Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-03

HALF A oozES MY sPRAS0 OVER orR RAN.
produced an unfayorabie impression on
al hands except the captain. who seemed
% b. attracted 70 him from the first
glance.
A sailor ins;inctively feels that there
i sonnet hing wrong with an officer who
dossn't % more or less cursing and
growing. and when we were three days
out Of Kelung and Mr. Williams had not
uttered an oatn nor threatened a man
with a Delaying pan. il was the genera!
verdict II the fo'casrs that be was a
queer man and probably bad one. We
hof<1 be would leave rs at Yokohama.
but II b. had any such idea the captain
persuaded him % remain. When the 20
barrels 81 hour came down with the 9TH
or cargo. TREY created no Suspicion
among the hands. although We seldom
carried n. TIE captain knew % the
10000. and he ought 20 have been the
oniJ one aboard having any knowledgs
q is presence. Il appeared. however.
taat wailo his native shrewdness was
nodded by drink be boasted OF il TO
Williams and the latter had two days
and two nights In which 20 lay his plans-
We left Yokohama one morning with
a FAIR wind for direct run TO kelung,
ami t1r four days all went well. Every
body aboard the brig had noticed a Chi
usse iOrcha hanging n our wake. bat she
might BE- a. honest trader a. the Doll
pam. and no particular interest was TAX
en- in her except by myself. There were
several reasons for this. The Dolphin
was a slow s1ileT. and the lorcha ought
~ have come up hand over hand. She
was not a pleasure craft taking things
easy. and after she had hung to us for
three or four days began to wonder at
hsTsctiuns. Iwasin Mr Williams watch.
lie had O. u.ase one of the working force
and take his trck az the wheel On the
third watch. when hs took his trek from
- O. ie o'ciock. accidentally discovered
that be hal huug a lantern on the stern
"a " fur beacon. lreiisved him al mid
night and the hight vas stall there
Just before o'clock he took toe wheel
AMI sent ne forward. and when we
turned in the lantern had disappeared.
On tbs fourth day the sight Of the Iorcha
astsrn. following "a h<e a hnngry wolf.
excited cuusalerabis comment forward.
bat Cur captain Scanned 10 give her no
attention. Tae mate Wis nervous snd
uneasy all day and when night came GA
es0ndy and dark. but with no increase n
wind. I was almost determined 20 20 10
the captain and state my suspicious.
Hal doIs a. I sh0uid have been kicked
oat - ~ cabin for my trouble. Feeling
s-snr~. II tbs. prepared for what
suspected would happen.
A. Eeluug bad bought revoiverof
sn American sailor Tor couple ~ dol
lars I pat this IN my pockst. and lust
a. ny watch wa- Turned out .sut the
an - % three q thu fe'csstle men. 4
do not mean The shea,hsnife which every
sailur carries. bat tee weapon q Off,snss
ani defense which the lower class Il
Ups make uss - A. fas American negro
d. The raror. added 20 the Knives .
doabls barreird pi-ssl belonging tc the
cox. Nhich knew D. ~ isa.iest. and 10
minutes af.sr goiBx On deck bah hid
den III The veapuns IN the yavfbost
hsHtfnS ~ me dsvits
tise ~ Ia natives took the wheel a.
The ether sasch tnrned in. but after q
few Minutes ne mate relieved hsnl {
vss stationed "a the bows a. lookout
srd ccuii 80 nothinx aft. bnt usverthe-
le~s feit sure ia. toe lantern went
over Tie sfrra within short tire after
TIE mate tros The wheef We we're
kciding ous course and jex<inz ai0ng az
he rsse ~ e-e % ar u,iles an bour. and
,capie ~ hcnrs hsa pas.ea since
carne 81 fzrk. ~hen srsa lenIv heard
go ssr = canvas 'sIc1saa nv a sho<sk.
as.t ns need D. rnn AZ e. know wh.s
hal baprau-t t}-il-i ~ ~. la,s--a
tne iarrhs had erepi ~ and I'm. sicn~.
sde q "a. ara ihe frst tang I sa.~ wss
rfea working 70 uske asr fas+ q, =.
So ~as noe - bong - the krix. s,d
grsrnsi- were shrown frrm her ri =,
rsaks her fsss - eur main shruuss
Sts casas slanz-s.ie ~f-h cnIy Hrhs
ss,cs. Al ! h%int farly nists ID nv
r,ira vbsf 49, guing On wscn haif =
dcren nen scrsux ever cur starb1sr3