Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-07

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tain Long.
We shook hands, the screw began
to move and rushed off to my cab
in. where l remained throughout the
voyage. / believe he came to see me
often in my misery. Visiting the sick"
at sea is a much more unpleasant
thing than on shore. remember, that
/ didn't know, and l didn't care. l
saw him-to know him again-at
New York; and in short. though on
hoard his ship, he might have been
its rudder for all l saw Of him. We
met on shore both in the Now and
Old World pretty frequently.
ut was Ave or six years ago." said
he one day, land in the summer
time, that the ship was making her
voyage out, and a very good voy.
age. The whole way the sea had
been like a duck-pond."
Here shook my head incredulous-
~. had seen the Atlantic in the
condition referred to and felt it.
"Well, should not perhaps have
said the whole way" he admitted
with a smile, "for when W. were
about a hundred miles from port We
met with a breeze because we
picked up little sailing boat with
only one man in her, who had been
blown out to sea, and whom we took
on board. About half an hour after
that incident was informed that
one of the passengers wished to
speak with me in private upon very
important matter. Accordingly he
came to me-a commonplace looking
man, whom ! had scarcely noticed
"a being on board; indeed, he was
insignificant enough in every way
save for the expression OF his face,
which certainly exhibited the most
intense anxiety and distress Of mind
OF course l thought he had been
drinking, and in fact was on the
verge Of the Jumps which is what
the Yankees term 'delirium tremens.
"'Well, my man, what is it?' said
!, severely, / have no time to throw
away
"'That is true. captain he an
swered, in a thin, quavering voice
and with q strong American accent
but your time will lie even shortel
than you imagine unless you lister
to what / have to say to you. 70,
will never see New York, and much
less make it, unless you are prepared
to act on the Information / an
about to give you. Neglect it, ant
your ship will be Mt the bottom o
the sea in'-he lookedat his watch
YES, exactly m hour and half
=" All right, my man, said !. 'Yot
may go. I'll send the ships doctor
to look at you,' for OF course
thought he was wandering in his
wits.
"Then what had seemed like ankle
ty in his face became mortal fear
genuine abject terror, such as no act
or could have initiated. Ho threw
himself upon his knees, and claspinl
his hands together, besought me mo-
to treat his words with incredulity
d" Then why, SIR replied, do yor
talk such nonsense about my ship
because it's true captain, h
groaned. There's dynamite OIL
board and clock work machinery con
nected with it. As am living mai
if the thing is not at once looked to
the ship and all on board OF her viii
be blown to atoms within the time
have mentioned
".Good heavens, man, tell me all,
/ cried, and quickly
"'Nay. but dareR't and ! can't.
he pleaded, unless l have your sol
.emn promise that you will not betra.
me-
"WelI, 1 promise. Now, where j
this dynamite!
Zone moment, captain; there
time, and to spare, now, since yo
have listened to reason, and | mus
prove to yon that, though l ono
hearkened to the whisper OF the deg