Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-09


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hue. They were green. gold. blue and
purple. al hanging downward. whik
at the sides the cave seewsd studded
with precious stones, cleaning With q
beautiful lustre almost dAsxling 30 The
eye.
~ think ws are ssfe enough nov"
said the mate. 1.-THE boats will, doubt.
less, be here soon. a. they were pulling
after NJ when Ne got fast"
sHsrk ! said the boat-steerer; i tbint
there's the sound Of paddles.'
We all listened to hear il quite dis.
tinctly.
Dip! dip! dipr
Eagerly We gased round the edge oi
the cave opening, expecting every mo.
ment to behold one Of our boats coming
to the rescue.
Suddenly We saw the edge of boat
come round the corner of the ice gorge
1t contained about half dozen Esqui.
maux, wearing garbs Of seal skin, and
having great rings in their ears and
nostrils.
They were . most uueouth-lookine
set, being short, squat, and armed with
spears and lAnces Of 6shbone.
A party Of whalemen had recently
committed an outrage upon their tribe
whom they had driven from their ves.
eel, which the natives had boarded fox
the purpose Of trafickinR. and had af.
terward pelted them with rotten pota.
toes.
Padding their seal skin boat to with.
ing few yards Of our retreat, they
commenced throwing their spears al
us, and pulling them back BY means oi
long wsrps attached to the handles.
We easily avoided these missiles, how.
ever, by dodging back into the cave
perceiving which the natives drew their
frail vessel within few feet Of us, now
throwing with greater precision.
We contrived still TO avoid Their
darts BY Withdrawing behind an angle
Of the cave, although We had several
narrow escapes.
We held . consultation, but could
think of no way of defending ourselves
against dozen armed men.
If We could only contrive to reacl
the summit Of this berg We would b
safely out Of the way, said the boat
steerer.
Aye, aye, but this 10 impossible an
swered the mate. There il no way We
can get to the top of the berg
But the boat. steerer, who, in hi.
younger DAYS, had been . performer in
. circus, and was, therefore, we'll versec
in gymnastic performances, said hs
would try.
Arrived at the summit be might see
something Of the ship or sail, whict
be would be enabled to signal, aud thus
perhaps, bring NJ assistance in time.
Without further prelude, be did &C
tually start, and be got up beyond reacl
Of the natives lances ere they could ge
ready to hurl their weapons.
From our position, through wid,
cbink in the berg, We saw Tom Tirekinl
such was the boat-steerer's name
finally ascend 90 far that he was hey ono
the range Of our limited vision.
At the same moment whix came an
other shower of lances, and the column
Of ice, which had been our only shelter
gave way.
Thur, in . moment, We found our.
selves fully exposed TO the weapons o
our assailants.
There they stood-the whole party
their hideous faces couvulsed with de
monical triumph - they glared upoI
us.
We gave ourselves up for lost-for
at 20 short distance, our enemies coul,
not help hitting N.
Apparently fully aware OF this, thcy
ret up IN exultant shout, showing thei
teeth-which were long and hooked
a. they did 30.
We oil stood awaiting our fate liz
men although. had the canoe been nea
enough, We might have concluded Z.
spring into it, % -, at least, not TO di
without . struggle.
We saw the wretches take aim, sav
them about hurling the deadly missiles
when there was crash like thunder
and Q huge maso of ice fell upon them
beneath which the boat and al vanishe,
in Q moment.
We never saw those Esquimaux O
their boat again, but Ne now hear
above us the shout Of our gallant ship
mate, Tom Tirekins. who explained :
NJ that il was be who bad rolled dow
the mass upon our assailAnts.
He had also seen and signallei on
vessel, which soon picked us up, and Z
The occupants Of which ve related ou
Aasardoes adventure.