Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-03
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chant seamen we appealed to the man
O'war for protection. and wanted an
armed boats crew Thank heaven.
such an appeal is never made in vain
by poor Jack of any country TO
British man-o-var. but the lubberiy
Spaniards never noticed the signal, or
If so. never needed it,"
The Yankee skipper uttered q fierce
laugh.
""Douse that shirt and come down,
YOU sir. he Numbered out: down in
stantly, or [ will shoot you like
COON
But. desperate with fear. the poor
fellow now stood upon the yard. and
while one hand grasped the topping
lift. with the other be waved his shirt
to the Spaniards | heard the crack
OF q pistol, and next moment he fell
quivering mass upon the deck, stone
dead. shot by the revolver.
That viii teach you TO make sig
nails from my ship. you varmint. sni-
yelled The merciless skipper. giving the
body kick. and as for you he con-
tlnued. addressing me, and ramminS
nome his words with an oath: but be-
fore lie could get further | leveied him
on the deck by a blow from a hand
spike. and tossed his knife and revolver
overheard
His right arm was broken. There
was great row about all this before
the Alcalde when We got into harbor:
our bell was unshipped and our can
vas unbent by party of Spanish ma
rlnes: but the captain crossed the AL
calde hand with silver or gold. and
there was an end of il. There was an
end OF my engagement too; for the
Yankee weathered NE about my salary.
seized my chest my quadrant. even an
old silver watch which my mother gave
me 10 make me comfortable when
nrst went 10 sea, and then turned me
out Of the ship.
80 with nothing except Il Mexican
dollar in my pocket. but followed nv
my Newfoundland dog Hector. | found
myseit On wet and dusty evening on
the great quay of MatanZas. which
faces the bay that opens into the Gulf
of Florida.
Lo" alike III spirits and funds.
had TO endure being jostled by negro
porters. scOwled at by alguaziIs. or
cefed ABOUT by red-cappped and black
bearded Spanish sentries. who were
shirtless and tattered. and whose
brown uniforms and red worsted email
lettes tainted the very sea breeze with
inc cdor OF garlic and coarse tobacco.
he sun had set behind clouds as
red as blood. The bay was all Of deep
brown tint, and the shores were black
or purple. | was very sad at heart.
and thought it hard that /. q British
seaman. should be there an outcast.
ana all my Kit reduced 20 the clothes on
my back, in the very place where the
same flag that Pococke and Albemarle
heist.d on Havana. and brought all
the Don Spaniards on their knees in
old King Georges time.
However, that would neither find
me supper or bed. | lost or missed
MY Newfoundland dog Hector. and IN
the bitterness of my heart | banned the
poor animal for ingratitude in leaving
me. lust as | was looking about for
hLmble posada, where a moietv of
my dollar might procure me a bed =
man stumbled against me.
Look alive. cucumber shanks.' said
he. angTiiy, in English
Do you take me for negro?'
asked fiercely
GU are griGy enough for any,
thing. said he; and after being a night
In the Aicaldes lookup house. I GER
tslnly was not the cleanest of men:
hut now it seemed as if the voice of
the stranger was familiar TO me. | ex-
amined his features.
What 1 exclaimed. 'Hislop-Jack
Hislop. is this you?'
'Tis /, Jack Hislop. certainly 20
piled the other, who proved to be r?y
cid friend, Mares father; but who the
deuce are YOU?
Your old shipmate, Sam Weston
who sailed with you for many day
in the Good Intent of Port Glasgow.
For moment his tongue seemed
absent without leave
What, you Sam WeStOn-English
Sam. as we called -adrift here 1T
Ma:anzas among these Spanish land
crabs?
AYE. adrift sure enough said | as
we shook hands heartily. and then adj
5ourned TO taberna, when ] told hi M
all about my quarrel with the Yam
kee and my present hopeless condition.
over glass of nor nor'west.
81 have brig here on the grid
iron. repairing. for we lost some of her
copper in scraping rock near the
Tortugas shoal. All my crew are of
course ashore, and at present I am
residing with friend said Ha;lop:
but l can find permanent quarters for
you till you get a berth Do you see
that craft out there in the bay?'
" The polacca brig. about mile off p
Yes Well, she is consigned to my
owner, but was found adrift, abandoned
by all her crew except two. about fifty
miles off. half way between this and
the Salt Key Bank. / have charge of
her now, and there you may sleep ey-
cry night il you choose. What say
you to that?'