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THE SUNNY SOUTH.
1 dug u)< the hex, brought it to Bryant's end
the eluniy old tourer ami myself bloke it
oia-n ami oxemincdthe contents. We found
that it contained pic-perty which I estimated
to lie worth seven or eight thousand ilollnrH.
It also contained a wallet filled with gold
coin to the amount of four hundred and
twenty dollars. The only clue 1 could get. in
the way of a name was on a little silver plate
set in the c* ntie « f ibe lid in the inside of i
the I «>x. On this was or graved the following
inscription:
? FRED ORFF N H El MKK; *:
: STADT STRAUS,
BERIJN. r
LENORE;
—OIl-
The Pirate’s Daughter.
Berlifi! i wet* boiu in lkiiin. IIh (>h»<m
b^DH ih! 1 ki)< w tli« O) wt*IL I winte titm.
Th** tr cpiim^ m lit* ut nnu nth. “Uniik^
n>pt; itoth] !<■ Ni v ^ nk. Ncuh rii w.
Well, I'd gotoNt* Yoik | efttfuclK and in-
vestigate the matter.
Ami now, ere 1 j rix***e<i further vith tlio
sttay «'4‘ the nun den *1 p<1dl« i and his pr*ei-
.us i ox, hi n •''yjih't' "me i " SfcntBnd busy thoroughfare, bo gawd
riedherat Farmer In van .. . • f~ ’ ! j n wonder on the throng of people hurrying
By .1. R. Mmii it.
Author of trou Jot Let, Maggie Noyeti, Golden
Urdal, Fairy Horseman, .lark I hr lirar
moii, Violetta, Won through Fire, The
At is sir. g Sailor, Hrehert Orton, rtr, etc.
CHARTER III.
tX MCW YORK.
It was Irgh noon tl><> second day ntti r lifts
eloj i nicnt that Geoipe Huntley uni veil in
New York. The last few miles of tlio jour
ney ho made in a countryman's wagon.
.Startling ojh n Broadway, whu-h was,even
three months utter finding the box.
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“Go, uiv husband,” said my wife; "it vou
feel that you ean 1* instrumental in punish
ing these murderers.”
• (Jd, Yrcfctavem. niv N y.** v «iid roirner
Bryant: “the t ine tociush 11.'-e wntelus
has arrived. 1 will furnish you with all the
nionev vou need."
I went. I found the UpjienhoiinerR on
Cliathem street. New York One of the fit in.
the brother of the niuidertd peddler, non in
Iieiiicd me South. He had plenty of money
uni he fumishid :t llhe rally. We inn
minced our ojicralions in the city of P-
in tlie same county wherein was the town of
X . We moused jxipuiar indignation
tbiough that mighty engine lor good or evil,
the "press." Colonel Ik vie, the chief of po-
liee of B ,wasa Muff. sturdy n an of
great neive nnd couingo. By the ndviee of
the iditor ol the hailing pajxr who was in
our serviee (not so much for money as duty',
wecalled upon him. “Gentlimeii,” be said,
“I've km wn all about this C8se sinee the ill-
fateil night ct. which it biq ]*ni tl, l tit 1 could
take no sti pa; no waircnts weie sworn out,
no attempt made by the citizens ol tbecoun
tv to bring the villi* ns to justice. The secret
of their in punity tiem inest lav in their
wealth and political power. Out is the sheriff
of the county and all the others are public
i flieials. Might as well go to Hades to arrest
the devil as gc to X to oirtst Bob May-
liew end his gang. Huvtver. as this gentle-
tnaii (to Oppeuheiiuei! j ii ioitts a rewpjd of
$5'aj fi r their capture and ineneeratit n in
ora jail here. 1 will do the lost 1 mu. Mouev
is m WYri'jl M'd l will use It to the best ad-
VMiIagi'. no. geiith nit n, you i nn euH again
the day alter to-n oirow, wbtn 1 lliink you
will tird the birds caged.” Ai d so it happened.
The chief took tw enty of his men, well ai ined,
and went ti'X . In the dead hour of the
night they pounced on May law, Gravely,
Kilgcre and fjvatui wing. iu 1 heT beds, at d
ere the rise of Ibe mot Ring's sun, the four
villains were safe end sound m the string
jail ol P . Well, Mr. Paitmccp, my
story is getting too long for your patimee,
mayhap, so 1 will draw it to a ccnclus’.rn.
Hatterwing, a wreti hod, tumbling coward
at heart, offered to turn State's evidence. He
was accepted and with backing testimony,
the other three were convicted ai <1 sentenced
to be banged. The testimony of Batter* ing
shook aid pafcsie d the public heart till one
tn ms ndi us l uist of indignation came from
the throats of all. Hetestilied in substance
that Bob Mayhew and Gravely, for sememe
son liest known to th<uiselvcs, had conceived
a violent liatnd to Fred, and they deter
mined to put him i ut ot the way—‘jerk
him to Jesus!' as Mayhew expressed
it. 'Fled, was tberefi re rc-aiTes-ted on bis
return frem St lx>uie. On the night of the
I7U1 of Januaiv, iK6. Gravely gave what be
called ii “Bachelor's Bull,' to which the elite
of the whole town were invited. During a
pause in dancing there bn ke on the stillness
of the* night, a shrill, 1 eartieiirmg shrie k ol
mortal agony that tbislled with.horror every,
•me of the aw-mibled dancers. Had a thun
•ierbolt burst .over the house they could not
have been moie awe-stricken or astoundid.
Geavely was standing at a window in the
rear of the room that looked out on a deep
vine and brush-tangled vale si me forty yards
from the house. In the centre of this vale
was a mighty sycamore whose gnarled,
crooked tin Drill s se'etne d like the ' cut Men
ial s ‘d ii mighty Octopus stretching out into
the black ocean of night. On this trse, which
was dindv disceinabfe thioDgh the gkxtn,
his bkxxishot eves weie riveted, and as a
something lr< in which came that unearthly'
stream shot up turn the ground into the
darkness, he furred on his heel and roar
ed out to the musicians: “Ntrike up, hang
vou! Strike up, I sav!”
