Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-03

SoA az 10 W uc as Cool dS pOSSiDlo ant
trust 10 fortune. There is ne way to es
cape that | can see now, but perhaps if We
] are civil they will take such stuff as they
want and then let us go. At aay rate
} there is no use in crying about it, for il
can't be helped. Now, get your pistels
and see that they are surely loaded, and
have your knives ready bat be sure and
/ hide them SO that the pirates shall see nc
show Of resistance. In few moments all
the arms which the schooner afforded with
the exception ofone or two old muskets,
were secured about the persons of cur
Dewn-Easters, and they quietly awaited
the coming Of the schooner. s,~,sa e, 49,,
'One word more, boys said the old
man, just as the pirate came around under
the stern. Now watch every movement
| make, an be ready TO jump the moment
| speak, lsaaas Liisx ste.l as.t.,-r5
As Capt Spinnet ceased speaking, the
pirate luffed up under the fisherman's lee
quarter, and in moment more the latter
deck was graced by the presence Of as saw
age looking mortals aseyes ever rested up
on.@f - eof5&ySs@ tr-.s s @.i Ns- Zee
sAre you the Capt. of this vessel!' ask
ed the leader of the boarders as he ap
preached the old man. " G>z..1s ssg.F5
Yes, SIR .as@. 81 8as .ia .=ss
I tWhat is your cargoi' # ae- sssa ..~a
Machinery for steam ingins.' z..
Nothing else?' asked the pirate with a
searching look. 80 g 1ssea @ ..as 81
Al this moment Capt. Spinnet's eye
tcaught what looked like sail off to the
south'rd and west'rd, but not a sign be
trayed the discovery, and while brilliant
idea shot through his mind he hesitatingly
replied: esis 5l -a iaers s< Id = r.
well, there's little something else D
sHa, and what is it?' ls --s ss
sWhy, sir. p'raps hadn't ought to tell, ,
said Spinnet, counterfeiting the most ex-
treme perturbation. you see, twas given
to to me as q sort Of trust, an 'twouldn' be
right for me to give it up. You can take
anything else you please fer | s'pose 1
can't help myself. ~a=fg&Es 51.s a.a -
you are an honest codger, a. any rate,'
said the pirate, 'but if you would live ten
minutes longer, just tell me what you've
got on board and exactly where it lays
The sight Of cooked pistol brough the
old man to his senses, and in depreca-
ting tone he fasssered: s.5a.s'.5 q sss -
Don't kill me, sir, don't. I'll tell you
oil. We've got forty thousand silver dol
lars nailed up in boxes and slowed away
under some of them boxes just for'ard
o. the cabin bulk head, but Mr.. Defoe
did'n. suspect that any body would have
thought of looking for it there
Perhaps so.' ehuckied the pirate, while
his eyes sparkled with delight. And then
turning to his own vessel he ordered all
but three of his men TO jump on board the
Yankee. aas,tl4s .asF. 4ssa 7s.as7h z3s
In few moments the pirates had taken
off the hatches, and in their haste to- get
at the'silyer 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 ha'chway than he
Eturned to ais boys. II. aasss8 q issse5a
tNow boys for your lives. Seth, you
caap your knife across the fore. throat and
peak halyards, and you John, cut the
main. Be. quick, now an the moment
you've done it, jump aboard the pirate. -
Andrew and Sam, you cast off the pirates
grapplings an then you jump-then we'll
walk into them three chaps aboard the clip
per-. Now for it, -sL5z. I'll. f-ss'
No sooner were the last words out of
the old mans mouth, than his sons did ex-
actly as they had been directed. The
fore and main halyards were cut, and the
two grapplings cast off at the same instant,
and as the heavy gaGs came rattling down,
our FIVE heroes leaped on board the pi.
rate. .sas .y a esf. @@sl .nEzaa
The moment the clipper felt her liberty,
her head swung off, and before the aston
ished buchaneers could gain the deck of the
fsherman's s vessel their own was half a
cables length to the leeward, sweeping
gracefully away before the wind;, while
the three men who had'been left in charge
were easily secured. sas e~ sl.-
sHalloo, ,here,' shouted Capt. Spinnet,
as the luckless pirates crowded around the
lee gangway of their prize, when you git
them silver dollars just let US know will
your sa5 ~
fIalf q dozen pistol shots was all tie On.
swer the old man got, but they did him no
harm, and crowding all sail, he made for
the vessel ItS Hdu aiSCoVofSu3 "ulSu ia J
dead to feeward Of him, and which tfe
now m ade out 10 be- large ship. The
clipper cut through the water like dol
phin, and in a remarkable short space ol
time, Spinnet luded up under the ships
stern and explained all that had happened
This ship proved to be an; East Indiamani
bound for Charleston, having, all told, ,thir
ty men on board. twenty of whom at once
jumped on board the clipper ard Offered
their services in helping to take the pi
rates.
Before dark, Capt. Spinner was once NOR,
} within hailirg distance Of his own vesse
} and raising trumpet to his mouth, h
shouted: .---....-.-
schooner ahoy! Will you quietly sur
) render yourselves prisoners If we come OF
!. board4'
: Come and try it, returned the pfrdt
D Captain as he brandished his sword abov
his head in a very threatening manner
!. which seemed 70 indicate fkae he woal
light TO the last. . 60 t5