Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-07-19

beginning with the loss of the Laughing
Mary and proceeding step by STEP l told
them of the dead body of Mendoza, but said
nothing about the Frenchman and the mate
and the Portuguese boatswain, lest should
make them afraid Of the vessel, and so gel
no help TO work her As to acquaintine
them with my recovery of Tassard, after his
stupor of eight-and-f forty years, l should
have been mute on that head in any case foi
so extraordinary a relation could, from such
people, have earned me but one Of two opin
ions--either that was mad and believed In
an impossibility, or that was rogue and
dealt in magic, and to be vehemently stunned
| Yet there were wonders enough in my
story without this, and recited it to a run
ming commentary of all sorts of queer Van
| kee exclamation
| They were good deal puzzled when told
them of the mines had made and sprung In
the ice. They reckoned the notion fine, but
| could not conceive how had, single handed
broken out the powder barrels, got them over
the side, and fixed them.
''Why,n said l, "'twas slow, heavy work
of course; but q man who labors for his life
win do marvellous things. 1t is like the jump
Of hunted stag"
"True for you" says the captain "a swim
of two miles spends me in pleasurin': but
I've swum eight miles to safe my life, and
stranded fresh as a new hooked cod. What's
your intentions, sirF'
'tTo sail the schooner homes said I, 'fif ]
can get help. She's too good to aba1don.
She'll fetch money in England
Gay, as a show
eyes, and as goldman, Rtg bar nod
ernly, and carry your fereoastJe deck ints
the head, captain, and she's o teaye skN Il
for a Baltimore eye."
He stroked down the hair u6oraslz sfzAS,.
"Dip, captain; dip, my iaas 3hc&9.
enough Of this to drown ye in ths hal4. sefa
/, pointing to the bowl "Coms, Tbs 6 q
happy meeting for me; let II be roxtfry enc.
Captain, drink to the Susan Tucer.s
"Sir, your servant Here's TO your sweet
heart, be she wife or maid. Bib. tumb On
deck and take a look around See 10 the
boat
One of the men went out.
captain" said l. ''you are q full ship
"That's sou
''Bound homer
"Right away
"You have men enough and 90 spare.
the Thames, and I'll repay you thus; There
should be near 100 tons Of wine and'bTandy.
of exquisite vintage and choice With age be-
yound language, in the hold. Take Whassyoa
will of that freight; theFe'u DO tea s&ha5 Tbs
value Of your lay in your piekings, lnodses o.
you may prove. Help Yourself to the ciSthes
in the cabin and forecastle; they viii turn 10
account For the men you will SPARE, and
/ IN balr
my undertaking: the ship and all that Is In
her to be sold on. her arrival, and thu pro-
ceeds equally divided. Shall we call il 81 ,00e
apieceG Captain, she's well found-her in
ventory would make a list as long as you;
I'd name bigger sum, but here she is-you
shall overhaul her hold and judge for your.
self.
| Watched him anxiously. No man spoke,
| but every eye was upon him. He sat pulling
down the hair on his chin, then jumping up
on sudden and extending his hand, he cried
"Shake!-it's a bargain, if the menll jine"
"Ill jineln exclaimed a man.
There was pause.
"And me- said the negro.
I was glad of this, and looked earnestly at
the others.
SIS she tightln said a man.
GAS BOTTLE" said /.
They fell silent again.
"Joe Wilkinson and Washington Crom-
well-them two jines," said the captain
"Bullies, no wants third. Don't speak an
| together
The man named ''Billn at this moment re-
turned to the cook room and reported all
well above. Ny offer was repeated to him,
but he shook his head
"fhis is the Horn, mates said he. "There's
deal o water tween this and the Thames
How do she saill No man knows
81 want none but willing men, said /.
Americans make as good sailors as the
English. What an English seaman can face
any of you can. There is another negro in
the boat. win you let him step aboard,
captainl He may JON"
A man was sent to take his place. Pres
emily he arrived, and gave him a cup o
punch.
"Splain the business to him, sir, said th,
captain, filing his pannikin; This name
| Billy Bitt.n
did so; and when told him that Wash
ington Cromwell had offered, ho instantly
said; "All right, massa, Ill be OBJ yah"
This was exactly what wanted, and has
there been third negro I'd have preferret
him to the white man.
"But how are you going to navigate chi
craft home with three men" said the nlai
| Bill to me.
'There'll be four-we shall do. Tho fswcl
the more dollars, hey, WilkinSonF'
He grinned, and Cromwell broke Into I
ventral laugh.
They seemed very web sAttSflsa aasa q
was l.