Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-11-29
HOG CHOLERA!
If your Hogs have Cholera, or
are sick from any cause and not
thriving, I can furnish you remedy
that will put them in. a healthy
condition. Call to see me and get
circulars.
on. 1t were a bad thing for old and
young, that same keepin' on.


young, that same keepin' ON.
swell, nothin' happened for nigh
onter week, n one night had just
left the tiller-wheels want known
them days-and were just turnin' in,
when l felt shock as if the end Of
the world had come. / were on deck
in an instant; so were the whole crew
and captain; right on our lee bow 1
see large bark sinking. Yes, we
had run inter her, and she were agoin
down right before our eyes! Captain
he yells to me-
"'Chapman, take boats crew to
that vessel?'
81 were acting second mate, the
first mates place havin' been filed by
the old second mate.
AYE, aye, sir!' 1 ordered out a
crew and tumbled in.
'The captain he rushed forward
with the carpenter, and were busy
examining the damage.
"'Give way!' sung out.
Just then the bow oarsman shout
ed,-
"'She's gone'
$50 she had-sunk right out n
sight, with a lot o. human beings
aboard.
"'Pull hard!' shouted I, and we
went for the spot where she sank.
"But, Lord! it were mid ocean,
and she had gone for good, and
nothin' in sight but a lot o. plank
and a yard or two. I heard cry,
and ordered silence 'mongst the men,
and all listened; it came again; ii
were a cry, sure enough; it were of
the starboard bow, and we pulled to.
ward it; it came nearer and nearer,
and we pulled in a man, a sailor like
ourselves, but nary other soul could
we find. We staid around till day.
break, and seeing nothin' then, We
set all hands to work repairing for arc
and sailed on our course.
"Most of US thought we had bettel
turn back, and were the spokesman
of a committee that saw the captain
but he were a determined man; WI
should not 60 back; and we knew
our duty in them days, and no mutin,
were known.
This fellow we picked up were
queer sort of cuss he were short
thickset man, very dark-complected
and talked a queer sort of a ling
none of us could make out. HI
'peared kinder dazed like, and sa
for hours lookin' out at the sea; b
we're this way for three or four days
and then he changed about; he wer
forever pullin' and haulin' then b
took to helpin' the cook, and he wer
better cook than our old one; s
we made him cook. He only CRIME
when we sighed to him that he wa
boss of the pots and kettles.
"From that day the crew began t
get sick. They had dreadful shootiI
pains, and wanted to lie down, an
were afraid to 60 aloft, and nobod
} thought of the cook havin' anythin
to do with their being sick. Some
times they were we'll for day or TIVE
: and then the pains'd commend
again; then the sextant and quadral
both disappeared IN a very quet
, manner, and If / live to be hur
dred I'll never forget the captain
| face as be come forward and told Il
, crew be swore to kill the man th'
took them, and ordered every man
things searched. They couldn't I
: found; then he grew still mo-
i. alarmed, for he were frightened, eve
though he were mad, and he begge
l the crew, if any one knew Of the il
struments, to tell him, as their liv,
. were at the mercy Of the waves lie
q he had the instruments and eat
I man walked up and took his bib
oath fore the captain he never toe
them. I seed an ashy, despairi
, kind of a look on the captains ia
| as he turned to Us and said,-
), Boys, there is something wrol
D aboard; my chronometer and t.
L compasses have been broken, and d
e instruments flung in the sea, for th
: are not aboard; we are at the mer'
Of Him who rules US all, and il
8 never said prayers in your life 9
? them now; for ye need them as m