Telegram-herald., 1889-08-31


heavy wiags e.oag tLs shoe IN sessca q
tLe.r fnny prey, wien tte s. 3 .s s4is " =
vessel were deserted ~ Us t-W ws-c4srs
- tie -. Il t1e ighI- house teser
she vas yeI d3ua @ tas hsr-zea 70 tos
rcrlha4rd, b.. Vas t4s. crAS--g ia 70
t13 lad before t1e s-ro1< se- greece
al one oy enc her yards appeared L---4
Lke b -eS lll was p-4ll-y y---~-e
1aen Two of tie 1ea - 10 h-a been g4z,ns
ssaw--1 l-raed and Walsed le-s-le-y Gown
% the slcre, ard s.spgus into e-lo9 pAo'
&c n l. . sll-l caL-rig beat wnlcA vas
lying ~ aalAor.
Here. close IA 20 the reef. was little &c 40
wiad. ylt t1o men slowly holsteQ The SAL.
moving IS though half asleep or partially
overcome vita fatigue. Ihen one h. Led
IN tas anchor, aud OotA sat down and a.
lowed t-e.r lluy Cr-ft 70 cTlft l2zliy CT 10
war1s TIE approach ng stranger.
They wee smoking cigarettes, which
rtey c.a llt remove from between tLeir lips
uull fr-graut AtLe roll threatened 70
blrl U-ir m4staches, waen they were
e sctca aad replaced by fresh ones.
Iaeso men wers pilots Of the lttie harbcr
Of Key Fsaucis, the port OF anchorage Tor
vesses bound FOR Cabarlen, large city on
the no-,h sido Of Clba.
S01l TIE new conner was sufficiently near
% distinguish her a. al American bark, but
tie high black hull which SIZE SHOWS out OF
wa'cr plalaiy tells 10 the experienced eye
ihaLsLe 5 n ballast Ana this is true. for
she has come down from HAVANA ia search
O. q cargo Of sugar.
Fortuua1ely the sea-breeze holds On and
follows the bark IN 20 her anchorage in tue
upper part Of the ha~5or, fer j is mere that
she must discharge her ballast before load
ing.
By the PLOTS instructions a beat was
iowcred, and iato it was col.cd = long h1w-
ser with orc cld l02d.ng through tae stern
chocks OF tie bark and made fast with a
round turn and half hitch about the stern
bits, end then the boat pulled away towards
a portion CT the shore where was growing
dense jungle Of mango trees, their huge
roots rca1l.ng up from out tho llmpcd wa
tors of ths tranquil hay, whlo their broad
branches spread over the CLASSY surface in
grateful shade.
Bes -1.l this verdant canopy the officer
headed his boat Ia order 10 make the line
fas. 70 cne cf the firm ana solid roots Of the
gigantic trees 50 that the stern or the yes
sci might be warped" close N, bat they
found those there 10 dispute the right OF
mankind 10 enter their sylvan dell.
Myriads upon myrials Of mosquitoes
swarmed about the men from tho branches
which thcy had unwittingly disturbed.
In moment it was impossible 10 breathe
without inh2ling q mcuthful OF the vicious,
suitc.ui little Insects; and their sting, &C
conparicd by It's tiny atom Of venom,
caused the exposed portions OF iicshto swell
and iuGarae, and produced cxcruciating pain.
IGe sailors IN agony tore the handkcr-
chiefs from about their nccks and bound
them around their faces, and, sprincing
into tho water, here walst-deep, hurried TO
make the hawser fast 10 the roots.
Then al but one man climbed ogain into
the beat and pushed out as quickly 3 pos
sis.e from beneath the overhanglng
branches.
Il VIII swim out bit. sir.' exclaimed the
man IN the water. ~ can not stand those
pesky mosquitoes" and with q few strokes
the sailor was alongside with one hand On
the gunwale.
"Get in, Tom" commanded the officer,
when they had left The most OF their ra-
pacious, though Tiny, assaiiants behind
them. Il an AFRAID there are sharks here
about"
jest in a minute, sir, ploase-till | take
one mere Dip answered toe sailor, and
letting 60 his hold ne r-ade two or three