Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-05-13
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negroes eyes showed rs big as saucer7 10
the dismay OF their regard.
"Ssc here, master" sung ont '"s long
man. "if yUu ha'n't bsen rastaway mora
a month. how come you clothed "a Dau
went dressed q century sin. hey
The reason OF their misgivlngS dashed
rnop me. l. was not 50 much the schooner
- nv apaaaw-c,. The jru,h was, ny
clothes having been wettsd, ] had ever
since bcca wearing such thick gar
ments SIS I met with in the CdhiDr
keeping my legs warm with jack
hoo,s. ard / had become so used to
the gsrb that forgot had II on. You
will iu5ge, then, that must have present
Ell a figure very nicely calculated To excite
the wonder and apprehension OF 4 body Of
men whose supcrstjtiJus instincts were al
ready sufficiently hIliered by the aPbear-
arce of the schooner. when tell you that.
in addition to the lack boots and q great
tur cap, my costume was formed OF req
plush waistcoat laced with silver, purple
breechcs, coat Of frleZe with ycIio"
braiaing and huge cuffs, and the cloak that
had taken from the body Of Mendoza.
CAPTAIN" cried /, III - be you ere the
caNtain, in the name OF God ard humanity
come aboard, s.l" Here | had to wait I'll
h. reappgared. MY story is IN extraord!-
nary one. You nave nothing to fear. an
plain English sailor; my snip was the
Laughing Mary, bound in ballast from
Cllao to the cape" Here | hal to wait
again. Pray, SIR, come aboard; there Is
nothing 10 fear. AN alone, III grie"ous
distress and in want Of help. Pray come,
sir,'
There was so little of the goblin in this
appeal that it resolved him. The crew
hung in the wind, but he addressed them
peremptOriIy. heard him dam them for
q sc: Ci ours, and tell thsm thltif they put
him aboard they might lie off till he was
ready 10 return, where they would be safe,
ls the devil could no. swim; and Ereseatiy
they buckled to their oars again, and the
boat came alongside. The long man,
watching his chance, sIvIIg with great
agility into the chains and stepped on deck
| ran to him aud seized hie hand with both
mine.
"S.r, cried l, speaking with difficulty,
SO great was the tumuit of my spirits and
the 10y and gratitude that swcllad nv
heart 'il'hk 20" . IL. u al" UNI U's'
Tor tn'a 'iS,i. an IN Tue most heI''1s9
coRdluou mat can ne Hn"E,hsi' AN i,'
surprised thtt you should nave h'sh star !,
led by the appearance Of this vessel and
BY the ignfe make in these clothes; bat,
sIC, you will be much more amazed when
yon have heard my story
lie eyed ne steaCidstiy, examining me
rarnestIy from my boots to my cap, ana
then cast glance aronn! him before lie
made any reply to my address. lie had
the PauntEsss, esllo"uess OF complexion
aud dehbeIa'eness q! manner peculiar lo
the people OF New E1EIandi and trough re
was very ugly, lank, uucouth man, pro
tes; he was rs fair IN my sight a. Il he hld
been the am5r0sal angel described by
Milton.
well, cook my gizLird,' ne EXCLAIMED
presently, through his nose, and after an
other good look al mc and along the decks
and mp sio't, IF this amt miraculous
lc~ DIrned il we didn't take this hooker
for s5mG gI0st ship ri2 from the SEA, II
charge Of mermaH rjggsd out TO tit her
age. v mo AL alone, are you2'
AN algGc," said /.
50 hyNg,.I me tgyT. barrel aboard If ever