The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-09

dashed him there with some ops, and ]
told him that ~ be ATTEMPTED to get loose
into my cabin. I saw Antonio lying where
he fell.
I repeated my tactics of covering up the
then went to the tiller. thoroughly ex-
haustcd after all ] had been through, botl
physically and mentally. hut most thank
Soon, however, ] saw that IL I had go,
olt of one danger il was only tn fall into
and wa. not even aware i'm which direc.
ton To steer. might run the ship Ia
ground, or N sudden spuall might swamp
and was afraid to interfere with the ropes.
What could I do? The moon had now
gone down, and y was pitch dark: There
ship, as far as I could see. With the heIu
of "a match I looked at my watch. II was
= o'clock.
thought Of calling the man and hoy
ont Of the hold and threatening to shoot
them IL they did not navigate the. ship
exhausted that I did not dare trust them
i'm ease. ! should fall asleep.
On the whole IL was best tn leave my
self i'm the hands of providence.
Oh. the WEAKNESS of those hours Of
darkness and the Joy with which I hailed
the first streak Of dawn;
Every now and then Bartolo would give
only sound to break the silence of the
side and k him il he wanted any
thing, hut he only sworc at me. 1 left
him alone.
scanned the horizon for the welcome
light of land or ~ friendly sail. Alas
there was nothing to break the dull mass
of water. and l was still miles away FROM
rescue. The panRs of hunger were he
ginning To make themselves felt, and !
had nothing to eat. IL this state Of af-
fairs continued much longer / should ID
obliged tai call up the man and boy, and i'm
my weak state ] felt ] should he entirely
at their mercy.
1 was beginning thoroughly, To despair
after so many hours of constant watch
ing and straining of my eyes, when about
My heart lcapcd with excitement as 1 in
stantly turned the helm i'm that direction.
The speck grew bigger and bigger until
ing toward me. Soon 1 could make out
u tiag-the American stars and stripes. I
tied my handkerchief tn a stick
and made signals of distress. For
some time n took no notice
and seemed about To pass me. My heart
sank: The u that was so near
was awful. At last to my joy she hove Ia
and lowered a boat. In "a few minutes il
was alongside and an officer and crew
The sudden relief to my strained nerves
was almost more than could bear, and
il was some seconds before l spoke.
There was am expression of horror on
the mems faces as they looked around on
the scene of bloodshed. the wounded men,
tIlel NIith III az VI th Va las
alton. Did they take mo for "a madnan
or "a common murderer?
At last l found my voice. They rowde
eagerly around me to listen to- my story.
and when 1 had finished all congratulated
me on my narrow escape.
The officer. who was the captain of the
brig, hospitality invited me ON board his
ship. He was sailing To Marsailles and
would gladly give me "a passage. Need
less tn say, 1 jumped at the offer.
We removed the covering from the hold
and called on the men to como up, but
could get no'answcr.
The captain was i'm "a hurry to continue
his course and would not wait any longer.
As I was stepping into the boat i asked
and its crew.
"Well, he answered, '.you're
well out of il, anyhow; and I guess We'll
let them alone. to go tQ the devil their
own way. and The sooner they get there
the better"
never heard anything more of them. 1
went straight hack to England, and it was
some months before I left home again.