The sun., 1861-10-24
THE
sAILOR's W0OING
a EA 9 res ~:

lev wherever they could manage to lure the In
disnss-or elss pcsibly thsy hsd run into the
river the vsry same day we did and psrhapj
seen cut Of the bszs which md the land from
Ne that morning; and S0sD, If they had studied
II tcr ycara, they couldn't have cJntrivet a claw
erw trap than this that Fa,eh and the passen-
gcrs had ran their heals intu, sith m0rs than
dozai nutinUus dosS at least in their com ny.
ing some trouble about, Of ccurse; whlls such
villain Foster and his messm m.tes, | kn,w
would fancy Benz Al nabOh arr ed unto tros
sures with him, and u PLAIN 90 ms they bad
something like an nder,tandinS with tho stran-
gore crew.
"Ay, sy, cir I" said Jacobs ia answer e. me
'hovsevo-, the first mate hf word with Nc.
Macleod he'd seud up rocket ant blue ligh-
in e.ss Of gcod success, or els come back with
The hoats"
"Hesven help them, JacJp.." slid I, takings
hasty turn OF two. "tOr tce can't. But there W
somsthiug more horrid in the matter than fan
cied-only all we can do is 70 look 20 ourselves
and the ship. Harkye, though, Bob" sd led ].
following him, bring up the Oesi-kid, will ycl
feel terTibly sharp ssi, nltwiih5tandlnS."
ome back and looked frUun the quar- asrieck
down the skylght, where the second mae stiil
sat with mis- elbows on the table, apparently lis
tening to the mis,ionafy, when tha good man
tuddenly took oh his -pectAcies and peerat I'M
der Madeods broad hss, a, an undsnlable snOfe
broke ont bttween them; then he glanced tow
ard the captain, ~hO sseIned DOING in his cot
raised his mild eyes for a moment Though the
opening up TO the bias starry SKY swim ming
cut shove pu. ON his spe ;tAcle, again, AMI, TAX
ing up the BiDe, he itatt back ia ms char to
rad, IA thsre were neither pirates, savagoS
nor Augh, man neel drc d, in the world.
"Sfangel" thought. "Yet, after all isn't
there a soul below thsie, ere a tow Ii, urs, will
20 higher alot than ths sn.lles. stlc hut twin
kles over the ma'niruck yonder2 And who
knows how many Of n uiAy-"
However, saw Iac 10, hurying aft again,
and the rect coming ~ out o. the fore p'sk; -
hard " work We sci for the Dcs' part Of an hour,
which II took us to ger tie guns on deck IN Ade
serviceable, and u nui pOwds, enough. NJt
cutlAsa OF pistol was ieit On how'd, 20 We had
only two or three axes anu pix r., with rusty
musket or two, AMI h'ndspikl', certainly, W
spare.
As soos az We hal tak,n breath, Nov, ia
sobs, my m An, s,ii l. "scnf out the boys TO
loyss the jos and iort-'op all lots hoist the
yard, too, wilh the sails Glued up--all ready t,r
slppsng her cable At iya minutes waning. ~
can't do any hmm-ant I've no moro Goub',
said ,, ''thIn II saw II, We shall have that
schooner coming down with the ebb upon US "
''Tide1l tum IN little better nor an hour, -ir,
said jacobs, when We had got this quietly done.
'And by that time the broeze will bc bio Siny
with H." said |, "bringing do Nn tho fog, too,
hovevr-but keep bright lookout aloft for The
signal, Jacobs! II you Zee IL, or the bOats, good
and weil. Blt toll y0u what L. is. Jacobs, v
added firmly, SHOULD 1t 10 the schooner in-
stead, that iAstant we must cut and run for II
shall carry tho ship out 20 sea, II ! cin, as
lto1ght her IN 90 whcrU ue may hlyo letter
chsnes with her in Iho morning, or get clear off,
perhaps.
There boing no more We could do, and having
Instructed jacobs to 10 luvu Hu1 TDuse Mr.. ma
cieed hmnself ii he Jaw the s,gnal, 1 Nap. sto.i-
irg back ami iOruard on ole side # ,he quar'er-
dCck, alone.
