Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-09

died almost out, an We saw the sun for the
first time. Even John Drake an the doc
q look roun' Then Cap'n Cyrus gave I'D
the wheel an the deck to the two sailor
men, the Portuguese cook an the hon man,
an came below to take a rest.
"Alorg toward mornin', when 1t was
dark as the ace OF Spades, there was the
most awful crash on that boat you ever
heard. an everythtn' an everybodys came
up standin'. We all rushed Up on deck, an
you couldn't see nothin'. at first, a foot in
front of your face. There was faint light
in ths east, shown it was almost day.
Cap'n Cyrus runs to the side, ar then
down below. I yells out as loud as could,
an tells the others to yell also, which they
did powerful. bein' inclined that way, any
how. I knew right away we had been
struck by some boat, an wanted them to
come back for US. / couldn't see anythin'
Of the sailor men, or the cook, an Judged
they had either been knocked overheard
or had jumped on the vessel as had run us
down. We found afterward they had done
the last, an reached New York all right,
reporting US as lost. Cap'n Cyrus come up
in few minutes, an says theirs a hole in
The Emmas sids big enough to drive a
calf through He'd stuffed It full Of bed
din. but the water was comm. in fast. He
sent me down to do what could to It, an
starts to get up sail, 30 as to heel the
boat over q little. The sail did something,
but the way thu water was comm In The
Emma couldn't last oyer an hour, an told
Cap'n Cyrus 30. ,."'
John Drake sid be was mighty glad
he'd made his win, as be never had intend
ed his brother's wife to get any OF his
money: an DR.. Sawyer asked him what the
thunder good his wilt was IL we all went
down. win an aM John Drake said that
there was sometiAn' In that, an that he'd
put the will in o. bottle an drop II over
board. which hei preceded to do Pretty
soon the dawn beganr to grow. an tell
you there was Soma mighty anxious ewes
lookin' roun' for a sail or for land Cap.n
Cyrus an me put a couple kegs of water.
q lot Of hard tack an salt meat with some
other thfhgs, fneludin' a shotgun. which
was on board. In a small boat, an got her
swung out in caAe OF need. Pretty soon.
when it was a-gettin' fairly light, Mr..
Lighter. who was up forward, gives 4 y.il
Of lam ahead, an there. sure enough, vas
somethin' In the shape of an islam q couple
mighty begy by this time, an fillin' rapid.
We got our bags up from below, an uuf
them IN tbs little boat. an then Cam Cy.
rus who had been watchin' the settle Of
the schooner, says she wouldn't float ten
minutes, an we lowered the small boat
John Drake, the doctor an the lawyer
gifts down in har, an Cap'n Cyrus an ne
was gsttin' ready to follow. when Cap,n
Cyrus gives a yen an cuts the painter,
zee what's the matter. an immediate noes
overheard, Cap'n Cyrus simultaneous doi1i'
the same. ] Jumped because when ioo1x-
cd aroun' one of the lions was crouchins
on the rail, Just ready to Jump into the IT.
tie boat, an tina other was trailin' up be-
him me, with . most malicious an unplens-
ant look IN hiB eyes, 7 had had sexernl
years experience with that lion. Wlien -
was on di1srsnt sfdes Of ixon bars, an I