Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-12-25

ell al your eoPPers With water and beat AZ sooa
As possible"
@Lorry, zassa Charles. what FOR you srssn got
DO with 50 much bot water p
Il vii tell yos, cook, what wani Gift Yoa
and the seward must get up one ofthe uzier casks
and saw II into too equal parts. each making
large tab. Should the pirates siiemps to board Us
with theiF boats do 700 81 these tubs with hot
water. and uhea the devils come alo1gside, las,
tip the water over their heads, and see how they
vii relish their good sealdIDg.
"kyH, massa Charles. guess dey vii tink DAT
rader a warm reeepshrm"
Poos fsiloW these were bis last words, for
shot gsaeinE from the nainmasi, struck han in
the head. killing hin INSTANTLY.
Never vas | more Proad ofny Yankee country
men than dsring that terrible day. Uuarmed de-
feneeless, the shot fyiaz sround Aad across our
vessel with death directly before U.s. and that too
ariolent one, and Oae Of COR u8mber stretched
hteiess a our feet Il vas enonzh to dash every
face with eonsternsfioa- Bui nos a FesiiEe Of fear
could be traced N single eouutenance Of our lfiie
band Every heart and haad was Berrsd for The
contest, While the kr9 and determined SEP with
which each moved from spot 10 spot showed that
noble resolution, and not feelings Of despair vas
Al work IN each mans bosom.
Short as has been NJ life, have many times
been brought Iato extreme peril, snd more THAI
once have been called to look death in the face
bot neFer did ! feel as did during that chase
It's not an easy thing to summon up our n.nliness
and resolve 10 die to trzmpie doEu ihose high
hopez OF the future, which have hitherto irciied
asd sustained Us to behold our brightest dreams,
like bubbles, dashed TO nooghi By powerful had
TO tear sUay the warm and barring thozghts Of
home and friends which cluster around the heart,
AID ISOLATE Does self upoa the edge Of the grave
10 gather Up al the past into minute, and gaze
upon II With car last tearfal look. and thea cling
49,
pate our reception there 1T Is an easy thing
/ say. 10 de. We can read, and eren think Of
death, without emotion. II he be far a1sy ; bot
when listen to the holloS tread Of bis step Turk
ing aroand Is, and hear the weapon hrssiag By
II hurries to slay oar fellow. and feel tia, Se
may be the next victim, there IS not a soul bit
thiRks qn:ckiy and not a heart uhich does NOT
beat as i Il would tear itself from the bosom And
yet, whafeveF these undefnzble feelings usy be,
they not fear taey something noblsr, holier
which, while they Se9d the hte-blOod rushing
through every vein with the lIghininzs speed. did
the soDi net and and Il IN aetioa THIS - the hour
When true courage ats royalty upon is throne Il
Is thai noble deeds are done, 70 vhich the
finger Of history loves TO point
ThEoazhout the daE ne kept the interval between
Is and the pirate about the sane. We bad per-
haPs gained on him little bat after the sun went
down, the breeze slzckened, and sooa died away
nearly 10 a calm not howeser Until night had shut
IN FIR our protection. Every Light on board, IN
GLIDING that Of the pinnacle. sxfinguished and
the helnsnan commanded TO steer the ship BY the
stars The night wore slo~ly away. each oae in
turn catching short nap al his post uPon deck.
FOR no one vas permitted 70 20 below, attack
might at ever moment be expected from the boats
Of the sehoocer
= had stretehed myself upon one Of the seats IN
The stern boat with nv head resting upon The tai
fral pIiiow not TO sleep, for that was inposz-
BE, but TO think Of home, and to throw OF for
moment the heavy weight that vas crushing my
heart Il still around, that the very silence
seemed oppressive. I had LAIN bat few moments.
whea ! thought heard something that resembled
the splash Of oar. and rising from ny seat, threw
hasty glance the bows Of the boat. What
sighf met my eyes there large boat filed With
men. al least thirty IN number, all armed ~iah
iasses and pistols, while By the SIDE Of each lay
boarding pike. Fortunately fos me. was not Oh
served, and clearing With single bound the sides
ofthe boat and the tarail, sprung upon deck, and
shouted with voice that RUG Ike ihnnder upon
the air, PIRATES alongside pirates aloagsite"
The alarm spread through The ship, and every one
in second was ready to repel the enemy. The pi-
rates peTeeivng that they we're discovered, opened
the attack With pistols and the very FIRST IRE dsa-
bled three Of osr 1.-THE band YET yielded not an
inch, but. shoulder shoulder, stood ready 10 die
IN defence ofthe vessel The muskets and foWlins
piece were brought down 10 a level with the rail
sure death - the FIRST two heads that appeared a
bore it.
Board the id Yankees. my boys, and cut
their eowaSdly throats, and thea for the PiunderH
came from the eommsnder Of the boat, showing BY
his use Of the language that be was either an Eng
hshman or American.
mot so easily done" said The green hand 10 me-
'blast The baggefs. I'll spoil The bssad-basket Of
some OF them. know
Determined however As ue we're all COR resist
znee woald have been in vain. had not the steward
nlsrlered Five OF the pirates. lad Al last gained
a footing in the main chains, and the first two had
almost as soon falien back dead ato the boat, from
the unerriag FIRE Of our muskets. There was no
time 10 reload and in moment the other three
the rail znd on deck, in close grapple
with The captain and two Of the men. A groan be
hind and in the chains, told me that the Slaughter
was going on, and the next moment the second mate
fell dead IN the lee scuppers- For a minute or two
It was the clash Of steel oaths, groans. when sud
denly loud splash was heard and almost al the
sane moment those Of the pirates who were ia the
boat were observed TO shove Of. SiIh the most hor
rIble lmpreeatioHs. The steward Il seemed had, Al
the beginning Of the contest filed the tubs with bob
ing water, and unobserved BY the pirates, had dash
ed Il fol- into their faces Blinded and confused
wIth pain. they could do nothing, and their only
safety was in retreat Six VINO were Jeff on deck
soon el, literally cut TO peiees, hot however with
oct having slain Two Of our number. As the battle
closed, kind Providence, as II in pity, sent stf
land breeze, and in few minutes We were moving
rapidly aoag, secure at least for the present. from
further danger.
When the day dawued our foe was discovered
about three miles asterh, and the land bEeeze was
dying away and consequently very light, he had
fUo bnrfs Attacked N he arhaouar rnwfuu ahaad