The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

: for home. though don't see how T.
ever to hold up my head In Bost<
D o. Salem ag'in- They'll say was
coward not to make \ tight fur II
Then they'n be fools! The Dutc
! men would have killed every one OF I
but what they'd had the brig. and v
ought to thank heaven we got or Z
well AZ we did Don't ye despai
/ Elisha We've seen some tight squeak
d but we've allus come out all RICH
z Don't ye remember how a whale one
: saved us p
= ~And the same whale may eat U
this timer
{ All that day the boat ran her tru
course. but as the brig bore into tn
north and sailed the faster her topsail
! kwere only speck on the sea whei
. the sun went down. As the breex
| did not fall with the sun, the mel
were divided into watches, q lanteri
! was run TO the head OF the mast hea,
of the mast as a signal. and hour ate
hour the boat danced over the seas
There were two men on the look
out but after midnight Nancy reused
up and spoke to them and found thai
both Of them were asleep. She sal
down beside one OF them in the bow
wide-awake with her thoughts OF the
sudden change in their fortunes. and
= long hour passed when the sight OF
a ship suddenly danced before her.
II was a craft with all her sails
set and having been taken aback she
was drifting away stern first. though
this fact was not known till later. A
cry from the woman reused every
body in an instant. and pointing into
the south she chokingly exclaimed:
"There-there-a ship-a ship
by Josh. and there isr' answered
Captain Elisha second later. Now,
men. all together and hail her"
A great shout went over the water.
but 1t was not answered. and neither
was a light displayed. The shout was
repeated again and again and again.
and then after a long look Captain
Elisha cried out:
why, l believe she's an abandoned
craft and takin' care of herself, Wen
run right alongside in five minutes-'
They reached the decks OF the
stranger to find her ship OF good
deal larger than the Mary Ann. and a
search OF ten minutes proved that not
living soul was aboard There was
dead man. though
Lying In the main cabin, fully
dressed. was the corpse OF the captain.
and a sailors sheath knife was still
sticking in his back Murder had been
done before the ship was abandoned.
Did you ever read an account OF that
ocean mystery? The ship voorne. Cap
tian Bergen, master, had set out from
North Sea ports bound for New York
with a valuable cargo. That was the
craft Hopewe1 found adrift in mid
ocean
Her crew. from the mate down. were
the men who took forcible possession
OF the Mary Ann. after killing their
captain and abandoning their vessel
What drove them to the deed OF blood
why they didn't stand by their ship
afterward-where they headed for in
the stolen briEthere are questions
that have never been answered.
Perhaps the mate and his chief quar-
relied and murder was done in pas
sion Then fear Of the law made the
whole crew clamorous to get out OF
the ship. They took nothing with
them which was not their own
They even left over thousand dol
lars in gold and silver behind them.
II any human eye ever sighted the
Mary Ann after her crew lost sight
OF her. the fact has not been reported
to this day. 1t is easy to guess her
fate, however. She either went down
in a gale at sea or was wrecked on
some iron-bound coast to the north.
and every soul persisted.
No sooner had the body of the late
captain received burial and the ships
papers been overhauled to find her
port of destination than she was head ,
ed for the port of New York to be .
delivered up to. the consignees. 1t was
a short-handed crew to work such a Q
big craft. but every man tried TO do :
two mems work, and II was recorded ?
Pm the log that Nancy Hopewell steer {
ed her tricks at the wheel and kept =
ookouts with the men. r
While they had been despoiled Of the 7
Mary Ann. they were to find them 4
selves largely the gamers by it. After r
run which was bare OF event the r
lereIict was safely moored in New .
FORK hafb Dor. and Captain Elisha babe 4
sancy remove the tar from her hands =
nd slick up to meet company. 4
1t is OF the long ago have written. n
he tomb-stones OF both Elisha and =
lancy are moss-grow1 in the old Gene :,
cry. but the salvage money received y
rom the yoorne gave them years OF II
omfort and happiness. People some !,
mes wondered that In their old age
lere was no abatement Of their afrec- =,
ons. and Elisha would always answer :,
lem with: :.
Then. by Josh. it's because Nancy -
the bravest and best woman on q,
nth. and / don't care who hears me AZ
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