St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10

which was indeed the case-but he
did need some, and he knew that for
his own safety and the Hornets he
full compliments and the perfunctory
declaration on his part that there was
nothing dutiable on board, the officers
left him. greatly pleased with his cour-
tesy. saluted as they left the ships
side by the marines and sailors stand
ing at the gangway. The officers did
not notice that one of these sailors
both then grinned, and were promptly
ordered aft by the second lieutenant
As soon as it was very dark two or
three boats pushed out from the Hor-
net and rowed swiftly to shore, pass
ing customs boat as they went,
which was saluted by the officers in
command. After this, boats kept pass
ing back and forth for q long time be-
tween the Hornet and the shore.
which was natural, seeing that a first
night in port is sort of holiday for
officers and men. If these sailors had
been watched closely. however, il
would have been seen that they visit
ed but few saloons on shore and drank
little, and then evidently ''as blind. :"
Close watching would also have dis
covered the fact that there were few
people on shore W no were glad to see
the safe arrival of the Hornet, and
who. about one o'clock in the morn.
ing, almost fell on the neck of Capt
Shewell as they bade him good-by.
Then for the rest of the night coal
was carried out to the Hornet in
boats, instead Of her coming to dock to
load.
BY daybreak her coal was aboard;
cleaning up then came and prepara-
tions to depart Capt. Shewells eye
was now much on the Cormorant He
had escaped one danger, he had land
ed half a million dollars worth of
opium in the night, under the very
nose of the law, and while customs
boats were patro)ling the bay, but
there was another danger-the inquis-
itiveness of the Cormorant 1t WAS ct
iquette for him to call upon the cap
tain of the Cormorant, and he ought to
have done SO the evening before, but
he dared not run the risk, nor could he
run it this morning. And vet il the
Cormorant discovered that the Hornet
was not q British man-of-war, but .
bold and splendid imposture, made
possible by daring ex-officer of the
British navy, she might open fire, and
he could make but a sorry fight. for he
was equipped for show rather than for
deadly action. He had got this ex-
British man-of-war two years before,
purchased in Brazil by two adventur.
GUS spirits in San Francisco, had Sc
lectsd his crew carefully, many of
them deserters from the British navy,
drilled them. and at last made this
bold venture under the teeth of .
fortress, and At the mouth Of = war
ships guns.
Just rs he was lifting anchor to get
away he saw q boat shoot out from
the side of the Cormorant Capt
Debney, indignant at the lack of eti.
luette, and little suspicious also
FOR there was no Hornet in the Pacific
squadron, though there was Hornet,
he knew, in the China squadron-was
coming to see the discourteous COM
He was received according
TO custom. and was greeted at once by
Capt. Shewell. As the eyes of the two
men met both started, but Capt. Deb
ney most. He turned white and put
out his hand to the boatside to steady
himself. But Capt. Shewell held tho
hand that had been put ont, shook it.
pressed it He tried to press Capt
Debney forward, but the other drew
back in the gangway.
Pull yourself together. Dick, or