“What will we play, Gravely?” irquired
one of the violinists
“ The Dome of Death, ye go loots' The
Davee ot 1 tenth."'* he roared.
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Thi v were all eoi dtnind ai d sentenced to
lie hanged excepting of eouise, Sntteiwing—
hut by sr me mysterious process of Jaw pei-u-
liarto some of the Mississippi States, in a
couple of mouthsthey were free—money and
friends will acctmplish much. But my dear
sir, there was one they could not escape,
tied avengid the ciuel murder even in ibis
life—for the frur lead* is in the “dance of
death” ’ere a year bi d passed over their
guilty heads went to their last account each
by a slow, painful, insidious disease that
baffled the liest medical skill. Like Herod of
old they murdered innocence, and like him,
worms'gnawed and ate them while the breath
of life w : as still in their crime stained bodies.
Mayhew went blind in the jail at P and
on his liberation was attacked by a disease
known to medical men os “mails pediculi,"
eaten alive bv veimin. Gravely died of a
disease of tbe spine, it rotted and bred worms
—and for feur ruenths he lay < u a bed of
agony, mar which few would o. me on ac
count of the horrible iffluvia tbeiefrom.
Killgoieai d Satti i w ing. were found dying in
the woods on a hot sultry day—covered with
the “blow fly” and its larva". "Poisoned by-
eating wild homy while cut hunting,” was
the verdict of the Coroner’s Jury. And thus
all thi sc guilty n e*u met with G< d’s retribu
tive justice. And more, as if to mark His
great displeasure and leave token of it, that
all men might see and understand, in the
town of X there lives today a boy Rlor I4
years ot Bge who has around his tin oat a
birth maik-a livid red eircle as if u rope
had been tightly wound ntound it and then
withdrawn. He" is the orphan son of the mur
derer and Sheriff Hob Mayhew. *
1 undone Mr. Barimoon, you see me to
day a happy and successful man of business
the junior mender of the dim of “< TP'' U -
heiirer A' Vanstavei n, Ji weders. ’ A\ e are a
social family lor albeit my partners are Jews
and nivsell'and wife are Christians—yet
w hen tine l usiness of Ihe day is over, we all
sit together in the great family drawing
101111 and enjoy oui>elves with music, and
nleHsine-1, nvi iVe. and when the hour Bmves I ‘
for us to so, k w resTeetive eouobos, Rabbi 1~ It was gone.
tlppenhein eT reads hysons ti* m the great
family bible, ami Jew anil f bristian both
bi w iii reverence to the great Jehovah Jnh
and ask his blessing anil a heritage that Gen
tile and Jew me seekiig. but by iliffere'nt
loads—a heritage with the just in heaven.
= Facts.
g ol poe,p
bv. H10 shouts of teamsteis, the constant
ei nek ing of w hips, innmant cries of small
tinilrumvi and sirii't peddloi"s anil the rumbl
ing of many wagons, contused the country
1 oy and be looked about, baldly knowing
what to do.
Whore do you want to go, young man:”
said u hack ilrivir, stepping up to him. whip
in liai-d. This was the signal for it douen
more to assail him with:
“Any where in tho city, mister, only six
pence, picayune*, ora dime. Ju»t step right,
in icy tab; toko yi u liny wliere in no time."
“AVli re do you want to go, young man?”
repeated the first haokman in a tone board
alirve tbo gi vie nil din.
"1 d< n't ki ow,” veiled Oiorgo, lo.ud cncvigh
to lx* heal d by all.
“I cue take you there, kt me take yen
there,” crkil half-a-elozevi in a Iweath.
“1 am in no hurry, I can walk.”
“My friend, where do you wish to go:"
aeki d in kindly tones a middle-aged man
with sp*.-tacks over e pair of small, watery
1 ye s.
“1 don’t knew.” was the pr< nipt njly.
"Stranger in the city, eh.'"
“Yes, ■ ir.”
“Kin vv amine here, got any friends in the
city cent in in d he- of tlie spce-tiick-s, glowing
very giKid-netured and sniilirg blandly.
“No sir, 1 know no om'.”
“Been in the city long:"
“Just got here. Come in in a fanner's
wagon,”
‘ Hgel imy breaklastr'
“No sir, rvot vet.”
“Tin n ivme with me, 1 board at a very ex-
1-elk'iit place. Just tbeone for fai met s. Go
ing to stay long in the city f
“Can’t say; not if I can get a job.”
‘ (Hi, looking out for a situation, oh? Wen,
its kicky you nu t me. 1 know n pied place
just vacant. I'll get you in. But ci me
akirg, let us go and get si uie breakfast first.”
“Now,” thought George, “I believe lie is
honest, Put be may be a sharper: *' re comes
nruan m a blue coat and brass ’ , \ na; he’s
n piolkeriian; I’ll dee.’’
Kceing that the yoatP Lt-silaii d. Ii f the
sharp rose and wn'.. 1 y cyi> Is you to algo
tlie necessity of p.ii; in.ruitlii.ti lv o the
public bouse for th« ir bred fast. 'li< »« i re
man now came sauntering along and <;*■ i>.o
turned abruptly tobim r.i.vl iski:
“Cnn 1 go with tbiai: 1 n: v> uld. 1 i • suief”
‘‘You ran do as you j ki.s n tuiucd the
polio man gruffly, ‘ he's 1. 1 ilk," and walked
kvsurely along.
The muill. n iddb-^ged man changed color
as the y< uth so ui < xj-eet«d)} address*d the
S ilkvninn, but bi« umasiwese vaniafied when
eorge in his country simplk'ity, tuined to
bim and asked:
“■VVbat. is a bilk
“Ob,”repli«d the other with a smile that
was all o»nd<>r aiul geixl humor. “Heimvins
by tliat, that I—I—mm, that is, that 1 keep
a wholesale saik'r's piovision store down on
the wharf.”
George bail never heard of a whokiselo
sailor’s provision store,”but mpixuRd it was
all right.
He was very hungry too ami aivepted tho
propositji n for breakfast without fmtlier de
lay.
