Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-13
THE RAJAH MUTlNY.


honest word of an old sea dog that u
ptreencr st Of galootA mover before
walked the decks Of the clipper ship
Raiah Of Cochin, that famous old
East lndiaman. The ship had been
loaded with cast iron "slcepors' for
the pneat Jchauun Jow Juldcc rail
way and was forced 10 ship her crow
Mt that port. They had, 1t Is true.
uosspd through little maritime cN
,ericncc in the collier brilss that piled
between London and the ports ON the
northeast coast of England, but they
were utterly ignorant of everything
appcrtaining to a lime juiccr, 49,
ships gong deep sea voyages were
then called.
II shall have lot of trouble with
,hnt crowd Of lubbcfs, said the chief
mate M the awkward gang tumblcd
over the side aud went into the top
Gallant lorouastlc with their dun
maze.
Tho Rniah VIVA a big vessel Of
oboii, 1000 tons. She carried three
Fkysail yards aloft aud her stun'aul
near took ups big portion OF tue fore
i,.k Her captain was u dcyil 10
drive her and the harder II blew tho
hotter he liked IL. ~ long, uf course.
n. line wind was amy way fair.
/ was third mate Of her and was
busy on the poop experimenting
,.rmc repairs 10 the wheel chains
when the ri,'w arrived from the ship
ming Office. They were IN charge of
a gang Of boarding house runners
who had cashcd their advance note.
of ~ los each and were bound to
np that they lcft port in the vessel
The skipper stood at the hrcas Of the
poop taking in the spectacle. There
weru thirty five OF them. aud ont of
all these only one-thc hpltswain --
had crossed the hnc They seemed
10 have "a peculiar fascination for tho
captain who regarded ihcm rs "a cat
would a colony of young mice, know.
Ing well that when they were plump
enough aud ripe enough. M the rrgu.
lar way Of business. they would como
into his clutches After he had got
every man Jack of thnm classified m
b. minds Oye he walked nit and sat
down on the wheel grating, chuck.
ling almost impogccptibly aud show
magnificent vet ol teeth white and
glistcning az the grinders OF - blood.
hound
The sldppcr WAS u gentleman 10y
birth and education. lie Ind served
IN tho royal navy AMI bcon dismissed
from tho service because he fought a
duel with his superior officer tho
cause OF the quarrel being a lovely
Cnolc girl of Jamuiru, who was be-.
loved by both The blrbcl arrow OF
disgrace seemed To- huyc pierced bis
soul. His disposition. once amllblo,
became cruel md malovolcnt 10
lost all sympathy with the human
race. aud his only chum was Satan, Il
pct mongoosc that ho had picked up
at Masulipatain.
Attcr leaving the navy no hud no
trouble In becoming the commander
of an East India clipper. for he was
un expert navigator and the host SEA.
man ever sailed with But God
have mercy on the linen Diapers ~.
prentice who shipped under the fal5o
pretensc that hc was sailor man.
for the skipper had none He would
make his life n he'll upon sea. aud
drive him to dc>ertion. or perhaps
suicide
! nm talking Ut tho time when n
r'a captain hnd some real power bo
ilreSimuol Plimsoll and the English
hpuri Of trade took mp the British
sailors side of the question and pam.
pared and pettcd him TIL now he IN
neither useful nor ornamental /
have always hal 10 work bard Tor
my living at Sra, and like my old cap.
ialns, now dead and gone. had no
sympathy with SEA lawyers or I'M.
posters OF that INK. But now. bong
IN my old age aud somewhat mel.
lowed by religion aud rheumatism, 1
am troe 10 confess that the "old
incn' | sailed with wcro perhaps "A
wee bit too severe with their crews.
After bringing himself 10 an an
chor On the grating and mclitating
mischief for awhile, the skipper
called an apprentice 10 him.
Boy Jack, go and tell the mate l
want him
Boy Jack, n little LDndoncr, who
was always IN state of deadly terror
OF the shippers toe, hoped forward
'sr lively ~ "a cricket The mate was
standing ON the forccastlc, close by
the knight heads, yelling vocifcrous.
ly 10 the men on the upper lorotop'
till yard, who were engaged In bend.
Ing the sail This was the song ho
sang
You luhbers, dash your eyes and
limbs don't you know enough to
make the midship stop fast before
You haul ont the eariingi Wait Til
! grt you To sea aud You shall smell
he'll
Boy Jack" nj this moment told
hlm that the captain wanted him on
ihe poop. tlc clapped stopper ON
his jaw tackle and swiftly strodc aft.
Mr. Robinson" softly said the
SKIPPER please reserve the harsh
NOS Of your language until you yet
clear OF the land. You know we
must go Ia sea In the morning II
you bully those lubhcrs now, half OF
them will 1p.nt.t t,utrLt 1 ,.n,ii,,