The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-02
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eco-ss roouaent or two before the huge round
backed lump ola brute came rnntins round Ia,
% the track, stumbling heavily up the oeao
hr.nche. M he fallen trees aud the dry gutnea-
or,.s vith 4 savage roar between his two white
fsks-snd saw what the Judge mesnt, just
IN time 20 throw over tse whole heap OF Naming
.ooos-frec husk among the withered grass and
stuff fsw yards before the monster, as dry as a
finder, while the light air coming down Inc
gully Of the mountain, drove !. rPreading acroS
Bis course MP through the twigs, and sweeping
An one sudden gust q fire up 70 the very end Of
his trunk saw Il lift ovor the smoke
Lke black ssrpent than another scream from
the brute. and away he was charging into the
hollow again, the flame licking mp among the
rr.s. aaiern d him, and dArting from ono
eoueh 90 another towards the cansbrske below.
4 had scarce drawn q lor z breath, and rernem-
bored the DEVILS own thought that had come
into my head when the Judge called 70 me,
ere he slapped me on the shoulder. iou
did molly ,ssrs. my "a SI . SOy va. sI.a cr.
thoueh. Mr.. Westwcod I" I'm afraid, how
ever ali. {" said I, cycling tho cracking bushes,
smokinR and whitening 20 dead shoulder IN
tbe sunlight, then flashing FATHER down as the
hill.broeze fustled OF I'm afraid We shau
have the woods burning about our earsl Down
Ne hurried accordingly and hailed the cutter,
where scarce had we leisure 20 pass few ql'ek
words and tumble In, before heard shout boz
yond the other turn q the creek, through the
end f the lagoon; then something like the
cheap Of ropes through blocks, with the lstle OF
mems feet on deck, AID next minute a perfect
hubbub Of criee, whether Duicd, Portuguese,
Fneiish. or all toge,her, 1 couldn't say
only II wasn't likrly the Last would kick
M such q bother FIR nothing. -Four or
Eve Kroomen came lsaping round and
along the float u logs AZ tho far end,
their large straw hats shining in the light over
their let faces, a. they pJered across into the
l. Tho rniNuta altar thay uauia hod
saw the white upper spIB OF schooner slide
above tho farthost Of the wood, and her bowsprii
showed past the turn Just enough TO show her
sharp lead -colorod bow, with the mouth Of a gun
out ola port, and fellow blowing the red emil
oi his match behind IL. All at once the chorus
a shouts and cries ceased, and q single voice
sang out along the water, clear, s.ern, and
startling, In bad Portuguese, "Qterea siete =
who are you2 Still we gave no ans yer, quie.-
ly showing of ~ fast NJ could, tho flicker oi
the hre in the brake behind the trees beginning
10 show itself through ths black shade Of tle
lagoon. "QIsren siete9" sang out the vocs,
louder than before, In n threatening way,
and the logs were knocking and FLASHING belize
the schooner as the Kroomen hauled at them
10 make an opening. "Amigos Amigos !"
hailed we in return Inglosos, gentlemen J"
shouted the cadet who knew Portuguese calling
10 them not to fire for heavensske, elsa they
would do US sons harm. With this, the hub
bub was worse than before they pliiuly had
some design on Us, from tho confusion that got
up but by that time We were pulling hard into
the narrow Of the rivsr, and took tho fair cur
rent Of 1t as soon as the boat was past tho fall
ing stream we had ssen before, ull we were
rouna into the next roach.
