The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-19
in Gilead, nor ain l a healing bal
sam. l have power, it is true"

"Mighty Abou, l know you
have, aud that power exert for
me. ] care not to live for myself
but for my fellows. an the
leading man in my native village.
I edit the weekly paper-'l am
Mayor run the church and ain
President OF the school board. II
l should die, New Athens would
90 on as straight to ruin as pi.
geon could fly. 1t would not sur
vive me-"
Abou had him now. He had
an opportunity to moralize, and in
good square moralizing Abou was
equaled by few and excelled by
none. 1t was his best hold, and
he never missed au opportunity.
So he lighted fresh pipe and
went for the young man. 81
"My Young friend, you fancy
that should you die, New Athens
would 60 to ruin. Listen.
"Long ago in the dim years be.
fore the food, l was sailing on the
Persian gulf in the staunch A /
clipper ship, the Mary Ann. Sud.
| denly there arose terrible storm.
The winds howled like an Irish
riot, the lightnings flashed with Il
vividness which was appalling,and
tho thunder rolled as though the
demons Of the air were playing
continuous games Of ten-pins. 1t
was fearsome night. The dark.
ness was 80 intense that the lights
on the head-lands showed not,
and we were pluneing through it,
helpless in the power Of the tom
pest on a pitilefs coast. The cap
tain-Perkius was his name had
lost his reckoning, and the Mary
Aun, uncontrolled and uncontrol-
liable, was speeding OH to her
doom.
"Captain Perkins stood at his
poet calm and self-possessed. $50
long ez we hev sea room," said
he, in his marked Affghanlstan
dialect, $50 long ez VIC hev sea-
room, and kin keep shct Nv the
pesky rocks we're all right. The
Mary Ann can't be swamped,no-
now. But this is an ugly coast"
"And Captain Perkins took q
fresh chew Of tobacco, and pcered
anxiously INTO the darkness.
"Just then the passengers be-
gan to learn Of the danger they
were in, and came rushing up the
aft binuacle quarterback, in wild
confusion.
Captain slricked one, "save
tie vessel, save her. l am the
editor OF the Ispahan Morning
Herald, which has tho largest cir
culation Of any paper in Persia.
If | perish the Herald perishes
with me. Save me for the sake
of Ispaban.
"Go to-" out.spoke the bold
captain: "you bet III save tho
vessel for my own sake. Bech.
esm on my head be it. Rest easy.'
"Savo the ship!" ehrieked anoth.
er. 81 am the Governor of a
province. i'll perish who shall
rule it Anarchy aud confusion
ehsue and widespread woe fol-
lows. For the sake OF the pro-
vince save the ship" .'tOu.I
"Save the ship n shrieked 4 -
third. II am the President of the
First National Bank Of Ispahan;
If l perish down goes the bank"
"Save the ship!" yelled a
fourth. ~ am President Of the
Cashmere aud Bulbul Railway
Company. Ii go down who can
manage that groxt corporation q"
"Save the ship r' cried fifth.
II am President of the Everlast-
ing Equal Benefit, Remunerative,
Life and Trust Insurance Com
pany. Who can run that machine
If l am taken2' XII
"And these excited Orientals
howled to the captain as to the
terrible consequences of their un-
timely taking.of to that degree
that they actually impressed INC.
felt that never vessel carried SO
much greatness, and that it it
should 20 lost with its passengers,
Persia would be ruined.
"The vessel was lost. The Mary
Ann was ON dangerous coast,
Captain Perkins wort to his state
room. to sleep, she struck and !
was the only one saved, thanks to
my magic art and hen.coop. l
SWAN ashore safe but somewhat
damp. ] made my way to Ispa-
ban, but could not stay there.
"a t n