Connecticut western news., 1872-04-12
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GQiS WILL D0 our 1aSL voyage.
 "While l was staring at the poor hor- rified doctor, unable to see his drift, the man returned, and said that the row was caused by the coolies having discovered that the bundle was gone-or, as they said, that their god had carried it off. It was yet early dawn, and the great fact had just been discovered. I had forgot ten about the affair. Now I glanced up at the truck of the main mast. No bun dle was there. It was gone. How Nothing in the way of atmospheric force could have removed it. Of course, we could not admit the supernatural, (unless, indeed, half-formed suspicion of the devil having done the thing). Only one other explanation remained, that of hu- man intervention. But how? and who? felt cold and giddy, clammy perspira- ton oozed out on me, and felt shaky. I nerved myself. must act at once, and secretly.
 "The doctor whispered: oh, Topsal, we'll all be murdered in cold blood, if they discover the trick Who could it have beeni'
 "I could only echo his question with a groan. I called the second, much to his surprise and disgust; but having left the deck in his charge, the doctor and I went on voyage of discovery. First we re- paired to my room, and thought. Sud denly we both raised our eyes, and staring at each other, whispered: The boys.'
 'Oh, confound them cried I; 'only wait. If we make this voyage, and get quit of this load of gunpowder safely, oh, won't IT. 7H7.
 Let us hunt them up,' said the doctor.
 "So we set out for the forecastle. We entered noiselessly, and erept in the direc- tion of the boys hunks. At first there seemed nothing unusual. The lamps swung and creaked, the timbers strained, the water went thud, thud, on the ships bows. We crawled nearer. We held our breath. Hush What sound was that ? Was it not the chinking of money? o horror iad5 -el 2. .;-.tr.r4 q -.. 4-
 "Thel doctor and I pinched each other black and blue, and shuddered. We crawled still nearer. < We got behind a coil of rope and some barrels. We peeped into the corner where the two young scapegraces dweIt. Y Yes, the metallic sound proceeded from that direction. We stretched our necks. There before our eyes sat the two little creatures, with the bundle between them, costly but secretly dividing the spoil. Such combination of daring and folly almost made us commit ourselves. But we watched our chances, and bounced on them, and clapped our hands on their mouths. In an instant we had them tied up and gagged. The con- tents of the bundle we quietly concealed about our persons, and dropped overheard when we went aft. We set watch oyer the boys, and read them a lesson in whispers, which put the terror of death on them. It wasa dark night, you know; they had climbed up the stay 1'anoticed and taken hs bundlel
 "Ah doctor, I'll never forget that voy- age. Twas forever thinking that the blackies were rising, or that they had fired the ship, or that they were conspiring. On deck, walked on needles and pins every sound startled me. I had taken all possible precautions, had my arms ready, &c.; but it would have been madness to burden on my own shoulders, for never told the skipper, and the 'second' did not seem to understand the affair nor to ap- preciate our danger. But the native doc tor did ; and assisted me ably. Even my turn below was no rest; couldn't sleep T dozed and started till was called on deck again. O, man, it was awful! Sus- pense, doctor, is terrible thing felt just as if were living over volcano never sure but that an eruption might oc. cur. It would almost have been reliei to have had the worst. My hair turned gray, doctor-no mistake. The second even noticed that. 1 turned shaky and fanciful. No, doctor I didn't drink that had nothing to do with it. How I rejoiced at the close of each day! We made Z pretty good voyage; and I almost felt a: if the land, when we first sighted it, wa paradise! When we actually got that car go safely on shore, and felt my thl ca still uncut, I almost thought it too goot to be true-no mistake!"
 don't know how many of my cigarette MT. Topsal smoked, but know that thu stock was sadly reduced.
 But, l say, Topsal," put in, "wha about the boys, you. know? Did you giv them an awful thrashing?" -
 MT. Topsal looked sulkier than usual a he replied: "Wen, they got loose a soon as we got into port--slipped me and deserted the ship. That was the las 1 saw of them"