Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12

ga, he said. his original port being Car
tagena, and from there he had been
glad to ship on the Pilanca. His story
ended, we fell to questioning him on
our present surroundings. What was
the Pilanca, and who were these fine
people she carried?
"Aweel, the Pilanca is naething but
a common sort of merchantmen" he
answered, land her trade is maist
times betwixt Havana and the straits,
but just moo she is special charferer
frae the king. She is carrying Don
Perez de Guzman, governor of Pana-
ma, to Chagre. and the auld noble We
clavered WI is the man.
But now a word as to our own state,
Sandy" l began. '-Or, first, should
be thankful for better grip of your
name"
It'll be cordial to hear We speak it;
these looms canna," he answered, with
a sniff. Its Donald Mae Ivrach, frae
Clagvarloch."
Then, friend Donald" I went on,
what think you of our prospects? Are
Il Gamma say nae," he answered, his
countenance SOLDERING Eye are like
to be ser'd wi no sweet sauce ance ye
reach Panama"
LET it rest So" said Mr. lynn. and
now another question: Who are all
these other bravely dressed people :?
I noticed both men and women"
Twill it be brawly dress fowk? said
MacIvrach, frightening. Nay. but we
haze the governors leddy-the auld
dame wi the dour look and the bit
see them, either, along wi the man
tilla, and sic like-and for anither grit
ane, Don Luis Delasco, count by title,
and rich in land and gowd, but sma' in
body. and an i'll tyke to look upon. He
is the governors son-in-law, and is not
to be envied, they say, sic deil's ane
scauld is her leddyship. Amang the
ithers are Don Lopez Castillo, Don En-
rique de Cavodilla, and Don Leon de
Cruzon. They are hidalgos, and friends
o the governor, and three mair proud,
preceese aud cocks yen gaze far to
find
We were very well satisfied with this
description, and indeed, somewhat sur
feited, especially in view of the tempt
ing smells from the cookery. Mac
Ivrach hastily inverted another box
hunted up three pannikins, with
spoons, which he placed upon it, and
poured out the mess from the pot. 1t
! proved to be a delicious onion stew
a rx-hi oh
will say now pleased my palate more
than anything 1 ever remember of eat
| ing, and in this wise I continued-be-
ing no whit before my companions
till the pot was empty.
Mac Ivrach now crowned his hos
pitable efforts by producing pipes and
| tobacco, and when we had moved the
boxes about, that we might take more
comfortable postures- we raked Goa
from the furnace, and with great ease
and pleasure proceeded to light up
Our stomachs were satisfied, we were
cozily by ourselves, and the ship was
travelling very pleasantly along, ST
that, for the time at least, we might bt
said to be in a state of comparative
content. This was all the more CRATE
full after the long hardship and eX
posture of the raft. In the discourse
that followed we answered freely Ma
Ivrach's questions, he having till nov
but a scant knowledge of US, and con
trived to impress him, as 1 thought
with the advantage to himself in con
tinuing his friendship and good offices
Not long after this some of the crew
came down, and though none force,
their company on us we conceived tina
it might not be wise to prolong gu
confab, and accordingly gave the cool
q sign and broke up. In no great Will
afterward the boatswain summoned
us, and we learned that we were pres
emily to be sent into the watches AM
report for duty. This was done, an
we found that the captain was chosel
for the first mates watch, and MI
lynn and | for the second mates, o
starboard watch. II seemed that w
had four hours each. continually
that is, watch and watch.
At four bells Mr.. lynn and l wer
called, and we left the captain to tur
in Che being weary enough, as indeed
were WEI, and repaired to the deck.