Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-03-23

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spired by some emotion Of malice on
mischief. no alone was the oulprit; and
II not loud, their wrath was deep
against him.
These variations OF our compass set
the busy brain Of Marc Hlslop to work,
and in a day or two he declared that
no had discovered plan for prevent
ing the repetition OF tricks so danger
GUS by insulating the needle 30 as TO
protect tho compass from attractions
false or dangerous
Tam uncertain whether he perfected
this experiment, but Antonio soon
went TO work another way; for one
day, when he was supposed to be busy
In the malntop, he shouted. "stand
from underl" and ere Hislop, who was
just beneath, could give the usual re-
Spouse, Let go" u heavy marlinsplke,
the same which had been found in tho
pinnacle, clipped from the hand OF An
tonic and fell crashing through the
topgrating,
The iron bar crashed Into the deck
at the feet OF Hislop; whether this 0c-
CURED by inadvertence or design we
knew not, but the Scotsman thought
the latter ..t. r
THAT rasoally Spanish picaroon Will
work us some serious mischief before
we overhaul our ground-tackle or SEQ
the Cape" said Weston, who was en-
ragged by this new incident, and the
narrow escape Of Hlslop, for whom he
had a great regard.
aye, he has hang-dog look about
him that l never liked" replied the
latter. HE seems to be always down
by tho head, somehow, We should
have left him In his sklii, Just as wa
found him, like bear adrift on graf
Ing, or pig In a washing tub"
On another occasion he Injured VIII
White, one of the crew, by letting tho
topmaul fall from the foretop, where
II usually lay, for driving home the nd
OF the mast.
His dreams again became source Of
annoyance to all In the forecastle
hunks; and on being closely and So
verely questioned by Captain Weston
and the men as TO whether he had
ever killed any one, by accident or
otherwise, after being long badgered.
he drew his ugly knife from It's shark
skin sheath and replied sullenly;
only Chlnaman or 80, when In
California"
"Well, wish you would clap q
stopper on your mouth when you go
to sleep, or turn in out Of earshot in
a topgallant studdlng sail--as Tar of
as you choose and the further off the
better" said old Roberts, sullklly, after
the rawlings of the Cubano had kept
him awake for several nights.
"You seem to dream a great deal.
Antonio" said Weston, with a keen
glance, beneath which the Spanlard
quailed,
"si, Senior Capitano," he stammered.
"How Is thls?"
II am very fond Of Dreams" he re-
piled, with bitter smile on his lip
and scowl In his dark eye.
"Have you pleasant ones2"
II cannot say that they are always
so, but should like to procure them"
"shall l tell you how to do SOL"
shipmateY"
III you please, senor," growled the
Spaniard.
go to sleep, II you can, with that
which is better than the formula Of
prayers, which at times you pay out
like the line running off log reel"
"And what is 1t you mean, milo cap
itano?"
"A good conscience" replied Weston.
with q peculiar emphasis.
A black scowl came over the Span
iard's swarthy vlsage, as he touched
the rim of his hat, darted a furious
glance at his chief accuser, the white
haired seaman Roberts, and to end
the examination walked forward
ats Ito DO continued,l