW tnan who hare
betu cut OF lrom I'll human Intercourse iof uvuay
nonths welcome INV luce. The pilot In knts
case was very good fellow. tsikatlrc aud goo,.
nAtured, and really 10 Answer, to the beat u III
abllitys all .hc questions wllca we're ehowe1eJ
": unon % hin,, hat Tue one aoaoso!ug piece OF news
oA ~h'sh nc always felt hHcK, Nhrl ha could Hrt
moment d lehure .F1m answering gue4i,oua WAS
tast black Dick had escaped aRAiu, nuu hxI
RAtheseIl found him gang Of the worst b3sh-
LICK Fad robs'ed the mar. Hlssk Dick had lied
ulzen u!ne1ent men 10 sreea; hat stoppel the
Sosca svinx % lauaee.,.n. aud, with Ihs hrsp Of
III c,npaI4'ohs4 hah Eelcvcd inc passenResa OF
tsel) Which pOsse.sel sufficient SAua IN btJ
e,sa ~ l'e worth taxing; haII Threatened taaI hu
NOnta lllacH nan agntnst whom ne nsA
EIuoSe, III inc very cGntre Uf tIostart-t0xn; hAu
t ell teen TO 20 Iuwn The ps.ucipx street tn unt.u
aaJ. WIN uDe lnan 10 help hin, lit haa Eone 10
~ un,l VI, sae conatrs, sa'l nv. made n. spuear-
aAcc 10 lac Mlasf VI lie ie.tiy1tJ win a riue at
EA sho:luef; hatl then called for silence pro-
cetd!tg quite unnecessary; a'l had, alter ga
cuosl5 Promising rot 10 hAr1n t1d{ II they tlhi
nul stir, .eLt she nat round, u1axnx colrcsipu oI
iLvolunary offerings Of money, wALcheS, bfN.erss
brooches, AAich.xnuriA, and elrn Riga. LlsIy.
ihe n'al had gathered toec'hcs o uuraucr Of rai.
HsnS, a3LoFt a eHt az hluhe4f, luu n - KuOwu 10
la.c committed tu1t terrible murders. Parties VI
police bud lt.eu OFT alter llM tor ~eeE., uut they
hernlrL 10 give hi1 Int little trouble Tar
CONVICT ser|46ts scattered throughout the coioay
were khoEIi 10 Five HIN Assiatxuce, aud II waj
not nj n Hukrl, that settlers IN rttno:e districts
we're r &Aiy TO purGansr tGtlf o*n security at the
pfice 81 conhlSihx Al lis presence the govern.
!eEt hal offered REV asA fps him Iea Ok alive
It Was tHl!eytd that he would maze llle atttmnt
ltolu The utrther side vi the l.lau to a1e over
y Ne q u'aihlaEo; extra Hen had tneteiure bpe:l
htAuoAe'! ~ efeIy likely spot GU The urth coast.
ahd rtefy etltp itatiuY the coloay WAS Subjected
10 sttlcer keattn. AL these Particulars the old
pilot Related wh!lc waiting oh the poop ul the
Mary ALn for the apprpacl uf the sea. .breeza
ahlch, usuuiis stltiDR ln about taEre O'Clock Il
The affc1luon. Eucit, IN the course OF three Of
ioIi hoert casr1 them easily 10 thels anchorage.
lang " lxIc Nsat la.l pui TO sca an. was rYp,ity
mvt!bK IN tie direction the s.,la. The p,iol Fa,
! IL Lret lu notlce hes, md 10 wonder vita. she
: son!s ~. Size could cot be!ong to ans whaser,
ecalte huLe WAS IN sXht. Sic WA not Hobart.
toFu l1oats because she w4s coming from the opoo-
ete alrcytlon. Neither could nl1e tt!ong to For,
:*iai ssloLstng 10 the government <ouII he a,oweI
10 lnhHe !ys NAY rOutn. aui there were o private
'nsta. me PHO. could only think OF the boat
neIon93nc 70 the Athtnus which separates Tas.
mus, Which IS Il low sandy ners from sca 70 SEA,
aud nny ftMc three hundred ya1,Is Wife. tncre
.sts station. near e each olbcr, with quarts sa-
sloheu cay hnd Light 10 prevent The escape Of
toasltts fron the peninsula. 10 helm tueua
latie t. we're and ATE dogs Kept at the
/. .h.ts e1Nnse and cnained. SO that
rs esrare without passing within rcach Of them,
Ssn Knew sfas re nnys gere alsre sisn sharts
peninsula. Tut what could the police force stattossf
here want TO Tar away II the boat had heerf
.vpt on sne CehinRnla side Of tho istnnus, the
'scapet! paEsy of convtcss. Tals View OF The mat.
et otce suggested, male errry one on the sIcft
,nipS had been selzed before, and the crew.
snhef murdered outright, Or turned admit to
hake thelf Way back as theI best could to boat,
y, Al happened Ia the case OF the Lnny Hobart,
1ad oeen compelled 10 work the ship under nd
s@l"anss onn ,q q H. ne ssptots The made. however,
lat nohe OF them WoE. either the pf,.ht ye,IoF
-, tna NAY S!othnR u "hlcn IunaWaYs from P1rt
"i IA fe,e "un,u I1Inntas nn s'nthsst. =. .
~ making her xnt to the 4htp. As she drew
seaf. she was carefully scanned. In order tnat
o'T teaee u nef cha5ncier might be discovered.
4acf hrc lot conrtcts by tne.1 dfcss," SAID
'nS, !.
WI ,nem' AZ ieasl, nave hlue shirts on like
'oasismeu: I. E kAu Hoaatg,toTn lad.
'nolaeF
1otiesd that ttert we're opiy four men pull1S, Il.
rrssenti.. ,ney Jaw a wh,te nag ho...ed On the
~ u .s an oal. nno tot man Who had suggested
sI cIs. xns 5nI N. M Crew xaSe n-
~ they are shspwrrcked nen, they pnIi Ike
snnsnet.
nat s1,rs ~ CIess don all pau Ike whalers,"
Ard sotps crcws that dor1 belong to whslers
Ioh cal11 NhalLag'baAts such as thai" answered
oe SAb'Ah. -., ,........
acdeht which wonli have crested sosacs II not 1ss
nxles!- q! aEy time; but now, " htle the ship xas
y.nG fenlIed, they naturally becaue aa exciting
ops; Soop ,,e t,o,. con,, ~ ,r.,s o,, o,.,.
an Lolaon obtained Of the Men In her. Soac OF
oea! were clothed In the leas, Ike couvtcts Taat,
I any l5se, vas eieas. Two had hlac oTer-shirts;
oe nst haA nothing particular Ia their dress 10
1dichtc who or what they were. TaeJ might BE-
allcss OF ,ney might be ordinary colonial iaocf-
r. Ar the boat drew near. 1: was seen that tnrr
hlE nessessed four OATS. Altogether there wcse
aopi 'es1a men 10 net. As soon ~ they got within
hs 4. nh9 .ne{ 1e1e ana whas ,1ry wan,
ne man to nate bard light father than have
ID thlp taErn. But he telt b2lt ashamed Of htu-
- - IT. ~ .nyuted. Geca use spaaEeutly there vas
DIV q QtlA1 OF uGAftUtU men HnDfi1hrEnr