Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29

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Fox and Frenauld, believed that the
break In the middle chain was the re-
suit Of accident.
Capt Fox and his Lieutenant arranged
the accident In advance, and they even
knew the point where 1t was to happen,
"The Wanderer needs overhaullng,
and hope to be able to do 80 in New
York. said Capt. Fox, coming down to
the cabin where Ralph Denham was
reading.
How long will the break detaln your"
asked Ralph, who was naturally anx-
ious to report in advance Of the time
named In the Governors order.
1T is worse than at first supposed,
but we shall DO under way again early
In the afternoon. The only way Is to
have patience.
Patience Is very essential to the
sailor. But this is not a bad place to
be imprisoned for a few extra hours"
said Ralph, looking admiringly about
the luxurious cabin,
Consider 1t all yours my dear Capt
Denham. We shall have dinner in an
hour, and II you feel like turning In
after that, Don, nodding in the dlrec-
tion Of the brlght-looklng cabin boy,
will show you to your cabin; by the
way, 1t was occupied for week by an
Indian princess, the daughter Of the
King Of Dude"
THAT certainly will not be an objeo-
ton, laughed Ralph, his thoughts 60
ing back to his own beautiful princess,
to whom, he felt very confident, all the
rest Of the world could not produce an
equal
1t was the custom In this era, on land
and sea, when the elements permitted,
to dine at high noon.
Promptly at -, Don came to an
nounce dinner. 1t was served in an
other cabin, with plates for three.
At the fete given on board the Wan
derer Ralph Denham was amazed at
the lavish display Of costly plate, and
the extravaganza libations of rare wines.
He then supposed that this was the
grand effort Of great occaslon con-
siderable then was his surprise at find
ing the cabin table as richly set as at
the fete, while the dinner itself was
such as the Governor of the province
could not duplicate with all the re-
sources Of the city at his command
Il am afraid, said Ralph Denham,
when he, Fox and Frenauld were seated
at the board, that IL | were to remain |
long with you, that | should be wholly |
untitled for service on board q ship |
where the officers were forced to de-
pend on their ratlons for subsistence,
and their own small pay for luxu-
ries."
You would soon get used to it, and
like It," said Captain Fox, refllling
Ralph Denhams glass from a flagon, OF
which neither he nor Frenauld tasted.
A sailors life, at the best, Is one of
to make the best of 1t. Thanks to my
ancestors, l have large estate in
England, and the question with me,
when first got command Of ship,
was, shall l let that property go on
accommodating on shore till retire, and
am too old to enjoy 1t, or shall spend
a goodly portion OF it for the enjoyment
OF myself and shlpmates?' / decided
on the latter course, and so far have
no reason to regret 1t.
You have, no doubt, acted wisely,
but had | been in your place, said
Ralph, Il think should have dreaded
to make the experiment.
! why soP"
Luxury would demoralize me, per-
haps because 1 am not used to 1t; and
then my men, who are provinoials, and,
outside of duty, think themselves Just
as good as am, would growl unless 1
shared with them"
my men have their share of the Cap
tain's good things. If the authorities
knew of it, Of course there would be no
end Of trouble, and they would accuse
me OF injuring the service; but when
ever the time comes for hard work, in
storm or battle, my men are not found
wanting"
They certainly behaved admirably
we'll while in Sag HArbor," said Ralph;
and he uttered no compliment, for the
crew of the Wanderer, though as fierce
o looking lot Of desperadoes as ever put
foot on shore, behaved themselves in
way that excited the admiration of the
settlers.
This was the result Of the strictest
discipline and constant Watching. There
was not o sailor on the Wanderer who
did not understand the true character
Of his ship, and who did not appreciate
the great necessity for caution. And
then, had one Of them broken the rules,
that were kept in their minds morning,
noon, and night, he well knew that the
penalty would have been chains and the
lash, and for the second offense death.
when 1t can be done with safety to
the ship and without dishonor to the
service, / relax and let the men 90
ashore and get rid Of their excess OF
spirits. They are devils here, sure
enough, but they come on board thor
oughly exhausted and as tractable as
tame lambs. Try little more Of this
wine, Captain Denham. will guaran-
tee that there Is not a headache in a
cargo Of 1t, said Fox, again raising the
particular aagon.
But l am not accustomed to wine,
replied Ralph, who did not like it;
neither did he wish to appear Indifferent
to the conspicuous kindness OF his host.
"You cannot cultivate the taste for
this particular brand, am sorry to say,
for don't think there arc ten gallons
Of it in this hemisphere. There, one
more glass will not affect you, unless,
indeed, 1t makes you feel sleepy, and il |
1t should, 1 promise you that you will
rise refreshed, and there is your cabin,
said Fox, pointing to an open door.
Before Ralph could refuse second
time, Frenauld reached out his glass,
and said: