Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-09
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until both legs reached the ground.
Then he ran.
A vessel was making sail in the har.
Dor.
Psllstier hailed Il.
81 want to 60. too J" hs said.
They took him. Just ~ she gathered
way and her hssd sails we're beginning
TO draw. the gsndarmes appeared on the
quay. They were too late.
Psllstier had been locked up for
eighty ysars. His ofsnss was selling
LIQUOR on Sunday. They are very par.
ticulsE about Sunday In France. Sui
his punishmsnt was excessive. Psllstisr
said to himself.
But he escaped. The world was before
him. He wanted to get out OF France.
So he shipped on the strange vessel. He
didn't AJAX where shs was going. de
just let her 60.
In the stern Of the ship stood tall.
commanding figure. II was that OF .
man. He was giving directions to the
crew.
"who are you :" he asked Of Pei.
letter.
Pellstisr." responded Psllstier.
"Good. said the man.
Psllstisr smiled.
BOOK III.
"Do you understand live stock"
asked the man.
"Oui, you betr' answered Pelletier.
"Then 20 down to the gun deck and
look after thsm."
Psllstier obeyed.
The gup-deck Was roomy. Hitchsd to
the carronads aides were 400 mules.
Psiletisr examined them. The motion
OF the vessel made them nervous. One
seemed to be choking Pelletisr un!as-
toned the halter. The mule dashed to
the middle Of the deck and glarsd
around.
"whoar' said Pellstisr.
BOOK ~.
The mule sprang to lesward as the
ship careened. The din OF tho mules
hoofs was awful. The timbers strained.
A the vessel rishtsd the. mule rushed to
the forward part OF the deck. Then
turned and rushed aft.
P.lI.tisr was very pale, but cool.
"whoaf" he exclaimed again IN
firm voios. ~
The mule dashed to the starboard side
and kicked two port holes into one.
The waves came pouring In. From the
other mules came startled cries. They
we're frightened. The loose mule ran
10 inc Pol' uoe " w ,,.nL;r, Tn
out tvsnty'ss'sn 'es' " P..i .o,,.d
the trough OF inc sea 'ue ~ 49,. ''.
nsaViiy ano sn'PPeu 'oA' "
soox v. ..
Ths door Of the companion. way was
on.n.d
"Whst's going on down there 2" de-
mandsd the voice Of the commanding
6oufe.
"a mule" responded Psllstisr.
The commanding figure came part way
dawn
"I. a Won. Pelleti.rp"
ait IN :" snsv,red Pelietier.
.Who loosed the mule y"
.I ala" replied Pells,ier.
.srh,n Won will catch him." COM
msnded the man.
The mule bad kicked out the bow and
stern during this conversation. Ihs
port sids was torn 9u' Anu .n''' "'
great holes IN tne s'AfooAiu ''u''
BOOK VI.
Psllstier took O capstan bar. BE
waited for the mule. Turning toward
him the mule eyed him . moment. Pei
~.
stsa bar and stood IL up In ring on
th. deck. The mule turned his back
70 IL.
Pelletier laughed.
"whoar' he said.
The mule backed MP TO the coat and
hat. Psllstisr had another capstan bar
ready. The whole crew WAS looking
down the companion way. The com.
m.naino asur, s,ood at the bottom Of
m. isddsr.
In an instant the mulo kicked at the
same hat and coat. Al hs did 30 Pe,.
letter held up 'ne o'ne. .sPs'ia ~. Ts.
ano'nsr mar ane eo ~ % ~, :, N. 80.
muss 'urusa s,ouIu =, a.. .,
ond. when hs had got =. .no Wy
Moano 20 sss tns n "''
s'anains oy"
BOOK vi.
The mule looked down at himself. BE
vss bewild.red. de did not know which
was his kicking end. Whichever way
he turned the object Of attack Was be-
fore him. -.
A mule 10 different from q cannon.
~ .,.r .hoo,. ,,or, n, 60, "a
rscoils backward. A mule shoots out