The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-11-22

Permission" !" echoed the stranger
wal, never! Who's got charge of this
lot? Who do they belong tos
They don't belong to anybody. This
is British colony, captain. But you
must get leave to take 'em aboard, or else
you can't have EN- replied the harbor-
master, emphatically.
who'll give me permission: fou!"
asked the captain
NO, can't, yon must 90 and get
magistrates order
"Whar's he TO be found Jest show
me the way. Look sharp, boss, COS I'm
in a mortal hurry. you know
The harbor man turned away, saying,
II p in Durham, you know"
How fur's that" broke in the Yankee.
a good two miles, through the bush
path. You'll have to get q horse
"Wharll | git one asked the captain,
At this moment Mr. Mckay, the gov
ernmcnt land-agent, who, full ot otliclous
curiosity had come down from the Gus
tom House, pushed through the crowd,
and said, "I'll lend you a horse, captain.
Jest come tins way.
YOU'RE very obligin, SIT, said the
captain, turning and following the agent
IN accept your offer and feel honored''
In q few minutes the horse was produe-
ed. and 4 negro engaged 10 run ahead
and show the way. As the captain
mounted the horse, he turned 70 the har-
bor-mastcr and said, You'll he able to
find boats enough to take fifty niogcre of
n once. eh ~
"Oh, yes, we can 10 that.
Wal. now" said the stranger, a~ 4
parting observation, amt II a plaguey
shame that q man can't save his ship
without all this pa!ayer: Here's the
Southern Cross-as smart u schooner as
ever sailed under stars and stripes
maxim water like mao, and I've got 70
90 through all this performance before
| ken cit q lew larued niggers 70 pump"
And away he rode toward Durham.
The magistrate not only gave tie
American captain the necessary order
but opened 4 bottle 81 vine, and, drink
inc to his success, promisef any further
assistance that lay in his power, and in
two hours after leaving the harbor the
stranger was faf way back again.
During his absence all had been hustle
at the harbel Mere kafiirs had come
down III the hope af being hired, and
great was thc amount q speculation as to
the terms likely q be offered. These
Natal katfirs are runaway Znlus, VINO,
having once deserted. are barred from re-
turning % Zuluiand Under penalty of
death. They are both brave and intelli-
gent, and much finer set Of men than
the negroes OF the west coast From the
Ia at Iva. col
be seen pumping necessarily, a eontinu-
Gus stream pouring from her side. and
Mr.. Mckay, whose protier ot the horse
was instigatei more by the hope OF prof.
than by dlslntercsted kindness, for he
was the owner OF the surt-boats, was
waiting with great impatience for the
strangers return, and calculating the
amount he would realize by the business
Sooner than could have been expected,
the captain came riding up at a rafting
pace, and jumping from the horse, said,
"Here's the permission, boss, all correct
and complete. And now how many Mig
gers ken hev:'
just as many as YOU like said the
harbor-master; there they are. waiting
= he hred.,'
Nov, sir, tell me--what time in the
morning ken | get over the bar. | draw
teD feet Of water.
Tide flows at six o'clock, and you
could come over by eight, l should say
responded the harbor- master.
Good. Wal, now, you boys, III give
you seven and siXpence apiece 70 come
and take turns al night There's pow
erful lot O water in the hold by this
time, and you'll hey to work, | tell
YOU"
The pay was high, and a murmur of
Subtraction ran through the crowd those
among the kaffirs who did not under
stand English having il explained to them
by those who did. The terms We're good
enough for lrany !, white man standing
around to lump a.; but 70 work side by
side with negroes was 700 degrading and
they were obliged TO LEI the chance pass
.Wal, hoyS, what sgys" asked the
Yankee.
Several voices eagerly accepted the
terms, and the harbor-master asked how
many he would engage.
Just you stand in Il row, boys, and IL
pick ou. the likely ones BE smart the
sun IL be down before We eit aboard, If
YOU don't be slick
The kaffirs were soon III line. The
captain walked UP and down surveying
them, and carefully picking out the big
gest and strongest, until he had selecte,
about sixty. This was 4 large number
for the work; but il was PIT down by
Mr.. Mckay and the harbol master to
Yankee enterprise, and IN few minutes
the surf-boats with the negroes on board
were afloat
4 will come on TO you in the morning,