The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-04
THE CAPTAINS PLOT.
\ STORY OF ruH srA.

\ STORY OF the sEN.
Goods ways are full of mystery, a"
and uu one real .cs the truth of the qlpta.
tiun more IN u the men who 20 down to
sea In snip, My fifteenth birthday
found me an orphan aud waf in the
stree. of sew Orleans. had runaway
from farmer in Illinois to whom /
WI, bound, aud 10y hook and crook had
TCaCaci q 4Icat town on the Father of
W tcts. ! had been living prccarious
life 10: month when the proprietor OF
an oyster house gave me "a job. II was
pat ol my work To open the oysters con-
sumcd III the lace, aud this portion was
done in II little room just in rear of some
pri,a,c stalls or compartments. The
stalls ftoutcd the public room, Of course,
and were intended for parties who de
sired privacy while eating stew or
drinkInga y ass of wine. could hear
all that was said in two of them, rs the
partitions were only cloth; but | had
been in the place two weeks before any.
thing of interest was dropped from
either, ne evening while | was at
work two men entered one of the stalls
dcvOured stew, and drank some grog,
and, af or lighting cigars, entered upon a
convcr.atlon which at once attracted my
attention.
"Well, have you got it all fixedF'
asked one.
Everything ship shape and under
stood" replied the other
"She is nsured"
"Nay up.'
"And no supicions"
"Nut II one.'
"N q take machinery to Rio Tanciro!"
eyes. That and other stuiT."
"And bring back sugar aud coirecl"
~ cs, if we return"
"What do we gctI"
Three In usand apiece"
"Wcll, don't like it, but I'm in with
yOI. Shes To 20 down OIL the Guinea
coast, ch
".,s, down that way"
"-prlug leak and founder, and all
hand, take to the boats, suppose'"
That's the pan"
"NelI, here's success to it. The Al.
bItross is good old cIaft, and hate Ia
see ser 20, but one must look out foI
himself
"Ayc. mate, that's Gospel truth.
That's what sou and me are going to do
now. ia come from the rich insurance
cOmpanlc,, and no one will be the
poorer"
And we can trust Williams to hand
over oar Iii Wy"
:" e, square He's got to be square. y
was gOccn country boy, but
caugh on to their talk They were sail
ors AID they were planning the osS of 4
ship 70 get the Insurance. rose upand
fOy >d hole IN the cloth through which
could get look at them. They talked
bit mo and then went out, and within
twcl, e hours one of the mysteries oc
cured A boy who had formerly worked
for the restaurant, and who had fallen
sick, recovered sufficiently to dsplact
me- and was cast adrilt again with
only four bits in my purse. The mex
day mt one. as euteied tavern on til,
le'ce in hopes to find something to do
the prop ie,or gave me cordial welcome
with a dinner, and at last got around tC
say
"Now, my boy feel like father t,
you. ! do indeed. You have had
hard ii c, aud you have been full o
pluck. I'm interested in seeing you d,
well, and have got nice place for you
My brother, who is the best man in tn
world, j, a sea captain, and he wants
good boy to sail with him"
But was never on II ship" | pro
tested,
-. course not, but that makes N
difference. You will have nice littl
room to yourself, live like prince, AM
as for work, all you will have to do vii
be to hand the Ca tain his spyglas
when a ship ONES in sight"
had no desire TO go to sea. Indeed
] had u droad it, but III half an hOu
hc had won me over, and that afttrnoo
| was sent of 10 the ship in cOmpan
with several sailors. In two hours aftc
coming aboard she started down tn
river on her TIP, and 1t was only the
that ! got my eyes opened There WI
such Il huDbub aboard that had nc
paid particular attention to officers {
men, but all of II sudden | discoverc
that the captain aud mate were the Tcr
two men | had seen and overheard
thc oyster booth. Then | asked I'll
name Of he ship, and learned that it WI
the Albatross. | was greatly trouble,
or Won q have been if left TO myscl
We were hardly in tow Of the tug beio
the first mate, whose name was McCo,
came upon me with n ropes end and
terrible curse, and exclaimed