Deming headlight., 1890-06-07

Chat they were htImrcd THE captain
now iu|ncd me. nud |n addition iu tho
bolt $50 rul|eJ b lOl ul cabin furniture
over aeeinal tho door and got y brace
aNilnsi d as ucll
the men uli frch wore very quiet for
ihc next hnll hour 40 doubt holding
% council oi war us % uhat should he
done. The nfat thing thoy dld was 10
alter tle cuursn ol tho brig % duo east.
and tlic next thing was % ask for
pnflry with che capinin. iIn said not
a word Until ono 0l lhcm snashed a
pane Of glass IA the styllghi. and then
10 demanded 70 know what was
wanted.
'rno case q lhls,r replied Bristol
Bob in hlH FruiIcti yoicei Mr. Pnrlirf
has brcn given a llfl over lhn rail, aud
is NOW holding lils trick nt tbs Joltun
Of the hcn. II you will come up and
surrender like q gsntloman we'll turn
sou adfill la tiiU yhNl % sail yoarstlf
ashore. II you refuse, wen nuke an
end Of YOU.
"Aro all the crow IN tlliair usscd the
captain.
aAli oi them
II don't bollcve Mr Mianer Is with
you.
AYE. but umw answered that
worthy. ''uud I'D advise you 20 DO as
We ask, II sou care for your life p
They'd murder me tho moment ]
stepped on deck Whispered the cap
tain 70 ma. I'm bo Killed anyhow.
and might as we'll do like a game
man.
ile thon called u thcm that he'd
never surrender nnd thnt heF slioos
down any man ho could bring within
range Tho fellows cursed aud yellod
IN response, aud though wocould hear
tlicm mos ing about the decks from
that time ill daylight. they mado no
now move. When day broke Bristol
Bob again demanded q surrender but
received the same answer We cx-
nrcied them 10 smash ~ the r,all Of tlo
sks light but this they hosiiaied 10 do,
rs they would have no means 0f ro'
pairing II when the captain WIS dis
posed Oi. There was not even pistol
among them, while the captain had u
revolver a double harroled pistol and
a muskot He also had a sword IN his
HNtAtNi''iAit WtliNh W'tlA lflVNh Nu Nhit
weapon at close quarters. While ]
was only boy, ] bad both pluck and
nerve, and / could handle pistol 10
do an enemy damage.
Daylight was not two hours old bo'
foro The mutinccrs had discovered that
they had captured the wrong end Of
the brig FIRST. They hnd the decks
s'id the fo'casile, but the captain held
tho cabin. By listening at the stern
ports and undcr the shylight wo hoard
much of wb~. was nid Tho brig was
holding du, EAST. and We beard words
dropped about mysterious island
buried gold living lilsc nabobs aud 50
on. How 10 come nt us was puzzle,
but nothing was done until midaftcr.
noon. Then the doors OF tito cOmpan.
ion were burst la, aud the men encour
aged each other iD attack the cabin
door Zach hung back, however. as
there was a bit Of entry NJ the foot Of
tho stairs. with q turn 20 lnc right TO
reach the door. On account of this
they could not bring a beam 70 bear
nor could more than ono work nt q
time, Realizing their ,lisadvungc. and
wishing 10 come at tii,.r end the safest
way, thoy wero ready 10 ..lake any
promise 70 bring the captain out. He
dclied them. aud thus two days and
two nights passed..
The brig had meanwhile been mnk
ing good speed 90 tho enst, aud we
now heard the men growing because
the island had not been sighted On
tho forenoon of the third day there
were several violent qunrrcls nmong
them, and In one Of those the second
mato was stabbed 10 death and hil
body flung overheard. The captain
had treated me very kindly, aud We
had not suffered for food or drink.
there being a full cooler Of water IN
the cabin when tho row began. Tie
Ind crackers, sardincs and other ilnC
provisions in his own pantry, and
while l s:ood watch three hours he
stood six. lie said the end would be-
that both Of as would DO killed., and
lac was impatient for the mutlnoers q
begin their work 80 that he might
have shot ut them On this third
day Bristol Bob stood on the pori
quarter, while harangning us through
, the sisylight, and the captain located
! him, brought bis musket 20 bear and
shot him dead We kiisw this from
what wns said on deck
Half an hour later, as we heard on,
Of them at the cabin door, the captai;
made ready 20 fire q bullet through Il
and, by some caeleeness discharged
the weapon promaturely aud received
the ball Ia his thront, and ho died u
five minutes WIS 80 overcome tina
| hid AWAY IN his stateroom, aud thl
mutineors no longer had any one Il
resist them. The first thing knew I
J was night. aud II was SO yors quic
/ that ! knew there could b. no win,
outside. ! crrpt out into she cabin, bu
everything remained ns ! had left II
For two hours ! listened for sounds
from the deck, but heard nothing iron
the mutinecrw. and finally fell asleep
Il was morning whom | was aroused
and thcn by men dropping into th'
cabin through the Ekylight. They BIZ
iongcd 20 tho Scotch whalcr Bruce
which was lying near by, and which
had had us in view ever since day
light Tho mulineers had taken thl
long boat aud abandoned the brig
which was driving at her own swcc
will, aud to this ddy not one Of th'
men has ever been heard Of. hodonb
thOy met with somo accident by whicl
all persisted a. Sea- Nov York Bun.
Stealing with On,anliupper..
An oa aalfcct car driver oi Muhil
tlius explains how the mule enginec.