The Republican journal., 1871-07-27

turned to me and asked, ''What ship
this pr
The Golden Arrow" l replied "boun,
for Frisco
For Frisco" he repeated II though
so from the look of her. What's the ole
mans name ?'
".James Smith," | answered.
Il don't know him." he returned. Then
as if struck with new idea, he asked
What day is it p
| told him it was Wednesday, Decem.
Der 10.
"Well," he replied, that's rough OF
me. l only got in from Havre yesterday
in the old ship Rhine-and here some
| his shanghaied me. | don't care though.
Do you know who stove my head in ?n
"Thankee, shipmate," said he. when
had explained the cause of his accident.
| ''It you want anything of me on this voy-
| age, just pass the word for Bill and he'll
| be there every time"
| He left me to beg drink from the
mate-a favor which no intelligent officer
refuses to sailor who has jusl come out
of a drunken debauch. He returned,
however, disappointed, and cursing the
mate heartily We stood leaning over the
preached the ship. As she came along
side, Bill remarked upon he hard cruel
face of the slight-buit, thin-lpped man
who was her solitary passenger. II Ihope
that amt Cap'n James Smith," said he.
If 1t is. We're goin' to have a lively
tin e."
That amt no James Smith," ehimed in
an old sailor who had approached us,
''but | can Just tell you who il is That
there is, Bloody Dick and if he's goin'
to take this ship out you'll know what hell
is before you're off soundings.n
"Bloody Dick was the nickname of q
captain 50 notorious as the hardest master
alloat that no ship advertised in his name
could obtain Il crew. The mention of his
name created an immediate stir among the
men who were now on deck, and they
crowded to the side to look at the hated
tyrant,
g. him." said the old sailor who
had already spoken, II know his ugly
mug. He stove my ribs in on board the
old Nicksburg, and gave me this here list
to port that spiles me for heavy work.
That's his old game-putting up his ship
in another mans name, and comm aboard
at Quarantine. Serves me right for ship
ping aboard a clipper. - Cap'n James
Smith" :"
The subject of so much notice had al
ready reached the quarterback, and, from
the obsequious manner in which he was
saluted by the mates, was evidently the
man who was to command the ship. The
boat which conveyed him turned back to
the shore. The great wheels of the steam
tug that was made fast to our side began
to rcvolve, and we entered upon our three
months voyage at the absolute mercy OF
the worst tyrant that the sea, which breeds
its petty Neros and Caligulas by the score,
had ever known.
While passing down the bay, the men
were mustered for division into watches
Among them was the man with the de-
lirium tremens, who was outwardly quiet
enough, but whose eye was wild and wan
dering. No sooner had he caught sight
of the captain, who was standing in the
waist Of the ship, than he uttered wild
scream. "Bloody Dick is after me-" he
cried, with a terror that was frighttul to
witness; and springing on the rail. he
threw up his hands and plunged over
board. Not the slightest attempt was
made to rescue him, but I fancied that |
80" . SIN 7iilii' ~ wy e.tPttiit > thiii
lios as he"Wllhesse" lhlS tfloutc TO his ter
fipie reputatloh'
WIN inc slory Oh lhe llrsl leW weeks OF
WIS :, ;,.,ii, n. ~" tio,tnle y,"'
ties The mates either from inclination
M nolicv initiated the crunltios ut thc
master and were apt scholars IN his in
f,mons school Every dav some untort,,-
nate sailor was knocked down or bnaten
..BIoo,ly Dick" had made \ stuly of the
science of torture. and often put in prac.
ticc cruelties that in their deyilish inaenu-
tv made thc Old World inoustors seem
hit billiards at their trade. Graver crimes
than the intljction of bodily torture were
moreover frcoucnt. OF Hatteras, Will.
T and three others were furljna the main
| toDoallant sajl-it blowino heavily at the
time-thc second mate. enraoed at the de-
Law caused bv the stiffness Of the frozer
sail came alolt to hasten our movements
and standino in the slinos of the ward de-
liberatcly Kicked the sailor nearest him
until he lost his balance and fell over
board. .That's the second man gone,
said ..Turpentinc Jack y the man who's,
ribs had been broken on a former VOYAGE
.Uc'u have lots of company before We
| reach the Horn a week 1ltCfWaf(l an
other man was so severely beaten on the
head with a handspikc that he died ravins
mad. About the same time the captaill
became cxasperated at the slowness of the
sailor who was passinu the weather earine
while reetino the mizzen-topsail. and. 90
inp into the cabin. returned with a pisto
and shot the man. who feel oycrboar,
diving or dead. The shot was really al
excellent one in view of the distance an,
the uneasy pitching of the vessel, an,
"Bloodv Dick seemed quite proud of it
In one way or another the number Of ou
crew steadily diminished, and when w
reached Cape Horn seven men had died
either directly or indirectly from the eff
fects of their inhuman treatment. On
crew at the outset was far smaller than i
should have been for the efficient workin.
Of so LARGE a ship, and began to fear tha
the black cooks prophecy might PROV,
trnc when he said. aBloody Dick won,
leave enouoh of YOU fellers to work he
into port. He'll have to put me and th,
stcwardess into his watch"
For though we had no passengers, W.
had steWardess-a sliaht. sad-eyed
thouoh rather pretty woman. whose GA
rihhons sometimes fluttered on the deck