The Osceola times., 1886-05-22

ing, replied johnson. "What We
want 10 know is, how you standP The
mate has gone. and the captain must
follow. II you viii navigate the bark
for us, no harm shall come 10 you. II
you refuse. then We shall set you adrift.
We've gone too far to back water"
Talk to 'em, Mr.. CARING" gasped
the captain, who was greatly broken
down. Tell 'em that II they will spare
our lives they shall not be punished fol
what they have done. l give my word
they shan't."
what will you do with himP"
asked.
"set him adrift In the sawl Ut day.
break
'.And il refuse to navigate the
bark?"
You go with him, though we'd be
sorry for it, for you've used the men
right
MWhat point do you wish to maker'
1.-The coast of Brazil"
"Will you all sign paper to the ef-
feet that had nothing to do with, bring
ing about this inutiny, and that navi-
gated the bark under duressp"
"We will that!' they shouted in cho-
rus.
Very well, I will remain; but why
not keep the captain prisoner instead
of sending him adrittP'
'He must be punished, SIR" replied
johnson.
argued with 'em, together and sep
arately, but 1t was no use. They had
decided on coui Sc, and could not be
swerved from it. Captain Burrows was
a cringing coward. He begged, eni
treated and sought to bribe, and when
day fully broke he hadn't the heart OF a
woman A man was sent aloft with a
glass to survey the sea, and when he
came down and reported the waters
clear Of sail the yawl was lowered, keg
of water, some Of the spoiled meat, and
lot of wormy biscuits were placed in
it, and they were ready to send the cap
tain adrift. His cowardice was so great
that one could not pity him. He had
to be lowered over the side like a bale
of rags, and as his boat floated away he
covered down on the bottom, and
seemed to fall into stupor. When he
was half a mile astern johnson called
every man aft and said:
"Now, men, Mr.. Carlng is to be our
captain, and he is to be promptly
obeyed. l shall be first mate. Peterson
second, and, though we berth in the
cabin, you shall have just as good food
as we do. We will now name the
watches, and things will go on as il
there had been no trouble"
His word was not questioned. There
was no exultation, no lawlessness, no
boasting. Every man quiet and thought
full. They had been wronged. They
had righted that wrong in their own
way, and were now simply seeking to
make safe escape. In twenty minutes
after the captain was set afloat you
could not have told that any thing out
of the routine had happened. The
decks were washed down, breakfast
prepared, and when things had been
cleared away johnson came down into
the cabin and said
"Mr. CARING, how far are we oui
from the Sandwich islands,"
mot to exceed seventy miles,"
"very well; you will please give US
the course for the Paumotu Islands.
'But was going to alter the course
to run for South America"
"We don't want to go there. Whai
| said was to deceive the captain, for it.
likely he'll soon be picked up. W.
want to run down to the Paumotu
Islands,"
got out the charts, gave him the
course, and followed him on deck
Every thing was ship-shape, the men as
respectful as you please, and it was
hard to realize that any thing like mu.
tiny and murder had occurred. II
seemed as if the very winds looked
upon the revolution with favor, for the
breeze hauled to our best sailing point
and sent us along hour after hour and
day after day until we were far to the
south of the Sandwich Islands.
l am telling you now what ! after
ward swore to, that better crew never
trod deck. There was no wrangling
no drinking, and not the least indica
ton of insubordination. When we came
to overhaul the ships stores we found
four-tifths of them as fresh and sound as
any sailor could ask for. The OtheI
portion must have been put in by the
captain on some speculation.
Near the line of the equator we had
light winds and calms for several days
but finally got slant which carried u.
to the south until we got q holding
breeze, and one afternoon we sighted
ha la nAl f.,r xx,kt tah a1 lnnr hna
headed. The group comprises fifty ol
more islands, with those Of the Society
Cook. and Tsbna lying just to the south
At this day most of the islands are inhab
tied. At that date only few Of then
were, and there were not above three ol
four ports Of call, mainly for the con
venience of whalers in want of vegeta
bles and water. The bark had planned
TO visit the Marshall, Gilbert, and Pho
nix Islands, lying near the equator, ant
much nearer Honolulu. The Paumotl
Islands had been selected by the mutt
ncers because two of them had once beer
wrecked among them. and spent yea
or more in leading half-civilized life
Before dark we had made q safe an
chorage, and, though the voyage wa
now ended, discipline still remained al
strict as ever. That evening johnson
came down to me and said:
"Mr. Carling, the voyage Is ended
You have done as you agreed, and yor
must admit that the men have beer
well-behaved. Will you 60 with us to
morrow or stick by the barkp"
II must stand by the craft"
"Just as you say, sir. This is shell
tered spot. and we will leave you in goot
shape. We shall take the long boat
some spare sails, few stores and othel
things, but nothing to cripple the bark