The morning call., 1894-07-29

was In our way. That night a furious
gaze OF wind arose, and for n week no
vessel reached port. One old schooner was
Ieauy 10 SAIL Tor Honolulu with a cargo of
sugar, deckload Of hogs and some
horses, but she dared not 90 ont
side the reef, and so we were com
Tellea TO remain indoors for whole week
Durlhg thlS Time Ladd accepted the siua-
tton WIN admirable temper, though it was
pIaIh 10 every member IF the comuanv
.Lat ne was more than anxious to be on
tue way 10 honolulu At length one
ever ing while at dinner word was brought
20 me Spencer mansion that the schooner
nal Mol was getting ready to sail at s
o clock sharp. Ladd went at once TO see
me skipper, who said he should wait no
longer, and II any of the folks at the cap
taln S wanted to 20 with lin they must be
on BOARD. Ladd took instant action. He
called me to the door and SAID, "Old man.
you VIII not leave me to make this trip
alone, know; come along" | could rot
refuse, so an hour later we went 10 the
schooner In the meantime Ladd per
suaded another member Of the party.
Brown OF Victoria, to Join US
nen the time came for sailing things
looked squally outside the reef. and nv
the advice OF the skipper we went below
to secure quarters during the storm. The
cabin was small and the air was foul.
LaGd was given first choice of hunks and
tr ed to pre-empt one at the foot of the
ladder so as 10 get as much fresh air as
possible: 1t was occupied, however, bv
some hanaaa women, so he was forced 10
20 10 The extreme end OF the cabin. Brown
took me only remaining bunk anu located
on the narrow tranSOm. In spite of the
storm the old schooner did nicely for some
hours. About daylight the skipper came
below lor short nap, leaving the COM
uanu 10 ms first officer, a Portuguese
named Peter. A Kanaka was put at the
wheel, but he either fell asleep or lost his
head, for in less than ten minutes the
schooner plunged into heavy cross sea,
which swept the deck of livestock,
wreuched the galley loose and filled the
cabin with three feet of water. 1t was a
miracle, the skipper said after, that the
old tub did not capsiZa or have her maSts
torn away. This accident caused the
skipper To stay on deck from that minute
until he reached Honolulu, a single watch
OF fory-elght hours.
The food in the cabin cleaned out the
bunkS nearest the cnmpaniou-way, and
win series OF screams that could be
heard lar above the storm, two young
hanaka girls stepped from their hunks
lnio The swlShlng pool on the cabin floor.
The only spare place was on the trauSOm
with me, so without ceremony l caught
Them by the wrists and placed them be-
side me. As soon as possible the cabin
was bailed out and we then asked the
steward for breakfast. De said the galley
was ruined, so we were kept on hard tack
and wafer for. the whole trip. Poor Ladd
suffered intensely from seas ckness, and
for hours il seemed as if the foul air Of the
cabin would kill him.
Brown of Victoria came out strong
during this time. He could not speak a
word of kanaka, but he named the girls
Sarah and Maria, and by means of pant0-
mime managed 10 make them unders tand
his spirited mOnOlogue. He was par
ucularly attentive TO poor Ladd ana told
funny stories by the score to keep up his
friends courage.
At length the storm wore itself out, and
by sundOwn OF the second day we turned
INTO MOlokai Channel. By careful Steer
ing the captain kept US before the wind,
by nightfall we rounded Diamond Head,
and an hour later we were safe alongside
the dock a Honolulu. When we left the
schooner Brown and | were all right, but
poor LaG1 could not stand much less walk
10 his home. We finally managed to hire
a small kanaka with a handcdrt, and,
putting our friend In, we started uptown.
II was hardly in style for one of his means,
but we were anxious to get him off our
hands. for he looked dangerously like a
kept by Burgess, Ladd insisted on stop
ping for a bracer. The cart was stopped
and a bottle of champagne was quickly
brought to poor Ladd. who drank It's con-
tents without stopping.
The amber liquid did wonders, and he
punished another. We then started for