Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-07-07

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"a the uafo38inx o. M story. / pass
dian hr and taxa % The thread Of DF
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We set sal On oar return y0ySEs-
Cast james Was an altered D2n- he
AbstaiEs3 from hq8oE. be controlled
his temper. and this. vita The addition
q ; me sieM3y nEseEe. made orr lives
81 beard happr. Bat alas, we we're
doomed 70 > SD enaing Of the Eog age.
Eseuf5x near tae land. ard sguAll
lxviaE Bold q the ships ne we're drzw2
IN : lee shore Il w&s Just after md
niEhf when We struck. and the dark
nsss wzs terrible. and !eApng ont Of
NJ hammock rAa On deck ec1ia
ses ncahIng szve The Wild waters racing
over the Eeek ] cred out 70 my ship
mate bat got no answer. II was not
p.1ssfbla to reach the AFTER part Of the
vessel Ebare the lifebozts were kept
"a acting On The impulse Of the mo-
nanE I ,-zped into ths sea Catching
hold Of q frienalv doek / Was saved
Daylight came AFTER 3 weary waiting.
TIE first thing ! saw Vas the ghAstly
eorrss Of poor CAps. James and nos
far from L that Of oar ChEnese cook.
Tie rest vera saved We made our
W2Y 10 Portland where ws were paid
N; thence proceeded % San Er2r-
ciscn
/ had often asked myself whence
came iho,se strange voices and fearful
words, which had % alarmed oGr cap
tan and put most Of The crew in terror.
and hsi 80 Cpportunely saved me from
he eagtizn's vengeance. But il was
begonl nv power 10 answer the in
1UIry: neither could The mate or Aly ol
lie survivors throne any light there
u Had ne known what ventrslo-
isrl vas. Ne might have hzd therein =
solution Of the mystery. bat ! rad
1syer beard Of An adept in the art
1asthsr had sny Of nv shipm2tes.
Poor MErtyn. when with rs oQr most
intelligent shipnate. seemed to - as
7lneh il the dark as the rest af Is,
although lie vas not the least pat out
81 the occurrence
Sar0liing along The streets Of San
Francisco one night, about rear after
the wreck. ready for ANYTHING in the
var Of amuss menf that NIGH turn up.
nT eve caught large poster which an
nouncsd the wonderful dOings Of Prof
Smithsson. the unriTaled and world
-enowned Tensri!oguasL
This, thought ]. shall Be the source
Of nv evenings amusement Turning
nv face in the direction Of the Hal
IF Sc ence and Emporium Of Anuse-
nenL" / was soon seated IN . snug
euruer II the building and was not
ong in being carried away Dy the won
iarfai sayings and dOiugs Of .he pro-
ssssor. At last be told as be would
z0la an imaginary conversation with =
7ersgn uv The chimney. He dill so.
Ahen in the midst Of . Ill aiogue the
3ersou ia the fus gave a derisIYe .'Ha!
ia, ha!-' Was startled. | sprsng 10
M feet Lord. said / half aloud.
THAT il the voice and tones and words
which more than once came from the
nainlop OF the Enr.sue- And while /
was staring 1t the professor with eyes
-eady TO leap from their sockets he
zane to the front Of the stage 10 pre-
Z 'Orm his part. Then, in spite Of his
towing beard and other decorations. i
+ Jaw IN Prot SmithssoB the identical
Z Tom Martyr. who over twelve months
I 9efors, We believed TO have leaped ia 3
{ 1t Of madness into the sea and was
drowned
'.Martynr' I cried out in my excite
+ nenL
Sit DOWN cried one. Put him
+ 1ut'' said others
/ In the meantime had come TO M
Z elf and resumed mT seat but not Le-
8 ore I had received from the profess 0r
sign Of recognition When the per-
.OrmaHcs was OYER uy Old sbipmate-
or i was he--beeEoaed me to bin and
( aking ne 70 his private room he grasp
4 M hsnd ia Al! tie feryeacy of ard
.nt friendship.
How came you to Be saved from \
Fatery grave on that dreadful night
shen you jumped into that raging
ea?'' / asked inpatiently.
Il did not jump overheard" SAIL
MARTIN. laughing. neither was / any
ess sane than / am at this moment
The entire plan was = trick Of nv own
I invention to frigbten the captain and
hen get away from bis clutches Nv
madness was a sham and the man over
BOARD simply bundle of old t0gs. top
BED By my old hat. The moment |
pitched them over the rail | 81 pped
Town INTO the forepeak, where I lay
hid until the night after the ship enter
ID port, when / stole out and went on
lhore. / had taken care to lay mp
plenty Of junk and I managed to avoid
detection until the Enrique sailed. The
Ties which you heard from the man
sop. from behind the long boat, in the
cabin. | need not explain"
NO" said ]. ''all Is made clear by
The doings Of this night
Exactly so. p" said he. Then lie con.
.inued: Il had performed as ven
.riloquist in most large cities and towns
a Europe before you knew me; hut be-
coming somewhat restless in nv habits.
and having squandered all nv earn ngs,
n a fit Of rgcklessness | took 10 lhe
sea, and in the capacity Of q sailor
'ound nv way to Puget Sound But
lad not in me the stuff Of which sailors
are made; 50 after my adventure on
board the Enrique ] went back to M
Did profession. in which have done
30 well nv Wild oats are ali sown.
hope; and having learned wisdom by
bitter experience. shall stick 10 tina,
line Of life for which have capacity
better thing than splicing old rope,
! Or taking In tousail reefs on a blnvino