The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-07-24

look almost n6u0Bn.
After completing their shipment,
the counsel took me aside and said,
very seriously
Nov, sir, after helping you get
this crew, [ am free to give you a
piece of advice-don I sail with them
unless You have captain who knows
how to enforce discip,iu sad COM
pei OBEDIENCE
"l'll answer for him. was my re-
ply. Gross Cryder Is as brave as
lion, aud not afraid Of anything in
the shape OF a man. knew him iu
command Of a Liverpool liner before
he Ret Lord C. He'll do, !
know
"Well, I'm glad Of that said the
consul, drawing long breath. Tell
him from me that the only members
Of his crew that I roaily know any,
thing about are the two Portuguese
and the darkest Spaaisrd, They
have been in the galleys. suspect
that little Frenchman of being a spy
for O secret order of assassins at
Rome, but I'm not certain. The
captain will SEQ for himself that the
mulatto wants watching his face is
continual warning,'
All our preparations were at last
made, and We loft Wavre with fav.
orable wind that quickly sped us
across the Bay OF Biscay. l com
municated the suspicious of the con-
sui to Capt. Cryder, and found as I
expected. that he WAS perfectly
equal to tho occasion. lie was kind
but prompt aud firm with his motley
crew; and after one or or two col
lisions with tho more uuruly of them,
which ended by their getting into
irons for twenty-four hours,the crew
seemed to be subdued aud orderly,
But could see the captain never re.
laxed his vigilance, and | resolved
that would second him with my
eyes aud ears to the utmost.
Aside from these misgivings, the
voyage was most delishtful one.
Tho weather was mild, the sea
smooth, tho wind exactly in the
right direction; and we were run
ming rapidly down the coast of Por
tuyal. The passengers numbered
twenty, including the servants ten
beng men, three lalies, the wives Of
some of the owuers, and three child
rem. We whiled away the.time by
reading, whist playing and music,
aud spent much of it on deck, chat
ting and enjoying the voyage,
must explaiu hore that the cabin
and saloon which We occupied in the
latter part of the yacht conmnuicst-
ed with the deck by means Ola mar
row stairway, hardly wide enough
for two to pass.
One night, about eleven o'clock.
after sll the other passen gers had re
tired, I had been walking the after
deck with the captain, enjoying a
quiet cigar. The moon shone bright
ly, and the scene was 50 captivating
that fingered on deck to observe it
after 1 had hidden the captain good
night. sat down between QUO of
the small boats and the railing, aud
watched the cloudless sky, the dis
tant shore, aud the long swell Of the
sea, illuminated by broad pathway
of light. / could see the = vigilant
pacing the deck from me aud the
sailors OF this watch had seen some
minutes before about tho forward
ladder. The sound OF the subdued
voices suddenly arrested my stten-
ton. listened, and heard two
voices from the other side of the
boat talking hurriedly in French.
My heart almost stopped its motion
as these words came to my ears
81 might shoot him from here.
"Nay, you fool; tho report would
rouse them below. and they might
come up quick enough to give us
trouble.
"But they're not around
"Half OF them have pistols, and
that American with the big beard
(myselD has one Of those toys OF the
6ends. What do you call iti-six
pistols in one. He carries it with
him, too. Look out for him..
"Listen Go you back aud serve
ont brandy to the men don't spare
it. I'll 60 forward and guard the
head OF the stairs. Presently the
captain-may the fend seize him for
those handouts he olapped on me on
Tuesday-will see me aud come to
order me forward, Then
"But the helm !
"Don't you see he's lashed it
Tho course is straight one all
night. He comes to order me for
ward. and will knife him. Right
through the heart, Jacques--ha
Then I yell, for signal. You hur-
ry forward with the fellows, and We
have the deck. AS tho milords
come up we'll seize them aud throw
them astern. La ! but that will be
Ane.'
sand the women aud children Z
"Oh, thc'll fare ~ 1t happens
Send them adrift In o boat, or chuck
them over too. But there's Gomez
aud the mulatto; they are impati'
snt Go then, quickly and Are them
with brandy, and DO ready TO rusl
aft at my signal,
u Crouching close TO tho side OF The
boat to avoid discovery | heard ths