The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-11-16
ANTON, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 1888

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excitement, putting and blowing
with the heat and with the amaze
nem he was fun OF. AS he said
This speal Of mirlhless laughter
broke from the water, apparently
within pistol shot Of The ships
side. "Ha! ha! ha! I'm ST. An
thony. Hurrah!. boys. ST. An
thonY IN tow of a pig, by the liv-
ing thunder. lie brought me
thousand leagues. Ilurrah! hur-
rah! Ha! ha! ha.' The dreadful
laugh died out. "There's only
one way Of dealing with this cried
The mate. He diyed into The cab
IL. was absepta minnie, and then
returned with port fire, which he
exploded over The side. Out gush
ell the fountain of green flame,
tincluring The broad area of the
water with a frightful radiance,
and flashing up within biscuit toss
the shape Of what was apparently
ships quarter boat. black, with
the seemingly half-naked figure of
II man erect on a midShip thwart,
with his hands held high, in the
posture OF one who leaps as he fall
vii h a shot in his heart 1t was a
picture not to be expressed in
wiring; the wild coloIiug Of the
port fire made an unimaglnable
vision of it; aud then again there
was the sudden ghaslly brighten
| ing out OF the wild sight from the
black canvass in which it had lain
buried. st. Anthony, | tell ye,
men! St. Anthony, ha, ha, hap
cried the half nude creature. flour
ishing his arms as if in ecstacy at
the sight Of The green
spout OF flame. "ilo! 'us a good
thing TO be'a saint, though! Alone
l-aione, alone! Pm The Sover-
eign OF the Seas, and 81. Anthony
too. Hurrah, boys. la! ha! hap
The port fire went out. and the
darkness rolled down again DARK
upon The dazzle IN the mems eyes
"A mad sailor, sir,o said The mate
"Some shIp-wrecked survivor will
his brain gone, Great God! how
horrible" "Lord, if one could but
see!' exclaimed the captain; "we
must have him on board, though.
Att here, some Of you; get a boat
lowered and secure that poor fell
lows "Ha! ha! ha!7 sonLdel out
of the darkness. aim monarch Of
the night, l tell ye. I'm s. An
lhony, too, my Iivtlies. Ilurrah!
Nor'norwest: that's The course,
boys. Ha! ha! hal" and the flash Of
water accompanied by a grinding
sound, minated that The unhappy
creature was sculliug away from
the ship. The sailors came tum-
bling aft, and, despite the black
ness soon had a boat IN the water
with four men in her and The chief
mate in the stern sheets cropping to
hang the rudder. "Shove Of'-give
way!" AT the same moment a
large globular lanleen was run
aloft by The signal haIyardS 10 the
mizzeh-peak, and other lights held
along the ships side. The moment
the water was flashed by he four
oars of the men, The mailman, If
such indeed he was, broke into a
mocking laugh and then fell silent
while he sculled with might and
main. His fifty taihoms would
give INN but a poor chance against
four men. The men swept up TO
him rapidly, guided by the sparks |
Of water about his oar. but on a |
sudden tins brilliance vanished; |
they could hear the oar flung fuu- |
ously down, followed by a delisive
yell that cametO the pursuers' ears
with the shock and fear of a shrek
Of anguish, and by the splash of
The fellows body as he flung him
self overheard. "Vast rowing"
The boat lloated 10 The other, the
live men holding their glances over
he back in profound search Of a
single sinclilldtiOu TO indicate the
whereabouts OF IN man drowning
IT swimming, but no break of
ight was anywhere visible. They
softly rowed here and there, and
hen, catching hold OF The boat.
hey tOwed her to The ships side,
md made her fast for examination
~ daybreak. Then by The morn
ng's light the captain and mate
examined her, and found her an
ordinary ships boat, with the
iame Martha Williams painted on
Ter stern; a scotch cap, a sailors
.hlrt and jacket, a belt and sheath
luile were found in her; also an
Empty breaker, dry and resonant
With the heat, and half a ships bis
,uit, mOldy and vermin eaten. 1t
vas afterwards ascertained that
he Martha Williams was a missing
hip long posted, and supposed TO
iave foundered on a voyage TO the
names from CallaO.
LINE IN FoOD FOR FOwLs-It is
certain that laying hens must have