The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-07-04
Srlprtea Sturu.
From the New York Mercury. |
QELLlNG A MUTINY.
BY CAPT. J. +. ALCORS.

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P'tty Sh"'p '""k out on Them Slice.
A"d lie i"suii Z
"hH' 'e t'"nd ONT AT my watch are
MEOW morn " hall the time, HI I've beeu
,"r af"' iisien''. t"" or three tunes, an
A'h near ail hands "hI>per'n' an that
u" "he so m"ny mHgp'es, ony not 80
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N""'a \"u hnd out what they were
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"" that Is not enough to he certain.
l e""'u oh'l catch word now an then!
A"d those "o'ds
| ""fe about Us! One fellow sed's
"o" 1 WAS hog, ~, de'etvcs nj I'd get;
y" '"eh u'eH ta'ku low spell, when
""''ie' seu' .heie ""iI hNe alt, all tod.
MI Il thefe AIN enough OF US ;" handle
''e'"' guess we d better JUMP overheard
W p"ee'
guess 'hey hah, ana beior" they try
~ ''"ea J, oriehy' turning away, and
walking Slowly forward. As ""rc slip
pe'' ""d moved cautiously WAS enabled
~ P"ss Tue ofw"fd house undetectcd,
""'" 'o"Ne" ro"ho' l" Va'n' Tor tie
"''"' ""o were ee"e'""y 10 he found
the windlnys. spinning long warns. TIE
only soul Ia he seen forward Was a man
on the Io"k out, and the Loy who beiuny
ed 10 the mates wach who ~as coil. Il
away aud fast asleep u,,!.r the s,arboarl
end OF the windla.s.
Gliding alt rs srealth,iy A. | had for
ward. I paused inst ahrea,, H.. last win
dow Of the furec.s,ic. anI a,..l,iu, my
ear 10 an up.n i.int round tie shutter |
heard the sound Of VOICES. but too iaInly
10 lie abs to Distinguish a word.
Gliding still iar;her aft. WAS ara:n
inined bv the mate, whom | ordered +,
reeve of the s,srhoa,d lower aud .op
mas, stunsail gear. at the same lime RET
oucsriny him 10 ,s>ue hIs orders in . mild
tut determined tone. desired TO gain
time for preparation, for had ample rea,
son lo believe the mates fears to be well
founded.
When Inv crew were shipped. I WAS
Informed hy those who professed 10 know
some Of them, that | had 90, sboul four
Of the hardest cases who ever handled
marine spike. And after VIZ had sa led.
| had ample opportunity To- form an orn
l. for mvself e their Individual urrits.
| Perhaps their bad reputation prejudiced
me against these four men tut, from
personal observation. | could draw 10 IN
ference at all favorable TO them so the,
w,re set down ia my nina NJ once a,
,icldv deserving the repu, alton attached
! 10 them.
'f"rwsrd, ,hrre!' sh"ute.! ;he mate.
'S,rr Mas the ,n>tan. respnrse Il the
ouk ou,, ~no, i"nv;ng o,s station "n he
/ Icrccast". upplsnd 'i- warch mnres nl
! tn" necessary tor ,'e'r apuegiarce on
| deck, " hrio 'h" urslr cDulIru.d
Pass a'o"g ,ha. I.wer an tore topma>r
! s'"osNii gar t''..,. j. II. AMI rig out
: ." T." :. rbos 4
| Az. az, alr rr-prria"d several voice,
each one uauak n moe. "r less of .hr
/ rnt"paUon Of anger. Nhrr-up III repair
ed to ;ne quarter deck. leaving Mr. Rng
g TO suprr"i-' he rxc ION # NJ,
ra",s L..png into revere, reviewed
-nch and eve'y incident which had come
n"der NY olser"a,io, during our hrref as
.o,n-tin, h"pinv TO gam some cnr to the
o"s,n Of 'h"" dissatisfaction, but in vain