The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30

| No one had gwen it any thought un- til we suddenly saw the yawl drive | to the mango bushes stern first. | There was no suri in that little bay. and the tide would have held her there if the apes had takenno action. The boat no sooner within leapng distance than fifty of the animals sprang into it, and as it reached the bushes it was held there. The screams and wells oI the apes for the next five minutes prevented speech. Then, at u given signal, all but oue leaped out of the boat. A second signal all those in sight on shore dis appeared, leaving only the victius O. the traps. These had ceased their complaints and become quiet. and now n great stiffness iell upon the ! island. asked the captain what new move he thought the beasts im- tended to make and he replied
 1 "l think l shall have great trouble with them. Ii there was breeze 1 enough to stem this tide should be in favor of getting out ns soon ns 1 possible. They will board us in the ! yawl as soon as the tide turns
 i pointed to the fact that there i was only one ape in tue boat, and that could put bullet t!irupe!, hi. head where he sat. Il one ot, ,hemen would slip over tbe rail he eould swim to the boat and secure it. This WAS looked upon asa good deal One O. the Borneo men got 2 ntyiAtlxr i.,t ha f..,. fe,.. the boat. and whea he was close up on it fired and killed he ape in charge. His dying yell was niis wered from a thousand thSoats. and i'll ten seconds the loat was filed with apes. The sailor had to return empty handed. It was no use to fire. upon the beasts, ns their num- bers were so great, and we therefore renewed our preparation for de'cnse
 The crew proper told us in so many words that they would not lit n hand except to defend themselves, as ] they considered it n crime to kill an ape. 1.-the schooner was boarded, then they would be justified in nght- ing.
 I -h'NNh o tVW ihitiot'fs tit lbC ittS but one again left the boat. The body of the one had killed was car ried ashore. The tide would not turn until , o'clock. and We had nothing to do but wait and watch. i made Il shell out of a tin can filled with powder and bullets. and the ! fuse oi this was to be lighted by ! Thomas when he could heavc it into j the boat. We had three loaded guns and n revolver apiece, and believed the two ot us alone could prevent boarliug. The schooner swung bow. ing to the shore IS soon as tine tide turned, and was now further away by her length. We did not hear t sound from the beasts after they re- ] tired. There were scores oi them ! watching Us rom the bushes. no doubt, but they did not snow them selves. When the tide began to draw the yawl oil shore the ape left in charge took turn with his tail around n bush and thus held it.
 At sundown there was little breeze, and we could have left. but wanted the apes in the traps and the captain wanted his yawl. As it grew dark all the crew went below saying it was none of their fight, and oue of the Borneo sailors de- clared with great vigor and much grief that he had recognized an un- ele in the ape had Killed. Another had seen his brother. and the cook fairly cried at the thought that his tavorite son. who had been dead about five years, might nave turned into an ape and be waiting to de- stroy his aiiectionate father. Thom- ns and remained on deck to watch, and ut < o'clock We heard enough to ! prove that the apes were moving in concert and in n large body tried to get the crew up, but they reused ! to come. had double harreled shotgun. and Thomas was to throw ! the shell If they came near enough 1 The shore was in such darkness that we couldn't see what our enemies were up to until the boat was sud denly seen floating along our port bow. l fired into the black mass, and Thomas lighted the fuse and heavea the shell. but in his excite ment he missed the boat.
 l From the splnshing n the water knew that large numbers ot the apes swan of.
 l had scarcely fired when three or 1 four appeared on tho bows. and the Scxt moment they boarded every quarter. Their screaming ana chat tering wer. terrible, and we no soon er saw the tirst half dozen ~t,ca. d thHn we made rush for t,.- ~atsi,,. From that moment We w-t. t,--ieged. and by an enemy such a> newer ca,p- tNred n sailing craft betor-.
 The crew were willing enough to fight now, realizing the .inngs'r. Ns were all together m the little cabin ana al armed, but the question ~a- what to do. The apes ras.d up ana down the decks. pulled at every rc,,e and the number of them must have been n iull thousand. Tueir racing about made the little schooner trem- ble clear to the kect, and now and then their weight hrched her from side to aide. The scuttie to the fore castte was secured. the matches all fast, and the boards over the cabin skylight had been nailed. We heard them pnlling ami hauling, however, and every moment was an anxious one. They wrenched the water butt loose and rolled it around the deck, and six cages oi parrots were broken