Ten Anxious Minutes

Captain Anderson rescued the crew o; a Dutch schooner f rom a wild part of th islaud of Formosa. after firing upon somn of the natives. His return is thus do scribed in "A Cruise in an Opium Clip per:" "Our way took us in single fil( through a narrow pass, nd as I enterec it at the head of my men, for a second my heart alüiost ceased to beat at tht startling aight that met my gaze. "The pass waslined on both sides with ferocious looking natives anmed with pole axes, spears, huge knives and maay other death dealint; mstruments. "Although 1 was taken fiat aback by the sight, soiue instinct carried me forward sworcl iu hand, looking to therijht an'd left with a cool, staring eye, which Beenied to cnrb the revengeful spirit of the natives. "üu arriving at the other end of tha defile I stopped, turned round, sawall tie men safely through, and then told thetn in unmistakaMe English to make a cleín pair of heels for the ship, while I brougit np the rear at a sharp pace as soon as I had got a little way f rom the enti-ance i the pass, so that the natives might net see us in too gi-eat a hurry. "How they let us through without toucliing a hair of our heads or once making a nintion toward us passes mj comprehension. "