Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-25

tdo that, take 1t as easy IS you can.
Thought, at the time, that many wiser
IMAM might have given me less sensible
advice than this, though it was only Of
iared by qoatswain's mate.
Amovement among the pirates attrac-
tied my notice to the beach below us, and
4 saw their Captain approaching ouI
hHlting place, having changed his fine
elofhesfor garments that were fit to trav-
Iei In.
His coming back to us had the effect
producing unmistakable signs prep
atAtion for . long journey. Shortly af.
ter he appeared, three Indians came up,
leading three loaded mules and these
were followed, in few minutes by two
Of The Sambos, carrying between them a
copper full of smoking meat and broth.
After having been shared among the Pi-
rates, this mess was set down before us
with some wooden bowls floating about
in it to dip the food with. Seeing that
we hesitated before touching it, the Pr
rate Captain recommended us not to be
too mealy-mouthed, as that was meat
from our own stores on the Island, and
the last we were likely to taste for long
time yet to come. The sailors, without
any more ado about it, protested their
readinessto follow this advice, muttering
among themselves that good meat was a
good thing, though the devil himself had
cooked it. The Pirate Captain then OBJ
serving that we were all ready to accept
the food, ordered the bonds that eonfin-
ed the hands of us men to be loosened
and cast off, so that we might help our
selves. After we had served the women
and children, we set to. 1t was good
meal--though can't say that myself
had much appetite for it. Jack, to use
his own phrase, slowed away a double
allowance. The jolly faces of the sea-
men heightened good deal, however,
when they found there was nothing to
drink afterwards but plain water. One
of them, fat man, named Short, went
so far as that, in the turn thing seemed
to have taken, he should like to make
his will before we started as the stop
page of his grog and the stoppage of his
life were two events that would occur
uncommonly close together.
When we had done, we were all or
dered to stand up. Thepiratesapproaeh-
ed me and the other men, to bind our
arms again; but, the Captain stopped
them.
No. says he. Il want them to get on
at good pace; and they will do that
best with their arms free. Now, prison
ers, he continued addressing us, 4 don't
mean to have any tagging on the road.
/ have fed you up with good meat, and
you have no excuse for not stepping out
briskly, women children and all. You
men are without weapons and without
food, and you know nothing of the coun-
try yousare going to travel through. If
you are mad enough, in this helpless
condition, to attempt escaping on the
march, you will be shot, as sure as you
all stand there, and if the bullet miss
es, you will stafve to death IN forests
that have no path and no end
Having addressed us in those words,
he turned again to his men. | wonder
ed then, as | had wondered once or
twice already, what those private rea-
sons might be, which he had mentioned
in his written paper, for sparing the lives
of us male prisoners. l hoped he would
refer to them now-but / was disap-
pointed.
while the country allows it." he
went on, addressing his crew, "march
in square, and keep the prisoners in
side. Whether it is man, woman, or
child, shoot any one of them who tries
to escape, on peril of being shot your
selves if you miss. Put the Indians
and mules in front, and the Sambos
next to them. Draw up the prisoners
all together. Tell off seven to march
before them, and seven more for each
side; and leave the other nine for the
rear-g guard Afourth mule for me, when
/ get tired, and another Indian to carry
my guitar
His guitar! To think of the murder
Gus thief having a turn for stunning
tunes, and wanting to cultivate it on
such an expedition as ours! l could
hardly believe my eyes when l saw the
guitar brought forward in neat green
case, with the piratical skull and cross
bones and the Pirate Captains initials
painted on it in white.
4 can stand good DEAL" whispers
Tom Packer to me, looking hard at the
guitar; but con-found me, Davis, if its
not trife too much to be taken prison,
er by such fellow as thatr
The Pirate Captain lighted another
segar.
march, says he, with screech like
cat, and flourish with his sword, OF
the sort that stage player would give
at the head of a mock army.
We all moved off leavingthe clump o
trees to the right, going, we knew no
whittier, tounknown suferings and an un
known fate. The land that lay befor,
US was wild and open, without fences oil
habitations. Here and there, cattl,
wandered about over it, and few stray
Indians. Beyond, in the distance, a.
far as we could see, rose 8 prospect O
mountains and forests. Above us, wa
the pitiless sun, in sky that was toe
brightly blue to look at. Behind us
was the calm murmuring ocean, will
the dear island home which the womel
and children had lost, rising in the dis
lance like little green garden on tn,
bosom of the sea. After half-an-hour'
walking, we began to descend into tn,
plain, and the last glimpse of the Is
land of Silver-Store disappeared from
our view.
The order of march which we pris
oners now maintained among ourselves
} being the order which, with certain oc
casional variations, we observed for tn,
next three days, may as well give SOM
description of it in this place, befor
; | get occupied with other things, AM
, forget it.