Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-04

three foot in diameter and u seemed to
have boon inado By pool Of blood that
had soaked into the snowy deck planlsa.
At this moment the fkippar came up
tho companion ladder. Tic first thing
that attracted his attention was The stain
on the deck.
80 some Of those iufernnl Portuguese
sons Of guns have boon CUTTING nsh on
my quarter deck, have thoyi BY tho
great horn spoon, III teach the yellow
bellicl lubbcu lesson yet"
Then up and told the skipper what
had soon tho night before, and con.
WINGED him Il wa no blood Of Goldfish
TINT had dyed htqulrter deck liowas
u mpors.iiious mau. and turned white
% a shf0nd.
That morning al tho crow camc aft
and told the skipper they would fish no
moro Tic schooner was haunted, they
declared, aud they insisted on haayius
up anchor and putting back to Glouccp
ter.
It Is my private opinion that no was
glad OF tho chance 10 $50 back ho wan
an excellent seaman and an ozp.rt Gsh.
orman, but he cimc OF an old s1afiuuc
hmIly nnd u c1urc q belief IN tho I'D.
pornatural was hereditary.
Wen, we manned tho windlags. hove
up anchor and made elil ON tho Alhicorl
aud pointed her nose FOR Gluucoltor
We undo gu unusually smart pas age
and our arrival ir the old fishing put
created much excitement CWo hadn't
been troubled with ghosts during the
run haek) Everybody thought wo had
como hlci lrdcn with cod. Tho old
owner came aboard ga merry aud lirlt
hearted ug tAeup-yc'r-old. DO won't
ashore iu dolofnl dumps the most die
gr.tgl man iu Glou.e.tor We landed
what f0w fah $50 lad mud thCn ul
! hands lUit her. Mr. Fish tried his hard.
cst 20 ship another crow, but thos1 dagos
hal spun such yarns about tho schooner
TINT nobody would go TO Tho banks IN
hor. So tho sails wcfo unbopl and ahl
was laid mp
/ kept logbool; In those days. Tho
date Of tho myu,crious uppautiOn was
April 10, 1857.
Five years afioswarl happened 90 be
| IN DO ton, Tho sharks aud crMr had
lgft mo stranded, having got every dol.
lar ont Of me that was paid OF with
from bark that brought hides and cop.
pgr ore from lluilue. was wander.
ing around thc dlclB In search If q
chance when cnmo ucroa the Albicorr
! fitting ont Tor % cruise 10 tho banks :
Boston firm had bought her and Ind put
Captain BiyiiH IN charge. 10 was
built un different lines from Captain
/ Ogden, caring nothing for man nor
loHl / shipped aboard OF hor. mover
mentioning anything Of my past cx-
| poricnec on her. We sailed for the
banks, having good luck ON uurpngngc.
We anchored aud began our fishing
operations. being fairly successful.
one evening. Whom putting on IN my
dory 10 ash, happened 20 remember
that tho dl;o was April %, 1909. My
d1ry mnfs lgilUl from Cuuo. Nova
Scotia, and had a. much intelligence o..
u clod OF clay. Wo hauled In Oh, cod.
fish hand 5ycr clipper About II o'clock
o thick fog came up suddenly. didn't
mind this bit, o. / had pocket CONF
| pass with mo aud had tho AlNcoro8
hearings carefully noted. She wasn't
moro than 800 yards oG anyhow, so wo
kept on fishing without tho slightest
alarm. It was within a few minutes
Of midnight when wo heard tho blast Of
n steamers whistle, hoarsc, yet s.ridcut
IL seemed 10 penetrate the fog nnd was
certainly quito close. Tho next thing
wo heard was a crash Of timbcrs, and
an instant aftlrwari m enormous black
hull gliled by swiftly. Her propeller
churncl MP tho wator and We heard th.
throb Of her engines.
The Nova Scouau took tho oars and !
stored tho doTy 10 our schooner. When
We got aboard We found all hands on
dUcl, IN s,gtc o. terror. The steamer
had run iuto her at, cutting Oft p1I.
ton Of her long ovcrh1nging storm. TIL,
vol was sounded and no water was
found. Her st,uch construction had
| saved h'r. The steamer went ON regard
less whether she had sunk thetehooncg or
not. Next morning tho captain got
aboard my dory and padded him round
under tho 1lymso ,hat homisht see 1yAgt
damage bad been done. Tie steamers
outwuicr had shaved clean slico Of
tho stern. damned undor tho tFnsOms
wo saw Ghriyri1d c0rpso dressed IN n
Spanish costume richly adorned with
gold lace. We got "A stage ont over the
iioin and hauled the body on deck, I'm.
bodied Ia h5loit breast was dagger
bearing the inscription. "Guurta al GU
chillo, April rs, 1850" fIo had beca
carefully plHul;cd up and concealed,
Thorowas the same old blood stain on
the quarter deck, but It fuomod much
fainter than Of old. told tbs captain
tho whole story. 10 determined 10 take
the body ashore aud give 1t Christian
burial. We nailed two uici0u1sscs Of
canvas over the shattered storm, staid
long enough on'the banks TO I'M up with
fish aud then set sRil FOR Boston. Whoyg
wo gayo the corpse splendid long.
shore funeral. This broke tho spell
Tho Alhicorc over aftorw tho lucl,ust
craft that Fsilod To the banks, thiul,
aho is running yet. But | mover mot
anybody who eould clear up the mystery
Of the dsgolict and her gho-tly combat.
ants. A. j. X. in New York Recorder,
Conch shells, when ground, ontor into
the manufacture of porcelain. Tho rose
colorol pearls of tho pink couch are
very valuable, aud have a beautiful
wayy sheen Ike that OF watHrod silk
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An English Clergyman whose ndyor.
/ tisefuout hng morn thun Oupn uuipurod