Daily Republican., 1882-07-27
THE CONVIV1'S ESCAPE
AS TOLD BY A SAILOR, IN "a SUMMER
IN THE AZORES"

"eo'OA" AusbEaIlA, was ashore and
| see nice lookin' young fellow, about
twenty four years old, eyein' me pretty
sharp. He was at work on q chain.
gang. Watchin' his chance, he says
to me
"a you the mate of that whaler ?"
eyes, ].
Then says he: "Has the priest said
anything to you about me?"
mo"
"Well he's going to-" says he, and l
passed on quick.
1.-THE priest follersd right along, aud
asked me If I'd ever seen that young
man before"
"Never, to my knowledge"
Then he told me it was -, a Fen.
ian prisoner that he'd had been con.
fined in Dartmoor prison in England
for seven months, and then sent to
Australia for life that he'd been there
'leven months, and wanted to get off.
And the up shot of l. was the priest
offered me i've HUNDRED dollars to get
him of.
told him didn't want his money.
If he'd been thief or murderer l
wouldn't have tried to help to get him
away but l couldn't make out that
he'd committed any crime 80 the
priest and l, We fixed it that the next
day, when my ship got under way, l
should pick him up in the yawl-and
did.
ut beat all how quick every body on
board took to that tellow-he was pleas.
ant and such handsome yonng chap.
well, come August, we had toputinto
RedriRues tor water. lT was that, or
die Of thirst"
By this time the news Of IS escape
had got ahead of US and was known all
over the world. IL was just before sun
set when boat from shore came along
side, and her officer boarded US.
- was standin' Just as near me as |
be to you, when the officer up and says
TO me: "Have you got man aboard
by the name OF -"'
kind of thought a minute-it SEEM
ed it twas an hour-and then says
NO." says J, very quiet eve did
nave fellow aboard Dy the name of
Brown, but he died TWO months ago at
lava"
He looked at me a minute, then says
le, "Well, you've got some ticket-Of- |
cave men aboard, havn't you %
was mighty glad he asked me that;
or l thought 1t woald take up his at.
ention and give me little time to |
hink.
II can't say as to that" says l.
"Well," says he, "call your men up
rom lorrad and we'll soon find out"
INC" says l, ~ don't want nothin'
o do with that kind of business. You
an look for yourselves if you would
ike to-
So he and his gang went forrad, and
lauled out the stOwaways, put them
Ill aboard their boat, and then pulled
oward the shore appearing to BE- salts
ed.
AS soon as they were gone, -, half
razy, says to me:
"My God IT'S all up with me
What can do? They will come back
Or me know, but III never be taken
live %
l knew he meant what he said for
he priest had told me he'd tried IT,
ommit suicide, aud if he couldn't es.
ape, had determined to kill himself.
Gained him down told him to go
Glow end keep out of sight, and I'd
" to think up something; but says l,
You shan't be taken as long as l can
tand by you
l knew very well that as soon as they
ot ashore, those itch eG'ot-leave men
ould blow on him and 1 really did
OF know what to do. Things looked |?
lack.
By this time it got to be dark, aud I
vt down by myself to think. Then l
,menbered a kind Ofa locker under the
airs, where the steward sometimes {
ept the dishes he wasn't usin,' 1t
as shet by pushin' one OF the stairs
ght over it. | knew they'd never
nd him there. Then l went to i.
ld told him to go and find little
.indstone there was on the ship, while y
kept the men busy forrad.
When come back I'd stop a spell y,
I'd talk with the steward; and when y
} heard me talkin' he must throw the =
'indstone and his hat overheard, give y
shrek and then run and stow himself .
the locker.
When l came back l stopped D spell y
ID said to the steward, Il don't know "
hat will happen when those fellows -
me aboard tomorrow morning. Iol
low -, will never be taken alive. !"
ell kill some of 'em and kill himself,
r he threatened to do it in Aus
ALA.
Just then we heard great splash 4,
d then scream. whats that ?" "
rs l. or
says the steward he's NJ NJ
mped overheard ri
Everybody heard it. The captain AZ
vs. off that day. m
rushed aft, told the other officers d.
d ordered out the boats. The men M
= terribly. Every one of them was W.
I'd of him. We got ont four boats W
swept that harbor for hours. "
IS in the last boat that came in. w,
hen l got aboard found the second -
Ito leanin' over the ships size, cryin
terly. Hes gone, poor fellow
res his hat, says he the men have pl
It picked it up. We never shall see ma
n again. H'
There wasn't o wink of sleep on &c
Nd that night. The next morning l OF
t the flag at half-mast. Everybody su
6 solemn as death. IS wet hat GO
: on the hatchway. All thought he Al
q dead. .I pc