Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-18
In Esea'ng Sea story Of t'e Reroflioal
OR, THE
TERRI OF THE c o As T.,
A TALE OF pRIvArEERING Is ING.


Kate Cringlo be met her father, who accom-
panied him down to his boat, in vain trying
to find out what Kate had wanted of him for.
The young captain sprung into his boat
amid the murmured good wishes Of hundreds
of citizens who had gathered there to see the
privateer go to sea. aud in a few moments he
was on board of his vessel
With a clear, bugle-like voice. which need
ed no trumpet the young commander shouted
"Mau the capstan bars. lads. and run the
anchor up with a will Stand by the ib and
hyng-iib halliards-- Lay the head yards aback,'
His orders were obeycd readily; and in
few moments, the second officer, who stood
on tine forccastIe looking over the bows, cried,
"Shes broken ground sir
VERY we'll, sir--run up the iib and flying
iib, and haul the sheets to starboard-man
the top-gallant and top-sail sheets and hale
liards Round with the capstau, men. and
rum the anchor mp to the bows
A moment later, and the head-sails up, the
vecriug bow of the schooner proved her to be
all awegh, and then came the ORDER
"Sheet home and hoist away top-sail and
tob-yaiant sails
This was done: and as the tore-and-ait
sails, already up, filed, the schooner began TO
gather Roadway. Then, as She fell off before
the wind which was fair ont of the harbor,
her square sails filled, and she shot ahead
with increased velocity. The crowd ON shore
looking with delight upon the splendid ycs-
sell, and gladdcnod, too, az the thought of her
orraud rent the air with cheers while Mr.
Cringie, taking upon himself the part of gum
nor, fred an imprompm salute from a single
gun, which was kept upon the wharf to be
used as a warning-signal if the British APP
preached
The "Twanuicide' replied to this by sa
Int of seventeen guns-her whole compile
meut
That's what / call darned waste o. pow
dcrr said pinch faced, dried-up anatomy OF
a man, whose throad-bare clothes, little eyes.
and long, greedy talons of fingers, spoke the
Hser out and out
ut isn't gour powder Moses Gelson, said
Mr. Crngle. rather sharply. IF it was, it
wouldn't be likely to be in a vessel destined
TO hght for liberty
"Tush-tush What is this liberty to
us the war is running trade, and soon we Il
all be AS poor as rats p said the mser, pet
tishly.
at IS pity that such mean curses as you
irerent poor you're too stingy to live. If
you only had your due, you'd get good
ducling in horse-pond. J. cried ont Mr.
Cringle, so angrily and so loudly, that his
words were heard by the crowd, and proba-
bly, found echo in theirs for they instantly
shouted
Lets duck the old miser-to the goose
pond with the old tory
And seizing the terrified wretch, they drag
ged hm roughly toward pond OF muddy
water near tne residence Oh the merchant ana
soon "ouiG nave pu' 'neir lh'eh'Ioh '''' exc
cuuon' hao not nate OrnSie' VINO sA" tne't
acuohS' stepped out upon tne na.eoh!' aha
crlea out ln clear musical voice. "hich
Ieacnea every ear
shame mehTS""ne 10 're"0 an oia man
So ne Is week ana helpless let MN 60,
ana save your strength ior nopier purpose
Her timely appeal and her beauty-ior in
her excitement 'he really looked handsome
had the desired ehect ana the Ola m'ser was
released much to ms own Srauhcauon' ana
rather TO me disgust ana anger OF her ia'her'
VINO would nave oeen really giad to nave seen
ora GeiSon get a leSson-tor he hated nm
heartily, not only Tor his lack OF PATRIOTISM
ouV Iot ms mlseily ineAhhess'
remember her-i IL remember thal
=, SHI, oless hef muttefed the Ola mlser' as ne
, nopuleu away rom tho crowd as iast as ne
cou'u-not stopping uht'l ne reached ms own
residence Which was also klnu OF store
mousse IN Whicn vast variety OF an kinds OF
'rueN ana 'rash were sto"ed-ana Junk' sec
ohd haha anchors sails, cordase, fishing
tackle nets harpoons' and thousand other
'h'ngS'
CHAPTER "
Never was a craft in better battle trim on
: deck below or aloit, than the Privateer, af-
ter Soawait had got her rigging stretched.
Conscious that he was ready to meet any foe
of his tonnage and weight of metal, he boldly
headed off from the coast for the track of in
ward-bound vessels from England.
One morning soon after, he was at break
u fast in his cabin with the first officer and the
, doctor-young Morley being in charge on
- deck
But each of them bounded from the table
as they heard the shout "saa no r' from the
lookout at the top-galant cross-trees.
"Whore away, and what does she lool,
like: = cried young Morley, in reply
Seawah and his companions held their
breath and listened for the answer