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spcrhans So chuckleo the plrntes while.
liz ewes ssparkiea with delight Aud then
turning fo lis own vessel he ordered FL but
three Of his men to jump aboard tAs Yam
kee
IA faT moments tie pirates had taksn
otf the hatehcs. and in their haste II get at
the ss;lver dollars, they forgot all else; but
mi q With Spinnst lie had his Wits at
,vor, and No sooner had the last Of tho VII
lisns disappeared below the hatchw1y, than
he turned to his boys.
Now, boys, for your lives. Ssth yau
clan your knife across the forethroat and
peak halyards. au You, John, cut the main.
BE quick. nov, and the momeus you We
done it, jump aboard the pirate. Andrew
and Sam, you cast Of tilspirate's grapDlings
an then you junap--tlen we'll walk into
them three chaps aboard the clipper. Noa5
fer ar
~. Z were ,le last words our q the
maiu 5alyaras uere cut, and the two Crap
mines east. IF at the same instant, and as
the Ressy gaffs came rattling down, our ffre
heroes leaped on board the pirate. The
moment the clipper felt her liberty her head
swung OF, and before the astonishcd bucca
necrs could gain the deek-of the fisherman,
their own vessel was bali cables length to
lecward, sweeping graceful away before the
wind, while the three men who had been
left in charge were easily secured
Halloo. therep shouted Captain Spinnet,
as the luckless pirates crowded upbn round
the Ice gangway Of their price, Chen you
find them ere silver dollars justletiu know,
will your
Half a dozen pistol shots was all the an,
swer the old man got, but they dia him no
harm; and crowding on all sail, he'madefor
the vessel lie had discovered which lay dead
to leeward Of him, and which he now made
out to be q large ship The clipper cut
through the water like dolphin,4an 10 q
remarkable short space of time Spinnet huff
cd up under the ships stern, and explained
all that had happened. The ship proved to
DO an East 1ndiaman, bound for Charles
town, having, all told, thirty men on board,
twenty of whom offered their services in
helping to take the pirates.
Before dark, Captain Spinnct was once
moro within hailing distance Of his own YES.
sci, and raising trumpet to his-moath he
shouted 4
SCHOONER ahoyl Will you quietly sur
render yourselves prisoners, if We como on
board y
Come and try it T returned the pirate
captain as he brapdished his cutiass above
his he'd in very threatening manner,
which seemed to indicate that lie would fight
to The last
Bit that was his last moment, for Seth
was crorchet below the biilwarks, taking de-
liberate aim along the barrelof heavy RI
fc, and as the bloody villain was in the act
of turning to bis men, tho sharp crack Of
Seth Spinnet1s weapon rang its death peal.
anu tHe nu-E Inossssst tue pirate fell badK
into the arms Of his men, with /. brace of
bullets through his heart
Now shouted the old man, as lie leyeled
the long pivot gun and seized lighted
match =. I'll give you just five minutes. to
make up your minds IN, and ifyou don't sur
render I'll blow every one Of you into the
other world
The death Of their captain, and withal, the
sight of the pointed gun-thc peculiar prop
critics Of which they knew full we'll brought
the pirates to their senses, and they threw
down their weapons, and agreed to give
themselves up.
In two days from that time Captain
Spinnet delivered his cargo safely, gave the
pirates into the hands of the civil authorities,
and delivered the clipper upto the govern
mcnt, in return for which he received sum
of money sufficient for an Independence du-
ring the remainder of his life, as we'll as
very handsome medal from the Governor.
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