The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-12-22

make, and be ready to jump the momeE
speak ...
AS Captain Spinnet ceased speaking
the pirate luffed up under the fisherman
lee quarter, and in minute more the lat
ter's deck was graced by The presence o
dozen as savage looking mortals as eyes
ever looked upon.
Are you captain of this vessel 2 asked
the leader ofthe boarderS, as he approach
ed the old man.
Yes, sir ............
what is your cargol'
Machinery for steam ingns.'
Nothing else =! asked the pirate, with {
searching look.
AT this moment Captain Spinnet's eye
caught what looked like sail off 10 the
south ard and eaSt'a ard, but not a sign be-
rayed the discovery, and while a brilliant
idea shot through his mind, be hesitating,
ly replied ....
We'll, there is little something else.
'Ha, and what is it?'
why sir, p'raps oughtn't TO tell, said
Captain Spinnet, counterIeiting the most
extreme perturbation. You see it was
given TO me as a sort of trust, an
wouldn't 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, ,
said the pirate; but it you would live ten
minutes longer, Just tell me what you We
got on board, and exactly where it lays
The sight ofa cooked pistol brought the
old man 10 his senses, and in deprecia-
ting tone, he multered.
Don't kill me. sir, don't. III tell you
all, We've got forty thousand silver dol.
lars nailed up in boxes, Just ior'Hrd of The
cabin bulkhead, but Mr.. Deloe didn't sus.
pect that anybody would have thought Of
looking for it there
Perhaps so, 'chuckledthe 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 minutes the pirates had taken
off hatches, and in their haste to get at the
silver dollars they forgot all else; but
not so with Spinnct; he had his wits at
work, and no sooner had the last of the
villains disappeared below the hatchway,
then he turned to his boys. ...
Now boys, for your lives Seth, you
clap your knife across the forethroat ard
halyards, and you, John, cut the main.-
Be quick, now, and the moment that you
have done it, jump aboard the pirate
Andrew and Sam, you cast off the pi.
rates grapplings. and then you jump
then we'll walk into them three chaps a
board the clipper. Now for itP
No sooner were the last words out of the
old mans mouth. than his sons did exact.
ly as they were directed. The tore and
main halyards were cut, and the Two
grapplingS cast off at the same instant,
and as the heavy gafGs came rattling down
our heroes leaPed on board the pirate
The moment the clipper felt at liberty, her
head swung off, and before the astonished
buccaneers could gain tine deck Of the
fisherman, their own vessel was near half
a cables length to the leeward, sweeping
gracefully away before the wind, while
the three men who were left in charge
were easily secured.
Haloa, there!' shouted Captain Spin
net, as the luckless pirates crowded a
round the lee gangway of their prize,
when you get them ere silver dollars. just
let us know, will you'll
Half dozen pistol shots was all the an
swer the old man got, but they did him
no harm; and crowding on 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 dol.
phin, and in q short space OF time Spin
net luhed up under the ships stern, and
explained all that had happened. The
ship proved to be an East lndiaman,
bound Tor Charleston, having, all told thir.
ty men aboard, portion Of whom at once
jumped into the clipper and offered their
services in helping them to take the pi.
rate.
Before dark, Captain Spinnet was once
more within hailing distance of his own
vessel, and raising trumpet TO his mouth
he shouted:
.Schoaner, ahoy Will youquietly sur.
render ourselves prisoners il we come
on 7
'Come and try it = returned the pirate
captain, as he brandished his cutlass
bove his head in a very threatning man
ner, which seemed to indicate that he
would fight to the last.
But that was his last moment; for Seth,
crouched below the bulwarks, taking de
liberate aim along the barrel Of heavy
rifle, and as the bloody william was in the
act Of turning to his men, the sharp crack
Of Seth Spinnet's weapon rang its death
peal, and the next moment the pirate cap.
tain fell back into the arms Of his men,
with brace of bullets in his heart.
Now said the old man, as he leveled
a long pivot gun. and seized a lighted
match, I'll give you just five minutes to
make up your minds in, ard 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 their senses,
and they threw down their arms, and a.
greed to give themselves up.
In imn .dnus from, ihnt iinnn Nnntnin