The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-13

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And a white man, too? Aud she's a
] woman. amt she2 What's yer spheres
got to do with my bein' perlite to the
young woman2 / expect she gets
tired Of your internal Jaw sometimes
/ know i do. anyhow-and she dent
mind listenin TO me q bit, for q heal
thv change. What I think Of her
amt your business, nor yet nobody
else's, but I amt goin' TO let any mar
saw that she's playin IL on me Now
you've got your course, and that's
enough. L don't allow no interferin'
from passengers, cor nobody" And
he walked away.
liter this failure / tried him with
no more advice. Gradually I became
convinced that Miss Ellis was in real
ity a heartless coquette, who was
amusing herself with q conquest 90
out of the ordinary way as TO interest
her from its very oddly. The on
victlon that she was actually capable
OF this pretty cruelty made me neces-
sarily revise my original opinion OF
her; and / ceased to regard her with
the warm admiration with which she
had at first inspired me.
The voyage grew dull and tiresome.
4 as II uIEWH LONhE41 Il CA01G DE&11 ~
chafe at any lull Of the fair wind that
followed us nearly across the Atlantic
and to lose all patience at the first
breath Of an adverse breeze. / have
not mentioned our captain, for the
sfaenle reason that he had hardly been
seen by any one of US since we had
left Gibralter. He was an ~ill-natured
i'll hammered fellow, who disappeared
- 80 n a hT- oo@ ge0n a 4 xur mare 110r~
OF the Straits and entered upon q
quiet course of retired drunkenness. IN
which he perseYered throughout the
voyage. The mate navigated the
ship, and was in every way an intel
ligent and competent officer.
Il never dreamed that we were not
proceeding on our course as rapidly
IS the ship could be sailed, until I,
one day, saw the mate chalk certain
figures on a board and hold them up
to the sight of a passing vessel. Her
people Immediately answered By dis
figures, the sight Of which elected a
hearty oath from the mate, who said
to Mr.. Jones. Il knew our chronom-
eter was wrong, but when the old man
is sober enough to talk, he swears a
blue streak if / say anything about
it,"
My newly awakened suspicious that
we were not In the most enviable sit.
uation were unexpectedly verified
that same night. / had felt unWell
during.th day, and. soon after dark,
went to my state room, which was in
the house On deck, aud lay down in
my berth. Presently L heard voices
f~nwwa&hn ImnH~ nHr-~H q - - ~11wo INC
course, / ought not to have permitted
myself to hear-for listening is not
the proper term to apply to my invol-
untary share in the confidence which
the second mate was bestowing upon
Miss Ellis but / could not easily
help myself.
They had evidently been talking
somewhere else, and had sheltered
themselves beneath the lee of the
house in order to continue their con-
was speaking when | first became
I'm agoin' TO tell you this he
said, .sbecause you're not like other
women, thatll boiler and raise Ned
the minute they think there's n
danger. You're brave, if / know
what's brave in a gal-and / ought to
by this time. / want you not to say q
word about this to yer father, or any
body, for it amt my business to tell
passengers anything, but the fact is,
we may 90 ashore any time tonight,
and | want you to be ready"
"Go ashore to-nightP she cried.
. joyfully. oh, that is too good
Why, | thought we were a hundred
miles from land"
You don't git my meanin', he re.
/. piled. What | mean to say is this
The mates chronometer is all wrong.
He and I've ~suspicioned it for a week
back, and to day we got the longitude
from the bark you was a lookin' at,
and, if they was right, we're close on
the coast"
And what Of that2 Shan't We get
home all the quicker" she asked,
! gayly.
f @Don't you understand" he an
swered. THE old mantle Captain,
I mean-is gettin' sober, and he's
/, told the mate not to change his
| course, or to take o rag off her. First,
: we know, we'll run slap on to Hat
: teras beach, and il it comes on to
3 blow-as it's a eoin' to, sure-wen 60
r to pieces SO quick that the old man
. won't get a chance to get drunk
. again"
! do you mean that we are in dan.
: ger?" she asked, Ia a lower tone.
Yes, /. do; but don't you gel
frightened Mebbe we'll go through
Q the night all right; but if we don't
, and anything does happen. come
8 straight to me. III be on deck, and
Q Ill lay down No life for you, Miss
. Mary, God knowsl"
] She asked him quickly: Why Dc
I you mind what the captain says, if b.
Q is not sober? Why don't you anC
Mr.. Casswell (the mate) 10 what yoV
think best2"
He laughed grimly. i've been Il
sea. Miss-man and boy-for twenty
e years, aud / never yet went aein' M
a superior officers orders. The ole
Il man says to drive her and that's tn
% end Of it. IF he drives her ashore
it's his own lookout; and if it warn
for you, wish he would. When b,
loses a ship or two, mebbe his owners
y will get sober men to navigate to
q EN-"
= Il am not afraid. Mr.. JONES'" an
4. swered the girl. IF we are wrecked
/ / will do just as you tell me. Yol
n can't think how | thank you for tell
2. ing me the truth"
d Mr.. Jones was quiet for a momen
and / heard her dress rustic, Q
e though she turned to go. Wait
e. bit. if you please, Miss" said the SCI
ond mate II want 10 say n wor
e ~ van