Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-01

one, and no one addressed him. He ate his
meals regularly, but did not have much
appetite. On the eighth day Of the voyage,
soon after midday, u British man-of-war
coming out of the gulf of Alden hove into
view, and Captain Johnson ran up a sig
I nal OF distress and lay to as before. AS the
stranger cuIne down on us and prepared to
answer the signal, the Arab was suddenly
headed on her course by order of the crazy
captain.
This maneuver excited the ire and srs-
piclon OF the man-of-war, and u gun was
fired as a command for us to lie to. No
heed was given it, and then came another,
and u third, and then she spread all sail
in pursuit and followed us until midnight
!! before giving up the chase. During the
first hour of the chase Captain johnson
chuckled and laughed and was greatly
pleased, but by and by he went to his cab
in and threw himself down for q nap.
Some OF the crew demanded of Mr.. Sam
pies that he reduce sail and permit the
bark to be o%verhauled and the captains
mental condition investigated, but he re-
fused to take the chances.
The ninth and tenth days passed with
out incident. If there was any change in
Captain Johnson's condition, it was for
the worse. He no longer spoke to me or
seemed to notice my presence in the cabin,
and, though he sat down to his meals as
before, he scarcely tasted of them. He new
er went on deck without his pistols, and
! they were always within reach as he Law
in his berth or sat at the table.
On the forenoon of the eleventh day we
sighted a Dutch brig, and the captain ran
up the signal of distress and stopped her.
He called for two men to row him aboard,
n he took with him four of the six re-
yolyers. AS soon as he was aboard of the
stranger he commanded her crew to 90
below. He recognized her as q noted pi-
rate, he said, and had sworn to capture
her single handed if he ever fell in with
her. He was at first laughed at, but when
it was realized that he was in earnest a
rush was made to disarm him. He at once
opened fire and killed two men and
wounded three, and he might have exter-
minated the crew had not one of the men
who rowed him aboard resorted to a ruse.
He called to the crazy man that the Arab
was making ready to sail away without
them, and the next moment the captain
row for their l;vos Twas feana, ~ ~ ~
m;obt uso HE y,o,,onS NC soor ~ hal ~
aboard Inf ba wont ai,ootl,, - -. -
washed his hands and co,,hoa his ho;u 49,
seemed to have forpottan tl,ot annthi,,,.
un,,s,a, had ,,cc,1,red
Mr.. Samnles pot tho In rk on bo, o,rr
withont orders INT yyhen bo haa ,oa,n,a1
tbe full portio,,1a,s of tha ~, coli ohoonI
tho briy he decided t,,at so,,athi1m -.
In done was cot r. 1yotoh Viii tho
men concoctad !, nIar r. w,as Avail, an
cided ia seize the c~onto;n ne ho ca,no y,
deck after. s,n,,e, y,hinh vas his nsr ~
custom A man w,s sta+io,,od nn oith"r
side re tho co,nn.nio, AMI r ,,a. w ~
hold Of the nisto1s If ! could and o 80
the chauha,s Whan : onto,.oJ +ho Pbit.
With this oJ,iect In Wow tha oan+,i,, otaun
lv ordored 10 o,+ aud Joa,.ad n"n ss..i
caded ali tbe doo,s and w;ndanvs
Hero u,.c . ,,o,y o,o,,;o,+;o, ,nd h.s !
sne. No one dnred moxp aaa;,s+ tha oah;"
and the mates were h,,rrio1 ont ~ +ho;r
quarters. M chart mr. instrn,,,o,,t oo,,1d No
got, ut. and the time had co,no ,uhon ~
law would hack MS in any sten ,va miaht
take. Mr.. Samnlos vos n vorv c.ntie,s
man. however. nnd altar y lona onns,,lta
tion n was agree1 to wait and coo ,nh,t tl',
morning wonld brine forth
II was we'll that sncb ~, rdors+.,,a;r
was reached About snnrisa +ha na1
morning wa were ovo,honIoJ NV prs
sian war and ~ shc came ,n va
sienaled orr dist,pss Nh Sarn,les Van
off to her and renorted and shn sont nn
officer and fen marines aboard r. sao,,ra
Captain Johnson HI had not once hoa,
from d,,,.inp thc night. and some ~
orr crew believed be had cono,nittod sri
eide AS the marines came over the raj,
the captain suddenly rushed on deck mic.
in hand. and he fred two shots ana
killed two men in their TRACKS Then hs
rushed back to the cabin and calloa o,,t
that he would defend himself to tho laSt
The Russian officer retnrnod RI hiS sl;n
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