The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15

. SHE. nifcd "No quar-
teri" A round
bowed Bristol
trader, bark of about four hundred
ana sixty tons, three months out from
tho Avon and bound to Savanna In
Mar. lay helpless off that jamaican
port In what il known to sailors MS n
''shect calm"
The water floatcd liko u breast of
liquid glass, and solemn, long drawn
neave OF smCi! Tau iirru,ui. =. 'm"n,,
Bristol trador, in strict corrcspondcnco
with hor proportions, rolled vory un.
comfortably indeed from side to side.
bringing hcr widc spaces of canvas
INTO the mast with many savage sound
ing whncks, until the atmosphere all
about seemed filled with tho noise of
exploding artillery.
Tho heat was intense; tho hour
about two in the afternoon. The dark
blue land about Blowfcld's Bay swan
In the stcnmy haze, and writhcd AS
though it lived
Scaward the junction of heaven and
water was scarcely distinguishablo in
the parched and brnssy air Tho land
went sloping into mere films, and
nothing showed upon the face of tho
ocean save largo cuttcr-riggcd yes
sci, lifting and sinking upon the swell
ut the distance of about two miles
away from the Bristol trader in the
direction of Blcwhclds Bay.
''Mr. Jenkins" snid the muster of
tho Bristol ship, "drop tho hnnd-lcnd
over the side and observe the vessels
drift"
This was done, and the rate of drift
reported.
Sir" SAID Mir. Rogers, the captain,
to his mate, "it liz not my intention
to founder upon bottom of coral or
go to pieces on st. Johns Point. Clcw
up and haul down everything light,
and let go tho anchor"
! These orders were duly executed
The scamcn made the decks busy with
their figures i'll active motion, and tho
chain cable ronrcd honrscly M the
weight of the big anchor swept it
through the hnwscpipa.
| Some hnlf-doZcn male pnsscn-.rs-
women there were none --loungrd upon
the lMtlc poop in tho sultry shadow
cast by the awning. 1t was dishcnrt-
cning to see the narrow entrance to
Savanna la Mar almost within reach
| OF II twcnty-four FOUNDERS throw of
its ball, nnd he ns lltti" able To enter
1T nsto walk t" it.
| Glow long is this p,ins TO last, cX-
| claimed IL plnnt"r
/ Perhaps II week, SIR" answered
Captain Rogers, large, short, purple
faced man who hated to be asked ques-
tious.
Th, nl,ntrr r,lI,J tbo yolI,r,
"whitr," ,c his ,v,s to thc bcorcrs
and 1ossed his h,nls with , m,I,dir-
tion b,twi> hi,, t,nth
"Whnt's thnt vunJrr c,m;,, r,r,l
| fhot CORNER of hnJp" cx,IoimoI nm.
| other pnss,nr,r n,intinr I, IN. lin,
| of cons; which iii, r,ll;n. cutt,r I,,.
bccnlmcl nbr,ust Of
| Cnptnin Ror,rs wont +, tbo ,,r,.
pnnion-wav, picked up th, shin's trlr.
| sropr uuI l,v,n.I II
! - ui,,.irnnn IA, ;.y:.l.;n.I. ,nl
.'' ''". '' nus '"''' went IN thunder
"''"S III" "''NS "S lie h"wled To hIs
I '"''''"' I" '"'Hn!o ZIP "n| load thc
.'r''''',r"' "hd To see all ready with
j
| N"" ''i' S'"",i.'relS hh"uid th'y dare
"','''t' ''' SliP' h"t ~ was speedily
~, ~ ''''''. '"'' 'n' P'ra,'S quarry WAS
'''''' ''' h"' ''' hrlS''! mcr-
~, "''"
lN'"'''"' ""H '""S' pi'cN
| '''''% very 10" Oh the
| N"t'r' "'"'''F r'%E'"' showing not m
| '"''' W '','''"H "S Hic S''".'h''F 'r"Wlrd
| "N'i ,''' n"r h'Sii'" "i"' h'hN' I" the
| '" i,"''' W ,''i ''hS oars or sweeps
u" ''''''S. ''' "''' Ho'''' S'S"hti' ma
i'hc r'i''ic forging hcr way through
IL Wi'h movements "i her nhlrhn;o.
me c"t'rr r"ileh helpless. with IN
"c''Si"'l"' p"'"lhS hhsh suhw"rd rs
she llttrd hrr wet, sparkling copper
""t Oh the water 'h sudden, how
ever, ana rs though the men aboard
h'r had nut Just walked from sleep,
down dropped her swinging, hig mann
SAL. oars were thrown over, and she
m..ie III the direction OF the Bristol