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A SAILOR'S STORY,
THREE years ago, I shipped on board
the Niger, Capt. Philips. Our voy.
age was to Hilo, Bandwloh Islands, and
back to Puget Bound, whence we Balled.
The captain, officers and crew were,
when I Joined, Americans and West In
dlanieu ; but, as another band was want
ed besides myself, I persuaded Jack
Chester, an Englishman with whom I
had become friendly, to fill up the va
cancy. Jack was a fine looking fellow,
a jovial companion, and bad lota of In
formation which he knew how to use ;
but, although be dressed and talked like
& sailor, be bad not been long on board
the ship before lt became plain that he
had not been brought up a salt.
Our captain was a Tartar and no mis
take, and be had the eye of a hawk, no
fault committed by man or hoy escaped
him. This was especially unfortunate
for my shipmate. He shipped ou
able seaman's wages, but his deficiencies
were so many aud glaring that our cap
tulu, who seemed to watch his move
ments more carefully than those of the
rest of the crew, often Inflicting upon
him punishments painful to witness. I
bad a strong attachment to Chester, and
etood his friend whenever I could, by
tuking some of bla duties along with
mine ; but I was not always at band to
help him, so he fell oftener than others
beneath the captain's displeasure.
One night when I was at the wheel
the wind rose into a gale. The captain
came on deck and set all bands to reef
the topsails. The men were manning
the halyards to hoist away, when poor
Chester, Instead of letting go the reef
tuckle, let go the weather fore-topsail
brace aud away went the yard fore and
aft. By lulling up smartly however, we
managed to get It checked without car
rying anything away. But Captain
l'hilips, frothing at themoutb, swore he
would tan the foolish lubber's bide who
had done so clumsy a thing. Saying
which, he rushed at Chester with a
piece of ratline, which he brought down
upon bis neck, and shoulders, giving
them a fearful cut. He was in the act
of raising It again, when a voice from
aloft roared out, " Hold your hand !"
The voice was wonderfully loud and
clear, seemingly coming from the main
top. The captain fell back and looking
up, cried in a great rage, " Aloft there I"
" Halloa !" was answered hack.
" Come down on deck," was the cap
tain's imperious order.
" Come up here, and see how you will
like lt," was the contemptuous re
sponse. " Come down, I say, on deck !" foam
ed the captain.
" Come up and fetch me," returned
the voice from aloft.
" Who is up there, Mr. ltassom!"
cried the captain, appealing to the lirst
officer.
" No one, sir," was the reply, " so far
as I can see. All seem present here on
deck."
The captain's rage was now terrible to
witness.
" All seem present, Mr. Rassom !
What do you mean by that, sir V " I
ask you again, who is up there V"
"No one known to me," returned the
man. "All are present. All are on
deck, in sight."
Such was the case. But the second
mate without awaiting order, sprang up
the rigging and looked over the top-rlm,
then made a circuit of it, looking all
around the masthead,then reported him
self alone.
" Then the ship must be haunted 1"
cried the chief mate.
The captain thereupon dropped the
rope's end which be had held in bis
band, and went below. It was evident
that he was strangely affected by what
bad occurred. And so my fellow coun
tryman escaped further punishment
that night.
But iu a few days our skipper had for
gotten bis fears, and looking out for an
other object on which to vent his Bpleen.
I bad the ill-fortune to feel his wrath.
He ordered me to make a knot lu the
end of an old fugged rope to be used for
a lashing. In a little while I returned,
saying that I had made the best job I
could of a rope that was quite fugged
out. i
" Well," said be, " if that's your
best,you are as much of a lubber as your
friend Chester. But I'll dock you both
to ordinary seaman's wages."
I tried to show him that the rope was
too much worn to make a neat Job of
it.
" Indeed," I said, " it la sudly fagg
ed." " Fagged, is it 5"' cried he, scorn
fully ; " thn I'll finish itover your lub
berly back."
"No, you wout 1" roared out a voice
from behind the long boat.
The captain rushed in the direction of
the sound, but he failed to discover the
speaker.
"Who was thatV" he cried, lu a
storm of wrath, adding, " Let me know
who it in, and I'll thrush him within an
inch of his life.
