New-York tribune., 1884-03-23
CHAPTER xiv.

| found the cook standing in the cabin door and
called him in to help me to arrange for tho accom-
mediation Of Aunt Damars and Florence. The
largest Of the three cabins the captains next
the mates; there were two hunks in this room.
along with a fixed washstand little table that
swung on hinges. and one or two other things of
that kind, which made the little compartment look
habitable.
Now NJ Seymour" exclaimed Aunt Damaris,
throwing down her cloak. and looking and talking
with great air Of hearty. active bustle, Fm not
gong to allow you to be our chambermad; you
have the brig and the provisions. and a thousand
matters to attend to, and Florence aud are quite
able to make this cabin comfortable for ourselves
Have you any clean blankets in this ehpr sald
She addressing the cook, with tho old pecking gest
ure Of her lean face
Nought but what yOu see. missis," answered the
cook pointing to blanket and rug in the upper
bunk.
@Well. we cannot use thom as they are. but sup
pose thoy can be washed and dried by anu by" said
the old lady hauling them out and looking at them
and then dropping them on to the deck.
"Tll endeavor to wash them, if the cook ind
me q tub and some soap said Florence
laughed aud said: Why. my darling. what do
Won think you could make of thom with your little
hands, No need for you to turn laundress yet.
Floreace. Besides, suppose there's not much soap
to be found going aboard the Sarah Jane; IS there,
cook T.
81 dunno as could put my hand at once on
piece" answered the cook but there ought to be
a bar or two knocking about somewheres."
anyway Miss Hawke" said l. "Tll leave you
for the present, while take n look round. This
cabin Is not so comfortable the StrathmOres, but
it's better than the hut" and. so saying. lett
them keeping silence about the desperate condition
of the mate next door for they could do him no
good and wanted nothing sorrowful TO come down
again with It's gloom to darken the hope and glad
ness which were shining bright in my darllngs
beauty ,
the extreme after-end of the deck house, and told
the cook get light. aud 20 down, anu make out
list of the PROVISIONS there thaI We m'sht t"oI-
onahly understand how were OH IN that respect.
While he was thus occupied | went on deck and
walked forw ard to the fore deck house, the crew
sleepingp place, long structure Win lttie olt ol
cabooss at one end of 1t and. putting my head IN,
found row of hammOcks suspended from tine coll
ing, with several chests on the deck, on one OF
which sat William Someirs, o smos!DY ~ P.pe' sg
He pointed TO a couple of hammocks which were
swung forward, and went and stood up betwxt
| them NV eve came just above the canvas sides,
| and / saw the men one on either hand. lying mo-
/ tioneas aud white | spoke TO them. and they an
| swered me. / told them who was, ana gave them
| a brief account of shipwreck, and asked them
how they we're getting on. The fellow who had
broken his leg said that the limb gave him no pam
he afraid he'd never be able TO go 10 sea any
more and how he was 20 get living he was sure be
| couldn't tell anyhow he didn't think now he was
going t. die, though, when he was just LAID down.
after he had broken his leg the pain was 40 fearful
| that he had made sure his tiiio was come; lhe
| other man was in a worse plight he had injured
| himself internally and the least movement of his
body gave him great agony; did my utmost 70 en-,
| courage them both. by giving them to undhrstand
| TINT nv own men consisted of seven able seemen
that had been second mate ln my time. and that,