The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

Frers had a finder box in his pocket
and made a Ere with some dry leave
and sticks. Grimes fell asleep. and tn
two men sitting at their fire, discusses
the chances of escape.
A discussion had arisen among th'
mutineers as 10 the propriety Of at one'
making sail: but Barker, who had beer
one of the pilot boat crew, and knew th'
dangers Of ths bar, vowed that he woulS
not undertake to steer the brig through
the Gates until morning; and so ths
boats being secured astern. a STRIFE
watch was set. lest the helpless Bates
should attempt TO rescue the vessel
During the evening a feeling Of pity for
the unfortunate party on the mainland
took possession Of them. II was quite
possible that the Osprey might be re-
captured. in which case five useless MUIR
ders would have been committed John
Rex. seeing how matters ware going.
made haste to take TO himself thu credit
of mercy. He ruled, and had always
ruled, his rufflans
II propose" said he, that va divide
the provisions. There are hve Of them
and ten Of Us Then nobody can blame
as"
This reasoning wae admitted and act
ed upon. There were In the harness cask
about 6fty pounds Of salt meat, and q
third of this quantity, together with
half a small sack Of -four, some tea and
sugar mixed together In . bag, and an
iron kettle and pannikin. were placed
in the whaieboat. Cheshire. stumbling
over q goat that had been taken on
board from Philip Island. caught this
creature By the leg and threw 1t into the
sea, bidding Rex take that with him
also. Rex dragged ths poor beast into
the boat, and with this miscellsneous
cargo pushed OF to the shore The poor
goat, shivering. began to blsat pitsousiy,
and the msn laughed To a stranger It
would have appeared that the boat con
tanned a happy party of fishermen. on
coast settlers. returning with the pro
cseds Of days marketing
Laying of as the water Swallowed.
Rex called TO Bates TO coma for the
cargo, and three men with nnskess
standing up n before. ready to resist
any attempt At capture, the provis
Ions. goat and al. wers carried ashore
sThervr' says Rex. '.you. can't say we've
used ron badly, for we've divided the
provisions The sight of this almost
suceor revived the courage
Of the 1--WE, and they felt grateful AZ
ter ths horrible anxiety they had endur-
I'd all that night, they were prepared to
look with kindly eyes upon the men who
had come to their assistance
Men, said Bates, with something
ike sob In bis voice, II didn't expect
his. You are good fellows, for there
lint much tucker aboard. / know"
Yes" affirmed Frere. you're good
fellows
Rex burst into a savage laugh -Shut
rour mouth. you tyrant.v said be, forget
ing his dandyism In the recollection Of
lis former suffering. '.It amt for your
,eneft. You may thank the lady and
hid for It,"
Julia vickers fastened TO propitiats
be arbiter of her daughters fate I'VE
re obliged to you-" she said. with a
ouch of quiet dignity resembling her
usband's; "and II ever get back safe |
r I will take care that your kindness
haH be known
So. with cheers and waving of hand /
erchiefs, the boat departed.
A council of war was held. with Mr.
'rere at the head Of II. and the possess
ons of the little party wers thrown
ito common stock
IL was found. upon q review Of their
that they had among them
,ree pocket-knivss, a bah Of string.
lres pipes and fig Of tobacco, por-
on Of fishing line, with hooks. and
r. iackknife. But they saw with dis
az that there was nothing which could
. used axwiss among the party. Mrs
ickers had her shawl, and Bates
"a Jacket. but Frsrs and Grimes were
ithout extra clothing.
Having made these arrangements, the
title. Alled with water from the spring.
AZ slun1 from three green sticks over
e fire, and 4 pannikin Of weak tea,
Vether with q biscuit, served out to
oh Of the party, ssvs Grimes, who
clared himself unable To eat Break
vt over. Bates made damper, which
~ cooked In the ashes. and then an
her council was held as to future habi-
ton
1t was clearly evident that they could
{ sleep In the open air. II was the
ddle Of summer, and though no annoy
cs from rain was apprehended. the ,
at In the middle Of ths day was most ,
At little distance from the i
ach was a sandy rise. that led up to
} face of the cliff, and ON the eastern
e Of this rise grew a forest Of young
es. Frere proposed to cut down these
eS and make sort Of hut with them
was soon discovered, however. that
pocket knives were insufficient for .
s purpose. but by dint Of notching the
ing sapIings, and then breaking them ,
wn, they succeeded. In couple Of =
Irs, In collecting wood enough to
4 over space between the hollow
k which contained tbs provisions and
,ther rock, In shape like hammer, h
ieh jutted out within FIVE yards of TT.
=. vicAsrs and Sylvia were to have :.
. hut az q sleeping place, and Frers =
Bates, lying at the mouth of the 3
der, would at once act as q guard to II a
them. Grimes was 10 make for him II
another hut where the Ere had bssn
tied on the previous night
When they got back to dinner, inspir-
! by this resolution, they found poor II
9. Vickers In great alarm. Grimes, ~
o. by reason of the dent In his skull,
been left behind, was walking about g..
sea beach, talking mystersouxly, and
king his fist at an imaginary foe. On III