Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
CHAPTER v.-(con,inued)

WANT eeamen We appealed to the man |
o-Nar FOR protection. and wanted an i
armed boats crew. Thank heaven
such an appeal Is never made In vain |
by poor Jack Of any country TO a |
british man-o'-war. but the lubbcrly |
spaniardH never noticed the signal, or |
II so. never needed H."
The Yankee skipper uttered a fierce |
laugh.
Douse that shirt and come down.
you sir. he Numbered out; down In
stan,ly. or | will shoot you like a
coon"
But. desperate with fear, the poor
Fellow now stood upon the yard, and
while one hand grasped the topping
III, With the other he waved his shirt
TO the spaniards. heard the crack
OF pistol. and next moment he fell
qu.yering mass upon the deck, stone
dead. shot by the revolver.
That VIII teach you 10 make sig
mails from my ship. you yarmlnt. sni-
yelled the mereiless skipper, giving the
body a kick, and as for YOU he con-
unued. addressing me, and ramming
home his words with an oath: bu, be-
fore he could get further leyeled him
on the deck by blow from hand
spike. and tossed his knife and revolver
overheard.
His right arm was broken. There
was great row about all this before
the Alealde when xe got into harbor;
our bell was unshipped and our can
vas unbeni by a party OF Spanish ma
r'nes; bu, the captain crossed the Al
eslde's hand with silver or gold. and
there Was an end Of IL. There was an
end OF my engagement, too; for the
Yankee wea,hered me about my salary.
relrsd my chest. my quadrant. even an
old silver watch which my mother gave
me 70 make me comfortable, when I
nrs, sent 10 sea. aud then turned me
out Of the ship.
so with nothing except a Mexican
dollar In my pocket. but followed by
Z my Newfoundland dog Hector. found
myself on n wet and dusty evening on
the great quay o. Matanzas, which
faces the bay that opens Into the Gulf
Of Florida.
Low alike In spirits and funds. !
bad TO endure being josilod by negro
poriers. seowled al by alguaEIls. or
dered about by red.eappped and black
bearded Spanish seuir!es. who were
shlrtlegs and iattered. and whose
brown uniforms aud red worried epau-
lc,ies tainted the very sea breeze with
the odor 81 garlic and conrse tobacco
THE sun had set behind clouds az
rcd n blood The bay vas all Of deer
brown tint. and the shores we're black
or purple ! was very sad az heart
and thought Il hard that /. British
seaman. should be there an outcast
and all my kit reduced TO the clothes OF
my back. In the very place whore tn,
same Tag that pooocke and Albemarl'
holsiod on Havana. and brought al
the Don spaniards on their knees II
old King Georges time.
However. that would neither fint
me supper or bed. lost or MISE,
the bitterness Of my heart ! banned III,
poor animal for ingrstitude in lcasinl
me. Just Bs was looking about 70
humble posada. where a moiety o
my dollar might procure me bed.
man stumbled against me.
"'Look alive. cucumber shanks. SAT-
he. ansrily. In English,
"'Do you take me for negrog
asked. 7ercely.
"'You are grimy enough for any
thing said he. and after being nigh
in the Alcalde's lookup house. Ger
tainly was not the eleanest OF men
but now II seemed as II the voice o
the stranger was familiar to me. ex
/ amincd his features.
what | exclaimed. Hislop--Jac
} Hislop, Is this your
! "s'Tis I, Jack Hislop, certainly re
j plied the other, who proved to be m
! old friend. Mares father; but who tn
! deuce are your
".Your old shipmate, Sam Weston
Who sailed with you for many da
in the Good Intent Of Port Glasgow
FOR a moment his tongue SCENE
1 sbsent without leave"
"'What. you Sam Weston-Engli
Gam. A We called you-adrift here
Matansas among these Spanish land
! crabai'
I faye. adrift sure enough, said |.
: re shook hands heartily. and then &C
1ourned to q taberna, when toid MI
ali about my quarrel with the Var
kee and my present hopeless condition
over a glass Of nor'-nor'-west :.
"T have q brig here on the gr''
iron. repairing. for We lost some OF ne
conner IN scraping rock near u
Torturss shoal. All my crew are
: course ashore, and at present ! a.
res,d,ns with a friend said His'ol
nut can find permanent quarters e
YOU til you get berth. DO yo" -
int craft out there in the bayH' .
. "'The polaccs brig. about a niue on i,
: ayes We'll, she is consigned to m
owner. but was found adrift, abandon,
) by all her crew except two, about VI,
! miles OF, half way between TINS 49,
tho Salt Key Bank. l have cnarse
nor now and there you may sleep