Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-10

9nu GnO'lSn we naQ eScapeo one peTli1 yet here we might be running head- | iong into another, for the ship was un- l Ter full sail; we had but three men to work her, not counting Cornish, of whose willingness or capacity to work after his rough handling I as yet knew nothing. The glass stood low, and if D gale should spring up and catch us as we were, it was fifty to one if the ship did not go to the bottom.
 We decided to shorten sail at once; the stew ard was instructed to take the helm, although he protested he knew nothing about steering. He was given some simple directions, and we left him ill the attitude of a cockney clinging to the wheel for dear life.
 | Cornish lay all this time like bum dle against the rail. When he saw us he begged that we would either loose the rope with which he was bound or kill him. He saidshe was being cut in halves, and it was plainly to be seen that he was suffering terrible agony. | We could not well do without bis services and had decided to avail our selves of them. But before releasing him we pretended to reflect and to dis cuss the matter very gravely. Finally we told him we had decided to give him a trial and warned him that at the first symptom of treachery on his part he would be shot down like a dog.
 He was speedily liberated and ex- pressed his thanks in the wafmest terms.
 The next thing we Un rtook was to get the port quarter-boat on board, to replace the one which had been stove by the carpenter. This only occupied few minutes, and we soon had it under the davits with both falls hooked. It was full of provisions and water, too precious for us to losa- The body of one of the dead mutineers remained in it but was promptly thrown overheard by the boatswair
 As we finished this job Miss Robert son came from her cabin and insisted upon resuming her place at the wheel. The steward resigned the responsible place with alacrity.
 asked Cornish if he was able to l work aloft and he assured me that he was. As the glass was very low we addressed ourselves at once to taking in sail.
 We shall be able to get the sails of her," said the boatswain, 'sand the ifb and staysails, but don't know how we're going to furl the main-sail, and it'll take us all night to reef the top sails"
 I've must work all night" l an- swered, ''and do what we can. Just tell me, while l pass this gasket, how you managed in the hold ''
 Why" he answered, you know took kind O crow-bar down with me. and reckone1 on splittin' open the head of the fttst chap as should drop through the fore-scuttle. But. turnin' it over in my mind, I thought it 'ud be dangerous to kill the feIler, as his mates might Cake it into their heads to wait for him. And so determined to- hide myself when l heerd the cove comin', and stand by to plug up the holes arter he wur gone. "
 Here he discharged some tobacco juice from his mouth, and dried his lips on the sail
 "Werry well; I had my knife with me an box O matches, and werry useful they wos l made a bit of a flare by combing out strand of yarns l and settin' fire to it, and found wot was more pleasin' to my eye than had l come across five-pun note-I mean spare broomstiek, which I found knocking about in the coal-hole; and l cut 1t up in pieces and pointed 'em ready to sarvc- kaew whoever 'ud come would use an auger. and know'd the slze hole it 'ud cut; and by and by but the Lord knows how long it were afore it happened-I hears some one drop down the forescuttle and strike match and light bit O candle-end. got behind the bulkhead, where there was plank out, and see the carpen- ter wurking away with his auger, blow l in and sweatin' like any respectable haFtizan earnin' of honest wages. By and by the water comes rushin in; l and then he bores another hole and the water comes through that; and then he bores another hole, arter which he blows out his candle and goes away, ! scramblin' up on the deck. My fingers 1 quivered to give him one for hisself 1 with the end O my crowbar over the back of his head However, no sooner did he clear out than 1 struck match, 1 fits in the bits of broomstick, and stops | the leaks as neatly as he made lem. I thought they'd hear me drivin' them plugs in, and that was all was afraid of. But the ships none the worse for them holes. She's as tight as ever she wos; an I reckon if she gets no more water in her than'l Il come through them plugs, she won't be in a hurry to sink" l laughed as we shook hands heartily. CHAPTER XIX.
 l Cornish had slowed the mizzen-