San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-05

Tied up the companion tUdy
ave have, indeed, ~ replied George; $50
cheer up, captain; perhaps matters won't
be so bad as you think when we reach
land. You can count on my doing all in
my power to repay you for your loss"
81 know that, but they have robbed
you, too"
"Well. who knows what may turn up
for us? The principal thing is to reach
land" said George, sorely tempted to ten
the captain Of the jewels that he carried
in his bosom, but he thought, who
knows what he might do? So I'll say
nothing until we reach land"
All this day and the night, too, they
sailed due east as near as was possible
on account of the wind, which set toward
the northward, hoping to make San Diego
bay. Failing in that, they intended to
skirt the coast and make the first port
they came to, if they were not picked up
by some steamer, but though they looked
night and day no sign of any reached
them and it was not until the afternoon
of the third day that land was sighted.
The greater part of the labor Of sailing
the boat came upon George and Maxwell,
for all three of the others seemed almost
overcome with chagrin, pain and the dis
enlargement at their helpless condition,
for they were about to land in a strange
place, pennilesS and unknown.
BY great good fortune Maxwell hap
pened to have in his capacious pockets
some twenty Spanish doubloons, which he
placed there for the pleasure Of feeling
them and hearing them jingle, and that
gave him courage.
All night long they sailed, following
their course by the light of the stars.
They had no moon nor any light by which
they could see the compass, and they
longed for daylight, which seemed to linger
unwarrantably, and the night passed in
almost complete silence, for George and
Maxwell We're nearly spent with fatigue
and lack of sleep.
When daylight appeared the poor men
in the long boat set up a lusty cheer, for
there, not over two miles away, was land,
and as near as the captain could make it
out, it was the entrance TO San Diego bay;
and while they ate a few biscuits they
rapidly approached and found their sur
misses correct, and never did land look SO
beautiful before TO mortal as it did to
George. Naturally the rest of them We're
also glad, but George had been so long
away, dCspairing for so long of ever be-
holding his native land again, and think
ing that thus Startling, that monster of in
EQUITY, would pass unpublished, that now
he had double L for rejoicing.
At daybrCGl; they had sighted land, and
at 10 o'clock they stepped on shore in San
Diego and walked in a sad little procession
up to IIortOu's hotel, where their spirits
were somewhat revived by a bountiful
breakfast, which Maxwell paid for in
money long Il of date and unknown;
still, under the circumstances, it passed
The next day a steamer was to sail for
San Francisco and the five castaways en-
gagged passage on her, and went on board
night. The long boat was sold for
enough to pay for the three ships officers,
and Maxwell and George paid in the old
Spanish coin, which, being gold, is good
for its weight anywhere.
In the morning the steamer sailed, and
George felt his heart rise ut the prospect
of landing in a great city like San Fran
cisco, where he could sell the jewels and
set the poor captains mind free from
anxiety. Perhaps he misjudSed the value
of the jewels; what then? All, but he
would rot think of that, rs Maxwell said,
''iC's enough TO cry tomorrow for to-mor-
rows troubles" and so he tried TO argue
himself into quiet again.
On the steamer was u imam toward whom
George felt a strong attraction, and it
seemed that the sentiment was mutual
Al INV rate they made each others &C.
ouaiufance. and when the man, whose
was Frank Osborne, asked George
particulars of his disastrous VOYAGE.
and heard the strange and exciting tale
he graspcd Georges hand, Saying:
And now, what DO you propose to doS
What are your plans for the futures
Shall you go to ga again?h
George had not told him OF the reason