The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-13

steal" said the mate, land very old,
too; many tell how they fought the
hrst white men, the Portuguese four
hundred years ago"
Presently by blaze OF torch-light,
for fire of Some kind Is an essential
feature of West African palaver,three
wild figures danced upon the high fore
castle-head, the red glare falling upon
their naked skins as they flung their
arms about and harangued the excited
crowd below. A hoarse roar OF appro-
val went up In answer, and then one
of the orators appeared to dissent, and
his comrades pitched him head over
heels on 20 the iron deck beneath. Can
tain Orme sprang to his feet. "There'll
be murder done" he shouted, "and
they're burning the new tarred gas
warp. too. Tell Mac TO start the big
pump"
1.-THE hose is rugged. Pairsonal clean
Illness Is guild, an there's naething Ill
settle palaver like Pickle cauld wa
ter, with eighty pun o. steam ahlnt it,"
observed the engineer, drlly; and fol-
lowing the cling -cinng Of the pump be-
low solid Jet OF water swept the deck
fore and aft. till the council broke up
ANONYMOUSLY.
THANK goodness!" said CAPTAIN
Orme. I'm glad that's over: wonder
what 1t was all about, anyway"
Il was long past midnight when the
harassed captain was awakened by
loud hammerIng at his door, SprInging
out OF his narrow bunk, and shaking
down legions Of cockroaches from tho
breast of his thin pajamas. he strobe to-
1tNtaN al H.
rough voice OF the quartermaster say:
Then devils are seIzln the boats.
sir. They've got No, 1 halfway lower
ed, and are cuttiu' the falls of the
rest For few moments after he left
the doorway, Captain Orme could see
nothing but the luminous vapor which
streamed from the summit Of the reel
ing funnel sweeping to and fro across
the inky blackness at every roll. Then
he heard the mate calling excitedly for
help, and striking right and left with
his revolyer-butt, he burst through n
crowd of negroes surging around the
davits. The big Krooboy who was
thrustlng tho boats bows off the rail
went down like a dog as the heavy pis-
tol-butt smote him between the eyes;
and the mob fell back pace or two.
Light n port fire on the bridge, some
one. Rally round all hands," hn roar.
ed. "Were comm. SIR" answered
voice out OF the darkness, as few
drowsy seamen fought their way to
their commanders side, the Krooboys
giving way before the swinging cap
stan-hars and iron pump-handles. Then
cnpstnn-bnrs Kissed and spluitered on
the lofty bridge, and an intense das-
cling green glare shone down on tho
swaying crowd below. stand buck!"
shouted tho captain. "Thc first that
lays n hand upon the boats | shoot"
and the barrel of his revolver qllntnd
In The HIGHT Of the port ilFe. For few
seconds the negroes stood silent and lr-
rosOluto, until burly leader strobe for
ward saying something IN an unknown
tongue, and pointing to the boats.
The mates grasp tlghtened on his
hand8piko as he glanced at the rolling
eyes and scawilHg faces before him He
knew that n the gkippcr'a nerve proved
unequal TO the task It might go very
hard with every white man on board,
for many Of the Krooboys were armed
with mntchets,
give us them boat, white man, and
plenty boy iivc for bring them back"
gnld the spokesman, M no IT. we chop
you one time" For q moment or two
the captain made no reply but stood
calmly facing che excited crowd, and
glanclng RhorownrdR the mate saw u
brlaht tongue Of flame leap up from
the summit " the bun, white n hoursC
murmur ran from man to man, Then
ngain tho trend ~ running feet echoed
ulong the aflor dock, aud u honrso
voice cried, "Oot o the way ~ brutcs."
Tho big Krooboy glanced bohlnd him.
and SWUNG hi8 mntchoL but heavy
steel spnnnCr descended with thud
upon his woolly head and the gaunt
figure of the chief engineer lOapcd Into
the circle N light, while the negro
gtnrgorIur sideways, foll grooming up
on tho doclt Next moment o wrdEc Of
aooly nromou ana HrrnaorH, with nhOv-
cla ana rnbblca IN thoIr hands clof the
crowd apart aud Tho ltrooboyB guvc
euIlpnly buck ON olthor Side,
"Nbw," said tho captain, take that
man away and pump on him, n there's
ono Of you lcfl ON the spar deck In
ihrro minutes IN shoot him" Tho Nc
rroca went alOwly forward II was the
old Hlury. the cnlmncA' aud contcmp.
tnoua folNoaancs1 W tho European hnl
lrlntnphod over the noklc Impulses of
tbr African Tho negro HnynFO W rare
al. "a In