The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-08

"'Do you hear that, boys, land in
sight, and we running on to lee shore
with this sinking hulk. Hooray for the
brandy, and id the odds.' The car
penter waved his hand aloft. felt his
strong hands claspi 6 my throat as l
swung my weapon about me. A rush,
a confused roar, sharp sensation oil
pain, aud remembered no more OF the
affair.
"When again regained my senses it
Was with consciousness of q duli pain
in my head, and raising my hand lound
that it had been banduged. My eyes,
too, felt weak; but although my state
| room was dark, l made out the form of
the mate seated beside me. There was
no motion 10 the ship, the surging of the
| gale through the 6Op-hamper had died
| away, and strange, l may say an op-
pressiYe silence, re gned throughout the
ship.
"'Well, sir, how do you find yourseli?'
and Jack Gregory bent over me as ten
| der as n WON an would haYe done.
"'A little pain, sir, and somewhat
| weak repl ed, AS a dull glilBmerIng OF
whaL mad occurred dawued upon me.
But tell me, Mr.. Gregory, how Iare. the
,hIp2 How much longer Will she float,
and the crew.
| "'Keep cool, captain, 1t won't do to
get excited with tnatsore head of yours.
Ihe snip is all right, so rest easy on
That score. We are riding snugly at
anchor in as pretty bay as you ever
saw, and the men, we'll l reckon tney
are uulet enough for the present. But
let me take up the yard from the point
where you lost your reckoning. When
1 was forward, just alter reporting LAND,
l heard The disturbance aft. l saw the
| ~ n a hat 4
cUu d reach your SIDE the carpenter had
commenced business. Well, L reckon l
lost no time in getting ait, picking up a
Delaying pin or two on my way, which L
Expended to the best advantage, out too
late to help the clip which palled your
| capstan. However, the man VINO orept
asLeru Of ye got all he deserved, and the
remainder with the carpenter retreateu
to the forecastIe, while l ran the old
craft in shore, rounded projecting &
point of land which forms part OF the
bay, and here we are.
LAS soon as could looked after you.
and when l lett the deck l took the pre-
caution TO barricade the cabin door with
the stewards help, VINO is true as steel.
| worked upon ye the better portion of
day, but finally fell asleep from exhaus-
Llon, and reckon the steward must
nave taken long wink also, for when l
attempted to 90 on deck, l found that
both the forward doors aud after com-
panion way had been fastened from the
Ioulside. l thought of tue skyllght, but
"a mass Of old rubbish had beeL piled
upon it. Well, a sharp ak soon solved
Ihe problem, and | found that the crew
mad hoisted the longboat, broached car.
20, taken barrel Uf brandy and made
tracks for the beacn. L sounded the
pump well, but the ship had not made
another inch, which convinced me that
the water in the hold is the result of the
sh p's laboring during the gale, which
opened her seams, ana also to the vast
quantities we took aboard while on our
Deam ends. There, sir, you have 1t all
in nut shell. We are ali right here,
with plenty Of time to lit out aud repair
damages before proceeding on our
crulse.'
"sBut the crew. You can do nothing
without them. The misguided rascals
how shall we assume control ovel
them?
"'Leave all that to me, sir have 6
plan that Will soon bring them TO theil
senses. Only you keep quiet and nurse
your head-gear. pll attend to the rest
with the steward TO lend hand''
"'Gregory, you are worth your weigh
in gol ) ana Igrasped the mates hanC
with warm pressure. But for you anC
your cool head, would have been foot
, for the fishes. / feel better already, ant
il the steward will get us something tC
eat, l think l can take haud III carry
ing out your plan. WHAT'S itT
starvation was the laconic reply
II reirained from asking any further
, questions, although l must confess
neighbors, l did not clearly fathom wha
the bold fellow was up to.
, "it was close upon dusk when
walked out Oh deck, but light enough
for me to view tue beauties Of the little
island, covered with its luxuriant Yer
= dure and foliage. The waters Of The bal
were GEAR as the depths Of spring, tht
anchor of the old Panther being plainly
> discernible on the bottom.
+ "ylose to the beach, and directly oppo
+ site the vessel, the mutineers had erect
ed tent, by the side OF which q hug
fire was brightly burning, and haule,
we'll up above hlgh water mark was tht
a long boat. II Was the only one the Pan
ther boasted, and as | listened to thei
, drunken shouts, or watched them rec
n ing up and down The beach, my hear
sickened.
"Suddenly man walked down to th
- very edge OF the water and hailed tn
n | ship. 1t was the carpenter. With tn
= impulse Of the moment l answered, ash
l. Ing him what he wanted.
n WWantp shouted the half.drunke
wretch. "Wantyour hearts blood, an
n after that all the money and treasuT
# you've got slowed away In the cabil
a We've got you, old fellow, and wne
' these tools are sober enough, Pm comm
i. aboard to make you walk the plank
q and hoarse triumphant laugh echoe
across the waters.
q "sI reckon Wen have to commend
y operations little sooner than l q.
y pected,' said low voice at my elboy
v IL was the mate who had gained my sid
unperceived.
a "What do you mean, Gregory?'
i 81 must 20 ashore.'
n "'How Will you go when there is I
e boat? Look there, it will never do
y think of swimming and l pointed
0 the dorsal tin OF d huge shark which we
gliding swiftly by, leaving phosph
= rescent wake behind him.
I, ".Look here, sir and leading me
5 the of shore side, he showed me small
I. rude, but effective raft, when he hu
|. cons sUructed.
r, ".With that, reckon Pn bring the
t galoots to their senses, and may be say
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