After crossing streeis inminembVe eml
turning corners unt'l Giorge "lost count,”
and declared mentally that be could not find
the way out even if theoorners were "l lneed,”
they paused in front of a small two story
brick building. It vus not situated in a very
l'avorable looking neigl borhood, and had not
a prepossessing appearanee on the outside,
or a prepossessing crowd on the inside There
was a stnull, dirty liar-rixwn in whiilihall'a
down swaggering fellows sat. sotne playing
cards, and others smoking pipes.
A tall, .itraight girl, with keen, black eyes
and a sallow lace, stood lx hind the counter,
serving out ale or brandy as the 1 nst<mors
desired.
George took a seat under the oomvktkm
that all did not appear right, vet he deter
mined to make th«- liest he ix-nld of his quar
ters. He was hungry ami tired, and foil that
it would be imjxiMable to go any further that j
day at kwst.
His companion sjxike to tlio girl who went
out the back way into e not her room.
“Where will you have vnnr brf akfnwt T
nskixl Gi-orp.-V new fri» lid, “in here <n ia an
other rcom V
Gixirgo answered that he was not particu
lar and it was finally deckled to have his
breakfast prtjaicd lor him in n little side
irxm.
Ibe N'uevolent looking geutkwiaa of the
spectacles n-mained with him, and mtertain~
i d our hero with :iee<mits of the many won-
dei tul sights he ooukl Me in New York.
The u i'iti although not exiellemt in variety
or quantity, and lit ixnispicui 11s for ejeerit-
Ijess. yet in George’s eonuition was relished.
“Dei you want to walk around a bit f” naked
his eompaniou.
"No, sir, m>t to-day. 1 am too tsrad; T
need rest,” was the reply.
“Thivi, sir, 1 will show yon to your room;
there are two beds in my room, and you can
oiTupy one if you will; we can be more so
cial tbervi.”
Up u pail of narrow, < irly stchs thriaigt
a clamped little hall, into a crempid little
room, pikd with tuxes, and then inif> anoth
er dirty little ball which led to a door in the
extreme rear part of the building.
lLeie George found a room and also discov
ered that the wine he had drunk at his break
fast was taking < ffixt. He bad bare recol
lection of having his bed |x>inted out and
throwing himself on it, ami them be fell lute
a deep> sleep.
It was )ate tlie next day when he awoke
with a peculiar feeling in h& bead.
It was some time before be could recover
his scattered faculties enough to remember
where he was.
It all came to him. and he looked about for
his benevolent friend of the evening before.
He w as gone.
Rising he begun to dress. His little bundle
if clothes lay by his lied. He felt for his
His two dollars and inc picayune were
safe iu his bundle, but his j ticket was ernpty
of purse and the one hundred dollars in gold
were no w here to be found.
He hurried down stairs to seek the land
lord, but the tall girl with the long straight
| hair was all be could see. He acquainted her
i of the fact that he had been robbed in the
A San Francisco girl’s adveitisi ment fora
husband:
A r an with grid li oks and plenty ot mon
ey , generous to a fsult and easy' to manage,
who keeps his carnage hi d will giye his wife
another, who has a gird time to himselt and
will let his wife go the matinee and opera
without gi tting on ss. who will give her an
open credit at a first-class dry goods store
and ask no foolish questions about what she
does with her pin money. A lawyer or lead
ing merchant, would do: a stockbroker, hav
ing a scat in the big Ixiard, would be pre
ferred. I would not be unreasonable; incase
of failure 1 would he willing to travel for a
time in Europe, and as a matter of reasona
ble and prudent business precaution, 1 would
have my husband put a first-class residence
and all the valuable silver-ware, furniture
and diamonds in my own name, w liere they
would Is: safe from the importunate demand
of avaricious creditors.
house. She. in no very polite manner, told
him she could Dot help it, and advised him
to say nothing about it.
Seeing that recovery of the stolen money
was next to impossible, be left this house of
iniquity.
CHAPTER IV.
CAPTAIN HOST.
Quite downcast., over his recent misfortune,
George wandered on through narrow filthy
alleys, and crowded streets, taking but little
notice of where he was going. About the
middle of the afternoon he * ntered a lunch
house and gave tlie picayune for his dinner.
Finding himself now 1 ear the wharf, und
having never had a glimpse of the ocean, its
tlays or inlets, he tock up his small bundle
and out of idle curiosity walked down to it.
A magnificent view burst upon him, as: he
turned from the last winding ulley to the
wharf. There lay vwwds, ships anil Ixvits,
of all sizes from’the tiny skiff like a shell
upon the water, to the magnificent manor i
war, whose tail, tnjiering musts seemed to j
pierce the sky.
Thousands of masks, ropes nml spars, made j
the levy appear like a vast forest, of lea Hess j
trees. Curiosity held him .•■pril Ixiuiul, and !
drew him nearer to those tall masts and I
grout net work ol ropes.
After wandering about some time, he be
come somewhatwearied, and took a seat on
a large coil of very large i o|v w hich lay on
the wharf There were immense rings of iron,
fastened in the rx-kson shore, to which im
mense ropes weie attached from the Is.ivs of
some ot the smaller vessels.
The larger vessels stood farther out in the
bay. while son c of the smal or schooners lay-
directly along side the shore. While sonic
of the vessels lay idly rocking on the water,
others were moving out and ot hers slowly I
coming in.
The cries of “haul a way; larlxvml all; ‘
clear the Imran; reef the top sail and set the |
braces,” come on his ears from the decks of ;
the vessels. The words and phrases were
Greek to George, and lie silt wandi ring what
they meant. Ills -niall bundle lay by his
side, and one end of his stout stick iav ou the
ground anil his chin lertix! on his hands, ill
his interest in the scrim before him h$ Jbrgel
his nss-iit losses and bis false frieiidVit ",c.jt
spectacles und the Ix'nevoleiit sinilo.
“I say shipmate, are you sighting things to
leeward, or contemplatin' a voyage:" said a 1
rough Twit not unkind voice nt his side.
George looked and beheld a inun about
forty five years of age stout built, w ith tear
lies givy eyes, and shaggy nil ivbiskejyf s
He was fooking at our hero with the same
admiration that an exprricn'1 jockey wculd
look at a finely formed tna-se.
