The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-03-10

THE STRANGE PROPHECY.
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NJ sswmss ~~s ~ fs~t IN sseass In lsAxks.
~ha~ NM latter ls~Asa MT nses~ shsm s~e
tnsh.s IL reaching sh@ ~asn~ altitude A.
she~s swo Tan shippers stepped on lrasa
II euf shln when we ~ese trying g.ens hlasl;
h~s m shs reass n japan, they reminded
me N Ceer~t and ccn~A, m shs boards II
NE Old pArA Theatre. sh~ form~f ~ iir~iws.
and N. latter NJ Mare Assoay. IN The t,lAy
ef ~lsiiMs rruv"
T.ee i~s captains we're slenA~r and
ssrNigh, and moved - " they we're rather
proud II overlapping our Captain. ~ha.
Though snan II medium sire. locked quite
diminuhvv when contracted with his lcfty
visitcrA
Il has been said that large and powerful
m@n ars good nasurei. Such IL net always
ih~ case. We had = man ON board Tho
friges~ Uusrfierc named John Msesulay,
who was nearly seven feet IN height, and
who would never attack bn. one man ON
board M rhir--whsr~ nam. II II not n~c...
sary 10 mention who ~aa nearly ~ tall
and much stou,er than himself, while on
the other hand. this man would fy Al little
fellows and cive them drahbIng when
they offended him.
Ths two gigantic whaling captains n.
semblsd tho latter more than they
did Macanlsy. On : previous voyage
they had ill.srsAt~d : poor, friendlesa boy.
nearly killing him, for which they had to
pay heavy damages on their ships return
10 port. Al that time Stsphsns was cap
tain and Barker waa his mate.
But one would hardly have suspected
them Of being such cruel fellows when they
came on board of ~. They we're very
smiling and pleasant. and joked with our
captain and mates. and even looked Kindly
upon The crew.
Their two chips sailed IN company with
ours few days, whsn ~ parted from
them in galc that dAtl~neL ths sses llkc
marble Aoor. W. saw no more Of then.
tll ~ wsrs On ths way home. We had not
yet broken up and thrown our Try works
overheard, y - ssill had room for few
bAfiels " ".
We wsrs running down ths cosss, and
wsr~ near The latitude u Lima. whsn The
sssn alofs cried out .SAil Or
W. soon rAirsd ths hull of The stranger,
and The captain. after examining her
through blu spy-glAsr. said shs had hauled
hsr wind 10 fall Ia with ~
She proved 10 bs the phlp commanded by
stephens. W. hove Abaek, and The latter
having dropped boat In tho water. I'm
long whAlsnsn's stroke soon brought her
TO our side.
lwas nj the helm while Stephens con.
verssd with Our captain. and listened 10 4
queer story told hy thu former IL which |
took little interest. NJ Il lhsn sssmsd " In
Of trivial import
Captain stephens mentioned that. lying
Il Valparaiso. ~ and : friend paid visit 10
shs city of Santiago. On their return his
companion, who WAS IN old rsaidsnt of
Chill. told him they were not far from the
abods of m aged scotch woman, who had
lived forty years In \ deep gorg- of the
mountains. and who ~As supposed by the
natives 10 b. witch.
Captain Htsphens, bslng IN merry vein,
proposed that they should call ard sss hsr.
His fsllow.iravsl~r told him II would b~ im.
possihls 10 And her a. her hMi Ma com.
plslely hidden among thu rocks and sxn.
bsrAnt foliage.
stephens replied no doubt The natives
knsw whsrs ah~ lived; and finally thsy gave
: ragged cholAr dollar 10 pilot them 10
The witches eyris. I'hry found tho plays
and The witch ~Aa II homo. Hhs was very
old woman. ~rinkled and shrunkrn almost
Ike : mummy. and wss nearly deaf. SAe
did not seemed pleased by tha entrance u
hsr visitors. though the tall form of The
whaling captain at once arrested her attsn.
ton.
Stephens insisted thnt sh~ rhonld tell htr
fortune. nh- refused " do anything u the
Kind. Avsfrln. that sh. MAJ no fortune.
TELLER. hut nm honest woman who minded
her own business. though shs knew that
many lirs had l,pcn told about her.
When. he~aser. the captain pulled ont =
gold coin and offered Il to her. shs sshIhi.
sd mor~ trArtall~ disposition, hn, s,ill.
ah~ fought shy. and Il wAs no, an.li The
money had hsrn given her tina. she Aned
her small .r.en ~ycs On the fGcs VI Captain
Stephens mud said
.you VIII bs shorter before you ar
longer"
''Thx,s no fortune telling" said stephena,
"coin~, ssll ms something mors than
that"
II, Ia enough for yon." replied shs hsgI
"go-Eo-t thAs'a your fortune. YoS will
l's shorter than you Ars nov bsfors you viii
Ls longer"
"All that | could do" added Captain
sisphens. Il could not persuade ths old
witch 70 explain herself " 10 tsll No any
thing more"
Sand what more did yon want of lie old
fool 7" demanded our captain -of ranr-s
i.'H IN non-sntr. y,n and l. Captain
kiarhnnr, ars no. couple u ally girls
TO believe III tho slang u that kind u
people"
Our captain then invi.vd Gtsrhena % 70
hslcw with him. aud scon thr jIngllng u
glAsssa and nproAsious laughter announced
that Tho two sklppers we're enjoying them.
selves.
Their mertlment wNs Oh short duration.
however, for Inst ~ > hand came IN