Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-05-04
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twenty seven years ago the ship ] som-
manded vas Of mission Of marcy. La.
| fened hy gsaaEeEs contributions Of q New
1 Engiand city, she was bound to tha Cape
de YefdA with bread foF the famine stricken
| Il Sas The llth day eat--in The hrst sray
| Of DE morning that the mate aroused me
/ WITH The startling intelligence that sas-
piefoas vessel was IN sighE With the
hrst ray Of light TIE yigilaEt efFtcar had de-
scried hsF and abe Vas 80 near as 10 bs made
out with glass. was on deck Ia an la-
| slant.
| Yna arst glance at the stranger, aiarss
aispeiled ths fear that the mates alarm
| had eseasioeed.
awhy, Mr. Larkin.s 2 said laughing AZ
spoke, "thsrsss nothing suspicious In that
! lubbariy Ioaktng craft. She is aEPorsn-
| guese brigaasine., shs. can't sau.p
"Shs looks Ike that build, the mate az
swsged, bat look now ak the men on her
dsek.n ''
One glance at the telescope was enough
20 satisfy me that the mate wa right.
"It's no honest craft, Mr.. LaTkin,'' /
said; s'btsk she may NOT be pirate, for all
that. Que need not be surprised to fall Ia
with Q SLAYER hereabout" I"
"She is no SLAYER, captain"
tfWhy do you think 40 2''
aBseauss theeR are guns on her deck In
stead OF water casks.
AE If In put an and -Sas sszsaE asaaarEa44assy
the saspieiess yEsssl began to spread more
canvass, as she gathsred awaS with the
ffreaheRing hreeEss they ran up to her fore
mast flag, which, wheH It reached the
ktruek, ahshook its folis 10 the wind on q
white field We saw the terrible Insignia Of
the freebooter, the DEATHS head and cross
buaea painted in diabeiiezl black.
We mada all the sail ws could, but es-
cape was impossible. A qua from the
pirate came quickly along like panther.
which sure of lts pray, was Ia no great
hurry to seize it. The moment hs cana
| w1thln speaking distance, he hailed and Of
dersd me to launch a beat and GENE oa
board. We got the quarter boat and I was
about to iuap into her, to pay nay respects
In person to lhe Williams, when Mr. Larktp
asked leave 10 &c.
ssH they want The captain, said be let
them send for han. I'li see If the mate
/ WON'T answer as we'll"
| He descended 10 the boat, which began
! to publ back. Almost at the same instant
/ launch was swung over the rail, into which
twenty s&vags looking rascals, sTmed to
! the teeth, sprung and pulled towards us
| Ten INMATES aftsEw sEa& they were On board
of nay vessel and began clearing away the
| main hatch.
| The leader, q awarthy fellow whose
| square, compact form, and whose, eyes,
black and hazy, and half concealed by the
| ids, expressed cruelty aad cunning, sp-
preached the cabin hatch, where / stood,
an. addressed me in very fair English
SArs yoa the captain Of this vessel ?''
lsYsB,'' IsepfIeds
What's yoaG cargo 20
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"WheEs from 2''
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stHEhsre 30 ~ w..-
"Capa De YsEda.''
Sahy, they're all starving there, he said
opening his eyes and looking fall at ms.
n'Yes, and the haar In ny Tessel was
freely given by good Christians to feed
those starving people
The laseaI continued his deliberate gaze
2 moment, than tnEning towarda his men,
who By this time had broken ihto tlM main
hatch, and IN a rough, commanding teHs,
smoke d few words Ia Spanish. which
, could net make ont Tie men locked ap
! In establishment, ard thsn withdrew te <hs
|, side. where they stBoa gazing cautiously
warca sheiF captain. for such was my iI-
terEsgat9E. He walked 10 and fFo quick
Con. ave Hainutsss then he said, sharply, tur.
hinG To us .~-- = *ss 7
"You Americans are aA hsrsaies-why
should yea asnd anuE 10 feed Cathoiies2''
ssnseaase they are ear fellow men, an
theiF Saviour 10 9ag Sayioar,D | answ sF'
ed aakoaiahsd at the eaEaRes Of tbs
! aff you lie 10 me .a he cried vita a
q / AsEcsness that staFtsa Eas-Fsif you lie t.
/, me IN nail you 20 yeuT deck. Is this ear
: go the frse SIT at jour soaniEymsa to tn
: | RlaEViEg pa ss. Il .tega sF rfgt.. s
. ssI'a prove 1t 70 you by papeFs,'' I an
swaFed, .g aas3 s. Fr 4[. ~
O. II deaf want 10 see Yohr pspsEs, sRsa
: Lii hg the SaEioaf, whess name you hav
. ij0Sf psonoaneed. As he spoke, be crosse,
P hams@ls daseatiy. age& IT,
, 81 swear Il BY The Holy Trinity" rs
= plIsd, sgismhly.
sskf The pirate Lifted his cap and bent hi
head degoatiY, when mentioned the Trim
- tF. be stood still wikh his head bent owe
while one night bare moa@ntsly eeunte
= = s6Ety. When be raised hlmself up, II SCENE
:" s. Ens there was less KeTosity In his couH
u tenshes Etis eyea were 30 longer hai
z: closed but ppsgs and eleaFef In their depth
q I locked steadlY.st him. Il
~ sfCapsaIAn De said eoagtssasly, aca
l. ysa eacply pc win sso oF sisFss casks I
n gave the osief and the water was low
a. sred inta the boat. A wegd From him ssl
hAz cut -shroats OYER the sidet has be llage
:. ed behtnd, asd aftsr q Haemens's hsslE
= tioa, approached me- VITA bis hand e
- sendeds !. - " .zso s
hs3 & ssgsod bless yon, u he exclaimed as
felt ny grasp, ssassd ssnd yoa whsFe h
Htaryahg ars crying Ror bseatis' 9.
Tbs nawt HSweHK be was goRas-- n =
ed Ehrenssas. ..a :. . i
AsnNmHa AEssgxax 4eIssde 81 ) Fsma
e- Psand .-- MI IaagA fram Lhe Albany papa
- oe ysakexAar thai fhe FaEnalaa ef EsaEs
Ea apward es forty yeafs oF age was disco
nd cred an "Wednesday morning III d aoap b
in at the Ha9soa Rsssr Railroad ones.
IL was alElppsd from Nes Y8gk % che 24sh
- Massas, 90 aaseSsea to n Alppe. Ffah