The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-04-24

gether in the cabin over a dim light
the boy Bill in the meantime being
on deck with the sloop-of-war's men,
who were lounging around the
windlass, cracking jokes, telling long
yarns, listening apparently with the
greatest interest to the stories OF the
old salts, occasionally throwing in a
word and laughing heartily at the re-
lation of strange adventures.
81 say, you spawn Of Yankee, "
said one of them as he wound up his
yarn, '"you have been sitting there
chuckling this half hour--bad man
ners to you-can't you do something
toward helping out of the evening $
entertainment?
"What can / do?" was Bills langh-
ing reply.
"Haye you a plug of tobacco about
you, youngster? [ have been on
short allowance Of tarred rope for
two months"
81 have no tobacco" said Dill, eff
L could get ut the Shippers chest, |
might smuggle a bit Tor you. But
I tell you what he added, lowering
his voice, "there's barrel of gin on
board, and if you'd like to whet your
whistles, 1 guess I can hook a drop.
The old man won't mind it, seeing
he IS gong to get clear to-molrow'-
VIII that doy
VI course this proposition received
the eager assent OF all hands A
bucket and dlpper were soon found,
thq matches silently removed, ana
BIll crept sLyiy down the hold after
the coveted hlnor, the men Ill the
meantime raising the-r voices III CON
yersatlon IN order to drow' any noise
3 IL might MAKE IN securing the pllze'
After a wllIe ne appeared win the
bucket full OF gin, and hearty swlS
was taken all around 1t may be
supposed that such good opportn-
nlty was not permitted to pass unlln-
proved, and the main brace was spin
ce pretty otten, Old salts are pro-
verbally thirsty dogs, and 1t WASH t
long ere soundln9s were found IN the
bucket Ihe sailors grew more Vol
uble, and many a tough story was
recounted, each mAn the hero OF his
own tale,
Alter WhIle, the DlcAe5 Beng
dry, more than one hint was gwen
that fresh mp would not be dl5a-
greeAble. Bill demlrred at dfst; put
by repeated urging at last reluctantly
consented to BRING ON another back
et' 1t was brought, emptlel and re.
Plenlshed afaln. LII tact BlIl phel
them 50 bri3kly w4th 1quor that,
though not over strong, beioro long
they were all III a comfortable state
OF s)mnolenay.
HljlnE insured himself tla5 there
was no danger to he apprehenIed
IRON hl3 Aae boon companions, Biil
erept aft and giving a precon9er,ed
signal, Hensslet ieit ms BERN and
salnlured on deck, Win only u part
OF his dress On Tor lear OF exciting
the suspicion OF lhe Ih'dly, VIVA S''G
nall dozln8 over some newspapers
W. winch the caPtaln had iqrhlshel nm;
Ihe hr5t o6Jec5 OF the mAto and
young con'PlrA0of was 10 4ec1Ie the
arms OF the s-eeperd, by which time
the pi2t also came on deck
Win his asal stance the men were
bound and bundlei down the fore
peak. Fms accomplished, the cap
tam, VINO haa a hln5 OF the prog
ress OF affairs, Immediately aG-iros ,ed
this astonlsned mlddyIat me same
time very colly taxing brace OF Pls-
tols from the caPaciouS pocKeG Oh MS
Pea-lacAet and cooking ihem-sayih@
he hoped ne would make himseli as
com1oftaoie rs ne could' Ior ne was
ms prisoner! at the Stihe tlmo BE-
glnniin8 to be excused II ne letG hlm
1or the present 70 ms own 4iea'ta-
tiohs, as dlty caiied nun on aetN'-
we cannot stop 10 de5crlDe the won
der OF our muddy at TINS unexpected
speech; ouihce u t1aV' seeing now
ailalrS had turned h9 snphlltted as
phlIosophi2aIIy as ne could "aile
the captain went on decN' 1asIeAln6
his safe prize-master below
IL was now getting toward md
nl9ht' 30 iaf eFef{'hlh had sue
ceeded well; Out the worst was ye5
to come. how to geG away from the
sloop-of-war was their next study
The schooner, as we nave SAID, was
lying IN close proximity to her guns,
and II she attempted TO escape one
broadside would blow her to atoms.
iher flr5t endeaIor was TO increase
the distance between the TWO vessels.
Ihls they dld by the plots cau-
tlously assuming the helm, ana tax
ing advantage OF every favorable cir
cums;ance, by yaWing and hlilng, SO
that BY degrees the dljtfiiee was IN
senA6ly increased. Ed5ln8 along
IN TINS way until he found ne had
QOf IN tho np1nh DDThnn1 at he 4hnn lg