The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-11-20
Tho End OF a Mutlny.

Tho End OF a Mutlny.
was only nineteen yesrs old when
shipped the fst time. said my frisn'
,he old sailor. Ths cssit WAS brig csllst
the Swallow, and che was bound Tor th
vest coast OF Airios, having 9 cargo o
cotton cloth. boots and shoes. rum II
casks, peedles. brass kettles. cutlssses
old muskets and other stufi that coult
be easily traded for gold dust. nusgelI
snd ivory With the natives. 10 th0s,
days more than forty years ego. fortune'
we're made In this trade. but times hav'
changed since then.
We had another objsct bfsidss trading
i.r W were instructed TO look after tb'
schooner Ella Noble, which had sailed
Tor the very locality to which We wer.
bound and had never retarned. Whsl
bad become Of her vas . mystery, Tor d
though she was spoken when within ,
few days sail OF the African coast nc
further tidings had come from her, and
IL was feared she had met with some
fatal disaster.
The crew Was mostly made up of the
rouehe men found 10 shipping Offices
and along tle water front, for the voyage
wss not . desirable one, 81 there was
sore to be no lille risk Of life, and the
food could not be the best procursble by
suy means, i wastot at sll iavorably i'm
pressed by my messmsses. but my head
vas foil u foolish notions about the 70
msnse 10 Q cruise to Africa. and | vss
more than eager to go. Some oi the 70
msnes faded when wss put on salt re-
tIous and compelled to do duty OF com
mon before the msstsiilor.
The eap.sin wssa brutal fellow. as be
needed TO be to order tuch Q crew and
kssp i. 10 subjsotion. He had . voice
like . ioshorn and . scowl that WAS black
% thuu udefcloud. The Grss mate WAS .
Spsni,rd named Oorello. He had q fiery
temper and . heavy hand, bat isncied
him more than the skipper.
For some reason Corello seemed 10
takes liking to me. aud l siterwsrd had
cause to thank my good fortune that this
was true. He was not nearly 90 herd on
me 20 be might bsve been, although !
felt that my lot was quite hard enough.
l. wss not long sf'sr leaving port that /
observed queer actions among the ssilors.
There was great deal OF mutterins, and
sometimes l would espy so meoi the men
with their heads together talking 10 low
tones. l did not like this, and so l
told the mate sbout It, Hs looked a me
queerly. saying susrdedly.
Have cairs. z 50 men no like tst.ler.
Iizey besr you tell t'ines, some time you
get He naishsd b. drawing bis huser
across hi, throat 10 q significant manner,
From that time l felt sure there was
trouble breuiHe, but | remembered the
warning and was careful to keep my
month shut. NJ dislike for the captain
more ,sed, snd l actually grew to detest
the man after saw him knock down 9
sick man with . marliuo spike whom be
had ordered sloit. bat Who vas unable to
mount the rstlints.
Daring The q ,st part OF the voysge the
captain and Corello got along we'll enough
and We bad sighted the African cosst
when they bad their first quarrel. The
,kipper attempted TO bully the Spsnisrd.
Is was bis custom With oil the men, sDd
Corslio Jared up 10 sn instsnt. Hot
words followed. All Ut once The master
grabbed up light running block spd
fang it st the mste's head.
The sim vas true enough. bu. Corello
lodged, Then the skipper caught up =
belsyins piu snd made Tor the Spsnisrd,
cav A .sh oi steel. and Cofello fell
back sesinst the main bs,chvIy, . kuiis
10 his hand; With 8 Spanish oath be
svore be would cot the esptsin's heart
put IL sn siteupt vss msds 10 strike
him With the belsyins pin.
For little time the two men looked
straight into each others eyss. snd then
Ibs c,p,siss baud fell. expected be
would order thst Coieilo be seiE,d snd
pat Ia irons. bu, be did nothing Of the
kiad. Is,tssd be retired 10 his cabin,
lpd | cav . siogul.r smile plsyins sbout
lbe nsies mouth. wtile ! i.noisd there
Was burrirg poser In Lis black eya.
Tas night Corpllo came 10 me ss
) ooj ny watch. he touched me lightly
% tue .rw, .lisptrias:
uye you. Dsb't you be sesred whsn
tbs tire comes. Then be sss gone
IL thai q nn,iuy vas thfes,srsd. aud
| sss 10 doabi ~hst 10 DO | dad pci
,ia be u uatinssu. sbd | tad shout dc
lsfniaei 20 tepa. my sosplcioos to The
o,ptsin uben / wss r,iiey from the
sstsb. A. was soios fsrssrd / .u iso
iorms ssrd heard tho voice oi Cofello
nyirs
not this nigb.. fonoros.
This relieved ny feelings cone shst
and 1 dared not sltempt 10 arouse the