Lost And Saved ; Or, Nellie Powers, The Missionary's Daughter.

I budt the raft and provisioned it , thinking that you would be satisfied if you had the yawl boat to yourself . But no , you must go and sink it first thing , and force yourself on us , to eat up our provision and put us on short alloAvanee . AVe don't propose to put up AA'ith any such thing . We are each of us going on our own hook , and according to all laws you have no right to interfere with us . " The captain rose , as some of the men Avho had signified their intention to stay by him now seemed about going over to the mate ' s side , and were exclaiming , " That's so ; Avhat right has he to command us UOAV ? We shall do as Ave Avant to , and Avho dare say that Ave shall not ?"

Among ah companies of men , whether in the army , navy , or merchant service , can be found some evil geniuses , Avho are ahvays at the bottom of some infernal scheme , or on the eve of disobeying their superior officers . " Men , " said the captain , as he stood up among them , " I shall leaA'e it to you to choose Avho shall be your captain . It is as the third mate says ; in laAv , a captain AVIIO has lost his vessel has no further control over his men , but they may reappoint him by vote if they see the necessity of having some one to take charge of their interest . It is

a knoAvn fact that no party of men , or any project , ever succeeded where eA'eryone interested AA'as boss , ancl neither will our undertaking if each man can do as he Avishes . There will be no system ; the provisions AAOII be soon gone ; there will be no end to quarrels ; ancl the final result of it all Avill be that we shall be left to die on this dreary AA'aste of waters , in the most awful manner , and suffering the most horrible agonies . NOAVmenAvhat Avill you do about it ? " said Captain Dill as he took his seat .

, , Tom looked about him , and seeing that no one else AA'as going to speak , leaned up against the water cask ancl said , — " Shipmates , I ' m in faA'our of bavin' the captain taking command of the raft , the same as he did the ' Sparkler . ' He has brought us so far in her all safe ancl sound , and as Ave shipped with him as our captain until Ave reached port , I say , shipmates , that Ave

continue AA'ith him as captain . " The men looked at each other , wondering AA'ho Avould answer . After a feAV moments' silence the third mate said , — " Don't you believe too much in what that man says , shipmates . I say he hasn't brought us so far all safe . Where AVOIIICI Ave have been this minute if I hadn't built this raft ? I can tell you AA'here . Eoasting ourselves aboard that brig of his burning

over yonder . There you can see the effects of his taking command . I don't belieA'e a man Avho brings a crew eight thousand miles from home , ancl then loses his vessel , is fit to be put in charge any more . I ' ve saded many vessels , I have , ancl I never have lost any yet ; besides , I consider the raft mine , and I know when you . do what is rig ht you will put me in charge of it . If you do , I'll warrant you I AA'ill bring you through all . right . You have tried the old captain , and he has not SIIOAVU himself capable so far ,

and there is no harm in trying a new one . I coidd not do any worse than he has clone , ancl I'll show you how I can do better . What do you say ? Wffl you trust yourselves to the man AA'ho has got you in this predicament , or to the one AA'ho has shoAvn the most judgment in this affair ? Eemembez- , if it had not been for me you woidcl all be roasting at this minute . " " I for one goes in for Captain Eadshaw , " said Crony . " " And I for another , " said Dick Mynn , much to the surprise of the captain .

" Hold on , men , ' said Mr . EA'ans ; " if Ave are going to vote on this matter , let us do it in the regular way . Here ' s two kinds of rope yarn ; one is black ancl one is yelloAV I'll cut them up into little slips , ancl each man shall have one of each kind . Then the cook can take his cap ancl go round , each man putting his vote into the cap . The most yellow ones are to make Captain Dill our captain hereafter , ancl the most black ones Avill make the third mate our captain . Is not that fair enough ? " " That's fan , " replied most of the men , one after the other ; ancl Mr . Evans proceeded to cut the rope yarn into pieces about one inch long , ancl handed one of each land to every person on the raft . The cook thenjtarted round AA'ith his cap . When he came to the passengers the third mate said , —