Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-10-19

on fhis coast hnh Know every turn NJ
it, "sza f a .- .u5.eH .s
"Can you take the brig in there, in this
storln7"
YES. sir. " answered ths bdy, While Il
strange light shot from his eyes
"A,m will you do it = eagerly asked
the captain, ta uss..
"On two conditions. .....
Name them quickly. v
"Thn first IA, That y0h let tnh go III
raatsl md next, tint you trouble nons oi
the HinusgIerss, should they happen to be
there. . ......
I" ! promise. ' said lie captain and
now set about your work But mork tne,
If you d4eelvn tne by ST. George, III shoot
you rtr The moment
a'ha brig was soon ont before The wind.
and Robert kintoek stationed himself
upon the statltoatd fureyari arm, from
whence his orders were passed along to
the heltnHnlatl. The bounding vessel soon
tane within sight Of the rugged crags,
and the heatt Of every man leaped with
fearful thrills as they swept past ftown-
ing rock. which almost gtazed them ns
thay tmssed Tn few tie brig, and thicker
s,,d ,dote fearful bechne the rocks, which
raised their heads on every side,
" Port, shouted the boy ...r....
" Port it is, "
"Steady-aso y
sstsrboard--qpiok /"
cay, ay. stsrboard II is.s
"Steady---so.
Steady 1t Is. y" \ R.......
Al this moment tite vssAel swept of,
past al overl,angihg cliff Snd just A. n
vivid fash Of tightening shot through the
heavens. mud revealed al the horrors
around loud shout was heated from the
young pilot aid in 4 moment All eyes
we're tprnstt towards him He stood upoh
the extreme end of The ysrd, snd held
himself Ivy the lift In moment more
lie croutted down like tiger after his
prey, and then with one leap he featheJ
the projecting rock.
"Rsvenge revengs !" vas #lE That the
doomed men heard, as they were swept
away into the boiling surf beyond. @
4" breakers "a reefn' screamed the
man forward. Starboatd-@-qnick p
Bit twas too late. Ere the helm was
half mp, slow, tremendous grating Of the
brig S keel was distinctly felt and the next
instant came crash which sounded high
above the roar Of the elements, and the
heavy mast went sweeping AWAY to lee
ward, followed in few moments Ey large
masses Of tl1e illfated vessels wreck and
cargo. Shrek after shrek went up from
those doomed men. but they were within
the grasp Of power that knows no mercy
The Storm King took them all for his
own,
The next morning n small party Of
wreekers ettH,e down from the rocks and
moved along the shore. II was strewed
with fragements Of the wreck, and here
and there were scattered along the bruised
and multilated forms Of the briggs crew
Among that pnfty was Robert Kintock !,
and eagerly did he search among the
ghastly cerpses, rs though there were one
benwould have found. At length lie stopp-
ed and stopped over one, upon the should
ers of which were two golden epnnIettes.
"rwas the eaptain Of tie brg--the mur.
derer Of his fatl,sri The boy placed his
foot Upon tile prostrate body, and while n
strange light beamed from Ills eyes, aud
shndder passed over his countenance, he
.....s .sa ss...... ..m..
Father, yot, are fearfully revetiged"
The boy spoke truly. Fearful in Its
conception, and fearful in its corlstmmn-
lion, had been that +" PlIyr's KEvEs4E."