Year: 1871

" lObOOl VI W JllO UpW OlUCeIS
of the vessel, which he begged piteously to
be let off, finally agreeing to introduce us,
in person. And as the papers, duly record
ed, were handed us from the custom house,
we bade good day to the polite judge, tell
ing him we would call in the morning and
make settlement with him, and that with
his permission, which he readily granted,
the charge against Captain Darnsford was
withdrawn.


During all these proceedings, the friends
of the captain had been perfectly silent,
but now they broke forth.


"You mean, contemplate skunk, what
do you mean by cavooting round as you
haveY"


"Kick him % shouted another.


"Steamboat him out of town." the next
said. And there seemed for moment that
there would be serious trouble.


But the sheriff who had accompanied us
said, "Steady, gentlemen this man must
go aboard the vessel and complete this bu-
siness, otherwise you interfere with the in
jured man, and must protect both"


For Jack Hays to speak protection, was
sufficient safeguard for any one for he GER
tainly had a neat trick of enforcing the law
with dexterous pistol shot that generally
carried full conviction of the earnestness
of his remarks. So the principal merchant
said, "All right, Hays, we only feel mad at
the skunk in taking us in so finish up
the work, and we will wait ON the gen.
tleman on the vessel tomorrow at two, to
purchase the cargo ; that being what called
us there to-day" And bidding us good
evening, they left us to 90 our way.


We soon found the ships boat, and were
quickly off in the stream; and going on
deck were met by the second officer, who
was directed by the captain to call the
chief mate and others as quickly as possi-
Bile. And they having come ON deck, he
gravely introduced Mr. Seymour as owner
of the whole. Somewhat surprised they
looked around to find the meaning of it,
and were still more perplexd to hear Sey-
mour say, "Order the boat again, mate
and land the captain"


"You do not mean to let me land as |
amp" said the unfortunate man. 81 must
get my clothes and private things from my
cabin"


"You have no private things on mn
ship" said Seymour with savage emphasis
on the word my; "And you had better
start at once"


"I haven't five dollar piece in the world
with me my money is all below" shrieked
the miserable man.


Just so | hadn't a cent when you land
ed me, and so we are even. But captain,
you are making yourself ridiculous with
your crew."


"Curse your soul ~ he muttered, as lie
passed over the side into the boat. eff /
catch you ashore, we'll have it out man for
man."


"Start along, or I'll kick you," said Sey-
mour. And rather helping the unfortunate
man over, as the boat disappeared, he told
the officers and crew who were now all as
sembled, and to whom the affair seemed
strange, that the vessel and cargo had been
stolen from him by the rascally captain
who had left him with cannibals to perish,
but from whom he had escaped and now
reclaimed his own.


| Three hearty cheers followed the expla-
nation, and we then went below. There
for an hour we examined the captains
state-room, finding, among other things,
over five thousand dollars in gold The
vessel was fitted gorgeously, and Seymour
was now rich enough.


1t would be needless to say that he gave
me command of her at extra wages, and
that after selling the cargo, which brought
him over two hundred thousand dollars, the
owner, in whose sanity began to believe,
fitted her for a second trip to the Fejees,
to redeem his promise and deliver the fair
jugglcr to freedom.


The week before we sailed took up the
"Daily Ingot," and read in its columns:


"MURDER AT THE BELLA UNIoN.-A
man was shot ia fIacas at the Bella
Union last night, who lately came here in
command of a splendid clipper ship, of
which he was the owner. He was arrested
on grave charge-what we cannot learn
and transferred the vessel and cargo at
at once TO new owners. The transfer must
have been n bona flde one, as he has
| been loafing around dead broke ever since
and last night, intimating to man in the
notorious saloon on tho Plaza, that his
mother was of canine origin, received
pistol shot in the head, killing him instant
ly. The murderer escaped"