Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-03-02

heing. bat | had comforting day-dreams oil
future when | should be great and hon.
ored pilot, with plenty of money, and could
kill some of these mates and clerks and pay
tor them.
Months afterward the hope within me
struggled 10 reluctant death, and | found
myself without an ambition But | was
ashamed 10 90 home | was in Clnclnnat,
and set 10 work to map out new career
had been reading about the recent en-
piOn,tiOn of the river Amazon by an eNpedlu-
on sen. out by our government IL was Said
that the expedition. owing 10 diihcullles
had not thoroughly explored part OF the
country living about the head-warters some
four thousand miles from the mouth of the
river. II was only about fifteen hundred
miles from CINCINNATI TO New Orleans where
could doubtless get ship. | had thirty
dollars left; | would 10 and complete the
cNplor,ti0n of the Amazon. This was all
ne Thought 7 gave 20 the subject. never
,,.,> -rrst i'm matters Of detail | packed my
valiSe. and took passage on an ancient tuo
called the Paul Jones for New OrleanS
F.r the sum OF sixteen dollars ! had inc
~carrrd and furnished splendorS Of her
main saloon principally 90 myself. Tor She
Was not 4 creature 20 attract tae eve oi Nl~l
uvcler>
When We presently cot under WAY 10
went poking down the hrad OHIO. hect' l'
"a new Icing. and the subject oi my own '''-
uirfion was traveller, \ word never
haI tasted >o good in my mouth before
l.d .r eyulmnt sense of bcin- hound i'r
mysterious lands and distant ClimeS which j
nrv,r have felt in 50 uplifting degree sine
7 y,ss iu such Cloriiicd condition 'lr' aI
i-nollc feelings departed uul oi me anna
0., able to look down and pity DEE un
Travelled with a compression that hgd h'ni\
% trace of contempt lH H. Still. Whcn Ny.
>,upp,t az VILLAGES and wood yards ! c'1.'
not help boiling carclesslN upon the rrt' 9
of The boiler deck to enjoy The envy OF t1.'
country bows ou the hank. II they d'd H.'
SEEM To discover ne. J presently suc,z-t 'H
l'iric, their attention, }r moved i' % p''
lion vh,ry they could no. help seeing "l.
And a. soon as knew they saw m' / -.p7
and stretched and CAV other signs 90 H.H'-
nightly bored with travelling
I kept my hat oil ali the time. and ".ei
where the wind and Oh sun could strike u.
because I wanted 10 mt the hUu1.d uut
weaihcr-hcaten look OF an old traveller l''
fore the second day was half gone. ,NHn
cnccd iov which filled me with One pare
gratitude: for saw N the skin had begup
% blister and peel of my face and neck;
| wish that The boys and girls Al home could
st mC now.
w reached LOUSY lie in time-at least
the ncighborhoOd of g. We stuck hard
and iaS, on the rocks in the middle OF the
river aud lav there toir days l was now
beginning tu feel a :, ong sense ot being
Part oi ,hc beat family. sort Of infant son
O.. 'hc captain and " niger brother 10 thS
oiliocrs There Is no estimating The PRIDE l
forh in this grandeur OF the affection that
began to swell and grpW in me for thosc
people I could no, know how the lordiy
romhuaiman scofus n Al ~oyt o. presumption
'n q mere hudsnlan- particularly longtd
'u acquire the lcas' trilc 81 notice from the
li- stormy mate. and | was on the alert Tor
900 opportunity Go do aim a service 70 that
end Il came 40 last, The riotous powwow
90 setting spar Was Q ans on down the Tore
castle. and I went down there and stood
around Boo lh, Wav-O mostly skipping oui
. D. an the mate ddculy roarrd gen
rl order for Spm,h dv Go bring Inn
,ar>-au bsr >pEna 90 his side and said;
I,i mc where 10 is II fetch u.
lfa rig-pictcr had hercd 10 do dlplo.
ma-.c service Tor the Emperor of l'u>sin.
th, monarch could ro, have been more
l>tomd.d than the mate was. lie even
stopped Swcariu. lie stood and stared
Down no me. 10 took him ten seconds 10
>.rtn, las disioin,cd remains together again.
Then hc sid imprcsSiyely: " Vel. II tins
don't beat he'll ~ aut turned 20 ms WORK
with the air OF a man who had been con
.vnt,d with a problem too ahSiruSe Tor
solution.
crrpt away. and cmrtcd solitude for The
Is, al The daV die no, 20 Ia dinner:
STAYED away from supper until everybody
Else had finished. id not feel 80 much
like member Of the ,oat family now AS
l,for. However. m; spirits returned IN
aS we pursued our way down
the river was sorrr hated the mate So.
because II was not in Young. human nature
uo. 90 admir-, HIM He Was huge ana
muscular. his face Wal bearded and Hhlsher-
Cd all over he had a red woman and e.
blue woman taijootd On his right arm.-one
on each sid, Of blIc anchor with red
rope 90 IL and in the matter OF profanity he
was perfect NheI be was getting oul
cargo al handing ! was always where
eould >ee and hear lie felt sl The
,lbImitv %. his great position, and made
the world feel Il. too. When he gave even
, h,. simplest order. h discharged II Ike
blast I'd lightning. and sent long. re
.rrhtrtiu. zeal o.! profanity thundSrns
after t. could no help contrasting the
WAY IN which the Az nay hndSman would
.i1r an order. with IL mate 5 way OF dong
No. II the AndSmAn should wish the gang
lhuk moved "a foo farther forward. he
,aull probably say james, or William.
ue oi Won push that blank forward. please
IT,; plit the mate in lis place, and he would
.ir out: &c Here, ne ". start that gang plank
1ra ard. Lively. nov What're YOU about
snatch il snatch l.. There there Aft
lain. AFT again, Don't YOU hear me
Dash il 10 dash art YOU going To sleep over
Il, Vast heaving Vast heaving. | tell
Won, Going 70 Leave II clear astem :
WHEREre YOU gling with that barrel,
sorard with il. fore make YOU swallow II,
YOU dash dash dash. dashed split between a
.ired mud-tur,le snd crippled hearse
lorSe
| wished could ak like that.
When the soreness of my adventure with
lie mate had somewhat worn of, | began
timidlV 1O make up 10 the humolest oluciAi
connected with the hoat-the night watch
man. He suubbed my advances at first but
presently vcnturcd to offer him a new
.l.ll pine. and Inst softened him So he
allowed me to sit with him by the big bell
on the hurricane deck, and in time he melted
into conversation. He could not well have
helped il, hung with such homage on his
words and so plainly showed that | tell
honored by his notice. He told me the
names Of dim cspes and shadowly islands as
we glided by them in the solemnity OF the
night, under the winking stars, End by ana
by got TO talking about himself. He seen-e1
oyer-sentimental for man whose salary was
six dollars d week-or rather he might have
seemed so TO an older person than !. But /
drank in his worCs hungrily, and with q
faith that might have moved mountains If II
had baap ann1ied i,idiciOnslV What was II