True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-06

A, this moment Captain Spinnet's eye
caught what looked like a sail off to the
soulh'rd and east'rd, but not sign be-
trayed the discovery, and while brilliant
idea shot through his mind, he hesi,a.
tingly replied:
"Well, there is lee,le something else"
"Ha, and what is it!"
"Why, sir. p'raps hadn't ought to
tell," said Spinnet, coun.crleiting the
most extreme perturbation. "Ycu see,
twas given me as a sort of trust. and
twould'nt be righ. for me to give it up.
You can take anything else you please,
for | s'pose | can't help myself"
"You are an honest old codger at any
ra'e," said the pirate; "but if you would
live ten minutes longer, just tell me what
you've go, on board, and exactly where
it les."
The sight Of a cooked pistol brought
the old man 10 his senses, and in q de.
precating tone, he muttered-
"Don'rkill me sir, don't. I'll tell you
all. We've got forty thousand silver dol.
lars nailed up in boxes, and slowed away
under some Of the boxes just for'ard o
the cabin bukhead but Mr.. Defoe didn't
suspect that anybody would have thought
of looking there for it,"
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
aboard the Yankee. I,
"In a few minutes the pirates had ta-
ken of the hatches, and in their haste to
get at the "forty thousand dollars" they
iorgo. everything else. But not SO with
Spinnet. He had his wits at work, and
no sooner had the last Of the villains dis.
appeared below the hatchway, then he
turned to the boys.
"Now, boys, for your lives. Seth,
you clasp yor knife across the forethroat
and peak halyard. an you, John cut the
main. Be quick now, an the moment
you've done it, jump aboard the pirate.
Andrew and Sam, you jump-lhen we'll
walk into them three chaps aboard that
clipper. Now torit~
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 off al
the same instant, and the heavy gafs
came rat.ling down, our FIVE heroes leap
ed on board the pirate.
The moment the clipper felt her liberty,
her head swung off, and before The aston.
ished buccaneers could gain the deck Of
the fisherman, their own vessel was ball
a cables length 10 the leeward, sweeping
gracefully away before the wind, while
the three men who had been left in charge
were easily secured.
"HallOa there!" shouted Capt. Spin.
net as The luckless pirates crowded around
the lee gangway of their prize, "wher
you find them ere silver dellars just lei
US know, will you!
J Half dozen pistols shots was all the
answer the old man got, but they did
him no harm, and crowding on all side
he made for the vessel he hal discovered
which lay dead to leeward Of him, anC
which he now made out 10 be large ship
The clipper Gu. through the water like
dolphin, and in a remarkably shor
space Of time, Spinuet luffed up undel
the ships stern, and explained all .ha
had mapped. The ship proved to be al
East lndiaman, bound for the city o
Charleston. having all told. thirty mel
t on board, twenty Of whom at once jump
ed into the clipper and offered their ser
vices in helping to take the pirate.
, Before dark Capt. Spinnet was ons'
! more within hailing distance of bis owl
vessel and raising trumpet to his mouth
) he shouted; ...r.
"Schooner ahoy! Will you quietl.
surrender yourselves prisoners five com
, on board 7"
I "Come and try i'll" returned the pi
D rate captain, as he brandshed his cutlas'
about his head in very threatening man
7 ner,--which seemed to indicate that h
would fight to the last.
0 But what was his last moment, for Set
J.. was crouched below the bulwarks iakin
3 deliberate aim along the barrel Of heav
rife, and as the bloody villain was in tn
act of turning to his men, the sharp crac
q Of Seth Spinnet's weapon ral.g its fat
death peal. and The next moment the p
rate captain fell back into the arms Of hi
{ men with brace Of pistol balls throug
this heart. , .--.~-,f d. . l5.,
a"Now," shouted the old man, as b
r leveled The long pivot gun, and seized
i lighted match, I'm give you just fv
It minutes to make up your mind in, an
Lie you don't surrender I'll blow every on
/, Of you out of the world ~
y The dealb of the Captain, and with
8 the sight Of the painted gun-lhe peculi'
a properties Of which they knew full we
70 brought the pirates to their senses, an
they immediately threw down their wei
. pons and agreed to give themselves up.
10 In two days days from this time. Cap
ESpinne, delivered his cargo safely a. H
wanna, gave the pirates into the hands
the civil authorizes. and GsliVsFAd Il
clipper up to.hs Goysrament in Fslul