The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
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He pIaIles, and Ioietts ,Wsst OF the pay,
other natives In ksW York the coming ss su lest
presses button and rlnas an electric bell
.so1p he Shouts 81 Fo% s.s S
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surprise party coming and 50 arab a Wlnches.
ter i,a But when riding along ths marrow tsSiI
the mountain side or across some barren mesa,
the guide, without any reason that | could
""Ah.h Oo.o-ol kh.h Oo-o-oi An oo.o.o. or
hhld then abruptly from hut In a nearby
nlSSs n wal 99no on Gistsn
dsy,t was weird. but when travelling in the
screaming out OK the darkness as several
times hapnened when was belated. it was
With The cable tS we'll In the crew set the main
sell end lib, and then heaving the anchor 81 ear
OF all the vessel began TO DRIFT awsy with the
from the Caribbean Sea and beyond. The
clustered lights OF the city streets and houses
the hills behind them. The bow Of the yes
n hide the Will 9:,s the main nSt SF"TS ;ISs
6nmes. The phosnhoresGcnse OF the Day
e. q PsnS,mh sgd indeed OF The water along
worth Journey .thIther to see. Fish that
would have remained unseen by day darted
when one Was oyer%son by SSothsr aSd much S
larger one. the death struggle In tho midst Of .
waverlnE mass Of phosphorescent flames made
had come on board expecting to fnd the
schooner vile and the passage novel only 10 It's
that she had been cleaned until. at worst. no
more offensive than tho ordinary Herkimer
county barn; and there was so much matter OF
most pleasing trips | had ever taken.
About o'clock, having. everything on the
Ike t. t sse SaP mS SS iSPH sn9
w ,Sl9 owe HIN into the little cabin There
other. the cabin being Just long an ouSh for an
ordinary bunk. There was a blanket. q mat.
tross, And pillow in each Of three could
or. tho mate. would take tho othert two. They
were not so very dirty. but cockroaches from
quarter inches long were playing. tag
or something like It all over, the bedding
and and there was no ventilation save By
ventilated about as a woodchSck hole Is. ON on
deck the soft breeze famed across It
Of the water on the scbooner's, hull was like
me music OF nernaids to lull the soul TO
MUCH Tood but e sssp WseTs
could see the stars every timo / awoke. He
was astonished at that but more SO when he
and an admirable continuance. and moreover
might be used by some reader bound on
Be off to
mock that would Keep me dry In tropical
oi No. @Sd Canvas TRsn
he made waterproof tsrpaulin half wider
cover and stitched il to the il -, such
thirds Of the length Of tho hammock and
the head when one was in IL. or the flap could
be turned down. leaving ones head and shoul-
When I opened that hammock everybody
gathered aboutto see IT. and with many OK
clamations Of approval watched each motion
flap and got into, It as into a sleeping bag,
using my extra underwear and shirts, wrapped
A ham ock is the easiest bed in the world.
and one Is particularly desirable for a travel
Ter In such IA region N Central AperGa where
clothing in It and use it as n valise
vas. as mine was. 1t will servo as
a shelter tent IN rain storm or as tarpaulin
Ms on on thu rcad o
suspended between trees in the forest. between
the posts s,n, q ysrandss az and q thatchsd hats
Suspended "a, in a small hut. where sevontsen n
beneath me on the floor. But ! never passed
an uncomfortable hour In 1t; The first time
used 1t was on the schooneE's deck. but then it
toned to Travelling would have found one
thickness Of No. q canvas too thin q mattress
on deck, but was used to travelling
lfthere are any sailors in the world who live
an ideal sailors life they are found on the
Ladino coasters In the South Sea. The Mary
a mate. a cook. and six men before
fore the mast. Most Of the time they lounGed
on the qutrter-deck. whore they were as
hish.iine fisherman with the the s sipS q
after my night on deck I found Just
one man ava Ike. the man at the ttller. When
the anchor, had to be raised or the salts
man at tho tiller turned 10. They chartered
and laughed and howled continually. AZ
a homemade guitar strung with high-key
strings. anil they made 1t Jingle and twang at
fSsy dascsI css
memories OF love scenes OF which each re-
only evidence | Jaw OF their rakish prowess.
for when they Rfterward staggered ABOUT the
whore some dussy. round lin bed maiden did
not peek from behind door post or corner TO
smile on these NAUTICAL satyrs
awake he reused the cook; boy OF III. and
by the time l had finished luxurious salt;
coffee, which he brought to NE in a granite
ware cup, with a granite-ware plate, 0! excel
lent hard biscuit: The coffee was delicious.
sugar made In the interior. 1t was, indeed.
good. as any American Is sure
TO lind cores TO be everywhere between Pan
ANA and Tehuantepec.
Then had leisure to examine the galley Of
this schooner. 1t consisted OF two dry goods
packing cases only. One WAS used as locker
10 hold dishes and food. The other was. say
three feet large on every side. The top was
covered with an A roof that could be removed.
One side opened as a door. ami the bottom was
covered with tiles that were built up foot
high on all sidsA The tiles were covered with
sand. and on that the boy built little open tTes
Of wood and cooked the food.
Beef. cut In strings for soup. hung from lines
stretched above the galley. Iust as pump
ms are cut In strings ami hung, to
Kitchen, In New York ones fresh meat must
be put In Ice boxes and guarded with care as
Il quickly spells. but / examined stTinG6 OF
incurred beef that had been hanging during
hot and rather humid weather tor a week In
he Rigging al tho Mary Hall, and II was still
sweet, ats il there and OF the same kind
throughout the region visited, and
never found tainted morseL But | should
lot on that account, advise the people OF New
J ork TO cut their heel into strings aud hang
Il on their tire sscapeA IL might cure All right
but It might also attract the hoard OF Health
The galley OF the Mary Hall stood beside the
,Ahin al the break OF tue quarter deck. A coop
" chickens stoul on the other side. Alter
serving coffee the 10y killed some chickens
rom the coop and thereafter until 10 O'clock
yaA huag nNpr his fire. At 10 o'plnok ha