Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-04
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-, from Gloucester. Mass She was
pl" tbe prritiost and sweetest looking
h,,pers that ever crossed harbor bar
80 20 the banks for fsi or safely
,,ho,ed wintry sea. She had lines
~, t. Yacht, and many u time | have
~ nor sail past gaudy pleasure craft
Lave her astern a. though sho were
lined She had a sheer that was de-
.s,ful 10 look upon and saucy rake
: a.r nas,s that gave her a coqucttish
'rhsr history was remarkable. Sho had
4 -, ,iekod up deserted IN tho Spanish
81, by Gloucester brig engaged Ia
..,,y, sal. fish to tho West Indies.
~ ,,,s rolling in the trough Of the sen
IN only the stump Of her mninmast
...rilpr The skipper Of the brig low
~ a boat and went aboard Of her
sss was ns sight an u bottle, and why
~ crew should have abandoned her
-. ono Of those inoxplicnhlc mysteries
oftbeocean upon which not oven faint
Hight rshed'
~ elew to her history or nationality
N. had been eft IN hurry, as was
4 .,,vn by unmitaknblc signs. but her
s,rmanicr had iakenall his documents
IN him. as well as his nautical inatru-
.-rst, and chronomctors. Sho carried
~, long brass cnrronadcs. aud thcro
"a A stack Of fifty musko,s mud thu
I ,.ssnnmborof cutlnsgcs IN the butwcc,i
dsets-all highly suggestive Of piracy
ne bamnocks oi the crow were swing.
IN, to tho beams, un1 tho bags AMI
chests Of tho sailors were left behind. IA
7, lower hold was quantity Of pig
i.5s nsed for ballast, but no trace OF
treasure or cargo wns 10 DO found. Her
tsa.s were gone and the dnyit falls were
trailing IN the water, while two big
ncsles with which tho long boat had
b.sn lowered into tho sea hung from
de wrcckaFo Of the rigging
Old Billy Cuddington. tho skipper Of
the brig. rubbed his horny hands with
cleo It wasn't often that no found him
glf playing In such luck lie took all
be crow but two aboard tho schooner
and all worked with n will and foon
rescd inrymasts That night no took
hfr IN tow aud at dnybroak next morn.
h- al hands got TO wor; again and got
lar In shipshnps order. Thero was n
i5sro forcsal In her fail locker, which
wa bont "a n mninail, while a storm
ifyail did duty a. foresail The bow
grt was uniniurcd, aud after setting up
he forestry n small iib was bent TO It,
Thcro wcro casks Of salt beoi and pork
Down below. tErco tanl;s full Of fresh
water and any amount OF hardtacE, -four
ad rice. Tho skipper put the mate and
bur sailors In charge, with orders -
deep him in sight aud steer FOR GloucUs-
er Mass The brig was In good sailing
Trim, having q quantity OF rum and mo-
hssci in her lower hold, while tho tween
decks were full Of groon cocoanuts.
Captain CuddiugtOn, who was
thrifty Now Englander that did not be-
Aeye In giving anything away, opened
hu heart ON this occasion. llo filled q
ton gallon kcs with rum and broke out
~ " 300 cocolnuls and sont them
aboard tho schooner, with instructions
" TIE mate Ia take his nip regularly aud
always 70 remember 10 mix Il with
cocoinut juice, which had the effect Of
uoiIjwing II and making 1t less heady
ILeFe WIS lovely wholo-sail breeze
when the mate and his men made sail on
The prize After they got the forcsail,
iaa,nsail and jib ON her she began TO
sgool through tho wnior like n stram-
boat The mate, seeing what clipper
ho had under him. thought ho would
Play practical joke on old Billy Cud-
dIlgiou. Tho wind was on tho star
bolfd beam and both vessels were head
ilg about N. N. ". Tho schooner was
moving about thrco foot to tho briggs
one Calculating his distance very
beatty the mate thckod the schooner aud
un down TO tho brig 10 Toward OF her
With lifted sheols and bcllyug sails
Then lulling sharp under her storm no
won't on the other tacl, and blanletod
ier Then be hailed tho brig.
'Go'dhy captain no yelled. '1'll
Tell tho Gloucester girls you're coming
lguoss III get thero three weeks before
!ou Your duFned old hooker can't got
cut Of her own way"
toll You old Billy Cuddingtou was
maddor than a March hnru. Ito always
had thought his brig was n hummer,
and 10 SEQ this schooner, with hcr jury
~ aud meagcr sail spread, walk away
IKE witch was too much for him Ilo
hailed the schooner aud ordered tho
mate 10 hoaye 70, but that worthy was
a. fall Of mischief ~ wagon load Of
monkeys, so lac only laughed at tho old
man An hour lutor he ret a sort Of
apology for u apinnakor. II seemed 10
nave tho pulling power Of several dray
horses, and mdor Is influence the
schooner forged ahead and by uightfill
was out OF sight, much to tho surprise
ana disgust OF Captain Cuddiugtou, who
pat no faith IN humanity and was not
'nie that his mate would not put int
some touthern port and sell tho craft
hll run away with the money.
mats what Cuddington would havo
a'ne n hc had been IN tho muto's sCa
poola, hut the mAte WAS constructed on
different and faircr lines. Tho sailors
On 'he brig had hard timo Of II tho
ies' Of the voyage, 1t was clew up and
most up continually. Theo!d man gave
,Ae boat no rest, but cracked on canvas
N the hope Of catching mp with tho
schooner, making sail between tho
squalls with no regard for his scanty
crew. Tho sailors said be was Ike
Portuguese doyil. when be was good no
was too good, but whom ho was bad he
was I'D bad.
Ono night not so very long nfter Gang