New-York tribune., 1909-08-08

crowd was by bad example. Whlle ait had
treated them we'll and they liked me for my scrap
with Macklin, they listened while cOunseed sub
mission and avoidance of legal consequences which
last was the only point made They feared neither
man. God nor devil but they did fear the law and
grew quiet when talked of Jail and the gallOws Ari
this fear possibly accounted Tor my hndlng my psf ~
a newly invented colt revolver lying IN my bunk
one morning when j came IN from a long night
LOOKOUT 70 get my breakfast
Who put this here, ! demanded. Who hal
my gun. g - ,,,, ..,.-,,,.,..,. ~. ,;,,. ,,,. :.
state of mind behind il given in the remark u
one Now we've got it again, Use II!
L tucked it under my mattress. resolved not t)
it but httle later put II INTO my trousers
rocket. Fear of The law, forward and aft, began 20
weld TO fear of death Men openly sharpened Their
knives. and the afterguard ostentat1ously showed
their pistols Their pistols not good ss
mire they were double barreled, muzzle loading
derringers, with only TWO shots.
THINGS eliminated on moonlt night when We
were charging along before quartering whole
sail breeze, masking, } should Judge, about eleven
knots i on lookout, usual, and keeping
good one. know. even though my eyes would hall
close times from sheer need of sleep. IL was about
bells Of the first watch and for some reason oT
other-perhaps the strong moonlight, which keeps
some ueoIle aWake-bOth the skipper and the t-St
mate were on deck and standing aft near the wheel
while Nh Parker stood his watch on the poop forward
Of the after house The walked up and down
between the fore and main rigging
"A faint light showed up ahead and 70 leeward.
opened nv ewes wide TO make and the faint
shadowy outlines of hull and canvas. ship close
hauled across our bows. Then i sang out,
81 Light ho' Ship the port tack two points OF
the starboard bow, sir.
Light no Is it beloved the skipper Put an
other on lookout and send that scow bunker ait
here, Mr.. Parker,
a man came and relieved me- Wondering what
was up now. went aft and the skipper and two
mates met me at the break Of the poop
You get up there the weather maintopsaI
ward arm You blanked blind eyed farmer snarled the
skipper, and keep Your lookout therei Dive hear.
! saw that light ten minutes before YOU sang out.
'' reported it as as / saw H. sir, / answered
civiIy,
None o. Your lip, Get up there And say
II had answered and turned, in no way bothered
by the change i pat in the rest of the night
The ward; but could SIT down and rest my bones
The skipper modified this. y ou keep Your look
out there and when the bell strikes YOU call out
Ans well, weather maintopsail ward arml" Then
YOU flap Your arms ike wings and crow Ike zoos
ter and YOU say God bless Captain Black and Nj
Naokin and Mr.. Parker Dyou hear1'
Yes. sir said, and went aloft boiling over
with humiliation and rage. Of what use was hfe J
thought, and success sea, if it 70 be bought ~
such price in manhood and self respect The more
| thought ot II the stronger grew my resolve 70 end
Il IN some way.
IT was the man at the wheel who showed me the
waV. He was a hOt-terpered EriShman q good
seaman; but an indifferent helnsman. He had r-t
the ship of couple of points at the skipper order
as To pass under the stern OF the ship ahead ari
had some trouble IN steady1ng TO the new course
lie came IN for round OF abuse from the three ari
81 last relieved while the skipper gave him i--
Structlons similar 70 mine He 20 take The 5e
laintopSail ward, call out the bells when struc1
deck, and conclude with the CoCkCrOw and bles-,--
on his lords and masters heard his furious curses
as he reached the ward and Slid out 20 leeward
We passed under the stern OF the other ship s-t
/ Judged by her rig that She was beating her
west, possibly 70 New York or Boston. A. She
dropped out OF sight aStern. eight bells stru,>
deck. The lookout on the torecastle called o--