Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-05-25


the sum total would highten her, as
the figure vas pretty steep h sptOe II
ell could do, but when ! called again
abe said:
II have got that amount of money
and little over. am going to sub
lease this house for sir months and go
with you on this voyage / see yor
have figured on q cock Strife him Oh
the list. / shall be cook myself. II ]
can cook and WORK here, I can do tbs
same aboard OF brig, and we want nc
tdbers. 1 have fully made up my mind
10 carry out my ideas, and you will 80
ahead as fast as possible"
was pushing things along TO geA
away at the, earliest hour, when
heard that the captain Of the hate Good
Intent was secretly seeking craft foR
charter. This satisfied mo ag to the
value Of the wreck II Il was stfn intact
and also made me hust1S the haFde8.
When we finally got away, there wHs
no tain about n, ana Was the only
man aboard who knew our real deeetn8-
tom. That we should be followed With
In a week OF ten days was certain. and
we were no sooner clear Of the heads"
than orders were given to crack ON
and keep the little hooker travelling fer
al she was worth We were IN ballast
only, having cleared FOR japan, and i
had picked up good saile1 Ia ch8TseR
ing the Duchess
There is q wide stretch OF sRl4 water
and weeks OF sailing between the Cali
eornh coast and the Neck1 islands,
which He In q southwest direction and
number II. great and small Only the
largest two are Inhabited, but knew
that residents Of them FoVed among the
whole group and tlaat shell gatheferS
and traders would be frequently met
with. Among our outfit was 9 pound
cannon and 30 musketa, bought of a
junk dealer IN San Franchises Il We
found the wSecR, we might haVa to
hold t by force and do some sharp
fighting. From the FIRST day ct sailing
until the morning we sighted Niger
island one OF the Neeher group and the
one where the Good InAeut had lef4 her
bones, she appeared to be certain the$
our adventure would turn out all right.
The wreck ny the9e ca the rect 30
she had been abandoned, and . yen
came from every th8oa1 We had Sim
ply to feel cur w9y down 10 heE. % near
as possible and then take the yawl ana
board her. She looked sad wreck bot
we found her In fairly good shape
when we got aboard, having the widow
with us. The Feef YVES halt Q mile
from the beach, and the ship had dr4y4
en- ON TO 1T stem 6Rst, run ABBOTT half
her length and then made creole for
herself. At high tide there were two
feet OF w8ter IN her loweg hold; at low
eiae she was 6FatTHeA of eRNy drop
Now, see how q0eeR aeo the ways Of
fortune. We had net been on the wreck
an hour before two native catamaFans,
each carrying Is islanders, hove IN
sight and came down 70 "a. The fell
IowB at once demanded share Of the
loot, and we had TO resort TO the big
gun to drive them away. They return
Sd under white flag before night and
offered their services for pay, and 20
II them were engaged TO assist Us.
1t would have been q great and with
,ut the opium, but the stuff was aboard
all right. The value OF the tin cases
packed In Ona Of the staterooms was
lot far from $4,000. and OF general
cargo we took in load which sank the
brig to her plimsoll mark. In q week
We were through with the wreck and
'eady to turn heF over to the islanders
'or what they could get out Of her. We
1p anchor and headed for the Pacific |
coast at noon one day. and within
hree bouFs we rose bark which was
leading straight for the spot we had
eft. 1t was, the captain Of the lost !
Good Intent, but he had come too late.
We made port after an unsventful
7oyage, the cargo was landed and dis |
,osed Of with only few days delay, |
md one morning we were all paid on, ,
aid goodby to the widow, and never
aW her again.