Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-04-01

sides, Miss Agnes had brought her
maid for company and for decency's
sake. All seemed delightful Miss
Agnes had a white parasol lined
with red, and she sat where she was
positively forbidden to-on the
quarter-rail. However something
was due to her agitation. aI#9l
Everything went well, or seemed
to. he anchor was raised at once,
and they began to move out of the
harbor with a stiff breeze abaft.
The sailors were merry but silent,
and the sailing master at the tiller
kept one hand in his pocket the
greater part of the time, and from
it there came the significant jingl-
ing of silver.
They sailed and sailed. Two o.
clock came, then 3 o'clock, then A
o'clock. (The author is aware these
periods should be designated by
certain numbers of "bells," but he
has forgotten what is right.) Miss
Agnes shut up her book and gazed
about. She looked at her watcn
and then at the sea.
About half a mile from there was
another yacht cruising about, and
she gazed at it earnestly.
While she was thus engaged, a
terrible wrangle broke out among
the three men forward. They
leapcd upon each other with every
appearance of fury, and began
struggling like so many demons.
The captain shouted at them, and
swore and stamped, but they seem
ed to ignore him. 1t looked like
munity. The maid began to scream
and to wiring her hands.
1--WE shall all be murdered p
cried Miss Agnes in her ear. She
became frantic. The captain
braced the tiller and looked to see
if there was steady breeze, and
then lcaped forward. The three
set upon him with great violence.
He gave a tremendous "IIollo I" to
the other yacht, and Miss Agnes
sprang to turn her American flag
bottom up. She did it in two sec
onds by catching the under edge of
the flag and fastening it over the
top with hair-pin which she
twisted through the halliards. Let
women alone for expedients.
Thus she had signal of distress.
But there was glorious fight
going on. One man seemed to be
prostrated, and the rest were in
the full vigor of their contest. It
was mutiny, clear and simple.
In moment there was a little
noise from the othor yacht. She
was close under the lee. They
pushed off q boat from her deck
and four men clambered into it.
Agnes rejoiced to see her maid
tremble with terror. "
"What frightful story she'll tell
pa, to be sure!" reflected that
young lady. "Hf- I..-. 81. .H.' ,1s-i
But in two minutes the assist
ance arrived. The four men leap
I'd on the deck, three Of them deep
y in earnest, and the quarreling
sailors were soon separated, and the
captain of the party ordered them,
n ringing voice, to be put into
rons. 1t is needless to mention
hat this was VIII, full Of odor.
He ordered the captain, who
eemed exhausted and half dead,
o be carried below, and he sent
hither the maid to nurse him. He
hen took command of the yacht
nd turned about and with his
hree men forward he ran for the
hore again.
'Deuced well managed" !" whis-
cred he to Agnes.
"You looked exactly like q he
0, WILL" she said.
"Did | Z" rejoihed he.
But, alas they were not quite
lrough yet. Will had just said to
imself: "He can't refuse me now
link of it; daughter at sea
loody mutiny on board death
rking everywhere captain dis
oled hearts darling in danger of
Ding to the sharks; fortune throws
elp in her way; brave rescue
rompt action turns out that de-
verer is an old lover nothing to
, but to shake hands and give up
Ie daughter at once"
He had no sooner fancied this
ne of reasoning than kissing
oise, mingled with roar, come to
S ears.
The sailors shouted. He looked
lder the main boom and his blood
oze with horror; for there close
pom him was the butt-end of
hite squall. He showed the helm
lrd down, hauled in his sheets
ut, and then shut his eyes for one
cond. Then he braced himself
I'd held Agnes like grim death. =
The tempest seized upon the boat
if it were a straw, and it went
,ing through the mist and foam
xe a race horse. The sailors took
double reefs. The companion
ay was shut and fastened. Miss
gnes first being sent below. For
llf an hour there was considera-
e danger. The water burst over
e quarters and swept the decks
peatedly. Will began 10 think
at this looked like earning a wife.
he cordage seemed fairly alive
ith devils, and il was even chan
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