The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-11-22
me off when the tide makes.

he stepped into the whale boat, you won't
forget to Gomez
Certainly not replied the harbor-
master. .Good-night.'
Goodnight" said the stranger, with
a grim smile, waving his hand as the
boat pulled away.
When the surt-boats returned, the men
with them reported the southern Cross
to be just as smart and trim a craft as
the captain had said She was. They al
so reported the safe transference Of the
dingy volunteers. The sun went down,
and in ten minutcsthe scorching hot dav
had given place to 4 beautiful tropical
night.
Before the sun had risen on the follow
ING morning, the port captain, Mr..
Mckay, and the lookout men We're already
assembled on the sand point, and as the
first flush Of daylight came rapidly
spreading over land and sea they strained
their eyes across the bay, eager to catch
an early glimpse Of the schooner whose
arrival and condition couscd such unusu-
al excitement the day before. Well might
they start and stare in speechlcss aston
ishment There was the bav all right,
and there Was the blue blu1i beyond it
but nothing else No Southern Cross (,
No snip at all Nothing to mark where
she had lain the previous night What
could it mean Could she have foundered
with all hands No; Tor there was not
depth 0t water sufficient q cover her
mast # she had. Could she have broken
away antA gone ashore? Impossible, for
tl1f ft,1 ,tT,l Ia, a
She's gone. was the first eNclama-
tion which broke the siien&e-,clean
gone :"
"What can st mean asked Mr. Nc
Kay.
Mean said ,ne na-bor-mas,er,
'mean: That they are al born fools
that's what II means"
why, how gaspeG the hev2.aered
agent
How responded the fJrpor ma, ter
"Why was he So particular about tie sort
Of katfirs he engaged Wouldn't any
kind Of kaffirs DO for working pumps?
O.. course they would. I can SCI itall
nov. She was no whaler; she had sprunr
no leak. She was a Yankee siaver. that's
what she was; and we ought all 20 he
Shoe ior not seeing it before.
\ thrill Of horror passed through the
group. I was as clear : daylight now
"Butwe stw them pumping the water
out Of her, said the agent, after {, pause
"ot course got did. But YOU didn't
see the other sid, her. eild yoa, Mr. Nc
Kayz'
We'll, no, responded the agent
NJ, h,,+ Rnl a II
'em pumping the water N That's wha,
it was, Mr.. Mckay; the rascals were
pumping it in on the ,tarboard side and
out again on the port; don't voG see
Yes, see now Sighed he agent
Sixty niggers kidnapped before our
very eyes" continued the harbor-master
a pretty thing, upon my word ~
Beg pardon, sir, said one Of the men !
"p'raps shes in sight new, sir-it we was
to pull off in the boat roand the bluff
head, sir
Whats the good ii that" .rowled
the harbor- master.
"O'ny p'praps we might SEE what
course she WIS a-taken and IN case the
admiral was to come round, We could say
which way she was agoir'. sir.
20, she's out O sigh. hy this time,
never fear SAID the harbor-master.
But man the boat, and we'll Sec
Away went the men 70 ge, the boat
out and away went the harbor- master
and Mr.. Mckay after them down 10 the
beach.
NO wonder he was Sc particular, the
rascal Why, every one OF those kaffirs
yx,sl1 4.tah = snn A IL, "a
very tail day work. and no mistake, Mr..
Mckay
Yes; and never PAID me for the hire
Of my boats dolefully responded the
agent: land | lent lie scoundrel my
horse, toor'
"Well, its no use now. But where our
senses were, Mr. Mckay. 70 be outwltted
like that. | can't think. | shall hear OF
this again. II only the Admiral would
erase around here, we might catch 'em
now; but we shan't see hlm for months.
may be It's about the deepes: move
that ever / heard of.
by this time the boat was GU, and
manned, and hearty pull took them to
the bluff head in half al hour. but no
signs Of the SLAYER was 70 be seen.
The next day a southern bouad brig
dropped anchor in the outer bay and put
ashore for some fresh meat. the harbor-
master put Off to her, and gave the cap
tain letter for the admiral if he fell in
with him, or to leave a. the Cape if he
did not. Although the letter reached
the admiral within d week, and he put
off to sea on the chance Of falling in with
some news of the Southern Cross. no more
was ever heard of that Yankee whaler
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