Telegram-herald., 1886-07-25
COanAc enooY



i4to the >lore fsossn
>.tung ou q aalf eH Alanti1-afe sa4s
Ehs b .stsn l ~tre 8 group oi sailars
spinnlas yarns. A sailor fran Rheie ls.aao
spun lle i3liosias
10 vas oa beard freueh se-se. ranniug
down 10 k9 under TIE hne Dar.as
bloody cain iae oll man ordered Tie sal
painted outside. and slt 81 ,ne on plaak
under tie taursA just af9re an open port
into the store reoM. VOW yoo knoN.
We could not get . moathiol ol srog. Bran
dy 0r whisky couldn't De had for love or
money. oniy s9me cuniounaed s4uh ciaseI,
! thilk tlcy called it. thai always mace ms
sick 10 dEnk H. Ia the sturV- room there
Mas a nice SEA breeze u real 0.G D0suac.
As there was no 0ne looking 4 thought
would chino IN through lhe port. / Thought
1 could easily Sos away a couple ~ Dol
ties in d large color pol i wesl then
using, and there would ne no trouble la get
ting nd oi % after. Things sailed alonz
fuely, for in the nearest Corncr there WAs
al open Guest marked 'lognae hal
just st0wel away the bottles in my blouse
and was a-coming Out when 1 heard tie
cry, A man overheard, and tue efew
talking Loudly just over NY plank. l felt
mighty queer and did not knoW whether %
stoS nlA self aaay or 90 rsnt up aiorc them
ali
Perhaps the shipnate who had fallen
overheard would cali the Creg 90 another
quarter of the deck aud ! could set BACK 90
my plank without being missed by any OF
tne crew. ] heard my name mentioned,
and il dashed upon me no a minute tnat
was tue man they were looking Tor and
they accounted for my getting Out OF sight
SO quick 10 a shack. ! was Ia rg nov,
ANA there was no way of getting out ui IL
but 10 lay 20 and ride 10 out. Ia the mean
time breeze had sprung up and We were
running along al aoo0t three knots aa
hour
In little while the ship hove to, 70 wait
for the boat that had been sent out 70 look
for me. Through the movements OF tie
snip found Ihat We had gone back on our
old course till the order was given a0Out 4
half hour later, auo the Duchess went
about 10 feich np west j Was a-sittng
/ on the chest all this time, thinking
how / could escape, when = plan
struck me When four bells struck j
knew most of the crew were below. aud
skipping through the port ana along the
side OF the slarb0ard bow. / lei m, self sOit-
liz into the water aud swan five or SIX
strokes aud sang ont ship ahoy 50 loud
that the man at tne wheel M his fught lct
the ship head fall OH Before the captain
could gel through the usual amount OF cur
sing and heaving. a rope hit me Oh the head
and tied IL around my waist and allowed
them to draw me aboard.
Mates, on bad ought 10 have seen their
faces when they saw IL was me hhody
where did You come from Why. where
/ have YOU been? The captain came forward
a nj wanted 10 know where / had been, and
not having a story ready / thought ii besi
10 faint. The captain ordered me taken
/ below ami tue cook fixed me 3
/ stuff glass of grog out OF ont
/ OF those same bottles had slowed
+ in nv blouse The next mOrning ! must
1 ont with my yarn. Now. they ali knew
/ the old tub To he wretched sailer waeI
/ close hauled. and wanteG about seven
points 10 make head Nay al all. and
trusting 10 That and my powers a. a swim
/ mer. ] told them / bad fallen overheard and
most broke my arm and Dlst my lungs a
trying 10 make them hear.
The boat had looked for me in the won.
I direction. and when ID had gone back 10 Tia
ship became almost desperate and though
] would - X.
The captain believed il. as there wa
nothing else TO do, and the cook had shu
the port in the afternoon, and 20 kind g
l m axe the crew believe It. ! told them | ha'
once SWAN three days and three nights
Well. in a week they all believed 1t, and ]
was entered on the log-b0Ok, where Il Is 10
day.