The fine, open face of the y„utli and l i-
muscular limbs seemingTv attracted the
stranger’s admiration, lie was di-essi-d in
sailor’s clothes of navy blue, and tarpaulin
hat.
“1 did not understand you," said George,
rising and touching his hat to the stronger,
w ho was evidently on officer on board one ol
the many vessels he sow Ixifore him.
“You are a land lublier, 1 suppoM*,” said
the sailor.
"1 Ix'g your pardon,” said George once
more lilting his hat deferentially, “but 1 do
not catch the meaning of your words.”
“You were never on ship board then :”
“No, sir: never.”
“Then you’re 11 land lubber. You ueytr
smelt salt water , .<A*
“Does that mean Imcn to sea W
“Yes.”
“No. sir, I never wns."
“You are a ldielv lad. and would nmke a
capital sailor,” ar<l his eyes again wondered
over the well shaped limbs of our hero.
“1 believe I would," said Geragn
“1 om on old suit.” said the stranger; “tlie
sea is my In'me, my ship is my wife, and my
mw my lurnily.''
"Are you a captain r"
“Yes,*nylad; Cajitoin Hoff of the White
Cloud, anchored out in the bay.”
“I am very glad, captain, to buve foniiixl
your acquaintance,” said CKxirge, enoe more
touching his bat,
"Ana now, my boy, who ore you, and
where do you hail from V
“I am George Huntley, sir, from tlie coun
try. I am n farmer, but l confess I like
your ixvupation best. It must be glorious to
be out 011 1 hat great bine water, to travel iu
these strange lands and see the wonderful
sights we rend so much about.”
"Do you live with y°ur father on tho
farm T r.skeii I'ooinin Hoff.
"No, sii: my father and motbe: are Ixjth
dead, and 1 am at present looking lor a situ
ation. I was drawn here by curiosity', as I
had never seen a ship before.
"Why not take a voyage^ yaMiHg-manU
askid Captain Heft. j>lie“N
“1 never tbonght of that, air. \ 1 should
like to get a jiosition as sailor, but 1 have had
no experience at all.” '
“You could soon learn, my boy. ”
“Bnt who would h ach me ay,
“TTie, captain, ^iato an^saikfi) else. I- - ^
“But who wouid r-mpljyTne fy‘
“1 will ”
“A'ou r
“Yi-s, my lad, at good wages too, and in u
week I’ll venture you’ll be as good as any
above the mast.”
George’s heart beet with joy. Here was a
prospect for making bis living, seeing the
world and laying up money at the same time.
As soon as he had recovered from hia aston
ishment hi 1 asked:
"How much wages will you pay me, cap
tain V
“Eighteen dollars per month, during tho
voyage which will lie c pretty long one.”
"That is good enough so far as wages are
concerned; where are you going ?”
"We a*e going to the coast of Guinea, to
trade along the shore with the natives, to ex
change trii kets for gold dust and ivory. If
you had arv bttle means of your own, you
might do a little on your own responsibility."
But George had none, and now mote than
ever, he regretted the loss of the one hundred
dollars the night before.
“1 have but two dollars lift, sii" a,burglar
entered inv room last night nml stole one
hundred dollars from me, and only some
small charge which ihev could not find, was
left.”
“Well, well, you can make vour wages
then. Do vou accept my offer ?”
“Yen, sir, 1 do. ami thank you t'esidi'K, " n»-
ptied the boy with a hearty promptness that
made the old captain’s eves sparkle.
"Very good sir. We sail to-morrow and I
am short of hands, and have but a few hours
to pick them up.”
“When do you wish me to go on. Ixiard
asked (Teorge. trying to speak something like
a sailor.
‘Tivmonow morning: you can cruise
about town until that time, Ixitdon t got last
in any o’ the liolds o' justk-e here, for we sail
early' and can't wait to bail out jugged
hands."
“Don't be afraid of that, sir: when-is tho
ship !”
•’Yonder," ai d he pointed to a huge brig,
gracetnlly riding at anchor; ou her ensign
were the words "White Cloud.” “Bi: at that
dock bv seven in the mornin'.”
Gera ge answered him lie would lie Hum) l>y
daylight and the captain said good-live and
walked away.
"Well, well!” lleorge muttered as lie walk
ed away towards a sailor's lixlgiug house,
wliere he could spend the night, “I am go
ing to lie a sailor and travel over the seas-"
The groat nnchor finally burst from the j
water with a rush, ami hung dangling j
against the larboard Ixiw.
“Now, my lads, now, lmrve all nt once 1” |
cried the mate, and with one long, wild cheer 1
the dripping anchor was lifted to its place j
011 the fore dick. Tlio sailors were busy up j
among the rigging anil their songs nml cheers
made the masts, spars and shrouds as music- !
al as a chestnut grove in early spring. i
George stood panting over his late exertion
and wij)ed the perspiration from his face.
The breeze springing up quite briskly, the
White Cloud went bowling along at. the rate
of six knots an hour, which Ge rge in his ig
norance of nautical travel thought 1111 im
mense rate of speed.
“Well, my lad. you did quite well in heav
ing tlie cajistan,” said Captain Hoff, as lie
passed our hero. “You’ll make a capital
salt yet.”
“Thank you,” said George, catching ui »
" They were
CHA1TER V.
AT B«A.
Stranen sensations were exjxuiem-ed tiy
George Huntlev as be found hnusidf for thsc
first time, ou sfcip boaid. That vast heav
ing witM of waters beneath his feet, the frail
stealing “hollow oak” which tip* waves
toseed at will, the net work of ropes, the rolls
of canvass, the queer looks and strange
phrases of the sailors, bewildered him for a
while, and he almost wondered like the old
woman of Mother Goose, “if this can lie me”
when he first stood in sailor's riHmdaliout
on the ileck of the White Cloud.
