The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-11-23

fury incarnate.
"Look, sir, your partnerE" "a
ooh, God!" cried the Captain"
"Save me, plead the cowardly Carl"
"Too late!" shrieked the infuriated Jack
as he clutched him with grasp, that made
Carl yell in pain! "Too late! all the pow
ers on earth can't save you"
Don't kill him jack" said the Cap.
tain. -
"Don't kill him, did you say; killing is
too good for him. wish he had ten
Thousand lives, SO L would have the pleas
ure of squeezing them all out of him
separately" ............... sI .fe
sLet me live, can't die.' E.l1ss.t.
You will try pretty hard them
Let him have chance for. his life,
plead the Captain. .,ag a
What kind of a chance do you mean?'
Let him fight you s'.fz
Fight me! how?' =. -
with pistols aq . n =
sYes, let me. fight, chimed in Carl, ca
ger to prolong life.
will you fght?' said Jack. -
Yes will
'When?' ...... a.
Now -
'Where?' -...---
The deck affords ten paces,' said the
Captain, and you are welcome to it, .
Jack Ioosed his hold on the cuprit, and
told him to prepare. Carl trembled like
a leaf, as he looked at the heavy form of
Jack. and said to the Captain, II COM
mand you to stop this.'
I won't do it Carl, and besides you
promised to fight, and you must, or / will
not keep Jack off you. 'Come sir, are
you ready? cried Jack, and he threw him
one of acouple of heavy pistols, take
that sir, or use your own, the sun is COM
ing up, and it is light enough
Carl took the weapon in his trembling
hand, and cast beseeching look at the
Captain, then at the raving Jack, but saw
no pity. He, with a groan, let the pistol
fall from his hand, and said in a despair
| ing voice. fdt =
Il can't fight a zt
You shall fight yelled Jack.
d Carl whitened and sank to the deck.
Tainted, by the godsl with cowardice,
said Jack, as he proceeded to get some
water, which he dashed in his face. Carl
revived, and looked up toward Jack, then
turned over with his face to the deck, as
if to hide him from his sight. Jack
snatched him up in his arms and walked
to the gun vale, and said to him:
"Now fight or drown. Carl looked
down into the blue waters, and fancied he
saw grim devils grinning at him in his
misfortune, and said, i am ready to
| fight
Glad to hear it, said Jack, as he let
the almost inanimate form of Carl down
on the deck, take your station, SIR Car
staggered to mast and leaned against
it in despair, and said, ready
The Captain counted off ten PAGES to-
ward the bow, and gave Jack his station
and said,
Fire at the word.'
Z Both pistols cracked at once, Car
Jumped high in the air, and fell to the
deck. Jack was unharmed; andhe sprang
0 forward and gathered up Carl, to, make
sure he was dead--his ball had entered
the head Jack let fall the body on th'
!. deck. and rushed down the steps and en-
tered the cabin. sf-,sl u
!, The Lost One had stood like one trans
fixed, when she saw Jack enter by force
and take Carl out the same way; ant
when he was gone, she swooned away, ant
; still lay unconscious. Jack revived he
again and said, "Carl is dead, you nee
( not fear.' She turned her head from him
J and said nothing. Jack left the roor
e and emerged on deck again, when a.
looked as If blood had never been she
0 on it.
well he is gone, Captain
Q Yes, Jack, he went hard though
1T served him right .scfF
Il don't know but what it did.
Jack and the Captain walked the dec
in silence for while, when Jack said:
n How do you like the looks of tha
cloud there. Captain pointing toward th
It south.
why, Jack, have besa watching tha
for while, ard am afraid we will hav
la blow.' g.a6
tBy the gods! I don't want one nov
for / want to land the Lost One at HON
Din the morning. tsss.4
We'll it is coming, Jack, 1--WE had bel