San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-04

| or three Gays, and, with their UrunKs OF
| the wagon, they mounted with the drive
| and ratified away over to the East rive
dock, of which lay the Kohola. On thei,
| way he hailed three men whom he knew
and two refused, but one consented TO- O.,
on the brig with them, and they all went
on board.
The captain looked glad when he saw
the boat, for it was a very difficult Job tc
get men TO ship on whaling voyage, as
they paid no wages except a certain per
centage on the oil they brought in. Some
times the men worked three long years
and got nothing for their toll, but then
again they received at other times quite a
snug sum of money, and it was ct best a
risk to take q
The books were soon signed and the
papers made out, and Maxwell and George
belonged to the crew of the Kohola, Capt.
Nelson, of New Bedford, and were soon
ready for their settlement in the fore
castle, where they were ordered to ''stow
their dunnage.''
AS the brig lay at anchor there was
nothing to do, and Maxwell took George
all around the deck and explained the use
OF each article, told him the nauieS of all
the rores and what the nature Of the
labor was, and, in short, posted him so
well that it made the boys lot far less
hard than it would have been otherwise.
BY shutdown the next day Capt. Nelson
had his full complement of men, though
some Of them were brought on board in q
state of insensibility. having been drugged
by the boarding house keepers, and it was
not until the following morning at day
break that they got under way and started
down the river, and just as the sun shone
down warm upon them they left the pilot
and began their long and uncertain jour
ney.
AS long as the brig had been under the
shelter of the land George had felt no
hut when she began plunging
upon the rough waves of the Atlantic he
grew very sick and weak, and in spite of
all his endeavors to keep about he gave up
utterly and lay down to die
Two days OF utter abiect wretcbedness
IN which he had n confused idea
that he heard voice which appeared TO
be that of the captains swearing terribly
at the men, hut the boy could not under.
stand that map who had seemed SO
grave and qniet in port could so suddenly
change, hut he soon found out s- .
The third morning he awoke to see the
captain standing over him. clad in a suit
of clothes that looked as If they had. been
soaked for ages in whale oil, and the odor
hey emitted gave George an added aualm,
but the captain gave him no time TO re
iect, for he beloved out:
''Tr WITH yc',I you Id sop OF land
rtber: West IS yGu mean ny lying
ie.e three days when you ear, &C coard
u year OWE tree Will Out OF that row
md Up with you. sns &c more soer.ng
lSoar3 @: this brig d vor"'
George locked at him If u:te- surprise,
md tried GARD &C 6nt strength 10 answer
hat he had been SO SCH Ne ecu;dnr
move, but with another str,2g 9: oaths
md coarse abuse the captain vent on
;e1s. telling him 20 be up there inside Of
e2 minutes
Happily OR George. Maxwell mad man
sged 70 interest couple Of the men on
he oS watch n the toriorr BOY. AID they
lifted him Gu, OF his hunk and dressed
I'm. and thea dragged lin not urgeutly
Ipor che n;a:c deck, where the poor boy
AJAX ";:eriy pcwer!ess. The captain eaCle
onward 81! said:
Wei: - see YOU are not SO sick as
'ou thorsnr you vas. Nov , give vo2
al evening TO get your sea !sgs %. aid
hen shall expect you 10 &c you. aa;y,
md you shall do 1t, zoo, or 3verboa:d
Out! go"'
And With this pleasant prospect the |
a?:a;2 Jeff him and went aft hal: s1nil-
ng 10 himself at the boys misery, but
ls2 feeling a. scrt Of sentiment unusual !
With biz as ne remembered the piteous |
appeal in the brown eyes of the poor
hild. ...
However, the fresh air, coupled with |
he fear that the captain would fulfill his |
threat, had the effect of restoring the |
little fellow, and he was astonishsd to find |
hat he could nibble bit Of biscuit and |
some switch Maxwell brought from his |
trunk.
Maxwell seemed almost to consider the |
boy his own, and it was at once dron and |
pathetic to see the efforts he made to keep
him from seeing too much Of the dark |
side OF sea life, and he managed to refrain |
from purSinU avap r1D6ar whit no pOrsid- |