The first order which be helped to fill was
to naan the capstan. He found out that the
great upright windlass-looking block, with
the ufiper rim perforated to receive hand
spikes, and around which a large cable was
wound was the capstan. To mail it was to
place the hand spikes in those holes. He,
with half dozen others, tcxifc hold of the hand-
s-pikea and began the endless tramp. Komnl
and round, the capstan creaking as the heavy
anchor begun to loose its hold.
The order was given to unfurl the sails,
and clouds of snowy canvass unrolled above
his head. As he felt the anchor breaking
loose the great ship began to move. Slowly,
slowly she turned, until her bow stood out to
sea.
The fresh wind then catching her sails, she
moved swiftly through the waters and lie
saw the great city with her ten thomand
roofs, her spires and domes receding in tho
blu<« distance. Dong Island on their left ami
Staten Island on their right were being swept
rapidly by. All this was caught by glances
as our hero worked away at the cajistun.
"Heave awav lads, heave away,” the ’first
mate Mr. Willis kept constantly shouting.
"Heave away my hearties, you will soon
hare her up.”
rope ns the ship Ix'gau to roll
uow fair!}' out to sea,
“Why, sir, what, does this mean : Has
anything broke f" he usk< d as t lie ship bound
ed over another swell of the son.
“Ha, liu! lad, this is only the swells, my
Ihiy; wait till you see the whit' caps,” and
the jolly captain walked awav laughing at
t he youthful landlubber's fears.
As long 11s the men of e.\jx*tiom-e displaycil
00 uneasiness at :iie iurehiiig ol the ship.
George concltldeil his fears were ground! "ss.
The shi[> lxiumleil on over the wavos.’rising
and sinking, while the wind whistled through
the rigging. The sailors made the air ring
with their songs. ToGeorge it wnsa slraugc
sc'rne. He had strange feelings, und heard
strange noises.
Tlie creaking of the rigging nml -|>ni s aloft
and grinding of water Ix-neath the liou, the
rising and falUng of the great hull, the
screaming of sen gulls and the blue, vapory
clouds along the fast lessening shore pm-
duced queer sensations.
The ixinstaut rolling of the lessel made
him dizzy , and he was eoiiiixdled to catch at
the rope's, stays and spars as lie walked
about.
“Good start, shipmate, and gixid voyage
too,” said an old salt, named Jack Bliuner as
iie walkml aft to where our iierojstood gazing
back tzcvaid the failing shore.
“A'cs, we must lx- going faster than a rare
horsi', are we not :” asked George as he
looketl down at the rushing waters.
“1 have sailed faster,” said Jack. "Weare
not makin' alxive six knots an hour, but with
a lair wind and no ill luck, we will lie clear o’
the coast. 11r.1l in fair sailin’grounds by night.”
“Don't you think the waves a little high :”
asked George, catching at a stay to support
himself from falling, as the ship made anoth
er bound over a huge billow.
"High: no," replied Jack. “Wait till you
six 1 the ship on her Ixtam ends, three times a
minute and shipping her thousands of gallons
of water at each lurch, then you may talk of
high waves Why, messmate, this is only a
breeze. Wait till you see a hurricane, ami
the white caps a rolling as high as the uiain-
mast”
‘•Does it make you dizzy:" asked George,
hx >king very pale.
“No; when I was a green hand I got dizzy
on my first voyage, and 11 little seasick with
it, but I am over it now."
“How dix-s anyone feel when they are sea
sick f* asked George, looking more pale each
moment.
‘They feel like the tsittom of their stom
achs was tryiu' to git On top, said Jiu-k, “same
as a ship in a storm."
George* not being on duty was permitted
to wander nlxmt the deck at will. He felt
sick and believed that he was going to die.
Meeting Captain Hoff near the gang way lie
told bim so.
“Tut, tut, nonsensel” said the old tar:
“who ever heard of any one dyin' on a voy
age from setuiobness." and he hurried on.
Tlie mate u|>xt came along aiid seeing tFr
lixik he had so often seen on sailors before, he
said with some degree of merriment.
“tiot it, eh‘ lad 1 trot it bad are ye not;
Feel like you wns a regular maelstrom. I
reckon," aiid with a laugh ho went on.
Yes. George knew he had it. There seemed
a'tump as large Ais a Dutch cheese : n his
throat ami his lieu*I went round like a whirl-
n-ffig'
How could these sailors laugh so cruelly
when lie felt so awful bad ! Not one seemed
to sympathize with him, though he was soon
pretty well convinced that his hour of depart
ure from this mundane sphere had arrived.
“You had Ix’tter go below to your berth
to-day,” said Captain Hoff' kindly as he ole
served the youth’s condition. George thought
so too. If there was a place on board that
ship smooth enough or level enough to lie
down on he wanted to find it. Enquiring
when* hi* berth was, the way was jxrinted
out and he started toward it.
Roll, pitch, i*lunge went the ship and our
hero fortunately grasp'd the gunwale in
time to prevent himself skating overboard.
Two sailors supjiorted him to tho cabin
skipping anil hopping, but in anything but an
amusing maimer to our sea-sick youth.
Chico in his lierth he felt that it would be a
struggle to maintain his position. The Dutch
cheese again secured to gather in his stomach
with threats every moment of proving hi.-,
destruction.
George heart! the Dills strike, heal'd the
boatswain whistle, the creaking of cordage
and rattling of bolts while hi' grew every
moment more deathly sick.
Wlien dinner was ready one of his mess
came after him, but he was unable to make
Ins appearance on deck, and he declared it
as im|xkssible for him to eat a mouthful as if
was for him to swallow tlie ship.
The day passed, our boy’s first day at
sea. Night came on ami the ships lanterns
wen' lighted. Our here was still in his lxirt.li.
The wind was rising anil tho sea growing
more and more rough. The voices of the of
ficers on deck sounded shrill and harsh
through the trumpets on the ears of the sea
sick lad.
At one moment the ship seemed soaring
upward toward the sides, anil then she took
a downward plunge that seemed to George
as though »Ue wore huntiug for the bottom
less fiit. Now- she sots to rolling as only ships
can roll. Did slio ever take a rod before like
that last : There is the partition nt his oar
down deep on the lee side. Will it ever come
up again t He thinks not; the jiartitiou is so
long aliout it, and he is sure they ure done
for this time.
