Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-27

shore, nor. to tell the truth, did We care
much.
Bear hand. boysl said the cap
tain. tumble In these packages. Eet
tho rest Of the goods into tho boats aud
let them get ashore. Ii that dago has
not dranl; too much water, he may give
uD sonic trouble about this matter yet
In few moments the last package 10
bo smugglod was passed into the boats,
the "patron" who Ind made the purchase
counted out the pay in doubloons. the
canoes pushed of and soon vanished up
tho river. Ia few moments our matches
were replaced. tho dock cleared up as bo.
foro and tho crew retired TO their bcrths
with orders to DO sound asleep and not
20 wake mp on any account.
All this was scarcely arranged. when
the dash Of oars coming hastily up the
river was heard, and In another moment
an armed boat from tho guardn costa
was alongside. At the first sound % the
approaching boat Captain Martin had
laid down where no first pretended to
70 to sleep and no was now snoring
louder than ever. Even tho cnrscs.
many, loud and deep. Of tho Moxicana
failed TO arouse him from bis deep Stun.
Der
Tho officer who had been thrown over.
board. still dripping from his involun.
tary bath, ruthed ait and with no gen
lie means tried to arouse tho sleeper
At last ho yawncd and scratched his
hoad and coolly asked what WAS tho
matter and what was wanted. Then
came a scene!
All the Mexicans, cursing and swear.
ing and threatening aud cargadooing Ut
once, pointing TO the officer who had
been tn,iug midnight swim all alone
to himself, VINO. with voice louder
than all the rcat, sworc That ho would
have drowned u st. Antonio hadn't
mndo tho sentinel hear his voice aboard
tho guarda costa and caused them 10
send him u boat.
Tho captain could not DO made 10 mn.
dorftand what wns tho matter, and when
he was charged with having thrown tho
revenue officer overheard and with hny.
ing smugglcd boats alongside, he raised
his hnnda Ia holy horror toward the stars
anu HulNhAhtiN INphNAi
"lts all contriyod lie. Why" said
he TO tho other officers Of the guarda
costa, "that gentleman dined with me,
we drank pretty freely, md then came
up from tho cabin. when both OF us lay
down hero TO sleep. ! did not wake up
until now; ho mus. have boon dreaming
and have flllon overheard In his sleep,
You all saw that | was sound asleep
when you camo aboard. how thcu could
have thrown him overheard Tho idea
Is absurd, nonsonsical. the whole story
improhablc--yes, iuipossiblc-soe, my
matches are all battcned down, just as
they We're when you were on board
when | caino In from sea todayi moth.
Ing has been moved; iny crow are all
asleep. Ho must hayo been dreaming,
and wlSlo no dreamed Of smugglers aud
tho litS ug such ho must hayo fallen
overheard. llo knows very well that no
was AS drunk ~ u lord"
Tho story Of tho captain was wen con.
ceived. and told with better effect among
all the revenue officers, save tho victim
| himself. who called upon every saint ia
tho calendar 20 como down ard swear
that his story was true. But the perfect
order and quictude Of our vessel; the
crew all FOund asleep; tho matches all
battened down, just as they were in this
morning; the honest Indignation Of our
sleepy captain, and tho aclSnowlods-
mcnt Of tho victim that no had beoa
very drunk, compared badly with his
own story, and the yarn Of Captain Mar
/ tin was believed. The soaked official
was takon back to his own vessel, 10 bo
tricd und punished for sleeping on his
watch, while another officer was left in
his place TO keep US from smuggling
When daylight came We weighed an.
Choir aud sailed up TO the town, where
we honestly discharged tho cargo per
manifest, paying honorably all charges
aud duties thcrcon.-Ned Buntlino In
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