" Will you y Ha ! ha ! ha !' was the '
mocking reply,dropplng seemingly from
the maintop.
It was broad daylight when this took
place, so every one could see that there
was no one up there.
I was as much startled and mystified
by the occurrence as was the captain ;
but neither he nor I, nor any of the
crew to whom be appealed could throw
light thereon. But whoever or what
ever uttered the words, my purpose was
served, as was Chester's on a previous
occasion. The irate captain went below
filled more with fear than rage, throw
lug behind bim, as he stepped upon the
cabin ladder, the rope's end which had
so vexed him.
Sailors In general are superstitious be
ings. Whatever cannot be easily made
out or accounted for on natural princi
ples, Is laid to the account of the super
natural. Our captain was no better in
this respect than bis crew, for he was as
illiterate as they, except in the matter of
navigation, aud as rough and untutor
ed. He evidently believed that his ship
whs haunted, and that a spirit from the
vunt deep had a mind to torment bim by
Its interferences. Ills fears were in
creased not many days afler. On retir
ing to rest, at the end of bis evening's
watch, his slumbers were disturbed by a
loud and fearful cry, which seemed to
enter the sidelight, which was left open
for ventilation. The cry was heard by
by the second officer, who was on the
quarter deck, and by Chester, who was
at the wheel, neither of whom could
throw any light upon the incident to
the captain, who hud rushed on to the
deck in a state of terror, and demanded
in vain for the production of the offen
der. From that time it was clear to all that
Captain Philips was tormented by appre
hensions of coming disaster. An idea
was fixed iu his mind that bis ship was
visited by a spirit from the invisible
world, which preferred to make Itself
beard rather than Been. And tills Idea
was strengthened by the fact that when
he was on deck and became angry at the
conduct of any . of the men, especially
when his anger was made matiifest in
oaths and blows, the unseen but ever
vigilant visitor from afar, would perch
ed apparantly on the top of the main
mastuttered insolent laugh or the sol
emn warning. On these occasion the
poor man would rush off to his cabin
with blanched cheek and tottering limb,
and there abide until the gale in his
moral sensibilities should subside !
That it was angry with no one else but
the captain was clear, from the fact that
lt never took notice of the conduct of
any other person. The mate or boat
swain might act as they pleased, or the
men might jibe and call each other hard
names; no matter the voice was not
even heard neither laugh nor moan fell
upon our ears.
Thus matters went on until we were
within two days' sail of the Islands. All
the while our poor captain bad been
kept from tyrauuy by -bis fears of the
voice; but now, exasperated by some
fault lu seamanship on the part of Ches
ter, and being the worse for liquor, he
hurled a belayiug pin at him, which
struck him on the head. Clapping both
hands thereon, with u yell he rushed in
to the forecastle. It was evident the
skipper expected to hear the voice, for
be looked nervously aloft ; but when all
was silent in that direction, his courage
returned, and he desired the second of
ficer to call Chester back to the deck.
Oetting no answer to his call, the mate
went below, where he found the poor
fellow delirious, lteturning to the deck
he reported bim to be iu a dangerous
condition.
This filled the captain with fear. He
ordered that every attention should be
paid him, which was done. That night
it became necessary to have all hands on
deck to reef and while we were ou the
yards an awful cry, like that of a ma
niac, arose from the bows of the vessel,
and the next moment several of us saw
a human form on rail near the fore
swifter, and then a loud splash was
heard In the water under our lee.
The captain and chief officers, who
were on deck rushed to the side. A bat
was seen for a moment bobbing on the
crest of a wave ; the maniacal scream
was repeated, when Captain Phillips,
himself utlered a ery, fell senseless on
the deck. The mate then called us who
were on the topsail yard :
" Come down from aloft ! Clear away
the small boats 1"
We thought he was as near beside
himself as was the captain ; and so he
was for the moment, for when we had
gained the deck, he was ready to coun
termand the order.
Everything was awful beyond expres
sion ; the wind and the water were rag
ing wild ; lt was Impossible for a small
boat to live lu so rough a sea, so making
a virtue of necessity the search for the
poor maddened fellow was abandoned,
amid vows of vengeance against the cap
tain and tears for our lost messmate.
