The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-05-24

I the heat was none the less oppressive
The captain walked the deck and raved
| 'Doyou know where we are? he snarled at
/ CureLlO The natives who inhabit this
country are cannibalsl What if they should
take fancy to attack us now? We'd all
! DC served in soup and roastsr
! The skipper seemed to blame the mate,
| and in less than three minutes another row
/ had begun. This time the master did or
| der Corello seized and ironed But the or
| der was not obeyed. Not a man moved to
carry out the command. Instead the sail
| ors stood scowling at their captain.
WHAT'S thisY he roared, his face grow
ing black. DO you refuse to obey me? BY
hi, this is mutinyp
We are seek of you, calmly said Corel-
| 10. We serve you've way re captaine of re
| Ella Noble was serve. Grab him, ladsp
THE skipper snatched out pistol and
retreated few steps, swearing to blow out
the brains of the first man who tried to
touch him. 1 saw Portuguese creeping
| catlike up behind the man, and knew the
brig would soon be in the possession of the
mutineers unless some Unforeseen occur
renee prevented.
AT this very instant Bildad Downes, a
! cock eyed old tar, shouted:
Canoes putin off from shore loaded
with blackskins! There's piles of 'em, an
they're all armed We're in for fightn
''In one instant the mutiny was over
| Every man realized our peril, and they
jumped to the rail to get look at the APP
preaching canoes Downes had told the
truth. A regular war party of the canni-
balls were coming off to attack the brig.
"'Muskets and cutlasses, menn tbun-
dered the captain. Train the gun on 'em
and blow lem out Of waterp
Our only chance was to fight, and that
chance was really slim one, aswe were
badly prepared for such an encounter.
Our heavy gun was rusty old thing, and
it was doubtful if it would do much execu-
ton But we were not destined to fire a
shot
Suddenly a great cry went up from the
Threats of the natives, and the canoes sat
motionless on the CLASSY water, while the
black faces of their inmates were turned
upward
. Great God! Look thereP
"The sailor who uttered the cry pointed
almost directly overhead, and there we saw
a most astounding spectacle A 2-masted
schooner turned bottom upward seemed to
hang suspended in the air amid the blush
haze that overspread the sky! Every sail
was set, but they hung idle like our own,
as if she were also becalmed. We could
look directly upon the deck, but not a liv-
ing thing seemed stirring about her. She
was deserted
But the most singular part Of it all is
that | could read her name, and Iswear she
was the lost schooner Ella Noble of New
Bedford, Mass.
''In few moments she began to fade
from view. DINNER and DINNER grew her
outlines, and she was finally swallowed up
and lost in the haze When we looked at
the cannibals, every canoe was scootlng for
the shore as fast as paddles could send them.
Those natives were the worst scared lot you
ever saw, and we had no more trouble with
them.
II suppose it is easy enough to account
for the vision of the vessel in the sky by
| calling it mirage, but sailors are mighty
slr,erstitious, and there were some sober
men on the Swallow after that. Nofurtnef
offer at mutiny was made, and everything
| moved smoothly to the end of the voyage.
oBut we didn't find the Ella Noble. and
che hos $780, A. 5---.... - $780,
Brookiyn's ROOmy Park.
Brooklyn is becoming quite town
for parks. and the taxpayers have never
been known in recent years to object to
having their money spent for such pur-
poses. There was a great cutlery thirty
| five years ago. when the laying out OF
Prospect park was suggested, but no
body now worries because the project
was carried through. The city made a
very profitable bargain in buying the
| SIG 1-6 acres contained in that park and
paying only So, 918, 370.7O for them. Since
then the city has expended 5,348, $50. 30
on construction account, making tins
one park represent an expenditure OF
| 80. PCS. 231. O5. but if it was put on the
market tomorrow it would easily sell for
twice that amount.
This is the biggest breathing spot IN
the city. 1t contains 40 acres of wool
land. n acres of lakes, 70 acres OF
meadow land and 259 10 acres Of plan
tations. To accommodate owners of
horses there are miles Of drives and
31-1O miles of bride roads, while the
most enthusiastic pedestrian ought to
be satisfied with his y miles OF walks,
In addition the national guard and the
baseball players are provided with
plot Of level greensward known as u
narade grounds. and covering an area OF
DO acres.-New York Times,
The old way of BakiVg.
Bake kettles to supplement- the brick