“Heavens what a seoop!’’ he cried iu the
anguish of his soul.
VTJiat a deep scoop! wliat a hollow scoop!
what a long one !^ Will it-ever end: Can he ixvir
t he scooping, the plunging, the rolling long:
'i*iie water has buret into the purser's state
room, aud ho hears it swashing al»out in
there. The purser snores reassuringly and
the ship txdls strike.
“All's well!” cxiines the cheerful cry from
the officer of the watch.
Very comforting indeed to our here to
know that, hut surely it might be better.
George heartily wished himself at the old
farm house, even with tliat bursii old uncle.
Thetw was ivst there at night, anyway ; here
rest could be found never; one continuous
plmigiug, robing, scoopiug and soaring aloft,
ami descending to the depths of the great
deep. Half tilled with remorse at his rash
elofiemeut from his home, and being com
pletely worn out, he fell asleep.
If be thought, his sleep would lx* n rest, he
was mistaken. Boon be awoke from his fit
ful slumber to find himself rolling in the
bunk in which Jack Blunter hail lashed him.
Another hour of torture anil feverish fantasy,
and then worn out he again fell asleep, tlils
time so soundly that it defil'd the heaviest
limit suit longest scoop to arouse him.
CHAPTER VL
PROfFESSOR UR Y RUST.
George awoke the next morning feeling
like a new man, much to his surprise. The
Dutch cheese was gone, the ilizziness nearly
so, and after a good bath and a whiff of the
salty sea air, his paramount feeling was a
ravenous apjietite for breakfast. He went
upon d<*ck aud found he could walk without
catching at the shrotuLs, altlmugli the ship
still continued to roll a little.
The sun was just rising, and he thought lie
never saw a more glorious tight than sunrise |
at sea. The sky wns clear, not u cloud to be |
seen.
“HeUo, messmate, ye was onyerlteaiu ends
last riiglit, but yer right side up this morning”
said Jack lilumer, as he met our hero stand
ing near the taff-rail.
“Thank you, I feel better,” said George,
“though I had a dreadful night of it. ’
Tho shrill sound of the boatswain’s pip'"-
now came to their eire. “Tliat pipes us
down ti> breakfast.” sui t Jack. George fol
lowed the sailor to the mess-room where the
steward had jirepured then- breakfast. His
keen appetite relished the meal and after it
was over he felt quite himself again. This
morning he took his first lesson in sail trim
ming, reefing, furling anil unfurling, which
he learned very rapidly.
"He'll make a capita! salt.” sail Jack
Blumer, an he noticed the young man s
strength ami activity.
Btingn new hand, George was not required
tn go up among the rigging higher than the
first main cross trees. He found that exjx'ri-
enee would six in give him ns steady a 'lead,
while nature had already given him as strong
an arm aud true nu eye as the best of the
crew
It was in the middle of the afternoon of the
second day of the voyage that George, being
off duty, was standing near the taffrail.
looking across tlie wile waste of wutere, when
he observed 11 stranger not many paces fri m
him, engaged in the same occupation. He
was evidently a passenger from his dress anil
manner. He was tail anil angular and some
what stoop-shouldered, with sharp features,
sharp whiskers, and a sharp gray eye, his
clothes of a cast iron color aud somewhat
suedv, his tall hat. and eye-glasses gave him
the took of an impecunious scholar, scientist
or philosopher.
“He looks very much as our old school
master useil to,” thought George, reiiiemlxT-
ing the strong-handed terror of hisD yh xxl.
A]iproaching nearer, he managed to attract
the attention ot t he strange passenger, and a.-
tlie eye glass turned upon him, George lifted
his jaunty sailor cap inn deeply re.-jieotful
bow.
“G*)Oil morning, sir, gixxl morning. " -aid
the stranger volubly. “1 am glnd to se*- you
out: you are the young man who was sei. sick
yesterday:"
“Yes sir,” replied our hero.
“So was I. so was 1." said the stranger,
“awfully, tremendously sick.'
“Rut you are all right now, sir:”
“I am well again, you mean; don’t 11s-
slang my fine lad. Yes,‘Richard himselt
again' this morning. Ever at sea D'fore:”
“No sir.”
“Ah, that accounts for it. Yet I hare
sailed ou almost every know ocean and still I
get siek the first day out. IVhat is your
name, mv friend:’’ At the same time the
lively gentleman slipp'd a note Dxik and
pern-il out of his pocket and prepared to make
an entry.
“George Huntley, sir, of New Jersey."
“Ah! I am Professor Riley Dryihist, for
merly of one of the English schools, u fresh
man from Oxford, s-ir. 1 have had experi
ence in the American schools, and lieen pri
vate tutor in France." Having made entry
he returned pencil and journal to his side-
poefcet.
“I am glad to have met you, Professor
Drydast," said George, while a gleani of hope
darted through his mind. “1 sir, am in search
of an education.”
“Aha! then my dear sir, whv are you on
shipboard, why not in some college!’'
• To enter college requires money. I have
none at present I must earn money to go to
college.”
“Noble impulse,” said the voluble profes
sor, "notde impulse, young man, stick to it .
Self-made men in your land are the men of
power. Such men as your Washington. Clay
and Webster are worth a national assemblage
of such imbecile monarchs os Louis NYU.
You can make your mark in your country
if you will do it”
“Thank you, sir, I haTe the will," said
Geurgo.
“You will find tlie wax'.” said the Profes
sor. “Yes sir, I dare say you will find the
way. Onlv keep up the search for knowl
edge and you will find it.” Again Professor
Drydust snatched his liook and pencil from
nis pocket. “George Huntley, young sailor
in search of an education,” closing it up and
returning it once more to his piicket. “I)o
yon keep a journal:”
“No sir, 1 never have.”
“You should, youanould. my young friend.
Wh}', I tell you there is nothing like it Every
man in pursuit of knowledge should keep u
journal in which to record the events of evert’
day. There, sir,” snatching the journal from
his" pocket, “there sir, are some of my bright
est ideas. The very quintessence of knowl
edge produced under the exigency of the mo
ment. when my mind was wrapt in contem
plation. That "is my journal sir, would you
like to rend it: ‘It contains thoughts that
breathe and » ords that Dim.’ ”
“Thank you. sir, I should D- delighted to
read it, but at present I have not the leisure;
1 will be on duty in another quarter of an
hour.”
