The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-05
CHAPTER VIII.
HOW MATTERs IMPROVED

HOW MATTERS IMPROVED.
The man-of-war remained with rs |
until the cages were made secure. and |
when ready to resume her voyage Hoop |
er, Larkins and Green were ordered |
aboard to be landed in England. They |
made no objections, knowing that we
could clap them in irons if they remain
ed on the bark There wasn't the slight
est doubt that they had shipped for
the purpose Of liberating the prisoners,
but there were reasons why we wished
TO be rid of them as quietly as possible.
twas lucky for us that Captain Hodg-
son Of the man-of. war was an excep-
ton to the average. By straining point
he could have taken charge Of the Hin
du and returned us to England, and
that would have meant financial ruin
10 the owners. He was satisfied, how
ever, that the summary punishment
meted out to the four men, together
with the removal Of the confederates
named, would put an end to our trou-
bles. He hauled DR.. Haxton over the
Goals pretty severely, had sharp word
for the remainder of the guards and our
crew, and when the Hindu resumed her
course officers and passengers felt great
" relieved. / cannot say that the pun
ishment Of the ringleaders had moral
effect ON either the punished or those
who looked on and feared to get the
same dose. You cannot better the ma
ture of a criminal by any form Of cor
poral punishment. We did not hope for
that. The object was TO COW them, and
this was fully accomplished. Even Ben
| johnson, who had received double
/ dose. and who must have felt the dis
grace keenly, acted like totally differ
/ emit man.
We had to have three guards in the
place of those taken away, and Captain
/ Clark arranged with Haskell, Thomas
and Saunders to fill the places. Saun-
ders was one of the four married men
amcng the passengers, you will remem-
Der. while Thomas was the man we
were returning TO the Cape. wish TO
give DIR. Haxton all possible credit, and
therefore say that he made an earnest
effort to do his duty after we resumed
our voyage The trouble with him was
that he was not the man for the place.
He was not good judge of human ma
ture. and he lacked that force OF charac-
ter which compels respect and that
courage which enforces obedience al
most without command The "infiu-
ence" which forced him into the POSI-
ton should be held TO account.
We had many days of fine weather
after the man-of-war left Us, and no
convict ship ever held her course under
more favorable auspices. 1t was during
this period that began to see more OF
Mary Williams I have admitted that
had taken a great fancy to the girl.
You NAV even call it a case of love on
INV part, and I will not deny the allie
cation. I was not so soft headed, how
ever. as to fiatter myself that 1 could
win her in a week. Her parents Tell
grateful to me, and knew that she
shared in the feeling. Why nots hac
helped TO save her from lasting igno
miny. This feeling OF gratitude caused
her TO meet me in a friendly manner
and I compelled myself to be satisfiet
with that Whenever circumstance
would permit, i smoothed my path a
Won might expect, and as any other mai
would. but / flatter myself that L uset
more diplomacy than many anothe
sailor would in my position.
/ must tell you the conclusion W.
reached after bit regarding the con
victs. When say I've" mean Cap
tain Clark and myself, for we did no
always take the doctor or the secon'
mate into our confidence, and as for tn
passengers, of course, they had nothing
10 saw. We felt that we should be per
fectly safe until reaching the Cape. W.
might give the convicts ever so good al
opportunity to mutiny and they woui'
not take advantage Of it. The meetin'
With the man of-war had settled tina
matter. Two days after Captain Hodg
son left ms we met a second cruiser, AM
ON the fourth day we exchanged signal
with A third. The convicts would hgur
that mutiny in the regular track OF gov
eminent vessels was altogether 10
risky. But after leaving the Cape IN
hour Of peril would come. Once 20 sn
eastward Of the Mozambique channe'
with the island Of Madagascar Tar TO IN
north. we should have entered upon IN
hroad expanse of the Indian ocean
where a craft might sail for days an
weeks without sighting q sail. liner
, were sailors among the co"victss an
there were others who knew the Au'
tralian coast and the coasts OF Java sn
sumatra and the on lying islanda Ono
let them get possession Of the bark An
: thev hsd Only 20 keep her head nort.
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