Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-08

eulting from the attempts oil the sailors
to secure the frenzied native. lie re-
treated to the bows, shouting and ours
ing and waving his bloody knife, and
they attempted TO beat him down with
the oars. The result was that he
stabbed one Of them in the side, and
then leaped overheard, and the wound
ed man died within an hour.
The sailor now in charge was named
John Paul. He took the helm and
held the boat as she had been going
until about mid-afternoon, and then,
as no craft was in sight. ordered us to
heave the two dead bodies overheard.
We did this with the greatest reluct-
ance, as you may believe, although 1t
was a proper thing to do, and the saii-
or afterward attempted to cheer us up
with the assurance that another day
could not possibly pass without our be-
ing picked up. Just before night he
issued the ~rations, allowing himself
what he gave us, but when darkness
came heard | him eating and drinking
his fill. We then had about two quarts
of water and seven biscuits. Henry
and l crept forward and talked the
matter over in whispers, but we had
no idea of interfering. We were
cowed and afraid, and the sailor had a
look about him which made US tremble
every time he spoke 10 us. II our
lives depended ON the food and water
We had with us, he was going TO save
his at the cost OF ours. At about 10
o'clock he called US aft, gave us a par
ticular star to steer by, aud ordered US
not to arouse him until daybreak un-
less q ship was sighted close at hand.
He then went forward and lay down
on the spare sail, and in two minutes
was sound asleep. W. examined the
breaker and found it empty, and there
was not a single crumb left. The
wretch had pinched us and made q
hearty meal himself.
AS the breeze was gentle and the sea
smooth it required little effort to steer
the boat, and about midnight both Of
us fell asleep. 1t was sunrise when
any one of the three were awakened.
and it was the sound of voices which
aroused us. We jumped up to find
ourselves in a light surf on a sandy
shore, with a dozen Arabs pulling the
boat up on the beach. As the sailor
scrambled up he drew his knife and
showed fight, and was promptly
knocked down with a blow from the
barrel of a long rifle which one of the
dusky fellows carried. Henry and /
rose up and stepped ashore at their Dr.
der, and after being searched and re.
lieved of our knives and trinkets were
motiOned to be seated on the sand.
When the sailor came to after the
blow he received he jumped up and
attacked the man with the gun, and
four or five of the natives pitched into
him with knives and clubs, and he
was soon SO badly wounded that Ihave
no doubt that he died within two or
three hours.
We had come ashore, as we after
ward learned, about sixty miles to the
west of keslin, and the Hauramant
mountains were in plain view TO the
north Of Us and about twenty miles in
land. Only one of our captors was
mounted. We were ordered to follow
him, while the others remained be-
hind, and we trotted along after his
horse about'thre miles before coming
upon the camp Of his people. AT the
foot of a long and winding valley,
which was rich with grass and run
ming water, there was a camp or vii
lage containing about 400 people.
There were huts of brush and mud,
tents of hides and Canvas, and every
thing indicated that the people had
been there for some months. There
were horses, cattle, sheep and goats
in plenty, but no camels. A great
hullabaloo was raised by our appear
ance. and We were at once conducted to
the tent of the chief. He came to the
door, surveyed US with anything but
q pleasant look, and then ordered us
away. We were thirsty, hungry and
weak, but got nothing more than a
drink of water before being left to our-
selves in an abandoned hut, and a
guard with lance stationed before the
door.
We knew that we had fallen into
the hands of the Arabs, and we knew
that the people along the coast had no
mercy on foreigners, but as we could
say nothing TO console each other we
stretched out OF the ground and slept
until aroused about moor We were
given some boiled mutton and cakes
of barley, and after dinner was dis
posed of we were reconducted to the
tent Of the chief. He had with him
now a man who seemed to be a trader,
and who could speak and understand
English fairly well. We told this man
who and what we were, and how we
came to be cast ashore, and he repeated
it to the chief. The only English
word the latter could use was dog"
and he kept hurting that at us pretty
lively. The interpreter was patient
and good natured, and after we had
told u story and he had consulted
with the chief he said:
Il am sorry for you. He hates the
English, because they once wronged
him, and he is angry hat your boat
contained nothing. He may not put
you to death, but you will have 10
work very hard"
In reply / told him of the financial
standing OF my father, and that he
would be willing to pay a handsome
sum TO ransom us, and he wrote down
the Address and Said he would send him