Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-29
CHAPTER XIV.


The whole decl: was already in n turmoil
whom Faroohol cnmo there and for min.
uto or two no stood glnring over It, as n
to see how much his mere presence could
achieve toward order Some Of the old
hands, In whom tho pride Of the service
survived, Ind remained impasSlve at thor
stations; u good many mora skunk buck to
their duty at the sight OF tho captain hut
tho bulk Of them remained gathered In dis
orderly groups, drawing closer together
and crying out more noisily, to keep mp
their hearts for rebellion, and especially
about tho forOcastle, whore pale Young
man, who buro the marks Of much suffer.
Ing from saSioknoss. WAS hHranguing
from gun carriage In high pitched
voice,
II matters little what he was saying
though they all Kept applnudlug his pln,l.
tudes with u desperate attempt at cnthu.
sinsm For the most pnrt 1t WAS heady
stuff, about the betrayal OF tho nation and
Pitts gold and suohlikc froth. and it end.
ed promnturrly In fit OF rctching In
which tho orator slipped from mis- peroh
and lay hanging over the gun In the throcs
of his aiilioilun, n very sorry figure OF a
patriot
Nobody marked him; no was loft to
gronn where he fell, unhceaod and that for
good reason onuugh-FurochUl had laugh.
cd
When that happened, It was difficult to
think Of anything for n minute or two II
was hard, loud laugh; q laugh of cruel
derison and no mirth. sudden md short,
and IL came and won't like clap of wind
before gala, and loft you shivoring Ev.
cry ono knows tho laugh that IS contagious,
all -
hand, and no ono can say why Fnrochols
laugh was Of tho contrary quality. 1t fro1e
to silence, with promise of something
ugly 10 come. II frozo tho heart out of
them now Every oye WINS turned to tho
quarter deck, amazed, and before thoy could
recover the oppression OF that satanic mcr.
rimcnt his rasping voice cried out, "Pipo
the hands hftl"
Tho bOatswan's whistle squenlcd tho
old hands came snnrtly at the onll, md
tho rest went shutting along with them
a swnggcrlng bugle call clnshed In with
the shrill discordanco OF tho piping, and
the marines began forming along tho star
board side Of the deck.
Farochol WINS stridlng across and across
tho quarter deck, with his hands behind
him md his hat cooked ovor his eye, wait.
ing TIL the whole ships company was as.
sombled. After the clamor that had
reignrd and its sudden end In the clap OF
laughter, there was something strangely
oppressive In tho muiilod confusion OF tho
mastering being mother sound nor ST.
lonco.
Beyond tho yolces of tho air and sea
there seemed nothing but sense OF shut.
fling foot and tho subdued olink OF arms
as the marines dressed at the hoarse orders
OF tho scrgennts, and from away TO lee.
ward, where tho ugger was rocking came
up tho clattur Of the carpenters repairing
the shattered rudder.
So II camo about that before tho strug-
glc had begun the victory was half won.
But the truth is, no mans behavior could
DO forctold less surely He was always
lotting loose surprise 1t was the out
como OF his savage instinct for tho com
maud OF mon Hc himself never knew
TIL the very moment what his course
would no, 10 that all hc did came with
shock.
In this case no was certainly right Hc
could sec at glance that his officers were
not with him, and 10 fight whole ship
without support was beyond even bis 10.
rocity, His gams wns to make Tho crew
his party Il was game lo unduratood
Seeing. too, how grcat part OF thsn were
reduced with soasiokness, no could promise
himself not to find In them spirit too
hrm for him 10 bend
They wcre soon mustered and stood walt
Ing and crpcctant But he hardly seemed
70 notice, and, as n they were not there,
no turned TO the surgeon at his elbow
Doctor says he. pointing to the fallcn
orator, get that TO this sick bay The
sickness has driven him clean OF his head
u often Iaks. llisl, 30. And. sss -hrra