San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-10
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well, you can now, then. for that Is
something one never forgets."
Maxwell was, Of course, willing to 90
wherever George wished to go, and he
was greatly touched OF Georges consider
alton, and the whole affair was settled In
short time, so when the steamer sailed
In the Golden Gate and up to her dock
George did nor feel 80 desolate nor alono
in a strange place as he had thought he
should.
The whole party went to the same hotel,
| where the ranchero insisted upon assum-
| ing the expense.
When, the next day after their arrival,
| the unfortunate captain and his mates
were discussing their position George pro
duced his package of jewels and told them
that whatever they might bring was to be
divided between them, one half TO the
captain and the remainder between the
two mates
Explanations followed, and finally the
captain was prevailed upon to accept one
fourth on condition that George kept the
other fourth for himself and MAX George
felt that it was his fault, indirectly at
lenst, that this crushing disaster had
fallen upon the captain.
"That is in a measure true" said tho
Il Il
should have watched the men closer. These
gentlemen can get other ships as mates,
for they were not responsible, but my ca
reer is ended. l can never command an
other ship, for where is the owner who
would trust me with his vessel when he
knew that l could not govern the one
had? No, boys, there is nothing for mo
now but to go home and sit by the fire all
the rest Of my life, for could never ship
under any one else. But l cannot feel
that it is right or honest to take this lads
| sole sustenance."
Don't you fret" said Osborne, with a
suspicious moisture in his bright, keen
eyes. 81 adopt this youngster. do, by
| lingo, for he's worth it. l am so rich, by
| lingo, that can't count my money, and
he'll never need anything as long as
| live; no, nor when l die, either. AS to
| them shiny stones, we'll all go down to
| fuckers and get his assay on them, and
| then I'll buy them myself, for I've got .
| sister somewhere away down east, and
| when George goes there I'll send them to
her."
So they all went to fuckers, and tho
head man examined the stones critically
and valued them at $40, 600.
1t took the ranchero scarcely ten min
utes to complete the bargain, and as soon
as they could reach the bank the unfor-
| tunate captain was in possession of ten
| thousand and the two mates of as much
| each, and there was the same for George,
who wished to still persuade the captain
to take that also. But the captain said,
with grateful emotion: "You are noble
and generous, but not only do you owe it
to yourself to keep it, but also to your
friend and companion in troubles. He Is
not young and is disabled"
"You are right" said George; ''you are
| right, and ought to be ashamed of taking
it all upon myself He owns just as much
| Of this as do"
| "No don't, George, no don't was
going to throw them down for no good
when you said you know them was
dimints and rubies and such like, cause
| you'd seen your mother wear-I mean
you knew what they was and didn't,
and that's all there is about it, and if they
was mine I'd a done the same thing you
have with en- leaSt-awise If l could. So,
| captain sir, you are welcome, and II you
won't take it for yourself, why, George, 1
| move we give it to his babies"
Never vas these so strange a dispute a.
this, and it was finally settled rs Maxwell
said, only that they kept two thousand
| dollars for any emergency, and the poor
| captain then told them that after having
made his report it had been his firm in
| tention 10 blow his brains out, as he could
never face his family nor the owner of tho
ship again, but now he could at least
assure quiet peace for the rest of his life.
| 1t is with regret that we state that
| Maxwell and the two mates in drinking
healths TO George took aboard q little
| more than was good for them, and got rs
| drunk as lords and had to be conducted
| to the hotel in a cab; but he never did 50
again, and, like Uncle Toby's oath, this
little slip from the path Of rectitude was
undoubtedly forgiven.
| Two weeks sufficed Mr.. Osborne to
| conclude all his business, and then George
and Maxwell started with him for his
| ranch in Lower California, which they
reached in safety, and there passed thres
more years Of life for George and Max
| well-years of active outdoor life, healthy
and maryland ut their conclusion George
was man, tall, like his father; 1.-the,
handsome, Drowned by the sun and wind.
but with Ill his mothers beauty of eyes,
| forehead, teeth and curly brown hair
Spanish WIS as familiar as English to
him; and his keen. sound Judgment
Joined TO undcniable courage, and gentle
---- E" h;a infGS.ars rendered him the
right man for the right place, and gener-
ally the owner Of the ranches left the
management TO George until now be Wa
virtual owner.
Maxwell was happy. He had written
to his sister and sent her money, and in
return heard that he had been supposed
dead and that her youngest boy was
named for him, ''but I'm blessed if
know what the little shaver's name is.
U'ba1y coIl ,po purr lint know that mint