The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-22

sAlLlAi pELeTlUSs.
PART I.
Her nationality was British. but You
will not find her houso.aas in the list OF
our mercantile marine. She was nine,
hundred.ton, iron, schoonor.rtgsed,
screw, cargo.boas differing externally
in no way from any other tramp OF the
sea. But it is with steamers as /, is
siGh men, Taere arc those who will
Tor consideration sail extremely close
to the wind aud, in the present state
ii our fallen world, such people aud
such sseamers have their use. From the
hour that the AglAis llrst entered the
Clyde--nnw, shiny and lunoceRt-With
quart oil cheap champagne tTickling
down her clt.Water--Fate and hnr own.
&C, who was also her captain, deegeed
that she should deal with embarrassed
crowned head., fleeing pro,ilents,
inancisrs Of uver-eNtanded ability,
women TO whom change OF air was i'm
pQraIlyo, and the lesser law.brePking
DowerS ller career led hor sometimes
into the Admiralty courts, where the
sworn statements Of her skipper Gl,0i
his brethren with envy, Fhe mariner
cannot tell or act lie in the face OF the
sea or mNlegi q Tempest, but, az lag-
sers have iiscovGrsj. he makes mp Tor
chances Withheld whan ha returns to
shore an niiiiayil ia either hand
The Ag!Gis figured wish distinction in
lhu great Macsinaw salvage case. Il was
her first slip from virtue, and sha
Icarnoi how 20 change her name, but
not her heart. and to run across the sea.
As the Guiding Light she was very
badly wanted in a south American port
lor the little matter OF entering the har"
Dor NJ iull speed, co!l,dinC with vAlu.
able coal.hulE and tho 'taio's only man
oi'TaF, iu5I IS thEE maa.ot-TAr was go
ing to coal. she nut to sea without ex-
plauGtoRs, though three forts iral AZ
her for half M hour. As the Julia Nc.
Gresor she had been concerned In pick
in: up from 4 raft certain gentlemen
who should have stayed In Noumca.
but who preferred making themselves
vastly unpleasant! to authority ia quite
another part Of the world; aud as tho
sAah.iu.Shah she had been cveriaken
on tho high seas, indecsnt'y tull OF muu-
iinns Of war. by ths cruiser Of an agi.
latei power at issue with It's neighbOr
That time she was worry nearly sunk,
aud her riddied null gave eminent law.
yers oil two countries great profit Alter
season she Teappearsd as tbs Martin
Hunt, painted a dull slate color with
L. 81 tpia
blue, engaging IN the Odessa trade till
she was invited lana the invitation
could not well bs disregardrdJ TO keep
away from Black Sea ports altogether.
She hal ridden tarough many waves
OF depression 10 the shipping business.
Freights might drop ou: OF sigh;, sea.
mems unions tlrfow spanncrs and nuts
1t certifcated masters, or Sievoiores
combine Till cargo persisted on tno dock.
head. but tho boat Of many names came
and went, busy, alert and iaconspicu-
1ua always. Her skipper, who ia a
spasm OF pride had compared her to a
servant girl IN house Of i.i.!ame, made
no complaint OF hard Elmes, and port
officers observed that her crew signed
again aboard her with the regularity
Of Atlantic liner boatswaius. Her name
she changed as occaiion called; her
well.paid crew never, and large psr.
centags OF the profits oil her voyages was
spent with an open hand on her engine.
room. She never troubled the under.
writers, and very seldom stopped 20
talk with q signal station, lot her buSi-
ness was urgent and private.
But an end came to her tradingS aud
she persisted IN this manner. Deep
peace broodsd over Europe, Asia,
Africa, America, Australia and Poly