The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-11-20
ADVENTURE VVlTGa A PIRATE.

There lived, not many years ago, on 'he
eastern shoIe Of MI, Desert, large island.
Off the cuas; of Maine, an old fisherman, by
the name Of Jedediah Spjnnct, who owned
a schooner Of some hundred loas burden, IN
which he, together with four stout guns, was
wont 10 60, about once year, to the Grand
B INKS for the purpose Of catching GOLDFISH
The old man had five !hings, npon the pecu~
liar merits of which ho loved 10 boast his
schooner, Betsy jenkins" "and his four sons
The four sons we're all that their father re-
presented them 10 be, and no one ever doub
ted his word when he said that their Ike
was not 10 be found for fifty miles around
The oldest was thirty two, while the young.
es ha8 Just completed his twemy y-sixl year,
and they answered 10 the n tm4s OF Seth,
Andrew, John aud Samuel, a.t
One morning stranger called upon Jed.
ediah 10 cngage him 70 take to Havana snne
iron machinery belonging 10 steam engines
.or sugar plantations. The terms we're soon
agreed upon, and the old man and his sons
Immediately sci about putting the machinery
On bolrd; that accomplished, they set sail
for Havana, with fair wind, and for several
days proceeded on 'ho;rcnuIse Without any
adventure Of any kind, One mornins. how
ever a vussel'was diserled eff thed starboard
'quaIter, wh ch, after some hesitation, TIE old
man pronounced 10 be a pirate. There was
not much time allowed them ior G1ubting
for The vessel soon sQlutcd then with very
wh'zzjug OF an eighteen pound
shot inst under Their Stern.
That means for us 10 heaVc to- remarl ed
The cid man.
Then | guess we'd better do il, hadn't
weF said Seth.
OF course s..s ..........
Accordingly The Besey Jenkins vas bro't
up into the w:nd and her mainboom hauled
over to windward.
Now, boys said the old man, ns soon as
tile schooner came TO n stand, 'all we can d0
is to be as cool as possible, and trust 10 for.
tune There is no way to escape that can
sec now, but perhaps ii We ale eivll they will
lake such stuff as they want, and then let us
20. At any rate tIefe is no use in crying
abou. il, for il eau 'ibe helped. Now, ger
you pistols and see that they nre surely loa
uEu, HHu HHFo lbuF hHiNCe lCau put uO ault
and hide them so That he pirates shall see
mo show Of resistance. In few moments
all the arms which the sclIunuer Afforded,
with tie exception Of one ortwo n'd muskets,
we're secured about the persons df our Down
Casters, and they quietly awaltt d the coming
nfihe schooner,
'Oue word more, boys said the old man,
just as The pirate came round under the slern,
'Now watch every movement make, m
he ready to jump the moment ! speak.
! As Captain Spinner ceased speaking, The
pirate luhed no under tho iisheiIn MS lea
quarter and il moment iiibrei the Iai'er's
deck was graced by the presenc Of = dozen
as Savage looking mortals as eyes ever res
ted upnc.. ,s. 5-.,s.,...,
'Afe you jhe captain Of THE vessclG ask
ed The lender Of the boardefs,as lie approach
cd the uld man.
'Yes, sir,' ta IL s ga.lj uQsgiea
\ sWhat is your cargnP m 4s tog II
/ Machinery far steam iujins+' wv las
Nobing elsea' asked the, pirate, with |
searching look.
At this moment Captain Splanet's ey'
caught wh1tT looked lko n sail off 10 ih'
soull'td and ess'rd, bur moi sign bsIrag
ed the discovery, and while htilliant 'de
shol lh,oagh his mind, he hesilsiingly 70
1 pied;