Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-08
The Story of a Wreck.
Thrilling and Romantic Account of
q Mutiny at Sea-
by W. CLARK RUSSELL.
CHAPTER l.


The sun stood within an hour Of setting
beyond bleak foreland. Tho nortl
wind, which had ratified us with at
acre Of foam at our bows right away
down the river, was dropping fast and
there was barely enough air TO kcer
tho royals full The whole stretch Of
scene was lovely at that moment. full
of the great peace Of an ocean falling
asleep. of gently moving vessels, Of the
solemn gathering Of shadows. The
town OF Deal was upon the starboard
bow. warm cluster of houses. with a
windmill on the green hills turning
drowsily; here and there a window
glitterng with a sudden beam Of light;
an inclined beach In tho foreground.
with groups Of boats high and dry upon
1t, and line Of foam at It's base, which
sung upon the shingle so that you could
hear II plainly amid intervals Of silence
on board the ship.
was In proper mood 10 appreciate
this beautiful, tranquil scene. | was
leaving England for long spell; and
the sight OF this quiet little town of
Deal and the grand old Forcland cliffs
shutting out the sky, and the pale white
shores we had left far astern, went
right to my heart. Well, II was Just
quiet leave-taking Of the Old Country
without words or sobs.
"Thc pilot means TO bring up. I have
just heard him tell the skipper to stand
by for light westerly breeze. This
- most COMPOUNDED nuisancel All
hands, perhaps, in the middle watch TO
get under way"
al expected as much" said I. turn.
ing and confronting n short, squarely
built man, with power of red
hair under his chin, and A skin like
yellow leather through thirty years
exposure TO sun and wind and dirt nil
over the world. This was the chief
mate, Mr.. Ephraim Duckling. conf.
IDENTITY assumed by me 10 be n Yankee.
though he didn't talk with his nose. /
had looked at this gentleman with
some doubt when | first met him In
the West India Docks. He had blue
eyes, with cast In tho port optic.
ms somehow made him humorous,
whether or no, when he meant to be
droll, so he had an advantage over
other wits. lie had hair so dense.
coarse and red withal, that he might
safely have been scalpcd for n door
mat. His legs were short. and his |
body very long and broad. and |
guessed his strength by the way his |
arm illlcd out, aud threatened TO burst |
up the sleeve Of his coat when he bent |
IT, So far he had been polite enough
to me, In n mighty rough, fashion IN
uocu' "iu us 10 tne men there had
do r" ,i''io occasion ior MN 10 give Or I
go 20.
cNpectvu rs much, said 81
~ ~ We u ic'ch inc Downs before
VI, Tninl mus
,lonn, ''o - i'.tl ~, wlld over the land'
tuo"Sh' UT 'lat MIL wouldn't be turn
ing
sung W Wv hhhus were on the fore
,"suv' 'oohinG ana pointing toward
,,n 'ioio, o."orS stoou IN group
= ~ Wv S"'oy' i"ih,nS WIN inc COOK,
\ in'' P''J nun WIN manner shirt
',I,' g., , Loi'Gu nooVo ms elbows The
l.SS W tuc lonS-pO"t gruhtei nm ac-
.on' l'u y. , 10 tne chattcrlng OF
,nu' Vi nens coopeu uhuer inc long
The sl,nror s,,,, -. a.. ,.,
rue skipper slood on tue weather
,,uu VI .ho poop against thc star
~" I""r'or-oo"r cohNerslhB win
ny ll'o,, ~
man wi,h ;, ~" .''; Mei'-snuPeu
'",,ii, "'.n non-SrY holr' thih;
a Null, m1Se' snort compressed
! no 'n,, snIn.i, u"rk eyes which looked
w. you i,npclIously rom uhu9r a per-
'uLi nouSo OF EYEBROW ana whilish
'hns sns; Wnlch siantnu across his
,no a GrcSseu III tall nat long
% aHy J"'S N "nu slu"ro-toeu poots'
onPtulh NoAoh was decidedly
nun; l hau hcarn be-
olo = Jolncu th9 urosVehor no was
mar snuIiinn' tn0ugh bnlly TO his I
"on' put TINS u'u not prejudice me. I
Sn' Aucw ny uut'es wen
" IT'S ~ s.cur clcur oi MS temper
i'os was ilttio uuskyiacet
nun i WIN BrGnt pushy whiskcfs' ana
:, a"'So, ohoSolatH-coloreu shawl round
~, van onro",, ILhough we were IN August
was Watching THESE TWO men talking,
'nen Duckiihg salu'
~ my Oeliei ihat wo shall have
, ,uup'o WIN thoSe fellows forward. ,
!, ne,' VIZ u,n,il'u SAIL on inc NORM /
.oiu'anu, Iia you hotlce how they
'eny 70 workF ,u
l., US = u'u' Anu l Nle'i you WHAT'S
~, MISTER ii AS was gong forward ,
ltvr uInher' inc COOK stopped me, and
olu me the men were grumbling at
nc PROVISIONS. lie SAID that some OF
he pork served out skunk, and the N,
're ..nl was m9ldy and full OF weevlls," :
In !