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The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-04-24
The Yankee and Pirate.
" esterly, April 10.

There lived not many years ago, on the
eastern coast of Mount Dessert, a large is
land off the coast of Maine, an old fisher
man by the name Of Jedediah Spinnet,
who owned schooner of some hundred
tons burthen, iu which he, together with
four stout sons, was won't to go about once
q year, to the Grand Bank for the purpose
of catching goldfish The old man had five
things, upon the peculiar merits of which
he loved to boast-his schooner 'Betsey
Jenkins" and his four sons.
The four sons were all that their father
represented them to be, and no one ever
doubted his werd when he said their like
was not to be found for fifty miles around.
The oldest was twenty-five, while the
Youngest had reached his sixteenth year,
and they answered to the names of Seth,
Andrew, John aud Samuel
One morning & stranger called upon j ed
ediah, to engage him to take to Havana
some iron machinery belonging to steam
engines for sugar plantations. The terms
were soon agreed upon, and the old man
and his sens Immediately set about putting
the machinery, aboard that accomplished
they set sail for Havana, with a fair wind,
and for several days proceeded on their
course without an adventure of any kind.
One morning, however, a vessel was dcs-
cried off the starboard quarter, which, af-
ter some hesitation, the old man pronounc-
ed to be pirate.
There was not much time allowed them
for doubling, for the vessel soon saluted
them with not very agreeable whizzing
of an eighteen pound shot just under the
stern.
"That means for US to heave to- re-
marked the old man.
"Then I guess we'd better do it, hadn't
we ~ said Seth
"Of course"
Accordingly the "Betscy jenkins" was
brought up into the wind, and her main
boom hauled over to the windward.
"Now boys" said the old man, as soon
as the schooner came to stand, "all we
can DO is to be as cool as possible, and
trust to fortune. There is no way to es-
cape, that can see now, but perhaps if
we are seen they will take such stuff as
they want and then let us 60. At any
rate, there is no use crying about it, for il
can't be helped. Now, get your pistols
and SEQ that they are surely loaded, and
have your knives ready, but be sure to hide
them SO that the pirates shall see no show
ofresistance" In few moments all the
arms which the schooner afforded, with the
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-04-24
MoTHER.-How sweet the reflection in

MoTHER-How sweet the reflection in
after years of mothers tender training.
1t were well that to mother this duty
should be confded, if it only were for the
delicious pleasure ofmusing on it after ma
ny long years Of struggle with the cold re-
alities of life Who is there that finds no
relief in recurring to the scenes of his in
fancy and youth, gilded with the recollec-
ton of mothers tenderness And how
many have nobly owned that to the saluta-
ry influence then exerted they must ascribe
their future success, their avoidance of evil
when no eye was upon them, but when res
ted on the heart the warnings, the prayers,
and the tears of mother.
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who had been left in charge were easily
secured
"Holloa, there" shouted captain Spin
net, as the luckless pirates crowded around
the gangway Of their prize, " when you get
them ere silver dollars, just let us know,
will you :"
Half dozen pistol shots was all the
answer the old man got but they did him
no harm and, crowding on all sail, he
made for the vessel he had discovered,
which lay dead to the leeward Of him, and
which he now made out to be large ship.
The clipper cut through the water like a
dolphin, and in short space of time Spin
net luffed up under the ships stern, and
explained all that had happened. The
ship proved to be an East Indiaman, bound
for Charleston, having, all told, thirty men
on toard, portion Of whom at once jump
ed into the clipper and offered their servi-
ces to help take the pirates.
Before dark, Capt. Spinnet was once
moro within hailing distance of his own
vessel, and raising trumpet to his mouth,
he shouted:
Schooner, ahoy! Will you quietly sur
render yourselves prisoners if We come Oh
board :"
"Come and try it ~ returned the pirate
captain, as he brandished his cutlass above
his head in very threatening manner
which seemed to indicate that he wonlc
fight to the last.
But that was his last moment for Setl
crouched below the bulwarks, taking delib
crate aim along the barrel of a heavy rifle
and as the boody villain was in the act o
turning to his men, the sharp crack o
Seth Spinnet's weapon rang its death peal
and the next moment the pirate captain
fell back into the arms of his men, with a
brace of bullets TIN yh his heart
"Now," said the old man, as he levelled
long pivot un, and seized lighted
match, CPL give you just five minutes to
make up your mind in, and if you don't
surrender, I'll blow every one of you into
the other world"
The death of their captain, and, withal,
the sight of the pointed pivot gun-the pc
culiar properties of which they knew full
well--brought the pirates to ther senses,
and they threw down their weapons and
agreed to give themselves up.
In TWO days from that time, Capt Spin
net delivered his cargo safely at Havana,
gave the pirates into the hands of the civil
authorities, and delivered the clipper up to
the government, in return for which he
received sum of money sufficient for in
dependence, for the remainder of his life,
as well as a very handsome medal from the
governor.
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A vast chain of associations is often
spread out befo the mind, by few sim
pie words, and those associations are nine
times out of ten totally different from any
that the speaker intended to awaken.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-04-24

