The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-09

-sAsy gives alarm and ssads s''sr us,"
ssid Joe.
Not amer I hsv- fSrd The ruddcr
end taken Away che compass. my god
Jos." said ske smooth Mr. Akin; $50
now yUu can LEI Jvrry know What V cx.
pev,cd ~ him. and te.in.row night"
lie made m finish NJ HE words,
though. aad. rising. walked siow away.
An. how slowly passed. The time but
finally. Jus, With yasns. struck the
eight bells. and the wheel vas relieved
BY old Ian.
Surely I Lost M time In coming from |
my hiding place. and sought the Captain.
~ha. without rmosin. his clothing. had
svclinsd himself upon . lounge in the
cabin. revealed 10 him In whispers
that which had heard. !
"My brave little giri'" he said. as
hsd made nm end u my story; bat ]
could no, think what there was II BRAY.
cry In laying l.sv,is. and listening "
conspirators. Had no, given him
counsel, though, think he would have
bcra ios dashing upon tho three who
thus conspircd. aud shifting them hip
aud ,hi.h. Bu, told him 10 commuu.
ica,e In secret with Mr. Waters, and
they two together might make plans Of
strategy which would avail without
blocd.ked; and he did 90.
/ I, va, unfortunate tha, tho Captain
was entirely without firearms ii any
Kind. think I my cli would have
dared 81 use one In such an emergency.
Hut be- whispered To me iha; he had that
which should serve the same end: and
with . beating heart awaited the 70.
sult.
Tho calm remained into the FORENOON
II the nest day. The sea was Ike oily
glass. withou, y ripple ~ far rs one
could view, and the sun made itself
hardly 10 be endured. 30 fierce did Il
beat down upon the .scorchcd deck, In
the seams Of which the pitch fairly
melted. The sails hung wi,hou, motion
against the mast, and the wheel was
! With heart fast beating ] followed
tho Captain, who had told me 10 bc
without fear. upon The deck.
81 wish We had . couple Of the turtle
that ars laying round so plenty, asleep
on the water, this morning." said the
Captain, ~ II 10 myself, who stood By
him, though In . careless way.
I had no meaning Of his words, bu
Akin, who was near, looked at the blaci
> pecks upon the water some distance
, away, with interest. =.
EYES, sir" he made reply, ''there'
|, ALWAYS lots Of them about tho Azores Il
Q calm weather-nice soup they make
too" .f. .'....
1 "You might take the long boat, II yo
i, like, MIR. A,kin," said the Captain wit
/ q yawn, ~ II Il had but then occurred :
Q him, ..and with your watch take two o
/: three-it would be . change from sal
n beef"
$ every well, SIR" Akin replies; 70
o this man was . lover Of nice food
u oour,na,si. "Here, you Joe and Jerry
a got the boat over the side"
% began to guess that there WAS q pul
4 pose In this. saw that tho Captai
had, under . mask Of carelessness,
:, face Of anxiety, and that the hand th'
10 held his glasses, with which he We've
y the horizon, trcmbled never 20 little
: ne paced backward and forward Will
4, the two men were putting over the boo
4. When all was ready, Mr.. Atkin In u
r. stern.shects pushed OF from the vessel
! side. ,--.... 4r..
" "Stop a bit!" now called the Ca
tain, ~ I watched with strong ankle
be his face. There Was . stern ring in !
mt voice which I had seldom heard. Al
a, the ssmc time I saw Mr.. Waters, ID
n. ard the Swede come from the cool
gallery with buckets Of hot water Viii
Of they brought 20 the rail.
q .,WellP' asked Akin with inquil
Aud he motioned the two men TO ces
hc from rowing.
er "You see Teneriffe Peak, do you
Of again spoke the captain.
"Why, yes, sir." was the answer
In. Akin; "what then"
oil "Just this" said the captain; 81
Oh advice to you, scoundrels, Is that y
ok pull your prcttiest for the AzOre Islant
rot Tor while my name Is Wray not one
nae you ever shall set foot again on I
! briggs deck!"
,ur Al, then what oathsi what cries
he rage! And 80 desperate WAS tins will
Akin that he drew pistol and c.
nd IL, 10 null hoeR Vyh
me they did with hesitation. But they "
ays scarce within reach when old Dan
he charged the contents Of his hot.ws
his bucket full nj them. I clapped
old hands. could not resist. For At
vas caught enough Of it on his neck
lad shoulder to cause him 10 fall backw
no. over the thwart with . roar, and BY y
Mr.. dent discharge his pistol in the cir.
the Then Il was they saw they were
the trapped, and pulled hastily away 4
the distance, where they laid upon their {
the with angry words each to the other.
i'm, And, oh! how with eagcrness
his watched for breeze, which came
II. until In the late afternoon. But "
N once more the ripple Of the water %
you around tho bows, and the sails swe
per. out With . wind from the southwes
an brcashed with freeness, and We
link thanked the good God - No watc
u 10 the boat Of the conspirators 70 di
pear In the distance.
you There were left on board, the Capt
oil Second Mate, two men, the cook
out stewardess. And Captain Wrsy %
Ihen should be his Second Mate, Mr.. w,
the acting - chief officer.
little Many times stood at the wheel
nself three and tours hours before 10 real
and Lisbon. But tho "Petrel," which
him but . tonnage Of one hundred and 8
was easily handled, and the good
ma @ava M favOPinH winds. a also