The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-05
soon to start on our long voyage we realized
tho changes which we must expect to find

ne With ' So must Ss'e expect to Sd
Two or three Of our crew. who we're slim.
smooth-faced boys when they came on board.
been SO gradual that we had hardly noticed It.
we dragged out all our photographs, read and
psns spenasp rom n
the last with a sailor. He soon ands. how.
for men in spite Of all the har iships attendant
who tried to quit his calling. but found it i'm:
possible to sleep unless his old mother kept
dsas.hinE water upon his window in imitation
Our mail came at last. but few Of tho crew
hau se dol and we began to grumble A. every
made the old ship rs taut and trim rs possible.
but all hands felt very uneasy at tho prospect
ssS WAS sore SO IN not 9"t
ana the leak was liable to start again In the
To- w9 6 sIre =. in oe r
which ,ch Is tho dead Of wintcr there
INC California had also entered tho port
her. voyage. The night precel inG our. de-
except tho dessrtcrs and the two crews were
soon celebrating the event in the usual way.
aaaHnG S. snspG ana like
consequently roma ned on board with ths
dered by tho, mate to tako crow
Sen on rosrd FOR a the night nna we
to the f9recnstle scuttle and called for boats
GREY GREY ,, BY some means quantity Of liquor
ali more or less Intoxicated. A dispute imme-
hiately arose rs. to whose turn it was to go IN
hands seemed 10 be engaged. Finding it use
less s+ TO attemft to maE an my orders 81, HHnoyed
ton OF affairs. lIe i'm mod jntpiy dock
S Tnri n 6qt one n garment aid vent forward.
castle rangers. and man this ,hoat!',' A chorus
OF yells and oaths was til. only reply and once
castle. or I'll come down and throw YOU out!
Start, now" Not a man appeared. but one
G SSse down sa and get r Ss yS ss led
Tho mate was instensey proud Of his long
chin whiskcrs., and We had given him this
thu nrst time. he had heard It, however; ior
iron Delaying pin from the fife rail ON the fore
mast and started down sailor fashion. with his
mbs within rSash d sn 5 "ns
seized d. him by the ankle and cried Cut him!
was exiting uished. while the mate. managed to
FREQ himself by a vigorous kick. and came
rus IN deck with white face and swear
me to s the cabin hi and With
md he jumped down. There was only n graf.
ing between tho forehod and the f3recastle.
pointed tea tho gun through the ,GrHtInE. and
go 1ss eG them th"g he
snltihsly refused once &c more .l'il give You
sky high - Not man stirred. but they evil
dently hogan to realize he was in earnest
gun. and the bomb struck tho forecaste q ,or.
where it was firmly emo edded. They al know
and WIZ sd yo Of fhp
ness, to- get out Of danger they pulled one
ii"nds. each Striving to ascend first. The mats tate
met them at the top Of the steps with his be-
feled them to the deck and was soon master
of the situation. He had used an old homo
Which was not esdsd but i his
The California's boat had already taken Off
her men. with tho execution OF ono boat
found. When I arrived on tho beach he was
his ship We We're overloaded on our return.
ana nS was the Only sober man In the boat
times. Smith and our German ACCORDION
player started free fight on the way. when
the former drew his knife and mae u wicked
than to forever silence tho big musical in>tru-
Inent which the German interposed between
him self and harm.
When we reached our ship. however. Smith
fol owed us on deck. aud ATTEMPTED to renew
the .iGht, but the mate promptly shocked him
the boats. and secured Ian 'e, with which he
mounted the main hatch. yelling like wild
| Indian. and daring any one to touch him. a
| invitation no ono cared to accept. For fully
half an hour he held US Mt bay. until finally our
| giant kanaka managed to dodge behind the
inainmast unobscrved. The next Instant with
| an agility Of which We had never dreamed h!rl
capable; he sprang upon the intruder. raised
| hi bodily from the deck. and. with tho force
| into the water. We fishcd him ont into boat
| ana carried him to his shin completely sobered
Tho following day we hoisted UP our one
cannon. fired salute and with all our hunt.
anchor for the last time. and saw the dreary
| coast fade away until q faint blue line was
barely visible ut sunset. and wo wore fairly
started on our homeward voyage.