“Will you have a great deal of leisure. 4 ’
asked the professor.
“I cannot say,’ - said George, “the sailors
say there will be work to do every day."
“I have a lurge box of books on Dxiril the
ship. There, sir, you can read the history of
the world, study Homer in the Greek, llliad
in the Latin, or tlie sciences.”
“I should lx* delighted. " said George, “but
I have no teacher.”
"Teaching is my business, sir. 1 have
taught all my life: I only live to instinct.
If you will accept my services and get an
hour or two a day, 1 shall tic delighted to
meet vou in my state i
ind instruct y<
“I shall lie only too happy to do so.” re
turned George, “but I have no means to pav
you at present, unless 3'on take my wages.
“Bosh! j’oung man, nonsense! Who said
one word alxmt pay? It will only be pastime
for me. I do it to while away the tedious
hours of the voyage.”
•I shall gladly accept your offer, sir, and
you have my tasting gratitude, if you will
iiot take more snlistantinl pay,' said George.
"That’s the right word. sir. that's a good
word. ‘Lasting gratitude,' wait and lot me
enter that iu mv journal,” and the long, nar
row Dxik was again drawn from the capa
cious side pocket and the professor was
writing “Lasting gratitude,” “Let me see,
what was the closing phrase of that sentence :
oh, yes, ‘More substantial pay.' You see, I
m.-ike it a point to enter on my journal all the
most excellent words, phrases and sentences
that I hear. It is a good idea, friend Hunt-
ley, always keep a journal to preserve the
quintessence of your thoughts.
The 1 tells struck, and bidding his new friend
adieu for the present, George, with a much
lighter heart, and fteling assured that Heaven
was smiling on his efforts, hurried away to
his post or duty.
CHAPfER VII.
DOWN THK UVINEA COAST.
Prot'ersor Drydust found in George a most
willing scholiar. anil George found in the
Professor a most, willing tutor. Although
our here did not find the leisure, he supposed
he would, on ship board, yet he snatched
many hours from the labors o*' a sailor, to
the improvement of his mind.
Professor Drydust, though eccentric, was
u very enthusiastic teacher, and carefully
made a note in his journal of each nevrlv dis
covered merit ill our here.
Tlie youth now found the desires of his
heart abmt to become realized. Here was
travel, adventure, employment, ami an edu
cation placed t >t* I ore liim, by as it apfx*ared
the kindest prevalence.
The Professor's greatest fault was boring
his friends with reading extracts frem
his beloved journal. It not only contained,
a complete record of the weather of !iis ad
ventures, but short- original coinpqstiims the
“verv quintessance" as hi* said ot his
thoughts. ... , ,
George was not only learmug tram Dioks.
hot was acquiring n liaut.ioal education.
The 1 'aptain and officers of tlie vessel had
discovered before they were at sea a week
that George H1111t.lv, was much atxive the
ordinary sailor. He was always cheerful,
suDirdinate to bis superiors, good uatureil
ami pleasant with Id- niati'S. at his jxist ot
dutv and never shrank from any task impos
e l iilxiu him. 11* -ceiueil ilesiinus of under
standing all the miimtia of tin* ship, aud its
workings. He btxuime a favorite with the
Captain, and after their fir-t on..
invited to make bis Ixirth in his cnbiu, x.«
take his meals at the Captain * *»*>*■
George thanked Captain Hoff, very haarti
Iy tint told him that such a furor txtemieA
to him might cr.Mte a Jealosy i.moag :*•
crew, something he was very anxiott- .♦
avoid as if was his wish to have
will of lii“ mutes.
“That’s a remarkable young chap smd
the Captain to Professor tlrydnrt as Georg*
left the cabin, which the Professor had Ti't*
entered. . ,
“Very remarkable si>** ° *•
close student. He tan jmrse like anang*.
can tell nil about Iboginese, the tfivmjai
garnxs and the Carthagenian ami HeJvitlaa
wars. AU alxmt tlie Tnyiao war: “an* me,
said the Professor, emplui-izing 'lx
climax "h<‘ has read every entry in rnv you''-
nal.” r
“>4e i- to )>e a splomim sail, r#
turned the Captain. “He can handle lie
rigging an i windlass ti*-day better tlinn sows
«.f the i-rew who liave lx*en on ship board are
years. Hu is taut and trim fore ami af*. aaa
lit- bead rigging i- niui'll better than 1- ten*
ly found among sailors."
“Taut and trim, tiut and trim r.'iyix;*
said the prol'essor, “what <Kx-s taut and f'ia
mean:”
“It means tight and without- any slaa*
ropes or hvise s*iii-. . hinder progress
“Good word-' Captain: I'll enter it ns-*;
her*’.”
With the exception of a few contrary w«i*s
tlie Whit - Cloud had met with u bad i<*e
on her v.iyageso far: but off the Azores 111*’
were struck by sin li a gale as might
bring :h- stoiiti—t sailor to his knees.
(t was night, and George ivas in his bum:,
when suddenly the hoarse shouting through,
the eaptain’s trumjx.'t arori—d hin:, and far
The tit's* time in his life, he heard old 90»»
fairly "wake up.” The storm had burst u,s:.a
them -.nidi nly , but by the prompt and skLU
f:i! working of the crew and the ex--xlieu'
seamanship ol Cajitain He-if, every sa'!^
the fore-top gallant -vas safely boused. That
wa-' swept nit ay v. ith a report l»ke a gun
Georg*- hurried on his clothes and -taggeivi
to tlie lin k. IV bat a sight mtt his eyes! 'l ire
wind howleil through the bare pukes of tk«
ship the wans ran. it scenesi to him. moan-
tain high, and tin vesse.i wns plunging :*ir<
groaiiiitg iiki a lit ing thing. '1 he white ap-
wbo-e phosphorescent glow made them
pear like huge pillars -if tire, were rttxhmg
one . -wr the other in mad fury as if to over
wht >n; the laboring ship.
