Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

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believe should have exposed the treasure In
the run, and invited al The men Of the whaler
Thsy stsrs ilxsdly.-lits,s wonder that thsy
should b assounded b such an appearance
% my ship sxhihitsdi ons oe ~ several
boeh whick hung q ~ davits We lowsRVd,
tie ears 6ashsd, and prsssntly ~ waD near
enough 70 bs HE With biscuit; but whsa
there IL masesr, = I SUPPOSED him - Be-.
who was stssrisg, saug out "'Vast row.
ing!s IL beaA oane b Q Stand, and her peo-
ple 10 man searsd at me With their chins
upon thsir ahouldsn - Il bad bssn hsnd.
Il IVES plain - . pikssta6 that they wers
frightened, and that the supsrstitions Of the
forscastls wsge bard at WORK In them while
they viewed NJ. They booked queer COM
pany; two were negroes, the othsrs palo-
faced, boarded man, wrapped up In clothes to
the aspect Of scarecrowa The fellow who
steercd had face % long Is wet hammock,
and u wss lsngthensd yet TO the eye BY
beard Ike goats hanging at the extrsmity
Of his chin.
He stood up-a tail, lank figure. with iegs
like pair Of compaases--and hailsd me
afresh; but the high swell, regular % the
swing Of . pendulum, interposed III brow
between him and me, % that at one moment
~ W. y DU0IE NY uA1DO 8K8lU80 t00 UkY
Of the horison, and the next he and his boat
and crew were Sheer gone out Of sight, and
this made an exchange Of sentences slow and
Troublesome.
''Say, MASTER" be sung out, "what dye
say the schooner's name isTr
"The Boca del Dragon,n replied.
"And who are you, mateyr
"An English sailor, who has been cast
away ON an island Of ice,nI answered, talk
ing very shortly, that tho replies might fol-
low the questions before tho swell sank him.
Gay, ay," says he, "thatS very we'll, but
when was you cast away, bullyf'
Igave him the date.
"rhats not month ago." cried he.
"lts long enough, whatever tho time"
said l.
Here the crew fell stalking, turning from
one another to stare at me, and the negroes
eyes showed - big as saucers In the dismay
Of their regard.
"Sss here, MASTER" sung out the long
man, III you ha'nt been cast away more'n .
month, how come you clothed - men went
dressed century sim, heyr'
Tho reason Of their misgivings flashed
upon me. It was not 70 much tho schooner
~ my appearance. The truth was, my
clothes having besn wettsd, I had ever since
been wearing such thick garments q ] met
with in the cabin, keeping my legs warm
with jack boots, and had become % ussd to
the garb that forgot had IL on. You will
Judge, then, that I must have presented .
figure very nicely calculated to excite tho
wonder and apprehension Of Q body Of men
whose superstttious instincts were already
sufficiently futtsrsd by the appearance Of
the schooner, when I tell you that, in add.
tion to the jack boots and great fur cap.
my costume was formed Of Q red plush
waistcoat laced with silver, purple bresches,
. coat Of friese with yellow braiding and
huge CUFFS and the cloak that had taken
from the body Of Mendoza.
"Captain," cried I, 'if 20 Be You arc the
captain, in the name Of God and humanity
come aboard, sirl" Here bad to wait till
he reappeared. my story q an extrsordi.
nary one. You have nothing to fear. am
q plain English sailor; my ship was the
Laughing Mary, bound In ballast from Cal.
lao to the cape" Here I had to wait again.
"Pray, sir, come aboard; there Is nothing to
to fear. ! am alone, In grievous distress and
In want Of help. Pray come, sirr'
There was 90 little Of the goblin In this ap.
peal that 1t resolved him. The crew hung In
the wind, but no addressed them perempto.
rily. heard him damn them for set Of
ours, and tell them that II they put him
aboard thsy might lie Oh till hs was ready
to return, where they would b safe, a. the
devil could not swim; and presently they
buckled to their oars again. and the boat
came alongside. The long man, watching
his chance, sprans with great agility into
tho chains and stepped on deck. Tran up to
him and seized his hand with both nina.
"Sir," cried I, speaking with dif1cuity, 70
great was tho tumult Of my spirits and thu
Joy and gratitude that swelled my heart, ~
thank you thousand times over for this
visit. I am In the most helpless condition
that can be imagined. am not astonished
that you should have besn startled by the
appearance Of this vessel and by the figure
mako in these clothes; but, sir, you win be
much more amazed when you have heard my
story"
he eyed me steadfastly, examining me very
earnestly from my boots to my cap, and then
cast o glance around him before be made any
reply to my address He had the gauutness,
sallowness Of complexion, and delibcratensss
Of manner peculiar to the people Of New Eng
land; and though he was q very ugly, lank,
uncouth man, protest he was a. fair in my
sight as IL he had bean the ambrosial angel
described by Milton.
swell, cook my gizzard," he exclaimed,
presently, through his nose, and after anothsr
good look at me and along the decks and up
aloft, "if this amt mi-raoulous tsw! burned
u we didn't take this hooker for some ghost
ship riz from the sea, In charge Of q nerman
rugged out to fit her age. Y are all alone,
air YOUR
"All alone" said I.
"Broach me every barrel aboard il ever I
see sich q vessel, !" he cried, his astonishment
rising with the searching glances he directed
aloft and allow. "How old be shef'
"Sho was cast away In 175S," )" said I.
swell, I'm durnedi She's frozs hard, sir.
reel reckon she'll want hot sun to thaw
her Split me, mister, II she amt worth
sailing home as show box"
I interrupted his CALCULATIONS BY asking
him to step below, where we could dt warm
while related my story; and asked him to
invite his boats crew into the cabin that
might regale them with bowl Of such liquor
as, ventured to say, had never passed their
lips in this life. On this he went to the side,
and, hailing the men, ordered all but one to
come aboard and drink to the health OF the
lonesome sailor they had como across. The
word "drink" acted like q charm; they In.
stantly hauled upon the painter and brought
the boat to the chains and tumbled over ths
side, one Of the negroes remaining In her
They fell together In body, and surveyed
mo and the ship with q hundred marks oi
eStonishment.
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