The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26

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lip, and ended by lifting his tin cup to has
countenance TO other reply could be
got out of him. From that time FORWARD
| it was observed that the first mate treated
Young Bolton with much kindness. he
seemed to have forgotten entirely that
| the youth had formerly offended HIM,
and that they owed each other grudge.
/ Flow long this would have continued, 1t
I is innoseible to eay, had not Bolton been
| lost overheard in q storm OF the cape.
| There seemed TO be something singular
about the manner of Bottoms death.
| The mate came to the fOrecastle and
summoned all hands st midnight.
s'The watch is called" said Bolton,
springing from his hammock and hasten
| ING on deck. His watchmgtes followed
him leiBurely. The ship WIS plunging
badly, being sharp on wind, and as they
came up the spray few all over them
Lay hold of the jib-downhaul here r.
shouted the mate. d" Where's Bolton
Just told him To-"
'"It's his helm" interrupted an old
sailor.
1.-The watch isn' II out YET" replied the
mate.
In the meantime the sail WIS Tapping
and TWO men ran out to stow IT. When
large portion OF the sail hsd been
taken of the ship, eight bells struck,
and the larboard watch prepared to go
below.
BOLTON isn't st the helm" said TIE
mate to one of the sailors; "you will
have to take ii"
But" objected the other, !" it is his
helm, and ne ought to go there"
7 mate gave q perceptible BtErt
seemed tor moment confused and said:
" Yes, yes, OF .course-where can that
fellow be?"
The second mate came up and took
change of the stRrb0ard watch, while the
mate went below On nearing tIcat
Bolton was missing, the SECOND mate
or ered strict search to be made tor
him.
he's gone overheard, of course"
said an old sailor.
d" Why DO You think So"
"Bscause ne was the first mar on the
deck when Mr.. B. called the watch"
What did Mr.. 3. call the watch p
demanded the second mate.
% Yes, BIZ.
"And Bolton came up first 2 should
think that MIR. 3. must have seen him 60
overheard"
''Or heard him yell, added the tar.
No more was said at the time; but it
was atterward saying among the sailors
that if Bolton had not been 30 grest q
tavorite OF the first mate, they should
have believed that the latter had thrown
him overheard. But what is the life OF
q triendless, unknown sailor? There's
nothing wonderful in q Door tar being
forgotten by every one"
"Well, said one or two OF us who were
comparatively sober, a" where's the point
of your yarn, Gaspard? There's nothing
wonderful in poor Tar being forgotten
by every one"
The Spauiart's face was 1drsadtuDy
flushed, and his eyes were flaming
Suddenly he hah screamed more as if
forced TO speak than as if the revelation
came from him OF his own accord.
mol mol" ejaGulatsd he, wildly.
+" Every one did not forgetl The mnr-
dered youth was never, never, never TO
be forgotten by one-.one man on board
Ihst craft--.h- vino flung that unhappy
lad into the seal'
We leaped to our feet, in apprehension
of what was to follow.
"I--I was the first mate, Birbeaki 1,
Gaspard, Manuelo, what name you
please! ] slew himl lie knew that
great secret of mine! When schoolboy
he saw me from the housetop, on the
top gallant yard of q brig, in company
With 8 seaman He sew us quarreling,
and he saw me knock poor Charley tfor
shat was his nameA off the yard.
Gharley's brains were dashed out when
he struck that deck, and i swore that his
tall was accidental The knowledge oil
this secret saved Bolton from g f0gging
/ but it was too dangerous q secret Tor me;
! it placed me in the power of this Bolton
as long as he lived. j resolved to put
him ont of the way on the first oppoF-
tnnity, and the better TO conceal my
purpose, pretended to be very much
Ills friend. After threw him overheard
i could hear his cries minghng with the
shrek of the tempest, and j was much
surprised that Others did not hear them
ton. Oh, Godi hear them now!"
SO screaming, he tried to spring ny
from the cask ne sat astride OF. hui hi,
.tiiasied brain mysti6ed his vision, and
he fell 10 the ground On the ruins Of this
goblet he had fpuriahed so Eeeklesaiy
awhile before. And we picked him ul
,dead--ay, dead as the victim of his maiice
so long ago overwhelmed, who had per
iahed because he knew 20 much of the
crimes of the weaver of the Bed Jacket