The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-01-21
WHOLE NO. l4S9.

he hired, and great was the amount O
o. speculation as to the terms likely 4
a. be offered. These Natal Kaffirs ar,
lie runaway Zululs. who, having ono,
al deserted. are barred from returning u
Of Zululsnd under penalty of death
,f They are both brave aud intelligen
ID and are much 61er set Of men thar
lr the negroes OF the west coast. From
IF the lookout the crew Of the schooner
4 could be seen pumping necessarily, q
e continuous stream pouring from bel
side; aud Mr.. Mckay, whose prefer
: of the horse was instigated more by
II the hope of profit than disinterested
: kindness, for be was the owner of the
r surf boats, was waiting for the strsn-
gers return, and calculating the
amount be would realize by the bus
g mess
SJoner than could, ,hsve,been expect
] ed, the captain came riding up at q
q ratllipg pace: snd jumping from the
horse said; Here's the permission,
3 boss, all correct and complete. And
f now, how many niggers ken beg?'
t Just as many as you like" said
the harbor master; there they are
waiting to be hired"
; Now, sir tell me-what time in
, the mornin' ken | git over the BARI
l draw ten feet of water"
Tide flows at six O'Clock, and you
could come over at eight, | should
say" responded the harbor master
Good. Wal, now, you boys, I'll
give you seven aud sixperce apiece to
come aud take turns all night. There's
a powerful lot o. water in the bold by
this time, aud you'll hev to work, /
tell you"
The pay was high, and a murmur
of satisfaction ran through the
crowd; those among The Ksffirs who
did not understand Eoglish having
it explained to them by those who
did. The terms were good enough
for manv white men standing around
to jump at; bat to work side by side
with niggers was too degrading, and
they were obliged to let the chance
pass.
"Wal, boys, what say ?" asked
the Yankee,
Several voices eagerly accepted
the terms, ard the barbor master
asked how many he would engage.
Jest you stand in a row, boys,
and I'll pick out the likely ones Be
smart; the s1n'll be down before we
git aboard, it you don't be quick"
the Ksffirs were ,ou la line.
The captain walked ~ and down,
surveying them, and carefully pick
ing out the biggest and strongest,
until be had selected about sixty.
This was q large number ( 4. the
work; but it was put d. w Ly Mr..
Mckay and the hsrbor master to
Yankee enterprise; and in a few
minutes the surf-bosts with all the |
nlggers on board were ahoat
81 will come off to you in the
morning, captain, and bring you a
pilot" said the hsrbor master.
Wal, now, that's friendly of you
boss Really, if you would. should |
take 1t kind" responded the Yam
kee.
81 will" said the harbor master,
"I'll come of when the tide makes "
Thank you. SIR" said the captain,
as be stepped into a wbsle.bJat
You won't forget to come ?"
Certainly not, replied the harbor
master Good night"
Good night" said the stranger
with giim smile, waving his hand
as the boat pulled away.
When the surf-boats returned. the
men with them reported the South
ern Cross to be just as smart and
trim trim craft as the captain
said zoe was They also reported
the safe trausference Of the dingy vol.
unteers. The sun went down, and
IN ten minutes the searching hot dsy
nad given place to a beautiful tropi-
cal night.
Before the sun had arisen on the
fOllo"ing morning, the port captain,
MIR. Mckay and the lookout men
were already assembled on the esnd
point; and as the FIRST fush of day
light came rapidly spreading over
land and sea, they strained their
eyes across the bay, eager to csrch
al early glance of the schooner
whose arrival and condition had
caused such unusual excitement the ;
day before Well might they start :,
and stare in speechless astonishment. f,
There was the bay all right, and ,
there was the bluff behind i., but ,
nothing else! No Southern Cross ,
No ship at all |! Nothing to mark
where she had lain at on the preyi-
Gus night. What could it mean? !
Could she have foundered with her ;
bands! No; for there was not depth F.,
OF water sufficient enough to cover
her mast if shs had. Could she
nave broken away and gone TO shore?
Impossible, for the wind, mere. caI-
ful, was of the land.
Shes gone! was the 6rs, exela.
NATION which broke the silence
clear gone? p,
What can it mean ?' asked Mr..
Mckay.
Mean Z" said the harbor master
! Tbs: we're all born fools-l
that's what IN meanaD
why how ?" gasped the bewiIder-
ed agent.
How ?" responded the bsrbor
master Why was be 80 particular ,
about the sort of Kaffirs be engaged 7
Wouldn't sny kind OF Kafirs do for
working pumps? OF course they ..
would can see it all now. She
vas no whsler. She had sprung no
leak. She was a Yankee SLAYER.
that's what she was and we ought
TO be shot for Dot seeing before"
A thrill of horror passed through !
tue group. 1t was as clear 90 day I.
light now. )
But we saw them pumping the !
water out Of her," said the agent, sf. !
Ter q pause. 8
"Ot course you did bot you didn't |
see the other side Of her, did you, =
Mr. Mckay" :
well, no" responded the agent. !
NO; but If you had you'd have I
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