Forty-elght hours after this we enter
ed the port of Hilo. A vast change had
come over the crew. The captain know
ing their peculiarities, had supplied them
with money and copious libations of
whiskey; so Instead of reporting him to
the consul, as they declared they would
they were ready to shout him praises all
day long. In this, however, I did not
agree ; but unable to bring the tyrant to
Justice single-handed, I resolved to quit
the Niger. ,
I did so. After biding In the woods
for several days, I was caught and
brought back to the ship. As my ad
tures as a fugitive are not essential to
the unfolding of my story, I pass them
by, and take up the thread of my nar
rative. When we set sail on our return voyage
captain Philips was an altered man. He
abstained from spirits, he controlled his
temper, and this, with the addition of
a fine steady breeze, made our lives on
board happy. But alas 1 we were doom
ed to a sad ending up of the voyage.
KeeplDg too near the land, and a squall
laying hold on the ship, we were driven
on a lee shore. It was just after mid
night when we struck, and leaping out
of my hammock, I ran on deck. I
could see nothing save the wild waters
racing over the deck. I cried out. to my
shipmates, but got no answer. It was
not possible to reach the after-part of
the vessel where the life belts were kept.
So acting on the impulse of the moment
I leaped into the sea. Catching hold of
a friendly rock, I was saved. Daylight
came after a weary waiting. The first
thing I saw was the dead body of poor
Captain Philips, and not far from it was
that of our Chinese cook. The rest
were saved.
We made our way to Portland where
we were paid off. Thence I proceeded to
San Francisco. I had often asked my
self whence came those strange voices
and fearful words which had so alarmed
our captain and put most of the crew In
terror, and had so opportunely on one
occasion saved me from the vengence of
the captain. But it was. beyond my
power to answer the inquiry ; neither
could the mate nor any of the survivors
throw light theieupon. . Had we known
what ventriloquism was, we might have
found a solution of the mystery ; but
I had never heard an adept in the art,
neither had any of my shipmates ; oth
erwise I judge such fact would have
been mentioned, and the voices accoun
ted for on that ground. Poor Chester,
when with us, our most Intelligent ship
mate, seemed to be as much in the dark
as the rest of us, although be was not in
the least put out of the way by the oc
currences. Strolling along the streets
of San Francisco one night, about a year
after the wreck, ready for anything in
the way amusement that might turn up
my eye caught a large poster which an
nounced the wonderful doings of Profes
sor Meredith, " the unrivalled and
world-renowned ventriloquist."
This, thought I, shall be the source of
my evening's enjoyment. Turning my
face in the direction of the " Hall of
Science and Emporium of Amusements,
I was soon seated in a snug corner of
the body of the building, and was not
long in being carried away by the won
derful sayings of the Professor. At last
he told us he would hold an imaginary
conversation with a person up the
chimney. He did so. When, In the
midst ot a dialogue, the person up in the
flue, gave a derisive " Hah, hah, hah !"
I was startled, t sprang from my
seat. " Surely," eald I half aloud "those
are the voice aud tone and words which
more than xnce came from the maintop
of the Niger." And while I was star
ing at the Professor with eyes ready to
leap out of their sockets, he came to the
front of the stage to perform his part.
Then; in spite of his flowing beard and
other decorations, I saw in Professor
Meredith the Identical Jack Chester who
over twelve months before, was believed
to have leaped, in a fit of madness into
the sea.
"Chester!" I cried out in my excite
ment. " Sit down !" cried one ; ' Put him
out I" said some other. In the mean
time I had come to myself and resumed
my seat, but not before I had gotten
from the Professor a sign of recogni
tion. When the performance was over, my
old Bhipmate, (for it was be) beckoned
me to him, and taking me to his private
room, be grasped my hand in all the
fervency of ardent friendship.
"Sit down Henry, my boy," he said,
" and you shall have a solution of the
mystery which hangs over me and the
past."
" How came you to be saved from a
watery grave on that awful night when
you plunged into the raging seaV" I
impatiently asked.
