The Republican journal., 1897-08-05


a,l coast of Espaneola, which is
,3 Hayti. They ''buccanned, "
Hcct, and became in time a pecu-
st very reputable class of men,
.U- their periodical visits to the
,,lasion for the widest debauch-
Nls but a step from the lawless-
..c COW puncher and marauder of
~ tile reckless deeds of the
IS he Spanish main.
Of the buccaneers to begin the
ch made the name so famous.
Infamous, manned a few canoes,
these attacked and captured
ressel which lay becalmed near
sand. Inside of ten years the
r- with the accounts of the ter
oiIedations upon commerce com
las them and their successors.
must be something in the air of
indies which is peculiarly nour-
ro pirates, for to this day those
ieh surround the islands of the
and the Antilles swarm with
hey do not any longer call them
cancers, nor do they attack mer-
H. 1n
aey are themselves merchantmen,
essels they destroy and the car
plunder are their own, or at
Sc they are in charge of. They
uationalities, but | am ashamed
the majority speak the language
'le plays of Shakespeare and the
-W If independence aud the Nc
.li and Talmage sermons have
ten, and not a few were raised
shadow of Bunker Hill monu-
sound Of Liberty bell, or the
.ssociations Of the land Of wood
IS. descendants of Pilgrim Faith
New Nethelland traders. are the
vi to-day
stood on the deck OF little
which had cast anchor in the
ug hdIhol Of Port au Prince,
watched the loading of an
hooueI which was taking on
i after lighter load of logwood
lL on deck. and | wondered that
slipmastel would attempt to
way up the coast with such a
-Ae glass to- study our neighboI
y my surprise increased. for l
-.w that false sides, with false
ut in them, increased the APP
INT OF the vessel ont of the wa
in reality the water line was
near tie deck. This evidence
pet me thinking. That vessel
possibly make her voyage, even
1anrc was unusually calm and
lucommonly pleasant, with all
.od Oh board. What them She
load it. Where In Gonaives
ourse, before the rough waters
ndward passage were met Why?
having all that she could posi-
81. a deck load which could be put
under the conditions of an open
policy, and afterwards thrown
was practically being sold to
ewriters.
-hat vessel arrived at her destina-
ter having got rid OF her plethora
+ She would be reported as having
eek load through stress of wealth
Jhe insurance people would have
&c good the loss according to the
# the policy. This vessel was only
in the unusual care taken to CON
lie Iascality of her captain. Gen
10 one goes to so much trouble
l little matter like that
>el loads with salt at one of the
Her captain, on one pretense or
waits two OF three days for his
mtg TO leave in just the kind of
Ae wants. He has his clearance
everything is snug and ready. 1t
-I-time, and the vessel is thirty
t NJ more. 50 that there is little
the thought Of navigating her
ast. She has enough insurance
Jud cargo to pay for the risk in
. taking her out in a storm.
nm comes suddenly and the cap
Lis bark underway; but the
-lears as Unexpectedly as the
Fan, the wind yeels and the moon
ID. SO that the unsuspecting spec
uJ is strolliug along the beach.
the beauty Of the tropical night,
-ood folks are supposed to be in
the vessel safely round the point
which lies clear passage.
ag comes. and with it a cry of
wreck II is the salter, come
II the reef iaS;de Of the point.
urse accidents will happen. No
VS. by what premonition the cap
lis trunk corded up and all his
ID effects neatly packed, SO that
'Hld be transferred, with his own
peHson, TO the first wrecking boat
~ alongside.
sreckers work with such rapidity
JWledge that ere long the poor old
dismantled, and before night, hull
go are broken and dissipated, the
S returned to its original brine, and
( is left except policy for the I'M
-ers to settle. This is not fancy
Ks are common in latitude where
life seldom attends them, where a
a detention is no great hardship,
lere one can always plead the pres
unaccountahle currents to explain
We seldom hear of German wreck.
the Germans are subjected to ex-
ne same physical conditions as are
mariners. No special providence
5 over the sailors of the Kaiser to
them from accident. Only this is
+, When German captain or mate
3me he must show his pass book:
.e starts out he must show his pass
whatever move he makes, if he
TO retain the protection or avoid the
Sc attention of his fatherland, the
Die pass-book is officially examined
lrked. Now that pass book is a
detective that every man carries
own pocket. 1t tells when and
he was born, who his parents were,
N ba &c v.l,at ba 1ao1-c li1-o o,,l =,