The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-12-07

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wheeling suddenly face TO face With
his companion. IL did 20. IL
you're the man take you for, We
have chance "
81 don't know what you take me
for, was the reply. lou can
scarce take me too low =
Shake hands. Mr.. Herrick "
said the captain II know you.
You're gentleman and man Of
spirit / didn't want to speak be-
fore that hummer there youth see
why. But % you III rip i right
ont. ] got a ship.
"A shipf" cried Herrick. What
shipf"
THAT schooner we saw this morn
ing of the passage "
ssThe schooner with the hospital
faeif
That's the hooker, said Davis.
"She's the Farallone, l60 tons regis
ter, out Of Frisco for Sydney, in
California champagne. Captain,
mate, and one hand all died of the
smallpox, same as they had round
10 the Paumotus, | guess. Captain
and mate were the only white men !;
all the hands Kanakas; seems agneer
kind Of outfit from a Christian port.
Three Of them left and cook ;didn {
know where they were ] eaa't think
where they were, either, if yon come
to that Wiseman must have been
upon the booze, / guess, to sail the
course be did However. there he
was dead and here are the Kanakas
as good az lost. They bummed
around at sea ike the babes in the
wood, and tumbled end-on upon
Tahiti. The consul here took charge.
He offered the berth to Williams /;
Williams had never had the small
pox and backed down. That was
when / came in for the letter paper 5;
| thought there was something up
when the consul asked me 10 look
in again; but | never let on to you
fellows. SOS you'd not be disap
pointed. Consul tried Mcneil !;
scared Of smallpox. He tried Capt.
rati, that Corsican, and Leblue, or
whatever his name is wouldns lay
hand on it; all too fond Of their
sweet lives. Last of all, when
there wasn't nobody else left to
offer it to, he offers it to me.
Brown, will you ship captain and
take her to Sydneyf' says he. Let
me choose my OWE mate and another
white hand, says | for | don't
hold with this Kanaka crew racket !;
give us all two months advance to
get our clothes and instruments out
Of pawn, and I'lltake stock tonight,
ell up stores, and get to sea to-
morrow before dark = That's what
/ said. That's good enough, says
the consul, and you can count
yourself damned lucky, Brown,
says he. And be said it pretty
meaningful-appearing too. How
ever, that's all one now. III ship
Hush before the mast of course
IN let BIN berth aft--and Ill ship
you mate at SIS and two months
advance. "
"Me, mattel Why, I'm lands
man i" cried Herrick.
Guess you've got to learn, +" said
the captain. "You don't fancy
I'm going to skip and leave you
rotting on the beach perhapsi I'm
not that sort, old man. And your
handy, anyway; I've been ship
mates with worse. "
1God knows | can't refuse. said
Herrick "God knows | thank you
from my heart"
THAT'S all right" said the
captain. ''But it amt all /" He
turned aside u light a cigar.
"What else is theref" asked the
other, with a pang of indednable
alarm.
I'm coming to that, - said Davis,
aud then paused little "See here, "
he began, holding out his cigar be-
tween his finger and thumb, sup
pose you figure up what this i
amount to. You don't catch ont
Well, we get two months advance ;
we can't get away from Papeete--
our creditors wouldn't let us go-for
less it'll take as along about two
months to get to Sydney and when
we get there, / just want to put it
TO you squarely: What the better
are wef7
Were off the beach at least, "
said Herrick
~ guess there's beach a. sgd
ney," returned the captain, "and
IN tell you one thing, Mr. Herrick,
| don't mean to try. No, sir sgd
ney will never see me. -
"Speak out plainly" said Her
rick.
"Plain Dutch" replied the cap.
tain. I'm going TO own that
schooner It's nothing new; it's
done every year ia the Paciilc. Ste
phens stole a schooner the other day,
didn't hei Hayes and Pease stole
vessels ali the time. And it's the
making of the crowd Of US. See
here-you think Of that cargo.
Champagne why, it's like as if it
was put up on purpose. In Peru
we'll sell that liquor of at the pier
head, and the schooner after ii, If we
can find a fool to buy her, and then
light out for the mines. Ii you'll
back me mp, stake my life ! Il carry
ii through. 4"
Captain, said Herrick, with a
quailing voice, "don't DO itl''
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