The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-02

ship chandlery. and was in way to earn
a living and something over while /
stayed. Presently another Australian
ship came In, and we had busy times.
She was to sail in two davs,and one even
ing,as ! was on board seeing to the deliy
ering of some stores. it came on to blow
hard, and the mate persuaded me not to
attempt 10 lsnd. knew the Captain was
on shore, so was ready enough, especial
ly as it would be very disagreeable, not
to say dangerous, getting to the landing
turned in,tired with hard days work
When | awoke in the morning the ship
was pitching violently, and on getting on
deck found it blowing great guns, wi h
land nowhere in sight The mate told
me that he had been obliged to ship his
cables and run out 20 sea about midnight,
and that he might be week in getting
back to. Cape Town. However, things
seemed all tight; at least, / suspected
nothing.and some of the passengers being
rather i'll, | was busy with them, and did
not notice anything except that we were
heading north. WONDERED we did not
make the land, and thought the gale
must have blown us uncommon!y far Ia
the southwark 1--WE were running before
it three days until it broke );but what first
reused my suspicious was at seeing the
familiarity between the mate and ra
Their pretty woman whose husband had
been left on shore with the captain The
second mate had also found sweetheart
among the passengers. At last, one night
l put the question fairly to the mate, and
after hesitatinga little he told me that
we were half way up Mozambique Chan
mel, and that he was going into Alden or
Johanna--should sell the ship and 60
home. He said matters had gone so tar
between him and the woman that he did
not dare to go back; he was ruined any
way, and he meant to look out for him.
self. | said nothing, seeing the case was
hopeless, but simply urged him to land
me at the first port which would give me
a passage to the United States But the
next day got chance and sounded the
third mate / found that he was ready
to take the ship back to the Cape, or To
Melbourne. and that he was pretty fair
navigator, but he was afraid of the other
two, and would do nothing until they
were out of the ship. So matters went
on until they got int Alden. The mate
went ashore, but whether he failed to sell
the ship or his courage gave out never
knew He came on board about dusk,
aud presently oneof the Arab dows in
the harbor came alongside; then he
ca led the second mate, aid they got up
a lot If heavy. iron-bound boxes from the
cabin and whipped them on board the
dow. Then the TWO men and the women
went on board and the tasts were let 60
aud we saw them standing out OF Tie
The next mnrnsng / yoi "A boat aud
went on shore, found the consul for Great
Britain and took him on board We hau
IA consultation with the thir mate,calicd
all hands aft, and asked If they would u,
willing to take the ship back to Cape
Town. The third mate picked out wo
of the best hands for officers. [ wrote II
statement for him, another letter tn my
late employer, and got the consul to Ut
test both; then babe them good bye,
aud thai vas the last saw of them. Thus
far / had been acting for Others; nov
was to act for myself Our consul Ii al
Ing for both nations. had snmu diff
Guilty toget him to send me on, but he
did consent to forward me as far as Alex.
andria, where ] Thought | might fluid an
American vessel To my surprise, had
no hindrance or breakdownitill reached
Cairo. There, at Shepherds Hotel, met
an old Boston friend. He was going up
to the Second Cataract, but could find no
one 10 go with him. 1t was late, very
late in the season, and everybody urged
hin not to try it, butgo he would il only
| would go too. He would then start dI-j
rectly for home and take me with him, il |
[ too would go. | knew he was enor
mously weaithy--;n fact, he had every
thing in superb style about aim-and / |
could repay him as soon as returned, !
He would not lend me the moneJ to 90
home with, though He saw he had me-,
and was bound to retain my company !
Like rich man born to a fortune,h was
helpless as child and feeling tired of
being cheated right and left, he was de-
,ermtned to have some one to take care
Of him. So consented to co. South
ward once more, but not for long. Wei
we're but cwo days up the river when he
vas attacked with fever, and utterly
Frustrated Of course, l turned back for
Cairo, and weary time had of it nurs-
ng him. He would have died but for me,
md he was grateful enough when he got
better, having tina, natural dislike which
! young man just come into the possession
# forty thousand a year might have at
eaving world which seems. to have SO
MANY attractions I cOI1ld NOT leave. him |