Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-08

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shouted the mate. "Where's Bolton I
/ Just told him to-"
'sIts his helm" interrupted an old
sailor.
"The watch is not out" replied the
mate.
In the meantime the sail was Tapping,
and two men ran out to stow 1t.
When large portion Of the sail had
been taken off the ship, eight bells
struck, and the larboard watch prepared
to 60 below.
"Bolton is not at the helm" said the
mate to one Of the sailors; lyon will
have to take it,"
"But," objected tho other, "its his
helm, and he ought to 20 there"
The mate gave q perccptible start,
seemed embarrassed for moment, md
said:
eyes, yes, Of course where can that
fellow be p
The second mate came up and took
charge Of the starboard watch, while
the mate went below. VI
On hearing that Bolton was missing,
the second mate ordered strict search
to be made for him.
"Ife's gone overheard, Of course" said
an old sailor.
"Why do you think soT
because he was tho first may on the
deck when Mr.. Is. called the watch" +
"What! did Mr.. B. call the watch"
demanded the second mate.
eyes, sir"
"And Bolton came up first 7 l should
think that Mr.. B. must have seen him
20 overheard"
COR heard him Yell" added tho tar.
No more was said ut that time; but
it was afterward saying among the
sailors that IL Bolton had not been 50
great u fayOrite Of the first mate, they
should have believed that the latter
threw him overheard.
But what is tho life Of friondlcss,
unknown sailori
He was soon forgotten.
"Well," said ono or two of us who
were comparatively sober, "where is
the point OF your yarn, Gaspard. There
is nothing wonderful in poor tar being
forgotten by every one.
The Spaniard's face was dreadfully
flushed, and his eyes were flaming.
Suddenly he half-screamcd, more as il
forced to speak than ii as the revelation
came from him of his own accord.
"No! mop calculated he wildly, "Ev.
cry one did not forget! The murdered
youth was never, never, never to be fer
gotten by one--one man on board tina,
craft--he who flung tho unhappy lad
into the scaW
We leaped to our feet in apprehension
of what was to follow.
ell was the first mate, Birbeak!
Gaspard, Manudolo, what name you
please! l slew him He knew that
great secret Of mine! When school
boy he saw mo from the house-top, on
the top-gallant yard Of u brig, in com
pany with u seaman. He saw us quar-.
reling, and he saw me knock poor Char
Icy (for that was his nancy off the yard
Charley's brains were dashed out when
he struck that deck, and | swore thai
his fall was accidental.
"The knowledge of this secret saved
Bolton from q flogging; but it was too
dangerous secret for me; it placed m,
IN tho power of this Bolton as long as
he lived. resolved to put him out Of
the way on the first opportunity, ant
the better to conceal my purpose, l pre-
tended to be very much his friend. After
threw him overheard | could hear his
cries mingled with the shrek of the
tempest, and | was much surprised thai
Others did not hear them too. Oh, God
hear them now"
So screaming, he tried to spring "
from the cask he sat astride upon, bu
his dizzied brain mystiiied his vision
and he fell to the ground on the ruins OF
the goblet he had flourishcd SO recklessly
awhile before.
And we picked him up dead-ay, dead
as the victim of his malice so long ago
overwhelmed, who had persisted because
he knew so much of the crimes of the
wcarer of the Red Jacket.
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