Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-05
TaE FAIR STOWAWAY.

f.. one acquainted With strange
enenions. and the truth of this | veri,
IN board an iron clipper called La
| NJae, laden with locomotives and
Law plant, and bound for the east.
M loaded at Liverpool, we were
nS out o. the Princes hall-tide
l. when "a smart-looking man with
|ro face and look of foreign ser
ame on board, and abruptly ad-
EDg the mate, desired him to clear
|aipof strangers. This was Captain
nj who had, within twelve hours
/ his appointment, been ordered to
| With two strange officers and a crew
Of whom were not in their sober
/. while others did not understand
kEh. At Point Lynas the tug and
| leh Us with a strong southwest
\ and cross-sea, into which the
kslvas plunging, setting everything
! arl ahoat.
b the second day things were a little
h shiD-shape; though at noon, when
Tue piped to dinner, the forecastlc
! urh dark, what light there was
! :ob.ained from a slush lamp, ex-
tg0,zed out of IA beef can, a rope
and a potato. Two wooden beef
Nntaining the last dinner of fresh
ii, had been laid on the hatch,
- nd which about fourteen men were
E td, when something like a faint
ak seemed to issue from under
3D. Rats, already" remarked one
lae crew, helping himself to a piece
beef when just as the ship gave an
usually neavy pitch, there was heard
[ng, wild, CONTINUOUS shrek, about
Den there could be no mistake. In
instant every man was on his feet;
hatch Was thrown off, and a young
oy descended the coai-hold, and
kelly stewards shouted:
s,oQmys here! Send down a
'lD b0w-line had been thrown to
We hauled up a wretched, sea sick
krg lad Of about twelve years of
Who seemed i'll and worn out with
|ah,lon; and who was follwed by AZ
toy whose face and form were
si concealed by a Southwestern and
Of tarpaulin much too big for
What do you mean by yowling and
Ing IN that way?" roared Black,
seTeal name was Papa, one of
rough, fredericksburg men pc
Ai0 New York and Liverpool.
-e elder lad made no reply, but
Al1e act of putting his hand in the
ssl beef kid, to assist his companion
ood when Black jumped up, and
wing his knife across the lads
cAeS, sung out; Men before boys,
1Aoer; and not bite of grub will
'a here till you are victualled by
Np' Shame!" replied another
Naleh proceeded from a ham
and Hawke, a pale-looking
man with a thin, sharp nose
par OF eyes as bright and pierre
n olrds, put his head out.
DO said that ?"
~a answered the man in the
IycA' and | say, too, that you
yea coward to cut a boys hand
.4.l out then, if you don't want
FFyed the same," retorted the
ana Black stood up and brand
I'm sheath.knife. But he mad
o1S 10 wait, for Hawke sprang out
hammock and without a word
,re buliy a blow which tloored
| "hen the latter regained his
was mad with passion and
'oF revenge: and Selling his
a. anu lowering his head, he was
'N.''hS to the attack, when I'M
,. Jana 1t longer, | stepped for
qua caught his wrist, which |
WI he dropped the knife.
70 the foreigners, he yelled /:
70 pc buIiled by the Britishers
oaF and | felt myself choked
anu and while struggling with
han, ~ adyersaries slipped down
.r .'' 9hpermost. A general melee
leu between the British and
T"'ch V IS getting sanguin-
.., '@E' Cobb, the mate, hearing
murder. rushed to the res
wed by the boatswain. Tie
" taIi, wiry man, possessed
5Aslh, and as he entered the
aW two Maltese jumping
'l4E of Shaw, the Young
4aa found the stowawavs.
ss..aii3n, Mr.. Cobb seized
Aand and knocked their
Ter but in the dark he was
DINERS, and one Of the
was down seized him by
IN nm savagely; but the
..'a terrible kick, which
e.44uIsh his hold and lie
w the floor. Black was
We with him-Tll finish
s was seized BY this son