Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-25

articles ~ merchandise likely 70 suit the
cultured Mohammedan taste, was so close
Is engaged with my own concerns and the
urgent hospitality OF Sir Thomas friend
that | paid but soant heed 20 the men With
whom was 10 snil. had a vague notion
NJ picturesque medley % drssy children
Of the sun who would be likely in the
course ~ the voyage 70 discourse Of many
marvellous things and discover traits vt
once new and nteFestng But at sea aud
within the narrow Confines " a two muster
one " impelltd 10 takg an active Individual
interest In hiH companions, and 30 it came
that rs soon w the towers and spires Of
Bombay had sunk ont ni sight on our
weather beam ! wis eagerly and curiously
Studying my surroundings and the charuc
ten OF officers and crow
Never ha.e been more swiftly pr com
pletely dihonchantcd Purhaps it WA be-
eniirc was Young md foolish and igno
runs that had 20 gayly cherished Illusion;
perhaps 70 WIS the zine name Of the brig
thu, had given ma exalted aud gorgeous
ideas, hut bad anticipated u holiday sail
on ytnlit seas inn sort Of Cleopatra barge
with companions nifty representing IL not
the pnmp aud mSgnl1csncr at least the
poetry aud romance pt the orient My puu-
i.hmcnt for iuduleing such fantastic RIVER
'''' 'l'N'f} VIVA '''''''s'''' So
Paradise bore ~ much resemblance TO the
ship Of my imagination as u hedgehog bears
10 a leopard In plain truth, abe was an VI
smelling, lcaky old coal bunker with "a
crow OF tue most desperate looking williams
that ever swung from o. yardWeI What
theirpast bad been required little shrewd'
ness 20 guess
A glance made II clear that whatever
pleasure whatever romance there could he
In sailing with tho Drugs N Aslatio pirate
crews Of men, who Tor reasons TO nc com
pretended 10y the simplest ma iouhl " OK.
pedient 10 lay l"ido loi hhit'n thelr natural
vocation OF cutting throat., fnen pleasure
hnd romance Were mine Naturally was
amazed to llhd such men ON Mt MalhwonA
snip but the explanation came lhier' l
mud forgotten ihnt thu scotch are lrnEhl
and did not know now ASIA pour' her scum
upon the scn
My security such aa ~ was, lay IN The
fact that among lhemselVe, there was mol
tho icust evidence 81 good VIII fhey wet'
haIlSn, II snieioua anu iucommuuicatiNe
hnh IA all their ives hAd probably ne'el
known what u Is to Nmilr out Of pure goot
nature or lnuocunt hilhrity, for their Tea
turrs were liked IN perpetual scowl Whiol
nothing could soiteu. Toward each other
~ toward their officers, they had the sulky
defiant demuanor OF Gagged beasts OF prey
and no donbt they had a sense OF imprlson
ment on duty or on, thcy indnlgcd IN II
freedom OF loility OF intercourse No stf
rics were told, uu songs were sung, IN
spirit was TINT " cnuin gang working q
tue poiut OF the hayonet or tho mu21ln c
the rife Misfortune failure M hnsardou
and bloody enterprises, hid brought thet
together. aud rs Yet they were not able
irntrrnge.
The officers matched the crew. Thoug
Captain Holden wis nm EngllHhmau an
Mr. Malcolm, the mate, Scotch, there wa
nothing gracious or prcpoasesslng IN eth,
OF them, The captain Wa short and hron,
square rigged, With n tremendous brcadt
OF beam, rs sailor would say. and h
squat, burly frame Ind In II the muscull
strength and euergy OF the tiger. His inc
hairy R9kye terriers, showed no ieatul
in particular save thehuge noae, which, oy
ing Ia a long course OF grog, had assume
the appearance of u purple knob, and bull
ing eyebrows that hung over small, de,
sot eyes ~ a elit oysrhanga cavern, II
Yisage was trueulcnt, and his temper nr
voice were In harmony His most cares
ing tones were the growl OF the thunde
his anger was the fury of n nend His ma
urh qualities, too, had been well cult
waited. The breadslde OF oathh he pour,
upon hih men when anything went aml
was nn achievement in profanity to DO :
membcred with a creepy ehndder Tor IA
time, and tho CLEAN Of his eyes and tho wa
IN which he fingered His pistols under j
stress OF passion showed that he wai not
those who ,alue humanlite
Az might be expected, hiaepreer hnd hei
evontinl, his experiences se,rtlIng and \
rled. Ho boasted-and am sure trnthft
ly-thAt he could show more sword GU
aud bullet hcars than any other man OF |
sizu then living, "a man with great
extent Of hide might beat me-" he won
sometimes say, but to the square IN
show me hun who equals me by Jupit
II was 10 preach on that kiud Of tattooir
Aweek would he too short formy aermol
Aud you immediately asseutod.
The mate could not be described M bel
OF a mildeF natural disposition. but ouly
being loss ieartully developed. His MAJ
for cruelty WAS less eminent than
chiefs, but he WINS training eHcslcn
and gave high promise OF brutality. Mu
while he Hwure took his greg and aractl,
assiduonsly on tho crew, The first day ,
he knocked sMlor down with a mar
spike under the very eycs OF tho cnpta