The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-03

to mermaid if one had chanced to cross
his PROV. A few Mother Careys chickens
followed in his wake and two huge alba
trosses wheeled above his head as If half
inclined to pounce upon him.
We had on board sailmaker named
Baldwin, who had belonged to the navy,
and as soon as his eyes fell upon the
stranger he pronounced the name Of
"Mauleyl"
The lone voyager was taken on board,
and said that he had been cast away in o
brig.
Baldwin smiled, and afterward told our
second mated that this man Manley was
noted beach comber Of Callao whom no
captain would ship, and who, having visit
ed the frigate to which Baldwin belonged,
had been ignominiously driven on shore,
and forbidden ever again To set foot on
board that vessel.
HE has very bad name" added the
sail-maker, "and he is suspected of having
murdered the carpenter Of our frigate at
Valparaiso.
In fact the personal appearance of Mau-
ley was much against him, and no one be-
heved that he had been wrecked. 1t was
thought that in putting to see on his slight
raft be had taken that desperate method to
get on board some vessel.
keep an eye on him." said our captain
to his first mate.
The mate did keep an eye on the desolate
wretch and soon detected him in close
and confidential conversation with John
son, the spruce seaman whom we had
shipped just before leaving port. It was
the mates watch, while johnson belonged
to the watch of the second mate, yet john
son had come on deck for the special pur-
pose of speaking to Mauley.
The two men stood forward Of the wind
lass, under the shadow of the foromast,
apart from the rest OF the watch, and con-
versed together in low tone. The mate
got as near to them as he could without
being observed, but he caught only the
words:
"Remember-this must be dead secret
between you and me-"
1t wns but year before that the terrible
mutiny on board the ship Globe had taken
place, and when the mate heard the words
which 1 have quoted, he passed softly
down into the cabin, and finding the cap.
tain awake, told him what he had over.
heard.
'That man Johnson! Are you not mis-
taken2" demanded the captain. "Why,
johnson seems quite gentleman. Must
have been somebody else."
eyes, sir" replied the mate; but what
secret should anybody have with that Mau.
ley, which all the crew keeps clear of in
broad daylight? Whispering with him in
the dark - that's the pint, sir. Bald.
win swears that the tellers murderer,
SIR"
'Tll have no plotting and whispering il
the dark on board my ship" cried the cap
tain, suddenly and unaccountably breaking
forth into towering passion. ''Now l
recollect that this johnson has once or
twice shown rebellious temper when Mr..
Pease has ordered him to scrapo topmastf
or slush them down. or tar rigging; but
thought it was only because he'd never
been used to such dirty work"
eff we don't look out he'll be engaged il
dirtier work than slushing topmasts o,
tarring down rigging" said the mate.
Cutting our throats, ehf''
''Its unaccountable, sir, this plotting anG
having secrets with that Mauley; it's &c
much like the way that Smith says the mu
tiny began aboard the Globe"
'aThat's true," answered the captain
"rve gree. mind TO put them both i,
irons
'Mebby we'd better wait little, ant
see, returned the mate; land I'll keep
sharp look out on both on en-"
The captain was silent, but he shook hi.
head threateningly, and the mate went OF
deck to stand out the remainder Of hi
! veteh.
Before morning there was gale of wind
Sail was shortened, and we lay to unde
close-reefed main-topsail and storm stay
sail. But, in spite of the wind or weather