Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-08
GIVE EN- Up Or
I'll RUN YOU DOWN.


As the Rose overhauled the bark-and
had she been a steamer she could not have
oyertaken her more swiftly-the black
board was held on high by a couple Of sea
men so that it could be read on board the
stranger. Captain Jones on the forecastie
head watched the chase through his glass.
The words Martha NJ. Stubs, Windsor,
n. 5. ;" were written in large white letters
upon her stern. Nothing was to be seen
of Mr.. Chips and the Only Mate. man
wearing fur hat, resembling Robinson
Crusoe's, paced the short poop Of the bark.
He carried a glass in bis band, and TO judge
by the frequent glances he directed at the
Rose it was to be guessed that he had in
terpreted the handwriting on the black
board.
The breeze freshened Sheets and tacks
strained TO the increased pressure. The
Rose, with foam midway TO the hawsepipe,
went steering alongside the bark within
pistol shot.
Hard upp' shrieked the man in the Rob
inson Crusoe cap, and the fellow at the
helm made the wheel spin like the driving
wheel Of "A locomotive.
Hard up and into himW roared Captain
Jones, and round fixed the wheel of the
| Rose in true firework fashion.
| For the next two hours the Rose was &C
| cupied in endeayoring to run down the
| bark, the bark on her side cutting hun
bred nimble nautical capers to eyade the
shearing stem Of the enraged Jones. But
| at the end Of two hours it had become plain
| TO the man in the Robinson Crusoe hat
that the Rose was in earnest. He then
gave up, backed his main topsail yard and
! sent the Only Mate and Mr. Chips aboard
the Rose in boat pulled by two men
! Captain Jones at once put Mr.. Chips into
irons aud sent the Only Mate TO his cabin
He then called to the two fellows who were
sitting ia the boat under the gangway:
"Are ye uudermannedY
"Fearful--ly," was the answer.
II thought So" said Captei1 Jones.
"Step on board, my liyelies, and have
| glass Of grog afore you return"
| The two men cheerfuliy crawled over the
side but instead Of giving them glass Of
prog apiece Captain Jones ordered them
forward 20 turn to with the rest OF the
crew, and with his own hand let go the
line which held the bark's boat TO the Rose.
Sail was then trimmed, and in less than
three hours the bark was hull down,
though still In pursuit Of the Rose.
The Only Mate admitted, with counte
nance Of hate and loathing, that he wa
sick Of the Rose sick Of Captain Jones
! that he hadn't any intention OF working
big vessel of nearly 100 tons single HANDED
, with Old Chips, the carpenter, and tina
when he boarded the bark and heard tina
she was very short handed he accepted tn
7 captains handsome offer Of number o
dollars for the rest Of the run 20 Windsor
as did Mr.. Chips. The Only Mate added tina
4 both he and Mr.. Chips were in debt to tn
8 Rose as IL was, and that Captain Jone
9 would have been welcome 20 their clothe
and nautical instruments had the Nov
Scotiaman succeeded in getting clear of.
, Captain Jones' troubles were not yet a
: an end. He wished 10 put into Lisbon, bu
, the crew refused 10 work the ship unles
: | he returned TO England.
"We're not going 10 be convarted int
blooming distressed Mariners" said III
I, crew Of the Rose "No consuls for us. w
! know them gents. They'll find everythin
all right, stores sweet, crew plentiful, shi
tight. and we know how it'll be; bloom
. ing Portugee Jail, then trip home and
blooming magisterial inquiry and six weel
o. auod," and 50 blooming, they force
d CAPTAIN Jones 20 sail his ship home.
He arrived at Swansea, and handed CT
Only Mate and Mr.. Chips over into q
b. hands Of justice. He offered the ship "
more hands IL his old crew would sail vii
r him, but they said no, not II he shipp'
900 more hands, and 50 they were taxi
n before the magistrates, who found the ca
~ tain in the right, and punished the men
/, a term Of imprisonment far In excess
3 any penalty 10 Jail and hard labor WIFI
80 they would have inflicted upon mi
n who had merely broken bis wife's SKI
q with his heel, or who had only been 8!
"A tematically starving and cruelty treati
ia his child Of ten ever since the neighbc
n could remember.
Is. Captain Jones shipped fresh crew a
N another Only Mate and new carpent
y. but though be stopped his leak he did y
shin fresh stores. He sailed ont Of Sws
:. sea bay Oct. II, 1899, and has not sir
:, been heard of.-W. Clark Russell in NJ
York Press.