Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-22
THE ABANDONED VESSEL

royal yard, where he was repairing I'll
service OF the footrope just where 1t ha
got chafed In the wake OF the mast.
We were homeward bound In the shi
Hnrkaru from ports ON the Madras coas
loaded with sugar In the lower hold nm
our tween decks full Of bales Of cottor
We had been favored with splendid soutt
eriy winds ever since rounding the Cape {
Good Hope. and we had touched NJ st. He
ehn 10 pat a sailor ashore who was dyin
| OF dysentery.
The strong southeast trades were blow
ing with yigor, and we were bowling OF
our nine knots an hour with all our stun
sails set to starboarl The wind wis ius
a trihe on The starboard quarter, and W,
bud tbs weather clew OF the mainsai
haiiled up. All hands were busy tarrint
down the rigging preparatory to painting
| ship, for the Hurkarn was a smart Easl
| lndiaman. and Captain Gulliver waptet
Der to be spick and span when she hauled
into the London docks.
WAS what the owners called a mid
shipman." my fatber having paid (ft,
pounds premium to them for the privilege
OF my wearing brass bound can. with
their house nag on ID, and blue uniform
Tor the few weeks while was ashore. The
rest of the year cleaned out bencocps fed
the fowls, washed the captains clothes.
Kept the stewards books, assisted Sambo.
the negro cook and turned the grindstone
for "Chips," the carpenter. Every SUNDAY
was allowed on the poop. and having nm
Old pig yoke was allowed to s'shoot tia
sun. working out the latitude by the old
e9.4s method and invariably getting il
wrong
used To 90 aft with fear and trembling
with my calculations worked ON IL slate and
hand IL TO the ''old man,
NO wonder ! am getting gray and
wrinkled," be was accustomed TO cxclaim
win such blue iioscd imp ms You to
work my soul bolt ont. Here the shin il
W ID dess' 10 min, south latitude, and con.
iouhd me II you haven't figured her TO the
horthwhrd or the line, Take that. and
tii"t, ana thht You young swab Why in
the name OF Tartarus of HAdes didn't Won
stop IN your fathers Office singing ink
iou re W only TO cat and sleep Get out
OF thisr' o"'
on TINS particular occasion when Ire
Eashis hhlled the deck reporting the sail
W SIGHT was mp In the mlzzentop setting
up tue topmnst rigging with u ''haudy
oilly tackle, assisted by another mid
ship'nan, who also hailed from London
we were not high enough mp to make the
strange craft out, but In about half an
h"nr she hove In sight and we could see
her plhinly. She WIS hull down and her
canvas seemed TO be In rags, tapping ia
the breeze. -
"On deck there" shouted.
HallooV sang out the captain. who was
walking the poop, pulling huge clouds Of
nlaek smoke out OF u mouth that stretched
from ear to ear. "Wbat in satan's name
10 you want now' Can't you set nm RIA,
rigging without any helpH Clap a stopper
oh your Jaw tackle and 20 on with your
work" ''"'
Please. sir there's queer looking craft
u sight from here. All her sails seem m
1ave blown away"
Tho old man gave grunt and CANA nloft
o have "a look 10 her CARRYING pair q,
rood marine glasses slung around bin neck
!e got on the mizentopsail ward md oh
erved her closely for five minutes, Tbeu.I
10 hurried down on deck aud told the
teward. who called the chief mnte. vhosa
ypteh It WAS below. Meanwhile le ex.
hanged u few words with the second ,n,,a
'ho immediately afterward reared out In n |
tentoran voice:
Lay dowu from aloft, every mothers
ou.h avs "''h
~, MINUS got down as smartly as they
Quiz, feeling very much surprised
wonder what niis the old hunks nowY"
tV"'eu an ancient SEA dog, whose grizzled
'e@S hahg over his shoulders II guess IL
some Internal dodge TO get extra work
" VI an honest crew II he had sailed
20 some OF the boys used to 20 to So.
efore this"
Just at this time the port watch enme on
VtN mu'seriog and growing, for il WAS
gay iouf bells III the afternoon watch. and
lvy thought they were safe until o'clock
we took IN all the stun sails, hauled the
ia'nsati up snug aud kept away n connie
points, heading direct for the stranger
''h tue Mapping sails. which was now
~ " visible from the deck
ne skipper and the mates held n clos.
'uIenniat'oh on the poop and watched I
'e cr'ut through their glasses. .
a. mite while we were close alongside {
her' heavins TO about quarter of A !
ile 10 windward
Sne WAS three masted topsall schooner
" = soul WAS tn be seen on her decks n T.
&c Hau been abandoned II must have been
hurry for every sail had heen left set
ms was evident Ia the nautical. eye. al
onSh the canvas hung in tatters from
rus and Safta She WAS long aud low /
"a l9aHns from her general appearances
NJ nave been very fast Originally she i
81 been pa,iuted black. but oaly "A few !
tehes rrnalned TO tell the tale. Sun. ,
nd and sen had left her grayish white n
q ms she wallowed in the trough Of Inc
she looked weird aud CHASTITY ami a
ostly. "''
! tell YOU that there craft Is the Flriur i
ltehinau. said he OF the grlz.lel locks !
rtling Dutchman be dArned. [" renIir,I >, ~
'Aney sailorwho hailed from limehou.c n
on orter know better, The Dutchm., h
tall r.gged ship and that Que Is a top.
seuoonrr Gray hair aiat always
u OF wisdom. Judging from the likes of
ESsrh'iy we got the order to lower AWAY d
ehptainn gig, which hung from, The T.
= VaNlss Just ms we had hoisted her I'M :,
q 'eaNlns poor Olsen ashore NJ Helena ..
-, iusiy We lowered her into the water =,
sue WAS aniy manned by her regular n,
Oh ioar- l.who am now spinning this r.
n, pulled bow. vas =
'sFoWeu tiSht around her, looking far n
Ven'eht place to climb on her deck bn,
''us none we just made fast to tho main
nhe's ny thes painter, and 1. heinz lbe ~.
INCEST. sealed her side and tunnel ovar W
ran TO aer deck, Just abaft the main N
,le2' Everything was Us neat as nina. ", W.