The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-04
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assistance to you" answered tbs colonel
well" said the chairman Of the COM
mittee, I'VE are bound to mutiny against
somebody, and we are bound to get to New
York. II we can't do it peaceably we are
going to do it forcibly. We are 1900 men,
all armed: you are a few dozens. Now,
colonel, leave it to yourself, as man to
man, to say what chance you've got"
VERY little, | admit" said the colonel;
'but have you men thoroughly understood
the risks you run if you fail?'
I'VE understand that perfectly" said the
chairman, "and so you will see that we
will take every precaution not TO TAIL; in
fact, now that we have started { this
thing we daren't fail"
We'll, what do you propose?" as led the
colonel
II propose just what we said before, that
instead Of taking the vessel to Halifax yon
take her to New York"
And then what do you expect to do?"
1--WE expect to leave and go into the
United States"
Thinking, / presume, that you could
not be taken back on the score of mutiny
on the high seas"
"Well, sir we mutiny as soldiers and not
as sailors, and l think the law is that you
can't touch US in the states for what we do
as soldiers"
And supposing," continued the colonel,
that refuse to have anything to do with
the matter, what will you do them"
''What will we dosn muttered the chair
man, hopping his brow, for the discussion
was not at all in his line; TN tell you
what we'll do, Wen capture the ship: we
-, 1,
can sail it. We will throw overheard all
that resist us, and we Will land in some
part Of the United States"
Every WE'LL" said the colonel; "as you
say very terselv there are 1900 of you, and
you might make things rather unpleasant.
Now what do you want me 20 do:"
I'VE want you, sir, to order the captain
to sail for New York instead of Halifax.
Then we want the committee to see every
day on the chart just where the vessel is
going, how she is heading and how far she
has got"
every well,' answered the colonel; ''if
you three will meet me here at II o'clock
when they are taking their observation |
viii give your command to the captain, re-
membering always that it is your command
and not mine that am giving. 1t is TO be
understood that | am acting under COM
puision."
After the committee had departed, well
satisfied with their interview with the
colonel, that gentleman turned to his Off
GERS and said:
What are we to do?" One of the young
er officers answered him, Put the men in
irons"
VERY WELL" said the colonel "Will you
undertake the job? There are 1900 of
them, and don't suppose there are dozen
pair of irons in the ship. Has anybody any
thing better to propose?"
Nobody had anything at all to propose,
and so the colonel said, q will have talk
with the captain Of the ship"
Captain, said the colonel, "at IL o'clock
today in the the presence Of the mutiny
committee, as they call themselves, l shall
give you orders to sail for New York. |
think If you viii take those orders as if l
had to give them, and gea one of the most
accomplished liars that you nave to show
the men Oh the chart that you are going to
New York each day and at the same time
keep your course for Halifax and arrange
it so that we do not sight land. but reach
the port in darkness, we viii have no
trouble with these fellows, who, suppose
you know, are posing as mutinecrs"
THAT can be done very easily" answered
the captain.
Day by day the committee of three were
shown on the chart how the vessels course
had been turned and the progress they
were making TO New York. 1t was known
that they would sight land sometime to-
ward evening, but unfortunately the ma
oh h,olya ov,I Il;
be delayed a few hours until it was repair
ed, 50 they did not see land that night. 1t
was some time toward o'clock in the
morning when the colonel's servant called
on the committee of three to come and see
that officer in his cabin. As they rose they
noted that the ship was stationary. They
found the colonel sitting in his cabin read
ing papers and letters which had evidently
been just brought aboard.
'ATutiny committee he said, with a
twinkle in his eye life on the ocean in
a slow going transport ship is at best a
very dreary affair. l can deeply sympa-
thize with those who do their best to make
a voyage less monotonous than it other
wise would be
Your little joke about the mutiny and
about going to New York was all right
while we were on the sea. We are now in
Halifax harbor Your bit of humor made
the voyage quite like one of Clarke Rus
sells novels, and personally am obliged
to you for it; but if | were you l should
recognize the fact that the voyage is at an
end"
The 1900 thought it best 70 recognize that
fact, ard went ashore peaceably.-Luke
Sharp in Free Press.