The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-03-18

Begging On the High oeas-A Gu
nous Story.

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From sas Nsv York woaa.
. CAPT Wsllsc<, III she iron steamer Glen
lyon, which arrived yesterday from Shaox-
hai, and his 6rsi mate, Alfred Montgomery.
told last evening strange sdvssiUse which
occurred to them in che Nsditesrsnsaa ON
Feb. 10. forty milss from Als,en. The
Glenlyoa left Shanghai q" DEC. y. al
noon on the day j" question:" said Capt.
wall.ce, ~ bright, clear DAY. Ne sighted .
full rigse,i ship scuddinx under FULL sail.
wilh sop.aiis and c. ur.s- -ei, and heading
north %. iLe port i,ek. As we drew near
ne discovered ihsI .he va Tying the Amer
lean ensign union do~a. We bors up ios
her, snd a. We paA~s,i und-r her siern her
captain uho vss walking up AID down ex-
eiie.ily on the sf,erjeck rubbing his face
With handkerchief, which he held in one
hand, while in the other la 6,urished .
revolver, shouted 10 US:
For Gcdis sake come along. We sre
starving and the crew are io state Of mu-
tiny"
I'VE had noticed that she had no iopgal-
l.ois On her and various opinions had been
expressed BY the crew ~ to her condition
before ve reached her. Our men spsanx
into the boats and 1t vss not 1--WE minutes
before they we're in the water. Only thosr
vhO have had . taste Of il know what !,
mesns to he short of food si sen. Into one
of, kbe boats we're ordered four men besides
the 6r-t and lhilA mates 4 bag Vi bis
cults. twelve Elk bound sin- Of preserved
meats and key of wafer wcre lo~ered into
the bcai and the men pulled the bet they
knew how to the side Of the versel. She
vss the ship Ke"tuckisn, from Boston
Capt. MoseIy. bound from Trieste to South.
ve.i Pas. AID ninety days out. How she
managed to he ninety days out in coming
that distance ne siida't learn. bot II va,
easy to suess ai,erwsrd. When within
easy speaking distance the mate called d
the captain OF the kentuckisn, Who "a.
sill walking the deck revolver in hand.
"ls il safe to come sboard!'
"'Oh! yss,' he rrpliei, holding up one
revolver. These are loaded. It's all
right
The men pulled alonesids and jumped
up the ladder. When the mate Was hall
gay up the captain fred ali the barrels vi
the revolver directly over the mates head
and shouted, There's another one i,eh,nd
that
The mate jumped on deck and vas sur
prised to end everything in good order
about the decks, the crew whO we're negroes,
attend .nx quietly to their duiies, and car
rving out the orders that had been given
them. The vc--e: appeared to be in good
order, except that the topgsllant yard
we're down. Some Vi the crew we're lean
ing dreamily over the rail, there wss Q
man o, the wheel. and tine cook and stew
ard vere 1t their duties. In the cabin the
table "a laid for dinner, and there sP-
pearrd not the sliyh,est sign Of disturb
ance."
"Yes." said the mate. Alfred Monixom.
cry, wss very much surprised at the cry
Of starvation and mus,ny, Tor no,hi"g
,oked like il. "whxt Is the matter
What Do you want ? said 10 the captain
after hssly look about.
my preserved meats bought in Glib
rali.r are gone bad. said he. I've plenty
Of everything else.'
"'Do you want bsef !?
".No.'
"'Or water?'
".No, there 10 six feet in the tsnk.'
".You've plenty Of bresdr
"Oni yea
"'Bui I've brought bag
"'well, that vill be acceptable. But
tell you want you to too NE back 4
Gibraltar. III give you Zoo
II told him I'd have to consult with III,
Captain about towing him. and the Cap
tain refused. saying Als,ers VA in sight
and he had barely coal enough to carry
h,m-elfio Gibraltar.
'"Well, I have everything hot tee and
sugar. said M"-ely. 6n,lly. Bring ihos'
and such other thing. - you would van
for your own wife. have my wife OF
bossd.'
"'You'se not far from AlGien, said
See. there, il 10 in eight. You can easil
make it,
"The Captain did not care n 60 to Al
glen. and paid no attention TO the remark
but tnrned and said:
s(iive me too. You'll Be ap angs
from heaven II you will
II explained To hin that the best thin
he could do would be to poll dowu hi
signal Of distress and steer for AIGisrs; bu
twas no nee, and / left. While I va o
board m order Va given to trim the yard,
and it vas executed iomedis,eIy BY ii
crew, Who evidensly had NO idea Of muti
nyine. While I VS. talking TO the CaE
tain there sere no eooplaints made BY III
crew, bot the 6rss osae. Who stood b
tapped bis fosehesd when the Capisin
bsck vas turned, - much - to say: He
. little o. Tn certain the man "a. M
drunk. A. sosh,ns seemed TO Be needle
exceps . tow, and that the Captain sai
he couidst give, afses ~ effort Of = qaa'
ter Of IN hour in trying 10 end sooeshin
the matter, vent over the aide ind board
ed or Own vessel. The Captain va
man apparently 6fsy years old, about ~
feet six, With sandy whisken and peculia
ieye. He rssed coosider sbly while salkici
I even tined to show him the chart an
point out The posisioa Of Alsiess. but b