St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-21

1OWlS, ana fOund my StOwaWay Just In
the position l had left him.
s.Now pitch in," said. ..I'll stand
guard forward here, and if YOU hear
me cough strike for cover. I'll explain
the tray matter if its found.
He simply said: .'Thank you, SIR"
and l went forward. When l came
back the tray had been swept clean and
the teapot emptied. My stowaway was
making for his den when said, ''How
about tomorrow"
He answered: This will do me for
couple of days"
Nonsense. I'll have a square meal
for YOU here in the corner of this wheel
house, so that you can get it without
trouble. I'll leave it about this time
tomorrow night
"You won't tell any one, any one at
all, SIR"
mo. At least. I'll think over the
matter, and if see way out I'll let
you know"
God bless You, sir"
turned the incident over in my mind
a good deal that night, and l almost
made resolution to take Cupples into
my confidence. Rodger Cupples. a
lawyer of San Francisco, sat next me at
table, and with the freedom of wild
Westerners we were already well ac-
auainted, although only few days out.
Then / thought of putting supposi-
tious case to the Captain-he was a
thorough gentleman-and if he spoke
generously about the suppositious case
/ would spring the real one on him.
The stowaway had impressed me by his
language as being man worth doing
something for.
Next day Twas glad to see that it
was rainy. There would be no demand
for ship chairs that day. l felt that
real sunshiny weather would certainly
unearth, or unchair, my stowaway. l
met Cupples on deck and we walked
few rounds together.
At last Cupples. who had been telling
me some stories of court trials in San
Francisco, said, '.Let's sit down and
wrap up. This decks too wet to walk
on"
.All the seats are damp" I said.
"rll get out my steamer chair. Stew
ard,n he cried to the deck steward who
was shovinga a mop back and forth,
"get me my chair. There's tag on it,
Berth 96.'"
mo. no." I cried hastily; ''lets 60
into the cabin. It's raining"
.'Only drizzle. Won't hurt you at
sea, you know"
By this time the deck steward was
hauling down chairs trying to find No.
96, which / felt sure would likely be
near the bottom. l could not control
my anxiety as the steward got nearer
and nearer the tarpaulin. At last !
cried:
Steward, never mind the chair; take
the first two that come handy.
Cupples looked astonished and, as we
sat down said:
"Ihave something to tell you. and
trust to your honor to say nothing about
it to any one else. There's aman under
those chairs"
The look that came into the lawyer s
| face showed that he thought me dement,
ed, but when l told him the whole
| story the judicial expression came on
and he said, shaking his head:
"Sharp. that's bad business"
81 know it.
Eyes, but it's worse than you have
any idea of. presume that you don
know what section 4738 of the Revised
Statutes says?
mo, DON'T
s.Well, it is to the effect that any per
son or persons, wilfully or with malice
aforethought or otherwise, who shall
aid, abet, succor or cherish, either di
rectly or indirectly or by implication
any person who feloniously or secretly
conceals himself on any vessel, barge,
brig, schooner, bark, clipper, steam
ship or other craft touching at or com
ing within the jurisdiction of thest
United States, the said persons purpos'
being the defrauding of the revenue of
or the escaping of any or all of the jus
legal dues exacted by such vessel. barge
etc, the person so aiding or abettins
shall, in the eye of the law, be consid
cred as accomplice before. during ant
after the illegal act. and shall in sucl
case be subject to the penalties accruins
thereunto, to wit: fine of not NOR
than $1,000, or imprisonment of no
more than two years, or both at tn
option of the judge before whom tn
party so accused is convicted"
"Great Heavens! is that really SOP
"Well, it isn't word for word, bu
that is the purport. Of course, if l ha.
my books here why, you've doubt
less heard. of the case of the Pacifi
Steamship Company VS.. Cumberland
Well, l was retained on behalf of tn
company. Now all Cumberland dir
was to allow the mamie was sent u
for two years-to carry his valisle OF
hoard. but we proved the intent. Lik
a fool. he boasted of it, but the steame
brought back the man and Cumberlan,
cot off with $4,000 and cost. Neve
Got out of that scrape less than $40. .OOO
Then again, the steamship Peruvian vs.
McNish; that is even more to the
! ..See here, Cupples- Come with m
tonight and see the man. nyou hear
him talk you would see the inhumanit,
| ..Tush. I'm not fool enough to mi.
mn IN such a matter, and look hers
vnu,u have to work it pretty slick If yo'
oct Yourself out. The man will b
Caught as sure rs fate; then knowingl.
or through fright he'll incriminat
.What would you do if you were il
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