The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-06
COPYRIGHT. 1896. BY TIE AUTHOR.

mean, continued the speaker, las an
arms chest. Contents, few cutasses,
refuse navy goods, few old pistols;
maybe "a sheaf of short blunderbusses.
The Scotch owners don'tp put money into
their arms chest" he added, with "a
sudden laugh.
But this is your surmise?" said one
Of them. Otherwise the chest may be
handsomely stocked"
The gentleman gave the painter of
the boat to one of his friends to hold
while he pulled out short pipe.
Let them be Of today's pattern and
purchase, said the man who had re-
ceived the boats painter. "The cabin
portfolio is big enough to pass them
through, l suppose?
"Any ammunition" said the third
man, speaking with delicate accent
and slight lisp.
"Well, now, | forgot to ask that
question:" was the answer
"How many 60 to the crew." said
one of them.
"Of foremost hands, II. They can't
muster more. The full complement is
IS. AS fast as the chaps sign they pock-
ct months advance and desert and
the police can do nothing for the cap
tain. The second mate told me that the
Queen hauled out today merely for the
better chance of keeping the men aboard.
They have given special instructions to
the guardboat to keep watch through
the night.
"She has Just passed, " said one.
"a six cared arrangement in charge
of cornstalker in buttons. She saw
my boat hanging on the bark's quarter
and hailed. The second mate looked
over and said it was all right, Twas his
friend and was not to be troubled should
they fall in with me sculling ashore. "
"There's no mistake, I hope, " said
the gentleman who slightly lisped, las
to its being safely on board?'
"Poole, when the champagne mount
ed, Dragged Of it,, was the reply. Con
" think, said the man, laying hand
upon my arm with silly grin, even
Anson's Jack Spaniards went ragged III
comparison with US. Bah, said L.
It's horrible big trust, though, said
he. If some of our pier head jumpers
get the breeze of it, we may need to
polish our irons asked him in a
dawdling, sleepy way, looking at the
moonlight on the water as IT l could
think of nothing but the poetry of this
romantic scene''-the gentleman with
the lisp here interrupted with laugh
"where they slowed the thing for the
best safe keeping of il? 'Oh, confouno
it, he answered, Il ought to know, fol
had the handling of it. It's III
strong room, specially built, just abaf
the mainmast, in the main hold. Ih'
, woods snugged all around it. A stuplt
blunder in the packing, said he, whit
l filled his glass, for suppose spontane
Gus combustion, the wool glowing un
der battened matches, and the ship Inv
ing for days, as ships do live in such
state. and then making port. why,
cried he, emptyin his glass. 1T woul'
be all liquor, and we'd be pumping
out along with the water.
; "She is lovely sight in this light,
said the man named Trcllope, his volc
softening as his eyes went to the llttl
bark. at was in such another as SIN
: that I came out at shilling month
She could pile it to the cathead TO
song of 10 knots in topgallant breeze
Yet there's something yonder, sai
he. with a nod of his head across IN
:, bay, THAT could give her tow rop
u and not know it.
;, The three men stood viewing u
: scene for some minutes In silence. In
Il moonlight was upon them, and the
J. shadows were defined with such amai
o ing sharpness that they might have bee
six men, three sleeping at the other
y feet. Trollope began to whistle' Tue
. rounded on his heel.
- "How is London looking at this mt
ment. I wonder?' said he. "If all come
u off right, it's my home. There's
" other place in the world to live H. an
know the world. !"
9 .I'm off," said the man who ha
u come from the bark. "Shall / sculi ye
70 to the steps?"
, They got into the little boat, two 81
IS ting low in her, and she glided quiet
"a mn the creek where some ships were J.
ING. AB Bn6 VuDishOu WV
struck 5-half past 10. The notes soun
"a ed like flute, and in minute OF w
n the stiffness was broken by clangii
L that, to fancy listening behind clos'
y ewes. might have made Sabbath mo
10 in England of that Australian night
T. moon and stars.
"
II The bark Queen had been advertis
10 TO sail from Sydney three weeks peio
10 che finally started. Her detention M
= been owing to the captains difficulty
=, getting men, or keeping those VINO sig
80 cd the articles She was lnsufiolen'
,a manned as it was for bark OF her 70
- mage in those days OF single topsa
IT. and liberal labor. -, A..
ha The captain grew mad with ilnl
no thence. Some of the passengers seem
-, 80 TO be looking about for other SHIPS sd
" ~ inc for Europe. Fortunately Tor :.
90 Oueen all other vessels were IN the II !,
w .a;oo,napt At last the mate OF u