“T.-ish yourself to the mast, or ye may he
washed nverl-oard.'” cried the captain as Sv
perceived the young -aflor.
The sirp was one moment on her tie&m
ends, and the next seeming to clhnb to tne
sky. shipping water l y the ton. George made
a roii* fa-1 about hi- Ixxly. and took turn
of it around the main-mast.
“ Steady, lads; steady ’ It's only n capful
of n ind<-ried tie- captain through hi- tnir*
j x-t. by way of encouragement to the even
The"storm seemed to our hero to ino-w-x
in fury at every instant The crew was obe
dient to the captain’s comin-mds althott* h
fear had seized even them.
“The foreton-gnlhuit ciosstrees are spniie-
ed. capt’n,” said the ship's carpenter.
“Tliat wn- ilone when we lost the saii.”
turned the captain. Nothing can be dou»
with it until the storm aliates.”
Two of the strongest and most exporter*-.-**
sailors hml Ixien i-lai'tsl at the wheel, with or
tiers to hold the -hip directly before the w in*
until the captain should order the eon re*
changed.
“Never fear, my lads; we have jdecty -ea
room and every rag boused. Well weather
the stium in spite of old Haraii.” cried tks
captain cheerily.
“Th'.t'H a gixxl word—a strong word. Wait
until f entei- that on my .fonrnaL,” said a ia
miliar voice close to t*eorge. und looking
around he saw Prof. Drydust ha If-dressed
just emerging from his s’ate-room to take a
scientific look at the ocean in a storm. A
wavesuihlenly struck the vessel throwing it
ujxin its star boa rd Ixiw, and our hero saw the
professor’s heels as be went whirling baek
wards into the cabin. He never made that
entry, for he found himself ha If-drowned bv
the heavy sea they had shipped, which came
washing inti- his state-room anil whirled hiw
wet and cold into his bunk.
Throughout the night the storm raged, bu
nt (lawn it liegau to abate hihI the sun rose
clear, over the deep.
Captain Hoff took an observation aud made
a cake-illation of tbeir latitude. He found
that they ha-1 l»*en driven considerable our
of their way. Their course bad been the d»v
previous IC. bv S., while they had Dt*n driv
en directly N. N.-W. Touching at St. Mb
ry’s, one of the Azores, they refitted their
vessel, having sustained i-onsiderabie dmn
ages. It hail sprangu !gal: and they had been
compelled to man the pumps lor three dav -
liefore reaching the island. All repairs ia»-
ing been made* they set sail, oilanging The-:
cixirse almost 1 til* south, aud having
fair weather, in three weeks made r.he
('ape V erde Islands. Here they only put iu
long enough to take aboard fresh water aud
set sail. The weather being fail- thev to r,
few days math' the roast erf Seoegamliia and
touched at Sierra Leone. Here George gaze*
for the first time on the great African os.utv-
lient. In the town he saw foreigners ot al
most every nationality, from the half-nakee
nativ e with his woolly head ami hlack skin
to the delicate enrnrilexiou of the C'aucarian.
Tlie town also licsyioke n.- mm h variety >»
nationality, ns the complexion and dress «f
its inhabitants. The captain gave him leave
to go ashore, and aecoui;iaBied by Prof. Drv-
dust, the mate and half-dozen sailors, aii
armed with oi-tols t<> protect themselves its.u:
the tliii vc- that infest the town, they took the
lung boat and rowed itsbore.
ihe to'opical forest that surrounded vi*e
town, was ealeulnreil to attract the nttentK*r
of such enquiring minds as tDise id' iteorge
and of his tutor—the good proreosoi - who ha tt
eonie on this voyage jmrely for the sake of a
(scientific exploration: but the mate «i«*iar»u
enipti.ilii'ally that they could aot be j-*-miim-s
to leave the ship's crew as t-bey woukl either
lx* waylaid and murilered bv the robbers, or
devoured by wild beu-'ts. The professur had
O’lt liis journal many times during this visit
and made numerous entires therein.
"Time is up, lads,” said the mate, the
ship is signaling 11s to come mu board;" and
they returned.
It had been just one .-hundred aud three
days from tlie time they weighed anchor at
New York until they arrived ot Sierra Lease,
the first time George hud Vieen permitted n,
tread mother Earth since he became a “tar.'
(luce on board they boisteil anchor and stood
out to sea about three leagues, when they
changed S. bv W., and liegun their voyage
down the rich ami goigeousiy beautiful x-a-1
of Guinea.
I u be t'liiililmeti.
'I’hc *>o(l Hymen.
Dauchet. tlie French poet, fells us. ivs*pect
ing the deification of Hymen. tl«at Ik* iiis
young man of Athene, ob-rnrely lwrii. on*
extremely handsome. Falling in love with
a young lailv of distinction, he disguised him
self ill a lciiii.lt' Dibit., in order to get 8d.*e<-.
to her, and enjoy the l-leasure of her com
pany. As D* ha|ipeueil to lie one day in this
disguis” with In's mistress and ber female
rtimpanions. ceW*rating on flu* seashore the
rites of l Vre.< Eleusina, a gttng of pirate-
c-iinw upon them by surprise ami carried
rlieiii all off. The pirates, having conveyed
them ti> a distant island, got drunk for joy.
ituil fell asleep. Hymen seized his opportun
ity, anmsl the ' irgiu-, and iRspati-hed the
pirates: after which, leaving the ladies (> i,
I he island, lie w ent in haste to Athens, where
he told his adventure to all the parents, and
demanded her he loved in nmrriugfe as he;
ransom. . His request, was granted, and so
fortunate was the marriage, that the name
of Hymen was ever uft**r invoked in all fu
ture nuptials, and iu iprogress of time the
Greeks enrolled him among their gods
"No! Algernon, dear. I say that the bov
shall not lx- brought up on tin: bottle. Loot
at his grandpa’s nose.
IVhen John Monigrip’s wife asks for a ilu't-
lar or two for current deiniHuLs, he smiles
sweetly a- he says. “True love, darling seeks
no change. ”