The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-01-13
CHAPTER ".

CHAPTER ~.
OF THE MOVING TALK OF THE
YOUNG SAILOR AND THE STRANGE
BEHAVIOR OF AN OLD ONE.
In reasonable time we cleared the
channel and began to climb the long
Atlantic swells. We saw nothing more
of the Dutchman and little apprehend-
ed any further alarms from him, as
he must by this time have consulted
prudence and taken himself out of
these waters. We had repaired the
little damage he had done to our spars
and rigging, and thus, as we finally
made the open sea, we seemed in good
case to go blithely on with the voyage
Several days now passed, during
which we had favorable winds, and the
Industry made very good progress,
One morning, being sent on some mat
ter to the hold, heard running about
and shouting on deck, and ON calling
up to learn the cause was told that
large ship was in sight.
shes fast craft-by the way we
are raising her" said the fellow who
was speaking, land the captain is in
ihl " bilhE liNi lilNb MS ElfNSs III
is half way up the weather shroud,
a-goggling away as though for his
life"
l dropped what | was doing and
climbed hastily out of the hatch
| was up the main shrouds at once,
the captain and Master Pradey being
in the fore, and when had well cleared
fba 1aplr / - tool
look
The stranger was in the southwest
ern seaboard, hull down and with only
his topsais and the upper part of his
courses showing. and at the moment
was standing on the starboard tack
This brought him well forward of our
lee beam, as we were on the larboard
tack and headed somewhat south of
southwest. He was rising rapidly, as
his swift whitening and charging
showed, and at this rate would he hull
up and distinct in the course of few
minutes.
OF sudden the captain lowered his
glass and said something to the mate
! did not catch what il was, but Master
Pradey gave a nod, as though of salts
faction, and at once swung down to
the deck.
run up the colors" he shouted,
ilourishing back the knot of men who
presently drew about him.
sailor sprang away and in few
seconds the flag was mounting aloft.
While this was doing ! saw Mr.. lynn de-
scend from the mizzen rigging, his
telescope strapped on his back, and
guessed from his easy men that he,
too, was satisfied with the looks of the
stranger.
After little Capt. Sellinger shut up
his glass and descended To the deck,
and upon espying me called me to him
and ordered me o put the Industry in
posture for defense. lyon ship flies
the English flag" he said, but she may
be an enemy for all that, and we will
not be caught mapping"
She drew gradually nearer, and soon
with the naked eye we could make out
the design upon her flag. 1t was st.
Georges Cross, as we had suspected,
and, moreover, we could now read Eng
lish build and rig in score of little
peculiarities, discernible at least to
sailors eye. She was handsome
craft, not too narrow in the beam, yet
shapely, and with n perfect cloud of
white, well-titted canvas on her tall
spars.
When we were less than half mile
apart the stranger began to lulI, edg-
ing along only with small way, and
so crept within quarter of mile,
when he clewed up some of his sails,
and came squarely into the wind. The
two ships now lay head and head, ris-
ing and falling gently with the swell.
Our captain took his trumpet, and
tall, dark-bearded man coming to the
rail of the other ship, also with
trumpet, the hailing began.
"Ship ahoy!" beloved the other cap
tain. What ship is that?"
THE Industry, Sellinger MASTER"
returned our skipper.
where bound?' came from the
other trumpet.
Havana"
This is the Happy Bess, Capt. Tor
rycorn," announced the skipper of the
other ship after little pause. eve
are from New York for London. Win
you take a letter for nS?"