The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-10-18
A BRUSH WITH sAvAGEs.
Carprt-TacLs In TIrrra
def FurEo.


Capt. Joshua Slocum, In his solitary
voyage around the world in the sloor
Spray, found new and exciting use for
carpet tncks. lie thus describes an en-.
counter with the natives Of TERRA del
fuego:
Canoes manned 10y sa,agcs from
Fortesq ~ now came IN pursuit The
wind falling light, they gained on me
rapidly I'LL coming within hail. when
they ccased padding. aud u how legged
savage stood up aud called 10 me;
Nammcrschooncr' ynmmcrschooucr,
which Il their begging term. said:
No" Now. I wns not Tor letting them
know that was alone. aud ~ stepped
into the cabin, aud, passing through
the hold. came out ut the forc-scuttle,
changing my clothes A. went along.
That made two men. Then the piece Of
howsprit which had sawed on ~
Buenos Nyr,s, and which had still ON
board. arranged forward on the look.
out, dressed ~ u seaman, attaching a
line 10y which ! could pull IL into mo.
ton. Tunt made three Of ~. aud We
Old not want 10 'NammorschooHer,' but
for all that the sa,ngcs came on faster
than before. ! saw that. besides four at
the paddles in the canoe nearest Co me,
there were others In the bottom, and
that they were shifting hands often
NJ so yards fred q shot uCr'iss the bow
~ the nearest canoe, at which they Az
stopped. hut only for moment. See.
ing that they persisted Ia coming near.
cr. | fired the second sluI 80 close 60 the
chap Who wanted To 'Ndinmcrschooncr
that be changed his mind quickly
enough and beloved with fear. 'liucuo
10 Ma Leila and sitting down la his
canoe. he rubbed his starbnard cat
head for some time. | was thinking Of
good port captains advice when
pulled the trigger, AVID ! must have
aimed pretty straight, however. a miss
was ~ good AZ a mills for Mr. black
Pedro IA he IL was. and no other. q lead.
~ in several bloody mhf,Hcr,s lie nov
directed the course 81 his canoe for the
island, and the other followed him. |
fall beard that he was the villain | have
named, n renegade. mouprcl. aud the
worst murderer IN TERRA Del Fucgo.
The authorities had been Ia search ~
him for two Years The Furgans are
not bearded. Alright. March :,
At anchor Ia q snug cove at the Turn.
every heart beat counted thanks Here
poudcrcd on the events of the last few
days, and, strangely enough. instead 81
feeling rested from sitting or living
down. ! nuw began 10 feel faded and
worn; but hot meal 81 Ncnison stew
oou put me right. 80 that could sleep
A. druw sincss came on ! fret spriuklcd
the deck With the tacks that my old
friend Samblich bad given me. and then
] turned IN. ! saw 10 IL that not few
OF them stood 'husinrss end up: foI
when the spray passed Thieves hay
two canoes had put out aud followed in
her wake, and there was no Disgusting
the fact any longer that was alone.
Now, IL IL well known that one can.
not step on tack without say ing some.
thing abou, II. \ pretty good Christian
will whistle when he steps on the com.
mercial end Of carpet tack; savage
will howl and claw the air. aud that was
just what happened that night about ,
o'clock, while I WAS asleep in the cabin.
where the sa,agcs thought they had
me- sloop aud all. They changed their
minds, however, when they stepped on
deck, for then they thought that or
somebody else had them. ! had no need
of dog; they how!cd like a pack Of
hounds. had hardly use for a gun.
They jumped pcll-mell, some into THEN |
canoes and some into the sea, to cool |
OF, ! suppose, and there was a deal Of |
free language over IL as they went. | |
fired the rascals a salute Of several guns |
when came on deck. 10 lei them know |
that ! was nt home, and then turned |
In again, feeling sure that should not |
he disturbed any more by people who |
left ia 50 great a hurry Century.