The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-03
STOW ED AWAY.

was once thlro mate OF the WAFER
Nymph, nhe clipper snip engaged IN
the Australian trade' One autumn sne
was olscnafglhg general cargo at the
raliWay pier, Wllllans toWn, foTt
fnlilp, anu my dutles onleny consisted
III keeping Watehlul eye upon the
steVeuores as "orh III Cne noioi loL sney
were terLlole lelloms iof pIoaouins
cargo wneneter eney oouII sHS
cnauce, anu Tue quantlles VI the,
peers anu spitos ti on ""f'i" 0"''s" 'n0.
mani sei ips"U Gi ~ ,,,
NotwitaSsanuihg @ an my pigliance,
"" o"snS 80 ~ ,i1 1"o of oontan+a Ia no, 81 ra
on ueeH 'olu Va w" Sr a"u was 20,
peaIealy cehsuleo Ny ehe cnlel Uhcei
l0r iH, not Aeepims fI sn1t pei ioUf,Gu.. 6Som.
ms lno - 'On 90 ,ho a.,
Ine gang 1neI SS WIN were nos Sno W.
LSuauoo, s @ 49, So 800, - oioo
aie o"eHe uh"hse1 IinptJ iton 'ue p.IL
WIZ - aontn,t 80 49, -
NV my" S."S t%or o, , ,ho na
Souo su'h', ~ ~ ~ fron,
w., oT. 80 5000 ninnta ~
Ine oooh tueio M"s ai"ays paonS "
s,os hnooAins auoIS ~ tnS
s aHu tne iu'ei euVo aliy .. ""o 10
tnat Sno saiioi S Hau enooSeu ans w, W.
.n 'he huiu Wy sonoius p"ssase VI, ~ s.
'ne ouiH 80. nv ea1 ~ ono lot "" g.
nlsntls tucuislons upon ehe o",s - ~, ~ ,ha =
tesotNo" " enoah o1,o", nn6
nNToavor tn catoh SOMA of the crew in
enueAioi W e"'eu eonne VI 'ne o'e" 4"
'ne aoG' ,,;o,o
Ioiu tne htst Al""c tHe sueptoioHo
ehteftalheu, anu he cohsiuetea NY pIoJ-
ecs gooa ohei 81, Shot&iy "ret
iaii, ne loWefeo Ile ~" 'he alOel h"t0h
way hlnAseli, calelulir teolosins ~; "ss VI
coulse, ID Ine tneu gov ho'ion Va =" '
was III the "lhu, my LhissAoh "ouAo VIC
lfult4ess'
Inc hight was cloudy anu seorihy, oe-
caslohai squals Oh Wlhu anu rain
| arc" ming every souhd on uech, puU "a
| the spacious lo"er noIO All ""S s'Iii ailu
DARK, anu silent as Inc grave. 4 stopeo
my "a5 loi way 4oi soino oha"ti
bering on hands ana knees over chesIs,
Oales ana boxes, until al lasI IL louhu MY
way lmpeded by seNeral huge cases oi
machinery, "nlch oaffeo ap Vhe pas
sage from one natchWay 10 Tue otnel, en
Lhe stafD0aru slde. On Ihe port slae anu
amlusnipS small cases OIL Wine were
| st0Weu; ana as / could easily llit tneM,
| | commenced removing the top layer,
and crawling ahead AS / did so. As a
lamp would nave betrayed my presence
| to the thieves, did not carry one; but
| mad q lew lnulCuSS III NY NutStbOdb
lpocket, and | occasionally ligAted one
| wuen lost my way among the laDyrin th
of goods.
| Al last, on removing 4 agood-sized bale,
T found empty space before me; and sup
posing had arrived a t The main hatch
| way from whence all the cargo had bee Il
| removed, faced about and began lower
ing myself by my hands and ieet to the
| keIson; but case grasped gave way,
and | was suddenly precipitaled to the
piank flooring, the package falling upon
INV legs aud holding me down with lis
weight. which was considerable. l tried
to rise. but the effort was futile, and the
| pain in my crushed limbs was eXcru-
Grating, The air was hot and sitting,
ana a peculiar slekening odor hanging
| After tumbling in my pocket tor a
| match, l struck the last one l had
against the Iron band OF The case. Direct
~ IL lgnlteu, sneet OF Wnl1e name MY
| ted around, ahu III AUS pane, "ellu lSnt,
sa" suasCly sAeleIon croueneo Ia
1 close pleAlmlIy to Nheie tay'
otann musG H. UIup daYy " beaos mon % NV 4 brow - :.
ohtu sans,fion rhook overv narva
yeS " Ia,,io onii. in ,nu hnav cn,lI ~ $40
mnthin" mnu in tna inIanse dsrknass, hut 90
noSn.s i'na6 in h, e taooinsiion @lamcad IN ,na
n;laat,an " 'Ss IbsstIy ti,enra uat;I NV
ereS az, H1s stoad ont of their soctats fan,
| cied I could sep the long. bony arm NJ
tna steI,ton thrust itself forth tn grasn
| mo. the fnshInss tare. the holIow tam,
/ Nos seemad clear to my sight. and inc
nhita rnws of Teeth seemed 10 mock and
GRIN at ma in nv DESPAIR. was knt a
SSnnngster, and | could bear tAe horrible
| 1hnnIasy no longer: m, oyerstrained
pnrvns rel.vad ana swnoned
How long I remained unoonscious 7
oan nat tel. but. when INV senseS re-
t~rned | heard a noise a shart distance
ahesd Of where I lay, and saw al raw Of
vaiIow lipht yleam thrOugn the infsr-
stices Of Some Loosely stoWed nackagax
on INV rigut. Then the sound Of a manis 8
vnire teii on NV ear. and. by the Intono~
tIon of if. T knew mat q sailor nomen
Csrstairs was in the vicinity of where I
iav
"lFs soou lor US 'ne HlAte 1hlhhs lts
Inc lanq-polters as pIoaches the cargo,
Va We l0'oi s0S WY v. 'hie Roou
liquor. l say, Dlil, CAM we smuggle
IN enough " las' 'nS voyage nome r. L
hearu nun say ~,
Cal s'"ii'' 1 hailooeu, III talut Volce
that sounueu 1,snI sslanseiy uHnasural even
70 III, seAt' neAp' III J"mmeo ap III
mere 80
uearu u cfash VI Si"ss' as Al oottie