Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-05-22

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every lew minuses, sending his shu oil .
round W, one Of which bad already been o.
,mpolas - to come spln,sring through
The round bous., pa,sing between Captain
n. and myssli, "a III way over The Ice buI'
works The s4i.s were Immediately vet,
from The skysis To tbs spankeri logs Of
wood wete painted black add thuis through
The port holes in imitation Of guas, and ell
The Old pieces Of iron which could be found
we're tied up in bundlts- for lnngrange.--
The mu,ks,s and towing piece were load
cd, the ba yone,s being taken from the ior-
mer and Alfred TO loog poles, to serve as
bcs fdrg pike Such was our soree. -
Permit me, reader, onse more TO enumor.
sts IL Fouuetn inen ooe lou pc nadsr
With no, ball TO ut II, and WITH only five
pounds Of powder ten wooden guns two
muske,s; one fow!ine piece; one cu,lsss,
add two long poles win bayonenn attach
ed to them
'Copk, said |, going forward to the ca
bose, NIL you soppots with water, and heat
ii as soon o. possible
.Louy, Massa Charles, what You going
to do with 30 much water
4 we'll tell you cook, ~ha, wan, oft ::
You and the steward may e., up ono OF
the winter casks and saw il into two equa!
pnfts each making large tub Should
the pirates auempi to board US with their
boats, do you ill these tubs with hot wa
ter, and when the devils come alongside,
jIs, up the walef over their heads. and See
how they will relish 4 good scslling.
XVI Massa Charles, que" dey will tink
da, radora warm rerepshum.
Poor fellow ih.se were his last words,
for 4 shot CHANGING from tbs mainmast
struck him on The head, killing him instant.
ly
Never was more proud Of nv Yankee
coun,rymen than during tina, terrible day
Unarmed, delenceless, the sho, flying u
round and ncrsss our vessel with death
directly before us, and that, too, n violent
one, and one Of our number stretched lie.
less a, our feet; IL was enough TO dash ev.
cry face wnh eousle rnalon.. But no, a
veSnge Of fear could be traced in single
couutrnanee OF our liue band Every
heart and hand was nervcd TO tho contest,
while the firm and determined step with
which each moved from spot TO spot.
showed that noble resolution, and not
feeling Of despair, was al work in each
man's bosom.
Short a. had been nv life, have many
,ines been brough, into extreme peril,
and more than once have been called TO
look death 10 the Gce, and never did feel
as did during that chase. 'Tls not an ca
sy thug 10 summon up your manliness and
resolve to die--to irample down those
high hopes OF the future, which have hilh
edo lncned aud sustained us-to behold
our brightest dreams, like bubbles, dashed
TO naught by a violent hapd-to tear away
the warm and burning hopes of home and
friends which cluster around the heart, aud
lnsolale ones sell upoa the edge OF the grave
to gather up all the pas, into minute, 8
gaze upon II with our las, fearful look
aud Than fling forward the vision into e,er
nifty, that We may anliclpa our retrptior
,here-n 10 not an easy thing say 10 dc
We can read, and even think OF death with
out emotion IL no be far away; bu, whef
we listen 10 the hollow tread Of his ste
lurking around US, and hear the weapon
hi,sing BY us it hurrits tn slav our fellow
feels that we may bs the next vlctim, tacr
/ ID not soul but thinks quickly, and not
heart which does not beat Us VI II woul
tear itself from the bosom. And yet, wha
| ever these undehnable feelings may beihe
! are not sar they are sointhng noble
I holer, while they send the llle blood rusi
ing through every vein with the lightning
E speed, bid the soul act and aid in It's acsior
t This Is the hour when true courage 81
+ royalty on It's throUs ii 10 now that nobl
' deeds are done, 10 which the finger oil HI
i tory loves 10 point.
4 Throughout the day we KEEP, the int
Z val between US and the pirate about II
}, same We had perhaps gained on hun
!. l,ulr; but after the bun went down Il
v breeze .lackcnrd and soon died away 4
i most to a calm, not however until ni9hI ha
| shut in for our protection. Every Ugh, {
$ boa I'd inc ludlng that OF the bInnacle, WI
cIungushed aud the helmsman eomman
J. ed 10 steer by the stars The night wo
L. away slowly, each one 10 turn eatehiog
o. ,hor nap upon deck, for no one was p'
d lntled 10 60 below, as an attack nigh,
4, any Ii me be expected from the boHs OF
d schooner.
E. had stretched myself upon one OF /
i. seats 10 The Stern boat, with my head re-
d ing upon the tafT.rnlI as a pillow, not
,e .leep, FOR that was impossible, but to I'M
10 Of home. aud TO throw of for n momrn, Z
Ia heavy weight thai was crushing my h''.
g. IL was so sill around that the very sllcn
seemed oppressive had lail bot Il Il
f, m omen,., when l though, | heard son
u thing thai re,embIrd the splash al an o
or and Ils,ng from my scat threw hai
nd glance over the bows OF he boat VIVA
a. sight met my eyes There was lar