The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-02-04

with hands clIsped over their heads,
hCpped and skipped around Il narrow
stage TO the accompaniment of pistol
reports harmoniously disposed among
the nCtes of :, wlrisllcd tune, while bul-
let's graZcd their feet. aud an unkcmpt,
disti@urcl and sore headed crew looked
on and chuckled. When the mate,
weak from less of blood, fell and rolled
! to the deck. the leader stopped the en-
! tertainment.
! Now. gentlemen" he said in his ser
| ions voicr, I'm called Pccos Tom and
/ We had considerable experiences i'll my
time. lu' this Is my fUSt with human
/ creatures 81 weak ana thcughtleSS that
! theTll drug AMI steal away three men
without takin' Their guns away from
them. And so on account o this shift.
less improvidcncc. | reckon this boat
VIII have 10 turn round and 81 back
They rolled and kicked the two mates
to the rail, lifted the Captain to his feet
and said:
Give the right dnj proper order to
yer men 10 turn this boat round
W11h his face working convulsivcly,
Captain Relclrior g,anceI at his cap
torS-at his eager. waiting crCw-at
the wheel without II ilelmsmdn-:it Il
darkeilin- Of the water on the star
hGarl bow to the souUhward-up :loft
and back again TO the three frOwninS
ml'ZzieS so close 10 his head.
''One hand TO the wheel-square in
main ;inl GRO jack yarIs,' he called.
He was conquered.
With hurrah which indicated the
sincerity of these orders, the crow
spranG 10 obey them. and with fore
yards braced to stai'boarI and head
sheets fat. the ship Wilmington wore
around, and bringing the young breeze
on the port quarter, sreadicd down TO
Il course fer Sandy Hook. which the
Captain. with hands released, hut still
under the influence of those threaten
ing pistols worked ont from the mates
dead reckoning. Then he was pin
ioncd again. but allowed TO pace the
deck and watch his ship. while the Two
officers We're kept under the rail, some
times stepped upon or kicked, and often
admOnisled on the evil of their ways.
Early passengers ON the East River
ferryboats were treated to Il novel
sight next morning. which they appre
ciated according to their nautical
knowledge. A lofty ship, with sky
sails AMI royals hanging in the bunt-
lines and ilbs iafling ahead like flags,
was charging up the harbor before
hunming southerly breeze, followed
by an clbowing crowd of putting,
whistling. snub-nOsed tugs. 1T was no.
ticcable that whenever Il fresh tug ar
rived alongside little white clouds left
her quarter deck, and that tug sudden
ly sheered off to take Il position in The
PARADE astern. Abreast of Governors
Island tOpeallant halyards were let go,
ing up or hauling down was done, nor
We're any lncn seen on her fOrecaStle
deck getting ready lines or ground
tackle. She passed the Battery and up
the East River, craft of all kinds get
ting cut of her way-for it was obvious
that something was wrong with her,
until, rounding slowly TO a Starboaru
wheel, with canvas rattling and run
ming gear in bights, she heded straight |
for Il slip partly filled with canal boats. |
Then her topSail halyaItls were let go, |
and three heavy yards came down by |
The run, breaking across the caps, and, |
amid Il grinding. creaking and crash |
ing of riyen timbcrs, and 4 deafenins |
din of applauding tug whistles, she |
ploughcd her way into rhe nest of canal |
boats and came to stop.
Then WAS Il Eegira. Down her black |
sides by ropes and chain plates, TO the !
and sinking canal boats, some
with bags or chests, some without,
came sailor men. who climbed to the
dock. and, answering no questions Of
the gathering crowd of dock louugerS,
scattered into the side streets, while
tbrec men appeared on the rail, who
shock their fists and SwOrc and shout
cd for the police, calling particularly
for the apprehension of three dark
faced, f0ng-haired fellows with big
hats.
In the light of later developments
it was known that the police respond
{, and with the assistance of boarding
house runners. gathered in that day
nearly all of this dcrelict crew even
promptly and severely punished for
mutiny and dcSertion. But the later
developments failed to show that the
three dark-faced men were ever secp
lGaiu.-New York Sun.