Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-30
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By W. of.A1x RUSSELL.
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CHAPTER Kill
A L0NRLY NloRr.
had . pipe Of my own in my pockst; I
fetched small block Of the black tobacco
that was In the pantry, and with ssns
trouble, for il was - hard and dry - glaa,
Clipped OF bowlful and fell a-puflng with
Ill the satisfaction OF harisnsd lovsr q
tobacco who has long bssn dsnisd his fAvorits
relish. &f 49, -fX
Ny pipe being emptied, threw some more
Goals into the furnace, and putting . candle
5. In the lantern went aft TO take anothsr visw
Of the little cabins, in one Of which I ~
solved TO sleep; for though the cook room
would have served me best while the Dire
burned, reckoned upon 10 making cold9
habitation when the furnace was black than
those small compartments In the stern. Tho
cold on deck gushed down 20 bitingly through
the open companion hatch that was fain to
close 1t. mounted the steps, and with much
ado shipped the cover and shut the door, by
which Of course the great cabin, ~ call the
plunged in darkness; but the cold was not
tolerable, and the parcels Of candles In the
larder rendered me Indifferent 70 the gloom.
On entering the passage in which wsrs the
doors Of the berths, noticed an object that
had before escaped my obssrvation-I mAn
a small trap hatch, no bigger than Q man
hole, with ring for lifting II, midway down
the lane. / suspected this to be the entrance
to the lazarette, and putting both hands to
the ring pulled tho hatch up. mifred eau
tiously, fearing foul air, and then sinking
the lantern by the length Of my arm pssred
down, and observed the outlines Of caslu,
bales, cases Of white wood, chests, and 20
forth. dropped through tho hole ON to .
cask, which left my head and shoulders
above the deck, and then with the utmost
caution stopped and threw the lantern light
around me. But the casks were mot powder
barrels, which perhaps little reelection
might have led me to suspect, since Il was
not to be supposed that any man would stow
his powder in the laxarette.
As ! was in the way Of settling my mis-
givings touching tho stock of food in the
schooner, resolved to push through with
this business at once, and fetching the chop
per went to work upon these barrels and
chests; and very briefly will tell you what
found. First, ] dealt with . tiarce that
proved full Of salt beef. There was . whole
row Of these tierces, and one suf1ced to ex-
press the nature Of the rest; there were up-
ward Of thirty barrels Of pork; ono canvas
bale ripped open was full Of hams, and Of
these bales counted half score. The white
cases held biscuit. There were several sacks
Of peas, q number of barrels Of fiour, cases
Of candles, cheeses, a quantity Of tobacco,
not to mention variety Of jars Of several
shapes, some Of which afterward found to
contain marmalade and succadoes of differ
ent kinds. On knocking the head OF one
cask found it held frozen body that by
the light of the lantern looked as black a
Ink; Clipped of a bit, sucked it, and found
it wine.
Twas so transported by the sightSof this
wonderful plenty that fell upon my knees
in an outburst Of gratitude, and gave hearty
thanks to God for his mercy There was no
further need for me to dislnally wonder
whether was to starvo or no; supposing the
provisions sweet, hero was food enough to
last me three or four years. was 80 over
joyed and withal curious that forgot all
about the time, and fourishing the chopper
made the round of tho lazarette, sampling its
freight by individual instances, so that by
the time was tired had enlarged the list I
have given by discoveries Of brandy, beer,
oatmeal, oil, lemons, tongues, vinegar, rum
and eight or ten other matters, all slowed
very bunglingly, and in SO many different
kinds Of casks, cases, jars and other vessels,
NJ disposed me to believe that several pratt
cal rummagings must have gone to the crea-
tion Of this handsome and plentiful stock OF
good things. '
Well, thought I, even IL there be no more
coal in the ship than what lies in the cook
casks. boxes and the like To tbaw ma pro-
visions for six months, besides what NAV
come across In the hold. along with the ham,
mocks, bedding, boxes, and SO forth, in the
forecastle, all which would be good to feed
my fire with. This was O most comforting
reflection. and I recollect of sprinpine out
through the lazarette hatch with as spirited
a caper as ever had cut at any time Of my
life.
Ireplaced the hatch cover, and having re-
solved upon the aftmost of the four cabins
as my bedroom, entered it to SEQ what kind
of accommodation it would yield me- hung
I'D the lantern, and looked into the cot that
was slung athwartships. and spied q couple
of rugs or blankets, which pulled out, hav-
ing no fancy to lie under them. Tho deck
was like an old clothes shop or the wardrobe
of n travelling troop OF actors. From the
confusion In this and the adjoining cabins I
concluded that there had been a rush at the
last--a wild overhauling and flinging about
OF clothes for articles of more value hidden
among them, But lust as likely as not the
disorder merely indicated the siovenly indif.
ference of plunderers to the fruits Of pillsee
that had oyerstocked them.
The first garment picked up was a cloak
Of q sort Of silk material, richly furred and
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