Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-21

Here, now, was my threat 20 stine them
carried out better than ! knew. Dragging
off the tarpaulin, pushed away the hatch
cover, drew the bayonet from the staple.
forced back the companion aide and en-
tered. The first thing did was to stumbls
over mans body on the floor, and then
I turned and got to the deck, for tho air n
the cabin was more than I could at Sncs
endure. Letting the place clear for kttls,
fetched the galley lantern and went down
once more. The cabin was yet filled with .
heavy blue mist, and the sulphurous fumes
were choking. Lounsbury lay ON the floor,
with his face covered with blood, appsrent-
ly dead, both eyes being swollen and his
countenance blaekened beyond recognition.
His companion sat on the cushioned tran
som, jammed into corner betwixt berth
and the bulkhead. He was unconscious,
and, with his tongue hanging out, was
breathing feebly. Physically he was alive,
but. through liquor and foul air, was %
dead drunk that nothing could have reused
him. Three empty brandy bottles lay
about, together with Soammell's sabsr, .
broken sword, pistols and tobacco pipes,
while on the table, the cotton cover Of which
was burned to ashes, were the remains q q
leathern powder pouch rent by explosisn.
No wonder they had suocumbsd. = In
their tipsiness, or through the carelsssasss
Of desperation, they had fred their ammuni.
ton, the amount not having been sufficient
to cause moss than the mufled blow and
flash I had heard and seen on the instant
of our being hailed by the Ajax. This, with
the smoke Of the previous firing, together
with the heat and closeness Of the quarters,
had created q smudge and foulness IL which
none but drunkard could have lived .
minute. They had evidently been deep Ia
some scheme to blow open the forward door
(which showed signs Of attack) whom Q
spark from pipe caused the plot to hsrass
the plotters. Lounsbury had been the sais4
sufferer, and thus was accounted for biz
blackened face and his cry for air and wafer.
However,, It could not have hit my turn
better had laid the train Of events mysslf,
nor was it long before I had the two lying
on the deck and knew the cabin was sweet.
ening and would soon be a at retreat foy
Miss King Neither was it long bstere
discovered that Lounsbury was not q dead
as he was drunk, though hardly as far gone
IN liquor as Scammell, who could have been
pitched over the rail and passed to the nskt
world without the slightest inoonveuisnoe
to himself. And mors's the pity 'twss net
done.
Like bags of dunnage took them BY theis
collars, hauling them am6dships, and then
clapped the wrists and legs Of both Into
irons, articles which in those days stood
somewhat ahead of the medicine chest In
Importance, and frequently In USE With Q
mingled feeling of pity, hatred, and disgust,
soused the sots with bucket Of salt water,
and then left them for Nature to bring q
life. As moved aft ! caught the frsshnsss
of small, early morning breeze, and Nv
that ere long the protecting blanket Of fl
would be rolled away. Much would havs
given for knowledge OF eur exact whsrs-
abouts, but as this was impossible, notAias
remained but to prepare the schooner foI
sailing as soon as we could get our bearings.
Twas small job to cast of the gasksts and
get loose the headsails ready for hoistins,
but another matter for Amss and myssH
alone to run the heavy canvas Of the main
and foresails to their mast heads was
fearful that the rafting blocks and rustlins
Of the great cloths might herald eur situa.
tion, but nothing came Il Il, and after dssl
Of hauling We got somsthins like . slaek
Get to the sails whish fer neatAs ~ ~
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