Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-01-14

the jrtHd SCts3"
This man (as | heard afterward) had
been sitting in the stern as passenger.
while the rest were on the benches row
ing. At the moment of the blow the
stern had been thrown into the air, and
the man (having his hands free, and for
all he was encountered with n fri ze
overcoat that came below his knees had
leaped up and caught hold Of the brig :
bowsprit 1t showed he had luck and
much agility and unusual strength that
he should have thus saved himself from
such pass. And yet. when the captain
brought him into the rounlhouse aGc
set eyes on him for the first time. he
looked as cool az did.
He was smallish i'll stature. but well
set and as uimhle as goat. His face
was of a good CIcn expression. bat sun
burned very dark, and heavily freckled
and pttcd with the smallpox; his eyes
were unusually light and had kind of
dancing madness in them that was both
engaging and alarming, aud when he
took off his great coat he laid a Dair of
fine, silver mounted pistols ON the able,
and | saw that he was belted with a
great sword His manners besides were
elegant, and he pledged the captain
handsomely. Altogether | thought Of
him at the first sight, that here was a
man | would rather call my friend than
my enemy.
The captain, toe, was taking his OBJ
servatiOns, but rather of the mans
clothes than his person. And to be sure,
as soon as he had taken off the great
coat, he showed forth mighty fine for
the roundhouse of a merchant brig,
having hat with feathers, a red waist
coat, breeches of black plush and blue
coat with silver buttons and handsome
silver lace; costly clothes, though some
what spoiled with the fog and being
slept in,
"Tm vexed, sir, about the boat" says
the captain.
"There are some pretty men gone TO
the bottom said the stranger, that l
would rather see ON the dry land again
than half score of boats"
Friends of yoursG" said Hoseason.
"You have none such friends in your
country" was the reply. "They would
have died for mo like dogs"
"Well, SIR" said the captain, still
watching him, "there are more men in
the world than boats to put them in"
"And that's true. too" cried the other,
land We seem to be gentleman of great
penetration"
Il have been in France, SIR" says the
captain, so that it was plain he meant
more by the words than showed upon
the face of them.
"Well, sir" says the other, land SO
has many a pretty man, for the matter
of that"
mo doubt, SIR" says the captain,
"and fine coats"
soho" says the stranger. ais that
how the wind sets" and he laid his hand
quickly ON his pistols.
Don't be hasty," said the captain.
Don't do a mischief before ye see the
need for it. Ye've French soldiers
coat upon your back and Scotch tongue
in your head, to be sure; but so has
many an honest fellow in these days,
and dare say none the worse of it,"
"So?" said the gentleman in the fine
coat; "are ye of the honest partyT'
(Meaning was he Jacobite, for each
side, in these sort of civil broils, takes
the name of honesty for its own,)
"Why, sir" replied the captain, "a
am true blue Protestant, and l thank
God for it." 1t was the first word of
any religion had ever heard from him,
but learned afterward he was great