The daily gazette., 1877-05-26


forts to disengage himself, he caused the
figurehead to sway so chat this turn OF
the rope was drawn still more firmly
around him, holding him like wise to
the statue of the horse. i.r.f js. roe.E
The next moment the ship gave to
windward q sidelong sheer, that almost
checked her headway, and then made a
terrific plunge that carried her bows far
under set every timber to groaning and
swapping, and almost wrenched the three
masts from the decks. .ey, ...,..,. l.... ,.t
An ominous, metallic olang, followed
by sharp crack, WIS heard, and away
went the brazen horse with the captains
and disappearing beneath the surface like
There was cry of horror from the
skipper, and a number of his men, as they
hurried toward the bow, over which the
sleek of the fore-sheet the youth had
tied to the figure-head; ran like lightning
drawn by the weight of the heavy brass
descending throuh the depths of the
ocean. el
At the same moment the Kanaka was
seen to give his black hair toss and to
draw his kuife; then he dove down after
the image. -Ht l'l ~
The slack of the sheet was made fast
to an iron Delaying pin to prevent the
weight from sinking further. 1t required
several men to do this, after which they
commenced to haul. ..I.-.Iy 80
"Quick, for Gods sake! shouted the
captain, while the young wife rent the
blast with her frantic cries.
"My husband Save him! save him p
she screamed, wringing her hands, as
she peered over at the wild waters be-
meath which the lost one had disap-
peared. -AI j
He must already have been drawn ur-
der many fathoms, and, although dis<
pairing of his rescue, the sailors, with
white lips and CHASTITY faces, pulled desper.
ately at the rope. .,fa.... '.l.
Up, up it came, dripping from the sea,
coil after coil; and with her strained eye
balls almost startling from their sockets
the distracted wife watched 1t, hoping
almost against hope. ., -
Suddenly there was a stop
The men tngged, but the rope would
not bulge. The captain peered down
into the sea to discover that the fallen
spar, which had been hanging to the fig
ure head had gotientangled in the rope
and was caught under the cutwater. -
He secured the end of the jib down.
haul about him, and descending, succeed
ed, with great difficulty, in clearing away
Ll6 DfOk6u IudSt. tl Is9 ~ FJ views
The image had been under water al
saving the young sailor Awas now
Still the men puHed at the rope, and at
lasttheehead of theIbrazen horse appear.
ed above the surface of the sea. An I',--,..'.
A moment later, and the whole figure Of
the statue was drawn up, but the youth
NAY said the skipper, I'M aJhearts
broken voice. "What matters it that be
is no longer fast to the image, since, by
this time, it would only have been his
| corpse we should have found!' Ca -
But CLEAN of hope now flashed in the
young woman's eyeo.f,-,f -....a.. ..'l5 l5ai
"The Kanakal the KanakaN she cried
wildly. 81 saw him dive Just after tile
image fell into the seal Perhaps"
The captain shook his head. .''
"HOoH Nooi was q great diver and
swimmer, but we will see him no more, y
he said. ..l-l Ilpa. A.ui se1l t. l!is
AT that moment the steward came
running forward. so9s...... 'o.rts,l r
Captain Brown, there is, something Z
black far astern,' he exclaimed,
"Thea Kanakal it is he Heaven be
praisedi He hasA"lyd y tl.Iilf.l
"Hush, my poor girl,n interrupted the
skipper. "It may only9be piece of the
spar which FELL jiat -s. rIat ,H..ae j.
The storm, had now abated SO that a
boat could be lowered. -. ....,.#5.,-
Henry's wife was one of the occupants
of that boat when it left the ship, with
the skipper in the stern sheets, and a
good crew.
They pulled with will, They drew
near the object. Only a spar, for one
| tEing-but the great black eyes aad
coarse hair of Hook Nooi for another!
There was third object-Henry, the
captains son, lashed to the spar!
An instant later, and the youth was
clssped to his wife's breast.
"Noble Hook Nooiw said the captain,
as the Kanaka stood up, dripping and
shaking the water from his long locks
Chow 1 have misunderstood youi In
the first place, 1 had concluded you were
good for nothing; in the next, that you
so hated me and Henry that you meant
mischief to us-to be revenged upon US
for mast-heading you!"
| "Make mistake-dat alp answered
the islander. "Me mad little-not
much. No want revenge. Ugly tace
make you tink so-because me half wild
man, too. Quick suspect = suspect
iwrong." 1919
4 "Ay, ay, you are right. A man should
not trust to mere appearance and hastily
| formed suspicionl" cried Henry.
Then the islander told the captain how
he had saved his son. .r - ..'-i3
He had reached the brazen horse
when he dove ere it had gone under
three fathoms. Clutching the rope at
tached TO it with one hand he had ther
severed with his knife the blight holding
the youth to the weight Grasping him
i he had come up with him astern, near a
floating spar to wbi n, as shown, he had
then lashed the young sailor a Ia Il
We have only to add that the occupants
of the boat were soon aboard-that, from
that moment, Hook Nooi was well trea
ted and much respected by all his ship
mates-and that the captain eventually
made him handsome present, i
PRESIDENT MACMAH0N DE-