Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-03-22

turned, away we went once more with
speed, nightly comforted.
Tob's woman must needs bring drink
on deck, and bid all pour iba tons to
her as a future queen. But lob cuffed
her back into the aftercastle, slam
ming to the hatch behind her heels,
and bidding the crew send the liquor
down their dusty Threats. Eve are
done with that foolery," said he. "My
Lord Deucalion will be king of this
new kingdom we shall build in the Tin
islands, and right proper king he'll
make, as you untraveled ones would
know if you'd sailed the outer seas
with him as I have DONE" Beneath
which l read a regret, but said moth
ing, having made my plans from the
moment of stepping on board, as will
appear on a later sheet.
So on down the great estuary we made
our way, and though it pleased the
others on board when they saw that
the seas were desolate of sails, it sad
dened me when 1 recalled how once
the waters had been whitened with the
glut of shipping.
They had started off on their voyage
with bare two days provision in their
equipment, and so, of necessity, even
after leaving the great estuary, we
were forced to voyage coastwise, put
ting in every likely river and sheltered
beach to Stay fish and meat for future
victualing. "And when the winter
comes" said lob, ''as it's gales will
be heavier than this old ship can
stomach, I had determined to haul up
and make q permanent camp ashore,
and get crop of grain grown and
threshed before setting sail again. 1t
is the usual custom in these voyages.
And shall do it still, subject to my
lords better opinion
So here, having by this time COM
pleted a two-months' leisurely journey
from the city, l saw my opportunity
to speak what I had always carried in
my mind. "Tob," l said, 81 am a poor,
weak, defenseless man, and l am quite
at your mercy; but what if 1 do not
voyage all the way to the Tin islands
and GUST you of this hingship?"
He frightened perceptibly. "Aye,"
he grunted, you are very weak, my
lord, and mighty defenseless. Weknow
all about that. But what's else? You
must tell all your meaning plain. I'm
a common mariner, and understand
little of your fancy talk"
''Why, this. That it is not my wish
to leave the continent of Atlantis. If
you will put me down on any part of
this side that faces Europe, will COM
mend you strongly to the gods. L
would could give you money, or (bet-
ter stilD articles that would be useful
to you in your colonizing; but as it is,
you see me destitute"
"As to that, you owe me nothing,
having done vastly more than your
share each time we have put in shore
for the hunting. But it Will not do,
this plan of yours. ] will shamedly
confess that the sound of that king
ship in my Tin islands sounds sweet
to me. But no, my lord, it will not
do. You are no mariner yet, and I'M
derstand little of geography, but |
must tell you that the part of Allan
tbs there"-he jerled his thumb to-
wards the line of trees and the noun
tains that lay beyond the fringe of
surf-''is called the Dangerous Lands,
and man must needs be a salaman-
der and be learned in magic $50 l am
told) before he can live there"
l laughed. eve OF the Priests
clan have some education, lob,
though it may not be on the same
lines as your own. In fact, l may say
was taught in the colleges concern
ing the boundaries and the contents