The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-02

rose water, anu puu06 ASiiSt@A'S'1 '
an interval, then finally praying again.
1t was much like a protracted meeting.
"Ou- cargo consisted mainly OF
horses-nokle Arabian animaIs-for
Kurrachee and Bombay; and they near
ly monopolized the deck space. There
were, as it proved, eleven Arab horse
dealers in charge of the drove, to a
man admirable fellows physically, with
the fierce, untamed look Of a tiger
when pressed to bay by the elephants.
A few Koords, dead-black Nubians.
dusky Hindoos and dignified Afghans,
an Armenian emmigrant or two, and
motley contingent Of natives from the
Persian interior brought the number
of deck passengers up to about twenty
five. These passengers lived entirely
on deck. They boiled their rice them
selves, which, with few dates or other
fruit and frequent potations of black
coffee, furnished the simple diet OF
most of them. They slep in the open
air along the scuppers or on some con-
venient hatch. What with the horses
and the bales Of forage, the passengers
and their always multifarious effects,
there was hardly an available inch OF
deck.space that was not occupied.
Besides the eight officers of the YES
sci I was the only English-speaklng
person on board. Among the deck pas
sengers had noted handsome ARAB
girl. l longed to put her face on paper
but I we'll know the stern antlpathy
the Moslems cherish against having
their picture taken in any form. How
ever T ran the risk of resentment and
surreptiously made the sketch you are
looking at 1t was Zuielka, oausnte
of Sheik Abdul, the chief OF the horse
dealers.
Il had grown sleepy listening to the
third officers yarns, and in preference
to tossing away the night In super
heated stateroom I brought my mat
tress up on the windward side OF the
| promenade deck, where found the soft
eastern breeze delightfully."- cooling. 1t
| was pIeasant to be out where, when
happenea to be reused momentar1ly,
| could see the stars shining overhead
and hear the soothing splash OF the
water against the vessels side, the So
norific, even pulsations Of the engines,
and at intervals the bell on the bridge
giving the hour Of the watch, repeated
by the lookout in the bows with an ac-
companying 'alls we'll
| AT midnight the chief officer went
below, and the second officer, Mr.. New
hall, took his place on the bridge. we
expected to make Linga shortly after
daybreak, and as We had already come
ont of our course, Captain Sargent be-
grudged any unnecessary delay and
left orders to have everything put IN
readiness for a quick discharge OF the
Linga consignment To get at the car
60 with a steam windlass it was neces-
sary to remove the forward hatch. This
had been appropriated as choice po
sition by the somewhat overbearins
Arab horse dealers, and it was covered
with their PROSTATE forms. One of the
watch unceremoniously wakened the
sleepers, and with an imshi Cget or'
of the way) ordered them of. They
resented being so rudely disturbed II
the middle Of the night and refused t<
move. glowering at the sailor with Sui
len anger. Thereupon the second Officer
called Captain Sargent, who prompt!
came forward and proceeded to clea
. the hatch by force. BY this time tn
Arabs were thoroughly enraged. I'm
sheik excitedly directed few word
to his companions, and seizing a wlneI
! lever advanced fiercely on the captall
f before the latter could lay hold of any
i thing to defend himself with. IN
whole party rose en- masse, and brand
ishing their murderousl looking crooKe
knives frantically in the air drove Tn
;. two officers before them into the Sc
r loon and held them there in terro
t of their lives.
u 81 was awakened by the uproar, an
b without knowing just what the matte
e was rushed below in quest OF my reVo
YER. But l found the way to my stat
y room cut off by two sturdy guard
h Suddenly it occurred to me that tn
second engineer had shown me an al
= cient pistol taken from the French
J. the Penirsular war; I slipped dow
e. the engine-rconl hatchway unseen an
O found it was loaded and primed. Wit
v it I mounted guard, leaving the senle
II engineer free TO watch the engines.
d Meantime the third and fourth OF
ir GERS and one of the engineers had bee
J, discovered and added to the list OF tt
J. CAPTURED in the saloon. The mutlnee
+ having thus become masters OF II
" shin, a posse of them invaded Il
~ furnace room and scared the stoke
i awav. Next they set upon me Wi
q. knives and sticks. But this time tn
ct NET with a repulse, for discharg'
ut the pistol in seE-defense and shot o.
h of my assailants in the leg. This seem
>, 70 check the ardcr and quell the II
th petuosity OF the rufhans, and they wit
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