The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-20
TIM AY LIS.

weind anchored in the river ~IrRwaddi,
After q tedious passage up from Melbour. e,
having on board by way Of o crew as I'm a
ample Of Australian desperadoes as i'll lu /
10 her worst temper ever brought together on
board one ship. There were men Of all
possible nationalities, from the swarthy negro
% the handsome but trearherous Levantine
sAilor the latter by far the more dangerous
animal Of the two. The natural result OF
his awkward assortment was the everpresent
feeling Of mistrust, mutual ard deep, that
prevailed between these Sorthios and our
selyes thisl latter / I'm including those few
men that had not deserted from the al +
while In Melbourne.
The passage from Australia TO any East In.
linn port is, under fayornble cifcomstance..
. Journey by no means TO be dcspiscc.
Glorious weather, grand sunsets, n smooth
sea, gentle but steady winds, all combine 10
render hisone of the most popular OF routes
But with us this had not proved so. Like
Uly ssus Of old. we longed for the end OF Our
voyage; and the more we desired, 30 muca
the farther away did our beloved Ithaca sooiu
TO retreat. The time dragged YEARLY on, aut
the sense Of oppression grew greater.
At our mess-table this was less felt than
anywhere else on board; owing mainly to tn
presence Of one, the subject of this ht;l.
story-dear old Tim bayis. Anoble fellow
In form, and n rGre combination OF ~geulvne,-
and strength, culture and hardihcod LII n
word, one OF those men marked out by nature
70 shine starliks in q profession OF danger
IKE ours. Frank, generous, and unaffected,
he had won our hearts from the moment lac
had Joined the ship and that trust he hid
not for an instant declined or betrayed. FAR
weather or foul, gale or calm, Tim Baylis WAS
syer the same, clear and decisive in actlol,
and the life and soul Of all when on duty.
His lightest words aud happy jokes form
the atehwo Of the men, the magic u his
character aud his manner weaving a spell
around the ship. None saw the dnugorlAat
threatened, in the mis- rsb!e assorttuen, Of
mon that called themselves the crew, " more
than b nons tried 50 hard to weld III ~
songruous materials into shape and ord r
more than he but like many honest, ol On
natures, he Ind moderated the power Of mo
passions he had sot himself to cnlm. and the
Dire bad but sm~ouldercd, that underothyr con
ditions would have broken forth long lc
fore.
But here We were safe of I,ar,pon iL,
h'st stage in The bomeward ~jourH-, ON.
plished IN safety aud anchored in 4. e .r. p,
h=fth III the river rs any one could sire
VI course 1t was dull Whoever res.t I a.
anchor u hundred yards from the shore. a.c
lid not hnd before the week was over thn.
this sort of thing was ID very acme of dull.
ness! The only thing . could do to relieve
the monotony was paying everlasting games
Of whist alternated byltaning over the pom
rails, and Specializing on what Il G duk mud
taneleG Jungle held among its tall grnss and
leafy branches. the reyerie perchanee brnken
by the surih slricE of some CAPTURED or dr-
me animal telling US in accents uumistaka.
Bile, that beautiful as the mysterious iun1le
fore<t M 8ht betc The eye, T. certainly would
nor 9e " u,si;a6ie spot wherein to picnic.
We had A last discharged our ballast, and
liberty TO both port and starbcard watches
had beer granted. The short iurloucL mud
expired and the men were turning np ran.
IDLY IN little patches Of tErees and fours. of
coarse pursued by the inevitable 'sampan-
"alah, or river boatnRn, whose frantic eff
forts to obtain extra ''backsheesh" usually
found a rapid and summary recompensc in
the decided preponderunce Of kicks over
pee (AnSlSe, h~alfpencel, the last resource
OF i~mpecunious Jack. Contrary to our ex.
pectations, most OF our men came on board
IN a siugulHrly sober state, so much SO MS to
excite remark amongsi al. 1t is u time.hon.
cred custom TO condOne cascsof ov,r-refr.sL-
ment on the various days of liberty" Guri o
q long voyage. John Tar-as time-honorsS
Jack" is now frequently duLbed-on that
day drops his professional character, and. 10
use his own most forcible expression. Lets
go the painter, y and enjoys himself after his
Fnpeculiar fashion, so long as his dollars or
rupees hold out.
Therehad been n whisper floating about for
the past two or three days, in that uuaccount-
able way that whispers have of floating the
said whisper coming aft under tho fostering
care and protection OF Isaac the half caste
mess room steward, thereby increasing two
fold in its proportions while uudar ,yansi,
isaaes powers of imagination being proven,
bal; and the gist of this seemed 10 be thnt
aiscontent about something reigned para.
moant IN the foreraStle, at least among its for
eign occupants Now, as luck would have II
We bad had this sort Of thing over and over
again throughout the passage, and we had
grown tired of it all indeed it had become
too much like the cry of Wolf wolf" 10
have any strong eject on our nerves, especi.
ally as nothing had ever come of it but an
and very ''tall talk" too sometimes but E.Il
no more than-talk.
Had there been any real grievance there
would have been the same interest DISPLAYED.
but somehow the''casus belli" had a knack of
vanishing when the matter came to be in.
sestgatedi hence we had grown rather cal.
!ous as to these perpetual complaints. Now.
however, there seemed something morein the
reports than usual; but whether this was
really SO, or only owed its importance to
shaacs over vivid Imagination, it wa hard to
.e.srn,ne. 30 feeling sure in our nearness
othe thore, we contented ourselves by await
ug some decisive action on the part of the
maleontents- As it was, the Captain had cone
ashore with the announcement that he n
tsnued to accept the profered hosn;tai;tv Of
b agent a few miles out of town I'D r.
baylis and were left on board. tho tor,nan
fnloying the dignity Of full eommand
This was just the time of the chance =.
monsoon, and evening showed US thai tbe
hitherto calm and unbroken monotopv woniS
'oon be visited by the demon of storm in
'ome one OF its many phases. Warning banks
d inky clouds were perpetually revealed Nv
he brilliant sparks Of lurii lightning tbat
played among their depths. Stili The o5inors
calm was unbroken save by the hoarse crosk
81 frogs eager for the coming rain. Ere lone
thewelcome sound of''eight bells told Of tbs
end Of the day for US; the men were SOON
mustered and dismissed, the final sntry made