Telegram-herald., 1890-05-04

Ll1~l - . srrz1ger. @nD seemed, how
ever, eoa2 pletsly aI Lel-e - lls chasr
2af ths l4sera- hs 49, rather under
slze, buE dssP cnssrei, 81 s1are zad MS
c,l-az. liz eryaa sloui.1ers. 2au1ls
loslts 2nd boE knses gaze tsEezs q
PTos-gses4s sEzsagta Eils faos 80 dlrk
AL Se4zaer beaten q deep scar. "a L
from IT, slash u cuElass. had zlalosg
divided hLs Eoss ald E41s q cash b. Us
upper Up, through @1lcL Lls tssth sl-ona
Ike bulldog s. 4 Eaass Il iron grzy
halr gave = srizzly fllsA ~ hls hard r.
sored visage. Hls dress wAs " al au-
phiblous character. de we're AZ OIL IA.
edged sikh L4TlLshed l4ce 4nd oocked
~ martial 81 le. Oh oLs s.ds II hls bad
. rusty blue military csat Win brass but
bons 2nd aide pair Il short peEtioozt
trousers, or, rather. braschss. fer they
we're gathered Up ~ the kuees He or
deTed ever BODY About hiu ssigh a. 4a-
th0rIzalIve AIR; talked IL q brattLug
voice thai sounded Ike tue cracking Il
LhOrns under a pot damned rhs land
lori and servants with perfect iupanIIy,
an was walled upon with greater O0se-
qulOusaess than had ever beea shown ~
ths nighGy Rz4@ himself Wolferrs
curiosity @-s awakened o. know who
and What was tius stranger VINO
had thus usurped absolute sway IN thls
ancient domain. lie c0lld get nothiug.
however bgt vague Information. Peechy
PEaaw took hI4 aside, into = remote
corner II the hall. and there in al under
vOlce and with great csuIiol impaired
10 him al that he knew GA the subject.
The ila had been aroused several months
before Oh a dark stormy night, b. re-
reatel l1ns shouts. that seemed Ike the
kow.Iss Il wolf They came from
the water SIDE; AMI ~ length were dis
tiaguishe'l % be L4iliug the house "a the
seafarilg manner. H01se-a-h0Y. The
landlord turned ont with his head waiter.
tapsteg. hostier and errand boy-thas Is
q say with his old negro Cuff On ap-
preaching the place from whence tie
voice proceeded. they found this am
phioious boxing persou.lge % the waters
edge. quite alone. and seated on great
oazen sea chest. How he came there.
whether hs had been set on shore
from some boat, or had 1oated 10
llni o. h,s chest. nobody could tell
fcr hs did uot seem disposed u
answer questions. and there was
something IN his looks and manners
that pat a stop 10 ell questioning. Suffice
10 q say. he toOk possession Of = corner
room Of tie inn. 10 which his chest was
removed with great difficulty. Hero lie
had remained ever since, keeping about
the ian and its vicinity. Sometimes, II
il Is true. he disappeared Tor one, two or
three days ~ time. going and return
iag without givlns any notice OF account
81 his movements. lie always appeared
TO have plenty OF money. though often OF
very strange, Outlandsh coinage; and he
regularly paid his bill every evening be
fore turning IN.
lie had fitted up his room 10 his own
fancy. having slunS . hammock from the
. ceiling instead of q bed, and decorated
The walls with rusty pistols and cutl2sscs
Of foreign workmanship. AgreGt part Of
his time was passed p this room, seated
by the window. which commanded q
wilo view Of the sound. short Oldfash-
ioned pipe in his mouth. glass OF rum
toGdy ~ h!I elbow, and n pocket telescope
in hi5 hard. with which he reconnOitcred
eveTy boat that moved upon the water.
Large sCuarer rlgged vessels C-emcd to ez-
cito but li-,lo attention; but the mo-
me1t 10 deserted anything with q shOul-
ds--of-rruEton sail. or that q barge. or
yavl. or Jolly esat hove in sight. upwent
the telescope. and he examined it with
tho most scrupulous attention.
Al this might have passed with
out much notice. for in those times
the province was 50 much the
resort Of adventurers ct all charac-
ters and climes that any odd in
dress or behavior attracted but lit-.e at
tention. But in a lirtle while this strange
SEA monster, thus strangely cast up on
dry land. began to encroach upon the
long established customs and customers
Of the place, 20 interfere in q dicIatorial
manner in the affairs of the ninepin
alley and the barrcosn, until in the end
he usurped an absolute command over
the little i'm. il w1s in vain TO attempt
- withstand his AUTHORITY. He was not
exactly quarrolsome, but b0isterous and
peremQtory. ike one accustomed 70
tyrsnnize on q quarter deck; and there
vas daredevil air about everything he
said and did that inspired q wariaess in
all bystanderA Even the half pay officer.
so Isnr the hero K the club. was soon
slenced by him, and the quiet burgers
stared With wonder 40 seeing their IN
fammatle man-of-vaT so readily and
quietly eVtinguished
And then the tales that he would tell
were enough 20 make a peaceable man 5
hair stand on end IlcTe was not q sea
drht or mamuding or free boot
inx adventure that hsI happened
within the last twenty years but
hs seemed pcrfec,iv vcred in
it, h delighted e. talk 4 the exploits
of the buccaneers in the West Indies and
en- She Spanish Main. How his eyes
would -li-ten as be described tho way
laying of treasure ships, the desperate
fights. v7rd arm and yard arm broad
sidosrd r-aaislie-the boarding and cap
turing of arxe span ish galleons, with
wat -hu. King relish would b. describe
the descent upon some rion Srsnlsh col
ony, tae riiinS q a church. che seeking
Of convent You would hsve thought
you heard some xorulandizer dIlatIng
upon the roasting a savorT goose &c
Mrhsel~rss ss be- descri acd che roasting
~ some Spanish Don - make h.m d.s-
cover his treas1re--a detail given wi-h a
unu-aness that made every rich old
hur-her present turn urromfC-t8r o. i1