The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-15


iHporsanreo eorrnuing until louemoTning jusi
sher Sam had rlesred away The breakfast
things. [Sam was The youngest, and had
10 dn ihese things. Wei. just as Sam
had goi the last iin pan fiesniy washed
and slowed away in the locker. he hap
phened 10 cast his eyes oui II the cabin
window. and as The scllnoner's Stern rose
upon The Top ola vesvy sea. The tluier ufs
white sail caught his attention OF upon The
slsIbaard quarter. and hssiening ON deck
he made knnwn his discovery. In less
than half an hour The stranger Was made
oui 10 be inpInasi schooner. coming d.
reclly downupon them. The Down Easter
was heading s. s. W.. and had The wind
from The nonh'rd and wcsi'rd. while the
stranger was coming dawn. wing and
wing. right before il. Nav. there was
nothing very astonishing about seeing a
strange schooner in ihase laiiudes. but
still Capt. Spinne' could not help feeling
that under existing circumstances there
might be danger abroad. Had The sail in
question heen discovered ahead or aslern.
or had she even been making in fnr the
coast. nothing would have been thought
ol il; bui as u was. the Fisherman could
only think that he was the sole object Of
the fellows course.
Seth" saId the old man turning 10 bis
eldest son. who had The helm. . Thai chaps
after Ms. an no mistake.
.S'pose we lufr Bit, an sec" remark
ed Seth.
.Try IT,"
! The firsherman's head was brought
three points nearer 10 the wind. and in a
few moments afterwards The strangers
main boom was swung over, she, too,
varying her course in proportion.
.Thal settles IT," said Capt. Spinnei.
J" Now. my boys. that feIIer's pirate"
"A piralel" inierroga,ed The four sons.
while slight blaneh appeared on their
cheeks.
"Yes, returned the old man. five
been IN these waters before, an' ! know
somethin' about those chaps. IL that d
been an honest craft they wouldn't a dog
gsd us in such fashion. for It's the same
one saw last night. Now. If he'd been
on any particular course he wouldn'i a.
been there, for, you see. he can sail twice
as fast as we can. an he ough, TO a been
out Of sight long afore this"
"rhen what are we TO do. dad!" asked
Seth. as he brought the schooner once
more upon her true course.
/" We must wait an see what he's a
goin 10 do, first" coolly replied the old
man. at The same time raising the long
glass TO his eye.
"There. just look at her." continued
The captain, as he handed the glass TO An
drew.
j "Full Of men, by lhu.der :" exclaimed
the latter. as his eve caught the heads
Of some twenty or thirty Ill-looking chaps
who were crowded around the pursuer's
bows.
Whatever may have been the doubts
existing in the minds OF our Yankees,
they were all put TO rest in short time
by The no very agreeable whizzing Of an
eighteen pound shot just under theil
stern.
"That means for us 10 heavc TO-" re.
marked the old man.
"Then guess we'd better DO il, hadn'
we :" said Seth.
"Of course"
Accordingly the Be,sey Jenkins was
brought into the wind. and her mainboon
haulded over 10 the windward.
"Are you the master Of that Schooner"
"Yes. sir"
+ "What is your cargo r.
Machinery for steam ingins."
"Nolhing else p asked the pirate with
a searching look.
| Al this moment Capt. Spinne,'s eve
caught what looked like sail off to the
souih'rd and BASTARD. but not sign be.
nayed the discovery. and while brilian,
idea shot through h,s mind lie hesilaling.
ly replied:
"Well, there is leetle else."
j "Ha, and what is il 7"
why, sir, traps l naun Onght 10
iell." said Spinnei, counlerfeiting the Inosl
extreme perturbation. "You see, twas
given 10 me as sort OF trust, an ',wouldn'1
be righ. for me TO give il up. You car
take anything else you please, for s'pose
cant help myself"
"You are an honest codger, at any
rate" said the pirate; "bnt il you woult
live ten minutes longer, just tell me wha
you've go. on board, and exactly where
/ il lays"
The sight Of a cooked pistol brongh
| the old man to his senses, and in de
precaling tone. he muttered:
!, "Don't kill me. sir. don't. Ill stel
sou all. We've got forty thousand sill
yer dollars nailed up in boxes, and stowet
away under some of the boxes just for art
O. the cabin bulkhead, but Mr.. Deio'
didn't suspec. tina, any body would hav
thought Of looking for it there"
! Perhaps So" chuckled the pirate
while his eyes sparkled with delight