The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-23
coon STORIES OF THE PRESENT DAE
Tho h1atiny on the Schooner Mandarin In
the China Sea.
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third voyage Tho schooner was o Q OF the
five coasters owned by Duff Brown X Co.. the
English house Mt Annoy, China, and Capt. Gin.
ton. though only % years old. had been in
command OF tho craft for Ave or six years. We
ran to the north and among the islands, gath
ering shells. furs fancy woods. and other
things. which were afterward shipped from
Annoy to London and New ork, The schooner
carried n mato and four mon. n cook. eteward
and n boy, making a total crew OF eight. Tnis
was big crew for coaster. but tho Chinese
sailor can ba reckonrd us only half n man
Sometimes tho Mandarin had an English
speaking mate. but as often had Chinamnn
had run away from u New Bedford whale
ship. which touched at formGSa and after q
bit OF knocking abont had secured herth on
the schooner,
Cart. Clinton had married an English girl
living at Annoy. AMI the VOYAGE was bridal
trip. She was d-lookinE. brave-hearte ed
young woman about 20, years old. and al
though 1t is twenty years since | saw her. [
have her face before me as plainly rs II look
ing ut a photograph. For this voyage n Chi
nese mate had teen engaged. He could not
speak English. but the Captain could spenk
Chinese. and | had picked up enough OF the
vernacular to get along fairly well with all
hands. As tho boy OF the craft. was here.
there. and all over. The cook was with us on
the previous VOYAGE, but all tha others were
new hands. We had rs cargo rire iron, and
tinware. agricultural implements, 100 Kegs Of
nails. shoes. clothing. and cottons. and more
or less money the exact amount | never
knew. because portion OF it clonsed to the
Aptain. As near could lie LEured up
however. the sum was about 5000 IN Ameri
can money. his wa in chinese coins.
There is to this day awless l!rnticai class
OF chinese coasters whn have no respect for
sn snu i, n0 n J.v I"y ~ wStS oh sr
open attack nj sea. but knew they would not
seruric to oar u at might II lying il an is",
provided will dozen musk ets. "a mnny
boarding pixies. and six or eight c.tlasses.
occupied by nm English mate when one was
engaged. A lhi nese mate always bunk i in
the fo'cnStle and messed with the crew. While
We were. loading cargo ut Annoy for the third
voyage had itle to do, and so turned to
and nut our armament in god ord"r. 1t
knew nothing Of what had done When
came TO Look the crew over. ound my.
sell wonderinG WY iant t oiint .t had snined
powerful big fellow. with an evil face ami
treacherous look. ant on Nv" or three diGelen
occasions iie had visitors who looked to me to
be touG citizens. ! ht crew were all 10 ara tho
evening before we sailed but the captain and
Ing. On this night while l was lettering on
deck Ii Sing was conversinE in confidential
way with Two Of the sailors. and ] caught
wnsa plot OF some Kind on hand. / did not
connect it with the schooner however, but
rather got the idea that some craft in the har-
Dor was to lie looted.
Next morning we were or to the north:
everything GONG well LAB aboard; ana presently
called at several OF the islands IN the coast
north Of Am no ans then shSpea our course
OF some cargo. but no money We had been
ont as near as can re%e!nbeT fifteen days
seventy
within twenty miles OF the island when it lell
dssi calm The wind died out with the s9n
ca sRS sy Watch say from % sea to E%s nS
the au" S1 nd sang fhe Dn ssd
his watch were supposed to he in their hunks.
Wheel and the lookout. and We're on ,'1 call all
Being the boy" WAS allowed aft, and thus
ar had occupied tho mates stateroom and
others had finished l was In the mate'a
watch but the night being warm had hunked
II TO l listened to the playing ana singing.
At midnight / Was sent to CAL the other watch.
and. as started forward. Mrs. Clinton went to
In passing forward found Ii Sing and his
watch at the caps,tan: This was bit surrris;
ait the mate called to the aptain. and as de-
scended the CABIN steps Capt. Clinton was
but got the idea that the lookout had esriei
something, and the Captnin had been called to
INSECT II through ns night glass. was only
followed by scufe and splash. 1t came to
ME in an instant that the Captain had heen
followed deserve no credit, as l acted entire.
L. on impulse; whsnled about ut and 6"l,ed
tn. out Ma fn af
appeared with them Mrs. Clinton came from
her stateroNm nnd inInile, what was the
was rush Of feet on deck AMI loud curses at
the cabin doors. Mrs. Clinton instantly ,di-
srms and ,ntsrcd aou and her lace grew
winter than snow. sxuected to hear her
scream out and to see her ,all to the floor IN a
faint. but with m ighty effort she RULED her:
self together ana advanced close to mo and
WHISPERED:
Il believe they have" answered, fearful Of
unnerving her. and yet having no time to con-
coct I'm eyasive answer.
No. lhis is the work of Ii Sing. The OBJ
ject Is to get MONEY"
My God! Ny. Cod" she cried as she COW
cred her face with her +, hands. Ben. do you
! told her Of the firearms. and added that II
she would help We might keen them out Of the
heart must have been breaking. and the look
Of terror and distress on her lace shall never
identity aside and become another person as
will help all I can I will bring out the
At this moment Ii Sing called nnon me to
open the cabin doors. saying the Captain was
sick and they wanted to bring him down.
replied that | knew what had occurred. and
that the first man who lai! hands on the doors
would get bullet. The mat. began at them
They We're good thick doors. but the heavy
bullet passed through the wood and struck IL
Sing on the right knee. SCATTERING the cap and
thereby ut least partially DISABLING him. No
one ever made a luckirr shot, Ho was in such
pain that ali his plans were upset for the next
two hours. Mrs. Clinton had never fired
pistol or gun. but showed her how it WAS
done and she EXPRESSED her determination
not only to hold the cabin. but to July avenge
her husbands death.
Our point Of danger was from the sKylight.
or 1t would have been II the fellows had tecn
provided with firearms We coui! do nothing
to better ourselves in that direction, and after
finishing The barrirato sat down to await the
next move on the part Of the enemy. 1t came
at about = O'clock In tho morning. The fell
lows crept aft in n body. and all OF a sudden
one of them began chopplng at tho doors with
anax. We pushed our mnssket barrels through
tho parricale and blaZcd away. and thoy Mt
once retreatcd. Mrs, Clinton's stateroom
looked out on deck forward, and the swing
ing sash was only defended by Il light ilnd
After tho mutineers reireated / entered this
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