In fact the ratio we all bent our backs al TIM
time, was pretty different from coming up th'
cadets scented hardly TO feel the heat
fierce and close though II was, AZ thought Q
those that might be in our wake and nobod,
spoke q word at ease till at last, after an hoar
hard sord, taking 1t IN turns, we cAme full II
sight Of tho lldiamsn at her anchor on Tho bfon
current The Ladies' blessed the very ropl
hanging from her bouspr', and We got sal
aboard whers wo found the two other bJa'
had como back long before; AMI every one OF
turned In directly after shutdown, as tired
well, didn't suppose l had slept an h,
dreaming terribly wild sort If ureams abb
Violet Hyde and elephants, then that I'D saw
her pvs,E and was s,oqpipy to- kssS ~, q
the Portuguese rascal gave her oanted q LII
oyer to starbeArd, away from tho shore a
I'LL morn ng flood nothing could be doae 10 b,
ha of. The fog was rolling down with h
lind-brooze, and the jabJer in the woods, akai
thickened tho confusion when all at on 30
dim dash of the shore gimnersd in the viii
fog, and q rourd shot whistled just astern. pre-
~ well 'fmed for hsr bilge, which would hay
cost US some work if II had hit Az,
that, haweycr there was no more of h
She fellow probably having spent eiths
All his powder or his balls. As Ia
his fort heard the chief officer swearing h
would knock Il about his ears next day. thin
may oouidh nave done him much harm, cor
tainly, unloas mud were dear.
No sooner had the men gone below, leaving
the ordinary anchor-wa,ch, than Mr.. Finch, to
my great SURPRISE walked up 10 me, and gave
me strange supicious look, limiting that he
began to have good guess Of what really was,
but Il anything new Of tho kind turned up, sal
lie, be should know better wha. TO say to me.
Mr.. Finch" said |, starting "this won'e do,
ar--y Gull either speak your mind before caoiL
and cuddy, or tomorrow morning, you'll 20
quietly ashore with me, sr, as | think now
you remind mo Of II, We settled to do, alre.d T.
Inc mates face whitsned, and he eyed me
with glare Of malice, turnod on nv hsa
below.
However, the thought Of the thing stuck to
me, and kept walking IN the dark 20 ge, rid of
It; the four or five mon Of tho an hr-yatch
ahuiiilng lazily about, and all thick save all sad
up the river, whore The Land. br,ezo blew pretty
OF the mist.
was leaning against the fore chains, listening
to the cbb-tide, and thinking; when saw one
Of tie men creeping In from the bowsprit, which
you Just saw, where 1t ran up thick into the
dusk, with scarce glimpse OF tho jib.boom and
hyM6 oSoht bnJOuus NJ saIOr came I'D
touching his hai to me, and said he thought he
saw som tlins queer of the boom end "Woll,'
sad grufhy, go and tell your mate them"
didn Z know he itlloN's voice, though IL had
spArticular twaug In IL, aud he wasa't in Jacobs
watch, knew.
"Wby, your honor" he persisted, 81 knows
pretty well what you air asking your pardon,
sr-but think youd make more out of il nor
any Of the matosl It'ssum at rather skeary sin"
added he.
Accordingly took ho'd of tho man. ropes and
swung myself up the bowsprit, ami had my feet
on the footrope below the b boon, when heard
his breath, following behind ne.
'N-ver you trouble yourself, my man." said
l; zone at time, and back he went in board
AgAin-for something curious in his way struck
me, but wanted 20 700 what he meant.
had just get near the flying jib, half slowed
In a. 1t was on the boom, and faneied, with
creep OF my blood in me, made out mans
head over the sail; but next moment hand
hks vies caught me by the throat, and some
one grOwled out: Now We inftrnal man o'-war
hound, l have ye, and down We gees for III"
The instant JeL il, my coOlues came back
81 Tor graphing, | couldn't, and the ebb current
ran Defow to:her bows a. o rate fit to carry one
out 10 sea m half an hour. saw the whole Mot
IN tWinkiing, and never moved ins cad OF
that gave sort Of laugh, and followed the
husky wang Jof the otlisr man 10 tee.
HE won't come, Harry, my lad" said I. and
my ugly friend lot 20 before he had time TO
think twice.
'Hs be blowed!" said Harry scornfully. ,,apd
why won't he, mate2'
He had scarce the words out Of his mouth