Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-21
CHAPTER Xxx.

the lower deck, for there was another imme-
diately over it on the upper or main deck
and returning TO tine powder room, rolled the
barrels forward ready for Singing and hoist
ing away when we should have rugged a
tackle aloft. We had not done much, but
what We had done had eaten far into the
afternoon.
~ am tired and hungry and thirsty" said
the Frenchrnan. Let us knock Off. We
have made good progress No opening
the main deck hatch tonight, tho vessel is
cold enough when Theoretically corked."
Very we'll" said |, bringing my watch to
the lantern and observing the time TO be
sundown, so, carefully extinguishing the
candle in the bulls eye lamp, we took each of
us "a bag Of matches and went TO the cook
room.
There was neither tea nor coffee in the ship.
So pinal for these soothing drinks that
would have given all the wine in the vessel
for few pounds of either one of them--a
senseless, ungraciOus yearning, indeed in the
face of the plenty that was aboard But it
was the plenty, perhaps, that provoked it.
There was chocolate, which the Frenchman
potted and drank with hearty enjoyment; lie
also deyonresl handfuls of succades, which
he would wash down with wine. These
things made mo sick, and for drink | was
forced upon the spirits and wine, the latter
Of which was 50 generous that it promised to
colhpihe Ml'h the "hIolceu laNlHeSs Oh my
mo uiuer sHch,S 70 MAKE me iat' 80 tha' !
"ii' VI "P",'n' "i' nc ""''eU i't ''io "" w
as to prove bur,len to myself
"'e'''ii I'M MY ',iio gu M 'ii'A az
way of drinking that | can lay to my ac-
count while was in this pirate; for must
tell you that, on returning to the furnace,
we, to refresh us after our labor, made a
DoMl % punch, VI "t'', vi ann 30 pionCl-
Iuy '.,'' ~ ieei iit1 SSH Sely inei'
io' s'' ~, 80 H.. M, yI,t
t,on 20 'Gn' .''-,' .''''S iit? e,ii
h,'ii' c"J'e NY NY uo'il'ioii, ron'iiitou "
Pie'iSo me tiiI il'S llt'io eyes ualceu III ms
head i"ch'lJ ior me- oeinS at ooIIoih Vi
very J"ny "lSi'''i''"'i' urlhh never serEeo nie
worSe '"a" 20 uoN'loP oha' qualily Ill ms
No man oo'i'' oFo' say 'Aao was quariel
sooie III ~! ups hS Plosie9s was h'alheu
~ oTuPl' ue' 'iiilH'i"s III 'i'ili1diihS
IauB.''er ne rrehGhiliah sang a Dailad
noout Ioye 1iiu @,iu tle ilAe' anu
give nv" ii's oi CaA' the sentiments Vi
"nic, s"i,s AeP. hiiii Shi ussihs MS suouileTs
anu uIuhNc'lS looming coh'eiiP"
by VI, 'iin1 was eNllei eAcIUeu anu
e"trhoFuiiiirIy merry ana ioSils holu OF my
JuuBileiu p'sdn W 'iluuIse III sunuiJ piesiS-
"ii'iie' con'eiH lilS us na'ioii anu country
% -'''o''
Ter now ~ was that they continued at the
.rouoic vi nuiiuliig BIZ ior US 10 use against
.nehl, ana IL he did NOT thlhk the Hover de
rouse a heater syHlpo' iof people VINO put
snull lhlo tueiI soup ana restricted thelr ab-
utlohS 10 thelr races IMAM the tllcoior, being
700 nluduleu 10 consider that lie was lghor-
anu Oh that nag ana, IN SHORT, 1 was SO
offensive IN spite oil my ridiculous merri-
Heht, that ms savage nature broke out lie
assaIleu inc EhSllsh Win every injurious
term ms drunken condition suffered nm to
recollect, and starting up, with his little eyes
wildly rolling, he clapped his hand to his
SIDE as II FEELING Tor sword, and, calling
ms by very ugly french word, bade me
coihe 'nl ana ne "ouiu sho" me the dliler-
e,ce between frehchIhah anu oeasC OF an
Engilshinah' $50
lauSheu al nm WIN all my might, winch |
so ehraSed MN that, swaymg TO right and
iel', Nc uu'ahceu as IL 10 Kan upon me l
sCarteu 10 my leet' ana tuinbied over the /
pei,cn nau jumped from ana lay spra"hng;
ana the pehch overseeing close 10 MN, ne ;
klckeu against IL ana leIl TOO letchlhS Ihe
ueeh teiy ha,u DOW ne gfot'leq iieaNiy'
anu i,'ut1ereu thtt nc was Killed tfled 10
rise puC my legs gave way ana theh the
luIitS VI Ihe Puilch oNefpo"ereu me- lor 1
FecoliecI no more
"hen aWoke IL was Pltch dark My
hahu'' legs ana leeo seemed formed OF Ice, |
my mead OIL burning brass. Thought was |
IN my COT ana lelt with my hands till 1 |
toucheu assards oaiu mead, "hlch SO terrl- |
hed me that uttered a loud cry and sprang |
erect. linen recolectlon returned and
heartily cursed myself for my folly and
Wickeuhess' Eoou zoo! thought l, that |
snoulu pe 50 hau US 10 drown my senses
when never was any "reOch IN such need OF |
al, ~, ms reason as l.!
Inc ppaVs"aii Iinuer ooX was IN my
pochet' snopet' louhu ctiiuie' ana ilghted
H. ~ was o'~o III Ihe morning Iassard lay |
vi MS oaeh snoring niueously, us legs over
hanging inc capslzeu peheh pulled ana
h"uieu az nm, puC he was GOO drunk 10
a"ake' anu tuat ne hlghI not freeze 10
oeatn' ieocned plle OF clothes out OF MS
CABIN ana covered nm up, and put his head
on coat
MY mead ached horribly, but not worse
than my heart. went to my cabin and got
into my hammock, but my head was so hot
and ached so furiously and l was so vexed
with myself besides, that l could not sleep.
Inc schooner was deathly still; there was not
apparently the faintest murmur of air to
AWAKEN an echo IN her; nothing spoke but
the near ana dlsIant cracking or the Ice. 1t
was mlserapie WORK lying IN the cabin sleep
less ana reproachihg hyself, and as my burn
aug helu roopeCi the colu OF l1s formidable
ness, iesoNeu 10 30 On decR ana take
pr Isl, 'urh OF Two
ne eAe,clse improved my spirltsi stepped
'ne iensIn vi the illtie raised deck prlskiy,
my Chousn.S very pussy Oh sudden the
ioe sti4o oii 'ne S''iiDo hthu WIN u noise
louuel ohan n, 1ne explosion OF twenty,tour
iIotn 9. no schoonef s"Ayeu 70 ieVei
keel WIN 30 snarp a rise that tost my bal
staggered. |