Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-01-19

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her. resolved at least to make the most
of their knives. The aspect of them,
maddened by despair, is such that their
enemies put about and seek the land
with all sail they can make. After this,
the elements only modest them. They
stick up a knife. the sheath of which
they steer by. as by the stars at night,
One steers, and one keeps bailing out
the water they are continually shipping,
the other two are obliged to lie at the
bottom instead of ballast. On the third
day, only half their bread remains, and
thirty-two raisins out of a store Mr. Cox
had in his pocket. They tie their hand
kerchiefs around them tightly, that the
vacuum which nature abhors may not
be so distinctly felt, but the pangs of
hunger already gnaw them. However.
on the fourth morning they perceive Ja-
maiea only few miles away, and make
hearty meal upon the remainder of the
bread, which has become green, being
saturated with the waves. They finish.
too. their little stock of fresh water, for
what matters, now that laud and liberty
are in sight ! Then. alas, what appear
ed to be land turns out to be fog bank
1T Is impossible for pen to write or
tongue to tell our grief at this discov-
cry" says Mr. Cox. Then the winds
and waves arise, and the sails are torn,
and have to be made up again out of
pocket-handkerchiefs. And vet [ be-
lieve none of US thought of the danger
We were in, in so small boat. with so
great sea-" Death by starvation was
the fate they feared and on the sixth
day the three white men determined to
kill the negro for their sustenanee. Can
anything more terrible be conceived than
this necessity, which set honest and
brave men to think of killing their COM
panion, who had served them we'll and
faithfully ? The black man, however,
who had lived better than the prisoners
while on shore, was not to be easily
overcome, and being suspicious of their
intentions, he contrived to get possession
of three out of four knives, and threw
them overheard. Then. in their turn,
they began to be afraid of the negro,
and would not permit him to come up
among them to steer Mr. Cox had two
musket- balls. the chewing of which re-
lieyed his excessive thirst little one
of these he kept always in his mouth,
the other he lad the misfortune to swal
low while asleep. But no hing could
keep off hunger. The floating gulfweed
afforded them scarcely any nourishment.
and only once did they touch what can
be called food A bird called a noddy,
after flying around them several times,
and torturing them with apprehensions
of its escape, at length settled in Mr.
Cox's bosom. II had hardly patience
to kill it." he remarks, ..but put its
head in my mouth. and kept picking il
while | sucked its blood. | then gave
it to the doctor to divide, which he per-
formed very justly. each mans share be
ing about three quarters of an ounce
The head Of this bird [ sucked for near.
ly five hours. Surely such a sudden
alteration was never known In four hu-
man creatures We considered ourselves
as strong now as on the day we set out. .
The black cook, of course, had his share
with the others. Fifteen pennyweight:
of noddy had restored to the rest theiI
natural feelings of generosity and jus.
tice. This harmony, however, was not
to last On the eighth day. the wealth
er being clear, and no land in sight. and
their hunger becoming insupportable, il
was once more agreed that the negro
must die. Having only one knife left,
says Dir. Cox. 1--WE intended getting hin
between US, and attacking him all a
once. But in the midst of our consul
tations, he jumped overheard, and en-
deayored to upset the boat saying VI
should all die together but we prevent
ed this desperate act by beating him of
with our paddles. At last he prayed t
be taken On board, which we did at th,
stern and the next morning it pleased
God to prevent our design being carriet
into execution"
A Spanish sloop hove in sight, am
rescued these unhappy men. and espee
tally the poor negro. He must >hav'
: been chosen as the victim simply becaus
he belonged TO an inferior race for. 0
the two, one would think white mai
,, would be a preferable dish 10 blacI
man while, when about to dine, the We
~ last person to be sacrificed in com
pany would surely De their cook.
. An absent minded man entered sho
: store the other day, and wanted his bo
b measured for pair Of shoes. "Bu
where's the boy? /" asked the DEALER
4 Sure enough said the man; Nv
e left the boy at home! III go and ge
G him :" and of he started for his house
J. six blocks away.
Said Lord John Russell to Hume, a
, a social dinner. What do you conside
the object Of legislation 2" 1.-The great