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

pf his fore and mlzzen masts, sendir.
Town all his top-hammer and getting "a
tighter spars in IFS place and then b.
rigged up smoke-stack of painted car
vas just over the main-mast step. II
had painted great white band roun'
he middle of each OF his smokc-stack-
and when we clme ON deck, we saw th'
British ensign at the peak, and at tha for,
the flag OF the Royal West India Mai
Compa ny steamers. The American cruiS
or was on cur weather beam. slowly slip.
ping p st us, but was apparently so Ell
| tirely deceived that she took no pains t.
trouble US. BY quietly edging off to lea
ward we were well clear OF her by noon,
ESPECIALLY ss we showed our engines all
we dared 1t was bitter pill TO us pris-
oners but we could not help laughing ut
the cleverness of the trick, and we had
the satisfaction of seeing two Yankee
merchantmen pass unframed TO the
| Nor.ward.
| Nothing more happened till VIC made
| Pernambuco. Here Semmes put us ashore
Excepting two or three who shipped with
him Here found myself at stsndstill'
| had serious thoughts in those days of
selling Fanny's bracelet, for my funds
were at a low ebb. had, in fact. made
iup my mind that must do it the next
| lay, when one of our cruisers looked in
to the harbor.
made acquaintance with the first boat
load of officers who came ON shore, and
told my story. Of course was hero a.
once, as the man who had seen the Ala
iama. The commander had me off to
dine with him, and made me tell him
Everything about the Alabama that
could remember; and swhen I let fall a
| word or two about my profession, an idea
seemed to strike him. He said nothing
about it till the next day, and then made
me an offer ofthe berth of surgeons mate
The ships surgeon, be said, had got in
to a very bad way-drank, in fact, so
badly that the only way to save him from
being court martialed and dismissed the
service would be to get an assistant who
could do his work for him He was a
great fayorite or board, but things wefe
in such state that nobody could over
TO give me trial, and then, if succeed
ed, he would invalid Mr.. -, and, as they
were h"meward bound, the affair would
blow over Mr.---was sober man
On shore it was only at sea that he could
not help drinking. found that they
We're to run down the coast to Rio, there
to be relieved. and then to sail to New
York. Of course jumped at the chance;
aud don't think there could have been
a happier man than when we were once
Ilairly at sea again At Rio we found
| that the relief had not arrived, but was
expected daily So had good chance
get on shore and see the city. Here it
was the last of February and like mid
summer. | had got over all inpatience
to return, as knew that | should NOT
be in season for any more parties, be
fore Lent and after Ash-Wednesday Fan
was to be seen only at church till Easter
and new bonnets came round. So | en-
joyed myself as well as knew how, and
had the good viii of every body on board
except the man whom had virtually
displaced. He did not love me on that
account, bnt for another thing lie hated
me fearfully. He could get no more sllq
Dor. | had the keys and the keeping of
all the medical stores, and defeated all
the tricks by which he used to get at
cladestine brandy. Like other drinkers
who are hard up for stimulants, he used
to fiddle himself On such preparations as
opium, belladonna and chemical decoc
rions of his own brewing had oil this
under my own hand Yet he would go
ashore and be with us all day among the
drinking shops and cafes OF the city, dine
out with other officers, and come off at
night sober as ajudge. 1t was only when
he set foot on the ships deck that 1.-The
craving came over him. + believe he took |
to it on his first cruise because he had
left wife to whom he was passionateiy |
attached, and the habit assailed him in
connection with the sea.
Well, he hated me and though he was
pleasant enough in manner, he was plot I
ting to get rid of me The day after the
relieving ship arrived, he proposed to me
to go on shore for. our last hberty-day. |
Of course I suspected nothing, and in
fact We were all glad to have him on
shore as much as possible. | wanted to
get his system toned up to bear the home
voyage, for the Officers told me he would
be perfectly wild when we got to sea and I
he conld get no drink. So we went on
shore, and he slipped off to call on some
friends, he said, promising to meet me at
four at ia billiard-room where we were
wont to rendezvous -Four O'clock came,
and waited and waited in vain. Itgrew
dark, and went down to the landing to
look for our boat None of them were in,
but shore boat was lying there. One of |
the boatmen touched his hat and held out
a note toward me. took it, and by the
light of the landing lantern saw it was
addressed to me. l opened it, and the
fellow nodded. as.much AS to say, 4" All
right ?" 1t read as follows
"DEAR DoCToR: fell in with our first |
huff on my way to meet you at Sallero's