The Republican journal., 1882-06-08

couldn't find the trail. "Wednesday morn
ing we found a clump of brush and sat
down and tried to eat some of the cheese
but we couldn't get it down our throats we
were so thirsty You don't know how |
longed for a drop Of water. Ny throat
burned like a lime-kiln. | sometimes
dream OF that time now, and wake with a
big start. That night the moon rose aft
er dark and out we started again, but it
was no use, for we soon lost the way again
We tramped around for hours without
saying word. Soon after sunrise Thurs
day morning | and the man talking to
me looked around for the other two, but
We couldn't see anything of them. But
they were lost iust as bad as we and we
didn't think our chances were worse for
losing them. The moon rose still later
that night, but We hadn't the heart to
keep up the hunt then Along about
midnight we two started up, Int Friday
morning came without any signs of a
trail. The thirst was awful that day, and
We lay in clump of brush out of the sun.
| Id about as lief have taken a quiet die
then as anything else. At dark we wait
ed for the moon to rise, and then started
up and dragged along a few miles. Then
| my comrade gave out and told me to go
| on and leave him to die. didn't see as
could help the poor fellow, so | shook
his hand and left him and made another
h0nt. Saturday morning | went into a
cump again and lay down. believe the
| torture of the thirst was taking away my
senses. Two or three times started up
and thought | saw water. | thought OF
nothing but water all day. and if a gal
Ion was put before me then, wouldn't
have left drop. didn't mind the hun
ger at all What was dying for was a
few drops of water. Night come and
had given it up t0r bad job. thought
| heard the vultures fighting at which
should have the first pick at ne. \ couple
of hours or SO after dark the moon came
up, but didn't care to start up again.
But | just pushed through the clump and
sat down on the outer edge. | looked at
the moon. Then | jumped up, for right
under the moon WaSa rise of ground Witha
thing like Il box near the top. thought l'd
gone crazy but, sure enough. there it was
as plain as day, and it didn't 20 away
as ! expected it would That was our
ranch, and not two miles away at that.
How | run, staggering over the ground,
as thought of the spring at the bottom
of the knoll. | ran till | was in sight of
that spring. and in two minutes my head
would have been into it. But up rushed
a man and seized hold Of me | struggled
like a wild beast for a second, bat he took
a can and poured Il few drops Of water
down my throat. Then he poured down
a few drops more, and then ne gave me 4
whole swallow of it, will never forget
how sweet it tasted. He gave me water
by degrees till | had plenty. II seems
the two men we lost Thursday morning
struck the trail and made Ior the ranch.
They had been on the lookout for US, and
the man that had caught hold Of me did
it to keep me from getting ut the spring,
for he thought Id drink myself to death.
| told them the best could where | left
my cOmraue. man who knew the coun-
try well, started out with mule and
some water and found him. but it took
the poor fellow q long spell to Ocome round
| all right.
"Once belonged to Zig ship that put
into Queenstown With d cargo of wheat
| from Frisco Oar orders were for Ant
werp, and we got paid off there. had
! plenty of money and paid my passage
on a steamer bound for London. | was
| the only passenger, and | had the cabin
all to myself We sailed in the evening.
and came on board with big lcmijohn
of 'schnaps, as they called it there, and
my chest. Il was hard telling which was
the largest, the chest OF the demiiohn.
| Next morning called the steward and
| got him to help me on with my boots
said didn't want any breakfast, but IN
a couple OF minutes collars the dcmiohn
and drags it forward to the torecastle,
where the sailors and liremen were eating
breakfast. | bore hand 10 help them
clear away the stuff and they did their
level best to tighten the demiiohn. Then
] went back to the cabin and took Il few
| pulls at the 'schnaps' along with the
steward. | drags out the demjiohn at
dinner-time and goes into the torecaS-
| tie, and | stood along on the same tack
when supper time come. Then the cap
| tain found it out and raised row because
the men were all drunk | told him
was an American citizen and the Stars
and Stripes would keep me from having
any foreigner take away my rights from
me Just for little thing like that. He
said | mustn't do it again, but | said
/ NOultt II ! llhtNt. -NtAl lllOl lillIS lbNhtt
at the demij0hn, and found there WANT
more than enough to last me to London,
so made up my mind not to call on the
American flag to protect me in the enjoy
ment of my natural rights.
"Once | shipped here in New York on
a vessel that turned out a hard ship
The skipper was an old brute. lie knock
ed down three men before we got off
Sandy Hook, and heard about his using
men like dogs till even | was frightened
This wouldn't do for me. The pilot had
got on the tug boat, and that was about
to cast off, got over in the miZzcn chan
nels as if to stand ready to let 60 the line
No one was looking, so jumped onto the
tug. The cover was off the coal hole 50
| Jumps down there. That afternoon
heard them make fast to a dock, and in Il
few minutes | climbed on deck and went
on shore. thought Id try month or
two on shore then, so | got my boarding.
master to find me place. He GOT me in
as night Waterman in a tea warehouse
| served them honestly here in all but
one little thing would lay ont a paper
on the floor and shake a few chests Of tea
over it. Enough tea came through the
| VI tNhp " lttht u Y NultS tt litllC bUlIttt.
They didn't have to buy tea at my board
ing house, and the boarding master was
good enough to lower my board for me.
81 was out at Australia in the gold
times but didn't 90 to the mines Sail
ors were seal ce, and | got double wages
on Il coaster for some time, and got a
big sum for the run to Bombay on a ship
that had been waiting at Sidney for a
crew. When we got out to Bombay | had
about five hundred dollars. lived like
a lord. They used to wear thin white
suits there, and the first morning | got
one, but the next day it was dirty, 50 |
bought another suit and threw the old
away. | did that every morning for the
three weeks staid in Bombay, but don't
think | had a clear head on me till after
| was on board ship on her way home to
New York New York Times.
SENATOR FRYE'S GRANDSON. Senator FRYE.
of Maine, has Il bouncing grandson about six