Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-07
IOICK RODNEY;
Or. The Adventures Of
An Eton Boy.
ex JAMES GRANT.
~s.......sses sae sss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
BV JAMES GRANT.

ana then, with short-handed craft
heaven help us! But assure Torn II Is
Only as yet a trade-wind gaie--to take
as much canvas on her as he can and
TO make all snug aloft. Wen have
thunder directly. Diek-gueh thunder
as you can only hear In the tropics"
lie sank back. exhausted even by
these few words. while ! hurried on
deck with his orders.
! had scarcely conveyed them To
iafneoarne. who was keeping = look
Out forward. when. amid the dusky
obseuri'y OF sea and sky. there burst
a sudden CLEAN of wondrous light
Ihs men, who we're spreading some
old. ~eitsd sails over the sheet and
working anchors. the s,eersman at
the wheel, the watch and all hands
who we're erouehing 10 leewsrd. or
holding on by ropes and Delaying pins
10 windsard. seemed for 4 moment 10
become shise-yisaged spscisrs amid a
sea OF pale blue nsns-a sea wherein
tie nyinS brig. with her brsiied courses
ana ressed ,opsalls. her hAlf-naked
mas's and black eorcase. we're all dis
une,iy Visible IA at MONDAY, while
the polished brass on funnel. pinnacle
and skyiixht ali flashed aud shone, as
ship and efer. with all their details
OF form and feature.
We're Instant seen and instant lost.
For broad and binding sheet OF
electric fame burst upon the darknes.
Of the niEbt, and passed away ~ rap
IDLY. shen the llsid braad lurst IL
J sae welhia or in the save. se knew
J not shleh.
Thea came the roar Of thander-
J the stunning and appalling thunder o
i the tropics. every explosion Of whlel
) SEEMED 10 read earth. ser and sky, a
. Their rolled like a palashle thing. o
i Lie she united salYo o, a ,housan
: rShses 81 the FAR horizon.
i After a souut 70 mighty and be
q wiiiSTins. the believing OF the win
= through the rigging. the hiss and roa
6 ut the sea as save broke AEains, wave
1 the nagpins Of The hTailed courses
the efcsklnE aud stFalninE Of the tin
r bsrs. seemed as np,hins-thc very $
a ienee Of death hile The Eakeuie tot
8 on. through mist aud spray. throag
}. darkness and abzcariiy. wtth the foa
I aytaE shIte IS vintsE draft over h
4 bass and maFtiaksls,
N Again there ass psle-green EieA
a overhead. right above tie truck OF q
Il taainmsst. where The chambers OF q
a. akY seemed TO opea The clouds dlvl
ea 10 the darkness Of heaven. aud o
At Of that opening came The fofksd ilga
&c uinx. r!kEax. green and CHASTITY.
be There vas dreadful shock. viii
knocked every man down. except Ca
~ ION. who sas at the wheel. and
or exclamation OF terror Escaped US all
NJ A sauadcFbols had struck the E
so senle'
an with sil its soudrous speed-instn
liz famous az electric light could be
rildei down the main top gallant ma
"a reualue The topmast-eap and ,hs fra
,.t ed grating Of the top to .s~ees; thsi
nv If ran down tsk mainnast. Blu
"a. through tho deck and spen, ia Il
In the bold.
,er A, tina, moment the main opmi
n with all It's yards, gear and eanv
ny fell about ths deck In burning bran
,.r and the brig WAS hove right in
"a. Winds eye. while the sea twitched
=. h.lm out OF the hands OF Ned G
~, Inn Who became bewildsred on d
.rh In. III. compasses lose all their po
ing t,r By the influence Of the electric d
her the north point of ons heading sol
NJ. ...t and of the other southwest.
~, Almo~, Immediately after this tn
49,, . cry of "Firel"-that cry sc
~. ,tbls. 10 appalling on board ship;
a. ,s.r thick white smoke was seen
va. ,..u. from the creviees of the bate
main-hstchway.
~ All hands rushed TO this point
~ ,,r..boa, was anshipped from
- sh,ek. and dragged aft; some stoot
~,l,b buckets OF water. while OF
- s,,,ck of the padlocks and Iron b
..nt the tarpsulin Was torn away
wi. hatch lifted-and lo'
- column Of FIRE ascended
49,, s,ra,rbt line from the body OF
~ saiae-luria. red and scorching. AZ
h.n cask. OF molasses and bales Oh 60
~, burned and blazed together, =
hos ,mn tina, rose up between the M
IN. ~ .eoreed through the mainstay. a., J,
~. ~. braces Of the foreyards. and h'iea
err, @soie vessel with light. annou
the that all was over. 49,, .r,.a
at Ia doomed ship e'ieu
'a'' rambourne; I'VE must leave ne
Ia, clear away the lonsboat'
,ass cool, lads; b. cool and steady t,,,,
, !, live. depend upon your conduct
skill anu your -