Many speak the truth when they say
that they despiso riches and prcferment,
but they mean the riches aud preferment
possessed by Other men.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-04-24

THE GRAND OBJECT.-We can be truly
happy but in proportion as we are the in
struments of promoting the happiness Of
others.
The literary echo. (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1851, 1851-04-24

EaSlcls, anu lHcl iulclly a"dllcu inc cOlu-
ing of the schooner.
zone word more, boys" said the old
man, just as the pirates came round under
the stern, "now watch every motion |
make, and be ready to jump the moment
I speak"
As Captain spinnet ceased speaking, the
pirate lufed up under the tisherman's lee
quarter, and in amomcnt more the latter's
deck was graced by the presence of a doz-
en- as savage looking mortals as eyes ever
looked upon.
care you captain Of this vessel - ask
ed the leader of the boarders, as he ap-
preached the old man.
eyes sir"
'What is your cargo"
'Machinery for steam ingins"
"Nothing else :" asked the pirate with a
searching look
At this moment, Captain Spinnet's eye
caught what looked like sail off to the
south 'ard and east ard, but not sign be-
trayed the discovery, and while brilliant
idea shot through his mind, he hesitatingly
replied.
"Wcll there is little something else. "
ella, and what is it ?
"Why, sir, p'haps 1 hadn't ought to
tell" said Captain Spinnet, counterfeiting
the most extreme perturbation. "You see
it was given to me as sort of trust, an
twould'nt be right for me to give it up.
You can take anything else you please, for
[ can't help MYSELF
"You are an honest codger at any rate -
sal the pirate "but ifyou would live ten
minutes longer, just tell me what you've
got on board, and exactly the place where
it lays"
The sight of cooked pistol brought the
old man to his senses, and in depreca-
ting tone, he muttered:
"Don't kill me, sir, don't. I'll tell you
ALL We've got forty thousand silver dol
lars nailed up in boxes just for'ard o. the
cabin bulkhead, but Mr.. Defoc didn't sus-
pcct that any body would have thought Of
looking for it there y
"Perhaps So" chuckled the pirate,
while his eyes sparklcd with delight. And
then turning to his own vessel, he ordered
all but three of his men to jump on board
the Yankee.
In few minutes the pirates had taken
off the matches, and in their haste to get at
the silver dollars they forgot all else /; but
not so with Spinnet; he had his wits at
work, and no sooner had the last Of the
villains disappeared below the hatchway,
than he turned to his boys:
"Now, boys, for your lives. Seth, you
clap your knife across the forethroat and
peak halyards, and you, John, cut the
main. Be quick, now, an the moment
you have done it, jump aboard the pirate.
Andrew and Sam, you cast off the pirat s
grapplings, an then you jump-then we'll
walk into them three chaps aboard the
clipper. Now FOR IT ~
No sooner were the last words out of
the old mans mouth than his sons did cx-
actly as they were directed The fore and
main halyards were cut, and the two grap-
plings cast off at the same instant, and, as
the heavy gaffs came rafting down, our
heroes leaped on board the pirate. The
moment the clipper felt at liberty, herhead
swung off, and before the astonished buc-
cancers could gain the deck of the fisher
man, their own vessel was near half ca
ble's length to the leeward, sweeping grace
fnlly before the wind, while the three men
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WAsHISGroH, June s, 1851
Money still continues easy. Tne shipments Of
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TORN OF RELEASE.

Whereas, by an act of Congress approved Sep
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cent stock, are to be paid TO the State Of Texas,
for considerations in said act mentioned, with n
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NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS of TEXAS.
TnEAsuav DrpAarMrsr, March o, 1861.

TREAsURY DEPARTMENT, March %, 1851.
NNHE STATE OF TEXAS having, by acts Of it's
i Legislature, passed during the sessions of lS48
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of Texas, directed tbat FIVE millions OF soid stock
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6 United States" Now, in order that this Depart
mcnt may automatically know the amount of the
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above act OF 9th September, 1850.
WIN. L. HODGE,
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