Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-02

man, just as the pirate came under the
stern. Now watch every movement l
make, and be ready to jump, the moment
L speak"
As Captain Spinnet ceased speaking.
the pirate luffed under the fshermans
lee-quarter, and in moment more. the
latter's deck was graced by the presence
of dozen as savage-looking mortals, as
eyes ever rested upon.
Are you the captain of this vessel ?"
asked the leader of the boarders, as he
approached the old man.
Yes sir.n
W hat is your cargo :"
Machinery for ingins.
Nothing else 2" asked the pirate with
a searching look.
At this moment, Captain Spinnet's eve
caught what looked like sail off to the
southwark and eastward, nut no sign be-
trayed the discovery, and while brilliant
idea shot through his mind, he hesitating-
ly replied
"Well, there is leetle something else"
Ho, and what is it 2'
Why sir, perhaps [ hadn't ought to
tell" said Captain Spinnet, counterfeiting
the most extreme perturbation. " You
see twas given to me as a sort of trust,
an 'twouldn't be right for me to give it up
You can take anything else you please,
for l spose | can't help myself"
: You are an honest codger, at any
rate" said the pirate but if you would
live ten minutes longer, just tell me what
you've got on board, and exactly the place
where It laws"
The sight of a cooked pistol brought
the old man to his senses, and in depre-
eating tone, he muttered-
Don't kill me sir, sir don't, I'll tell
you all. We've got forty thousand silver
dollars nailed up in boxes, and slowed
away under some of the boxes just for
ward o the cabin bulkhead, but Mr. Defoe
didn't suspect that anybody would have
thought of looking for it there"
"Perhaps So" chuckled 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
In few moments the pirates had taken
off the hatches, and in their haste to get
at the silver dollars" they forgot all
else but not so with Spinnet. he had
''-9 fi'F eet w "a IA anu Ilo SDOICl Aau the
last OF the villains disappeared below
the hatchway, than he turned to his boys
"Now boys, for your lives. Seth, you
clasp your knife across the forethroat and
bac. alyards, an you Ohm. cut the main
BE quick now, an the moment you've
done it, jump aboard the pirate An
drew and Sam, you cast off the pirates
grapplings, an then you jump-then
we'll walk into them three chaps aboard
the clipper. No1o for IT,
No sooner were the last words out of
the old mans mouth, than his sons did
exactly as they had been directed The
fore and main halyards were cut, and the
two graplings cast off at the same instant,
and as the heavy gaffs came rattling down,
our five heroes leapt on board the pirate
The moment the clipper felt at liberty,
her head swung off. and before the aston
ished buccaneers could gain the deck of
the fisherman, their own vessel was ca
bie's length to leeward, sweeping grace
fully away before the wind, while the
three men left II charge, were easily Sc
cured
Halloa, there" shouted Capt Spinnet,
as the luckless pirates crowded around
the lee-gaugway Of their prize, when you
find them silver dollars, just let US know,
viii you"
Half dozen pistol shots was all the
answer the old man g t, but they did him
no harm and crowding up all sail, he
made for the vessel Le had discovered,
which lay dead to leeward of him, and
which he now MADE cat to be a large ship.
The clipper cut through the water like
dolphin, and in a remarkable short space
of time, Spinnet luffeG up under the ships
stern, and explained all that had happen
ed. The ship proved to be an East Indi-
aman. bound for Charleston having, all
told, thirty men on board, twenty of whom
at once jumped into the clipper, and
offered their services in helping to take
the pirate.
Before dark, Captain Spinnet was once
more within hailing distance of his own
vessel, and raising trumpet to his mouth
he shouted
" Schooner ahoy viii you quietly
surrender yourselves prisoners, if we
come on board ~
Come and try it m returned the pi-
rate captain. as he brandished his cutlass
above his head. in threatening manner,
which seemed to indicate that he would
fight to the last
Bat that was his last moment, for Seth
was crouched below the bulwarks, taking
deliberate aim along the barrel of heavy
rife, and as the bloody villain was in the
act Of tnrning to his men, the sharp crack
OF Seth Spinnet's weapon, rang its fatal
death peal and the next moment the cap
tain fell back into the arms of his men,
with brace OF bullets in his heart
Now" shouted the old man, as be
leveled the long pivot gun, and seized
lighted match, I'll 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 pivot gun-whose peculiar
properties they knew full well-brought