Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

Ing Will only Rtnuse themi DC reSolutei
and should you have TO face them.
meet them brayeIy."
Ro went crawling back TO hie oor-
nef, and l. seeing tho log-book open on
the table, carried IL under the lamp 10
the cuddy. There read OF the sights
Of tho previous day, replaced the book
and mounted 10 the poop.
Day was Just breaking Ia tho east
The sky was less threatening In APP
pemance. but there Was smart R9a on
and tho wind had frcshencd. The nfan
OF the wheel lounged in on easy atH-
tude IA Ito say we are all equals now
and he was there only TO oblige. Thero
were eight or nine seamen round the
forward skyllght, and In the
center Of the throng were the boat
swain and carpenter As | walked
towwd the compass tho men saw me
and all came toWafd me.
Atrozsr rAH eroufh ma Tltah
corld Rot wholly suppress, but con-
trollod my feelings erough TO receive
them with forced tranquility /
afterward heard that this gave the
more intelligent among them better
opinion Of mo.
Tho carpenter said that most Of tho
crow were willing TO let the steward
alone, but some OF them insisted upon
revenge because he had said the spelled
provisions werc sweet ! plead his
cause to the best Of my ability, and 1t
was tnasy decided that he should be
compelled to live on the spoiled pro-
visions AS he really deserved some
punishment ] was well content to all
low the affair TO be settled on those
terms
Finally johnson. becoming impa-
tient, broke in with tho exclamation:
"Wots tho use Of jawin' about tho
steward We want TO talk about
ourselves. Where's the ship bound
TOT don't want 10 be hanged when |
get ashore"
Now, then" said /. eve viii come
to that. Mr. Stevens, you told me
I'll your plans were prepared. Am l
to layo your conlidcnceP'
"Sartainly.n replied tho fellow.
you are scollJryd, AMI we look TO you
to get US out Of this scrapc. We have
treated you well and made you skip
per-
GO ahead, said /, seating myself
coolly on grating.
This mutiny," said he, sis all on
account OF bad treatment. Had the
captain acted fair We would have acted
fair. He as good as promised he would
put in for fresh stores, but never al
tered tho ships course, and we was
bound We wouldn't starve. So we
did the business But we never mCaAi
-. Etll II 81 f.,,,, W. WA f~a A
they had pistols on them and they
fought bard. So they died Of thor own
doinS
"As to where we want TO CO." he
continued, "Eomo was in favor VI one
place and some OF another; but most
OF us wants 20 go to Amoriky; for ps
n big place and good one to hide in.
And so our plan is this, "a easy as say.
in your prayers: Wen draw lots and
choose upon the coast for You 50 run
us 10; and when we'fe o days sail Of
chem parts, leayin' you TO tell MS and
TO Keep III ont o. the way Of ships, dye
mind, blr. Royleg' storm siga.h.
cameo, Nodded" Of us Eo,s IN
10 the long boat and some info the
quarter-boats, and we pulls for tive
shore. Aud wot we 10 and say swhcn We
gets ashore needn't matter, eh H.tsJ.
Wore shipwrccked mariners, dcs.itoot
and forlorn, ami every mans for his.
self. And 50, that's orr plan
"Ies, thats our plan said one,
"but Is amt all. You're NJ. Iut,iae
every thing TO Mr.. Eoy.e, mute"
Look Lcro. I.ll" cre~crol g.
carpenter, sAyago'y, "cith.r I'm &
manage this here business or i'm not.
II YOU TO iyr carl}Ia' y. ., Jn, good q.
sROW 80 6nS as. EJi 1blcS 8
has ~ YEA % y hu,s ~ J-.tsss
aiu't room for two voices IN one
| mouth.
"Ivo got nothon' to say rcjOinad
the man addressed Gs "PuL' cN'CU!
ing his arms and turning his back
"only thought you might ha' for
got
What tho carpenter was holding
back / could not guess; but I cNhihl'od
no curiosity. Neither did / tell then
that our course 20 the american
shores" ~ they called it, would Lring
US right In the road Of vessels from ~
parts Of the world. My business was
10 listen and 10 act MS circumf'0rcc'
should dictate, with good Judgment, ii
possible, for the preservation Of ms
bwp and the lives of the old man and
his daughter.
The carpenter now paused 10 hear
what had 10 say. Finding this, l ex'
claimed:
IL know what you want mo to do
and the sooner you fix upon point 70
start for the better"
Cant you advise us?' said one Of
the men. "Give US some place easily
fetched"
IL was never on the North Ameri
cun coast" answered.
"NeD, Amerky amt the only plaot
in the world" said Fish.
You'd best not say thnt when you're
there exclaimed johnson,
Most OF the hands wants 10 &c
ashore in Ameriky, and so that's SET
lied, mates" said the carpenter,
sharply.
Lets keep south, anyhow, say J.
II we can make New Orleans, there
plenty of vessels sailing every day from
that port, paying good wages" sale
johnson,
And every man can choose fol
hissoH where he'll sail for" observed
Fish.
MAKE up your minds" exclaimed,
"snd I'll alter the ships course"
80 saying / got Off the grating and
walked to tho other end OF the poop.
! was easier in my mind now that
observed tho disposition Of the men,
They were plainly frightened by whal