"I did not jump overboard," replied
Chester laughing ; neither was I any
less sane than I am at this moment.
The entire affulr was a trick of my own
Invention to frighten the captain and
then get away from his clutches. My
mudnesH was a sham, and the man over
board was simply a bundle of old togs,
topped by my old bat, which I had just
put together. The moment I pitched
them over the rail I slipped down into
the fore-peak, where I lay hid until the
night after the ship entered the port,
when I stole out and went on shore. I
had taken care to lay up Junk, and I
managed to avoid detection until the Ni
ger sailed. The cries which your heard
from the maintop, from behind the
long-boat, aud in the cabin, I need not
now explain."
" No, all is made clear by the doings
of this night," said I.
" Exactly so," said he. And then he
continued ; " I had performed as a ven
triloquist in most large cities and towns
in Europe before you knew me ; but, be
coming somewhat restless in my habits
and having squandered ail my earnings,
in a fit of resllessuess I took to sea, and,
in the capacity of a Bailor, found my
way to Puget Sound. But I had not It
me the stuff of which sailors were made
so after my adventures on board the Ni
ger, I went back to my old professlon,In
which I have done well. My wild oat
are all sown I hope, and having learned
wisdom by bitter experience. I shall
stick to that line for which I have a ca
pacity a better thing than splicing old
ropes or taking in topsail reefs on a
blowing night.
" I should think so." I said. " But
you nearly killed the captalu with fright
whilst you caused us many a heartache
at your supposed loss."
" For the latter I am sorry," returned
Chester. " But I cannot say that I pit
led the captain. His cruelty to me was
terrlble,and he would possibly have ent-..
ed by killing me, but for my fortunate
gift of ventriloquism. 1 All's weH that
ends well.'"
" True," I returned. "Audi rejoice
that you are alive to suy so. You kept
your secret famously, for neither Capt.
Philips nor any of his crew ever suspect
ed Jack Chester was the ghost that
haunted the Niger."
A Comical Mistake.
IT appears that the double of an emln--ent
professor of physiology ot the
Berlin University is a hair dl-esser,
whose shop Is situated in the immediate
neighborhood of that institution, anV
who, well aware of his likeness to the
learned doctor, carefully copies the latter
in dress, bearing and demeanor.
A few days ago the professor was
walking homeward from his lecture
room when a gentleman, entirely un
known to him, stopped him iu the
street, saying:
" Follow me to my house. I want
you to cut my hair 1"
The amiable professor, one of whose
principles of life lt has always been
never to withhold from a fellow-creature
any service that, might be within his
power to render, meekly accompanied
the stranger home, and there addressed
himself to the task thus imperatively
prescribed to him.
Forlorn of professional scissors, he
picked up a pair of shears, used for
cutting paper, for a writing-table iu
the dressing-room to which he was
conducted, and, with this implement,
proceeded most conscientiously to cut
his victim's hair down to the very
roots.
When he cleared about half the- sfeull'
of its hirsute covering, he accidentally
stuck the point of his shears into the
scalp of his patient, who, springing to
bis feet in great wrath, exclaimed v
"Can't you take care what you ar&
about?" DoyoucaH yourself! a hair
cutter ?"
" A hair-cutter I" replied the astonish
ed sage, "certainly not. I am only
Prof. B , very muc&at your service
as you perceive."
What Fools I
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um of Rochester, N, Y., three gentle
men of Barre have been led to dig for
gold that was supposed to b&ve been
buried near the swamp in that town
many years ago. The devotees of faith
have been actually engaged in their la
bors all wlater on a farm located about
six miles from Albion, digging over one .
and one-half acres of ground.
Not succeeding In finding their look
ed for gold, they again sent for the me
dium, who told them it was owing to
having talked while digging that kept
them from obtaining it, and conse
quently it had moved elsewhere. She
agaln located it, th!s time about two
miles from Albion, and they areaftoin
industriously at work to find it. ' They
seem somewhat encouraged, as they af
firm that one bright sunny day they
saw the box containing the gold, and
were about to pry ltup when one of
their number sneezed, and it Immediate
ly disappeared front their sight.
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