Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-04-29


llyer, and there was no tide to bring
i them back. We were coming very
near the settlement where the people Of
lSllyer-Stere were to be left, and from
which we Marines We're under orders to
return to Belize. l&s}sal 8a
i Cartain Carton had, i'm the boat by
him, a curious long barre led Spanish
/ gun, and he had said to Miss Mmvon
one day thatitwas the best of guns sand
thad turned his head tonne and said.<
Gill Davis, load her fresh with .
couple OF slugs, against chance Of
showing how good she is.' VISA
SO, l had discharged the gun over the
sea, and had loaded her. according to
Iorders, and there it had lain at the Can.
Italns feet, convenient TO the Captains
hand 1913 T cs ea bsgasie Er
i The last day but one of our journey
was an uncommonly hot day. We start.
ed very early; but, there was no COO
air on the sea as the day got on, and by
noon the heat as really hard to bear.
considering that there were women and
children to bear it. Now, we happened
toopen, just at that time, very pleasant
little cove or bay, whore there was a
great growth OF trees. Now, the Cap
tain, therefore, made the signal to the
lother boats to follow him ia and lie by
a while. #aNa asg sa
The men who were off duty went a.
shore, and lay down, but Were ordered.
for cautions sake, MOTTO stray, and to
keep within view. The others rested on
their oaIs, and dozed. Awnings had
been made of one thing and another, in
the boats, and the passengers found it
cooler TO DE under them IN the shade.
when there wasroom enough, than TO be
IN the thick woods. So, the passengers
were all afoat, and mostly sleeping. |
Kept my post behind Miss Maryon, and
she was on Captain Cartons right in
the boat, and Mrs. Fisher sat ON her
right again. The Captain had Mrs.
Fishers daughter on his knee. He and
4 tile two ladies were talking about the
Pirates, and Were talking softly; partly,
because people dotalk softly under such
Ilndolent circumstances, and partly be-
cause the little girl had gone off asleep
r Ithink | have before given out for
my Dady to write down, that Captain
Carton had fine bright eye of his own.
All at once, he darted me u side look,
as much as to say. 'Stsady--don't take
OIL see something land gave the
lchlld into her mother S arms. That eve
OF his was SO easy to understand, thatl
1obey9d 1t by not SO much as looking
either to the right or to the lett ont OF a
corner ofmy own, or changing my atti-
tnde the least trifie. The Captain went
ON talking IN the same mild and easy
way; but began---with his arms resting
across his knees, and his head a little
hanging forward, as if the heat was ra-
Their too much for him---began to play
with the Spanish gun.
/ They had laid their plans, you see,
says the Captain, taking upthe Spanish
gun across his knees, and iookin lazilv.
attlie inlayiag on the stock, with a
great deal of art; and the corrupt blum.
dering local authorities were SO easily
| deceiyed:' he ran his left hand idly
along the barrel, but | saw, with my
breath held, that he covered the action
of cooking the gun with his right-'so
easily deceived, that they summoned us
QUITO come into trap. But nay inten-
ton as to future operations In o flash
the Spanish gun was at his bright eye,
and he fired
All started up; innumerable echoes
repeated the sound of the discharge; q
cloud Of bright-colored birds flew out
OF the woods screaming; handful Of
leaves were scattered in the place where
the shot had struck; cracking of
branches was heard; and some 1.-the but
heavy creature sprang into the air, and
fell forward, head down, over the mud
dy bank.
what is it?' cries Captain Maryon
from his boat. All silent then, but the
echoes rolling away.
1T is a Traitor and Spy said Cap
tain Carton, handing me the gun to load
again. And / think the other name OF
the animal is Christian George King ?
Shot through lhe heart Some Of the
people ran round to the spot, and
drew him out, with the slime and
wet trickling down his face; but. his
face itself would never stir any more to
the endof time.
Leave him hanging to that tree
cried Captrin Carton; his boats crew
giving way, and he leaping ashore. But
first into this wood, every man in his
place. And boats. Out OF gunshotn
1t was a quick change, well meant
and well made, though it ended in dis
appointment, No Pirates were there :,
no one but the Spy was found. 1t was
supposed that the Pirates, unable to re-
take us, and expecting great attack
upon them, to be the consequence of
our escape, had made from the ruins in
the Forest, taken to their ship along
with the Treasure, and left the Spy to
pick up what intelligence he could. In
the evening we went away, aud he was
left hanging to the tree, all alone, with
the red sun making kind of dead
sunset on his black face.
Next day, we gained the settlement
on the Mosquito coast for which we
were bound. Having stayed there to-
refresh, seven days, and having been
much commended, and highly spoken of,
and finely entertained, we Marines stood
under orders to march from the Town
Gate lit was neither much Of a town
nor much Of gate,) at five in the morn
ing.
Ny officer had joined us before then
When we turned out at the gate, all the
people were there; in the front Of them
all those who had been our fellow-pris-
Ouers. and all the seameu.
Davis, says Lieutenant Underwood
Stand out, my friendp
stood out from the ranks, and
Miss Maryon and Captain Carton came
up to me.