The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-10-30

lIW1s ~ 8oIS tntee pe9ple VINO i've
bout this country. / told him what I
NEW, and wondered why he should
lsk. for I could see that he wass a
sailor. and, asaI fancied. q complete
stranger to us. But he heard what ]
lad to say with much pleasure, and
look me. to 4 Tavern to drink glass
with him. Well, I drank many glasses.
-cr he wass paying for everything, and
I thought At wass only his Kindness. In
Iced. Iwass very ignorant then. and
never thought there wass suc7lsas thing
In the world as I wass soon to learn
about. Well said the sailor man, i
must go. You'll see ma down to my
boat?'
".Ah. indeed I WILL I told him, for
I thought he wass the finest man In the
world. Now / wass feeling pretty we'll
in the house, but when I came to the
fresh air I wass just SO drunk as pos
s1ble. The man had a ship lying out IN
tho bay, and 3 boat was waiting for
him in a very quiet bend lying between
the rivermouth and the castle. ! wass
IN such a state that 1t wass quite easy
to get me to go out to the ship with
them.
There I had a glass Of rum, and, In
deed, I remembered no more till the
next morning, and then we were miles
out In the sea. Well, 1 made a great
noise; but the captain he laughed and
said that When 1t wass time for him to
so 1 Wass too drunk to go ashore, so he
left me alone. But said he, I am put
ting into Aberteffy this afternoon; you,
can go ashore there
II was quite satisfied with that, u
/ saw no Aberteify that day; indeed, I
Wass too sick to see anything. The next
morning I rwass little better, and I
asked the captain about Aberteify.
Well. he just laughed again and said
he had changed his mind about calling
at that place, n I must go to Bristol
with him now as that was the place
for the ship to stop next, and then I
could go where I liked.
3 this time I wass not easy in my
mind. But / Wass very careful not to
look anxious. because I would spoil the
chance Of getting away. That morning
the wind dropped, and the ship lay on
the water all day without moving. We
We're not very far from land. perhaps
1t Wass tWo miles, perhaps not 80
much. and the little white cottages on
the hills OF Sir Benfro, that ISIS, In your
language. Pembrokeshire, looked very
pleasant to my eyes. II the captain had
wished to get me on shore he could
have done Il. very easily with that boat.
but he never made the offer, and I took
care not to ask him. for I wished to
look SO innocent as possible and willing
to go to Bristol or anywhere with them.
! knew quite well by now that II I,
made q noise they would shut me up
somewhere and spoil all my chances.
Yet I could not understand what they
wanted with me.
That afternoon. haYtng nothing to
do, they got to. the liquor and made
themselves very drunk. They offered
me ONE and 7 pretended to drink with
them and be very merry. but I wass
careful to keep my wits. There wass a
little boy on the ship and one Of the
drunken sailors wass beating him and
beating him with a piece Of rope, just
for nothing at all.
We'll. I stopped that and kept the
lucky for me I did. For that little boy
told me everything. He told me that
the ship was going about picking up
people here n there, and taking them
to Bristol to sell them for slaves. Then
they were carried across the sea and
set to work in q far country under q
burning sun. and were beaten with
whips IL they dared to grumble. ISIS
that all true?"
Perfectly true. Ieuan," said I: true
And what else did the little boy tell
me?' cried Ieuan. grinding his teeth
~furiously. This, this ISIS what he told
to the mate that he was to have twelve
pounds from some one he called Sir
Arthur, besides the price of me in Bris-
toll. Iss that clear to you?"
Clear enough" said I. THE thing
hangs together as straight as a string"
We'll, I should think So" snorted
Ieuan. II think that. indeed"
How did o come clear?" I asked.
"Oh, my heart wass on fire." cried
Ieuan, when I heard such things. The
sky vas red instead OF blue before me-,
but I kept very quiet and waited for
the darkness.
II could swim well and the sea wass
dark ]. crept to the end OF the ship
no on Wass, and took off all my
clothes, and slipped down a rope hat
Wass hanging into the water, and SO
got into the sea without a sound;
though, indeed, they were too drunk in
the ship to trouble much about a noise
II / had made 1t.
There was q light. In a house on a
hill, ginning like a pretty sta and
guiding me, straight to the shore.
Il wass a long, long time getting
there. for I was a slow swimmer,
though I a swim far; but at last I
put my feet down and felt the sand. All,
how I a that night!
"Thes stones cut my feet and the bush
es o my naked body. but T ran and
ran, wishing for nothing but to leave
the sea n ship far behind me.
me neXt morning. i FOUND. myself
Close to a little farm. and I went there
to beg food. AT first the people were
frightened, and thought I wass a mad
man. But they were very good people,
and sorry for me when they heard ali
my story, and they gave me food and
some clothes. And now I wass safe.
and made my way back easily over the
hills"
"A very lucky end to your story,
Ieuan," said I. There IL many and
nan q one working this day In the
trepanned and decoyed as
you were"
And shall I let the man escape who
did all this to mel" cried Ieuan Gwyllt.
mo. no." and he poured forth q f1erco
torrent OF words In his own tongue, In
which he could express his feelings
more easily.
His outburst was deep rather than
loud. and was dying away in savage
muttertngs when I laid my hand on
his arm. Horses, and many OF them"
said I.
a confused trampling had come to
my ears and We listened intently. "A
rider appeared round q corner OF the
hill, and another. and another. The