The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-01-30

strangely marOOncd on THIS lnhosfita' /
Die islet. By the appearance of saa
TO the southwark, evidently bearing
I'M the direction of the island The
anxious miners gathered upon tho
beach and hreathlessly watched .1s
nearing craft They soon discovered
that IL was none other tlan D-'s oy.
erdue schooner Presently a boat was
lowered, and D. himself, with a
crew Of three men, was seen approach
ing the island. The miners met him
with a storm OF inquiries as to the de-
lay, but D. apparently mad no ex-
PLANTATION to make-at any rate, he Of
fered none.
He listened to the story of their pri-
vations and the dangers they had
passed through with the most insulting
Indifference you look all right. any
how" was all the comment he offered,
and Immediately went on to make in
qulries as to the success Of their min
ing operations. The boat was laden
with provisions and presently he gave
orders to have these landed
stop a minute" said OConnell, who
had hitherto spoken. do you think
for a moment that after the way we
have been treated we are going to re-
main here at your mercy again"
you will stay here" way the brutal
reply, until your contract has ex-
riTed."
THAT certainly shall not" said
! O'Connell, and, going back to the
camp, he brought his ''swag." Il am
going back to Sydney. or at any rate
to Brisbane, in that schooner" said he;
"the other men can do as they like"
Upon this D., who had evidently
been drinking, called a huge negro,
who was one of the boats crew, and
ordered MIN to prevent OConnell from
entering her. The black sprang ashore,
and, as OConnell threw his bundle on
board, laid hold of him. But the blood
of the mining boss" was now fairly
up, and big as the negro was he never
had a look in during the scrimmage
which ensued. O'Connell gave him the
worst five minutes he had ever had in
his life, and ultimately left him lying
unconscious in the sand. Then the vic
torious O'Conner rushed for the boat
to which D. had already returned
The latter, drawing a revolver, free
pcint-blank at OConnells face. Blu
his hand shook with rage and excite
ment, and the bullet fortunatel.
passed through the flap of the miner
SLOUGH hat. Before he could fire agail
O'Connell grasped him by the throa
and battered his head against the after
, thwart, while the boats crew vainl
+ endeavored to drag him off.
When D. recovered consciousness
he was surly, but subdued. Findin
J that OConnell was absolutely deter
p mined to board the schooner, he sulk
, ly gave way, but he talked the othe
/ men into remaining on the island.
t Upon the arrival of the schooner &
e Brisbane, O'Connell was given int
: custody on a charge of assaulting Cal
+ tain D. and threatening to take h
. lie. Legal proceedings for breach {
y contract was also mentioned, but tt
S production of the bullet-perforated hi
: and the evidence of a friendly witne
It who bad been one of the boats ere
y put very different complexion on Il
d matter, and OConneu was discharge
= He got no further satisfaction.
" 1t transpired, however, that D
o long continued absence from the
l. land-of which his employers were e
IT tirely ignorant, and which came
Y, very near having disastrous results
Is was due to his detention in the recei
lie ing-house Of lunatic asylum duril
N the continuance of prolonged alta
D. Of delirium tremens! The Wide WoT
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