Tho river wls still "a mill pond, exc,p
whso II trembltd in long sir,aky CLEANS fum
the shy else should a. oace have slippsl c IDl
hLe begun TO 20 down, lsavicg the boats U c no
afl.rus, II they did come, ~ they best couli.
There warns - hr.a'h 81 air vet, either, sive
what sesmed now ald then to watt ou; of the
thick words, anil TO bring the whole whisper
buzz Of ,hen ,titled together along the face OF
the water, with the heavy scent of the sloss an
raiicrs Oh the bank, meeting tho warm steam
That erept across from tho nAngfoves on tbs op-
Psite shore.
A hundred mott ms ran through my head as
walked, ID what might happeu: whether I'll,
boats would miss the schooner alto Setlcr, an,
she crop down upon us IN the IA ims, uilhc
by the ofeek Or the river or uhe her i ,stsr an,
his ere" II Wrapping bllckgusrls would carr,
cut. what Id no Goub, th-y had N heart, Bi
nt any faie, as fcf n set Of passengers and msr
essn, saiIOs catching an ar ned sch jOnsr a,oeI
with one like tina Ffen,hna1 ia her, nld Ia
noico oak fGce loo much tel ire me whenever
thOuR ht OF him TO fancy tha thInS for a monIcn
That M # man was 10 command ot the stranl
ersf and had some scheme IN hand he wou
stir heaven and earth 10 carry out unless y
lrooad his head To powder, was an ID
that came shivoring sharp into me, as kt
watching the dark mouth OF the creek astei
and the elimmering reach Deyond-lJoAl
sAmest 10 see the schooner bOWsprt sIuoi Il
Of one Of them, tide or wind though The
Was mono. FrIgats 70 irgIe IA Oreez
in fss., I should have miadcl my wetI
er-sAge pretty cautiously with hmi II
seaman he was; but # h, were bent On hiVir
fha old Ssringspl'am At present. by heayj
what | fenei was wOne than either plu
der or lsing the plaJk-seoinS there "
prize the Judge had lel on board, for whtt
fdta free cruising csp'ain woilt give Al u
treasures that fellows ks Foster night thii
an Indian raboo had In his portmaIteau.
In fact, saw Violet Hyde moving restlc 81
two or three times, near tho break II the poop,
she watched the dim opening aEern, while n
LADY . maid kept Close behind her af AID 10 st,
below; and waiting idle as was, | almost b
gar for the time 10 forget everything else tn
might be going ON, st thought of her beir
only few feet off with nc one by but the Sc
vant-tnsid. The touch Of Der soft hand ahD
my head an hour ago came back on mo, and
drousy creeping kno Of hush OF the IOpiC
night seemed 70 bew lder my senses at eve
rusde u her dfess,-l snan't even deny that q
notion seizoh me Tor hhf q inmate, were
schooner 70 make prisoners Of the boats crow
how | might carry the Indiaman Out TO saa, Al
20, LOr1 knows whore with her 1h
the idea Of d,ffndng her, ard saving he
made one wild with eNcltemop'-l iSlt aS d
Lad the strength Cf twenty IN me, almost Ion
ing % zee the pirates faces, esp caily tho d.
YfenckmGn's +, and 10 wait ull they came clJc
when We could LEI drlvA mo them, eNpecu
te hrd US helpless. | made up my mind Il
MIR. Brown there, and tbs missionary I
should work AZ gun Gs soon rs they "
wGnted-when, TIP, trip, J b. l'd her too's
coming dowr the poop's,alr behind me-,
stood trembling ana tDgliRg T. my vay On
etds.
'Mr. Westnood, =" said her log sweet vol
md turned round Yes, madam" |
swcsd, gulping down my breath. Have ,
hsArd-Lo yos rec anything p They
Rcaroe had time YET ssid |; 'Ot ccrre
more cautious they are, the better!" 20
continued she, her haHdE Cla'ping together,
the shawl falling bali on her lead ~ one shOl
-''oh II there should really hs bio d4h ~
this moment-the rlysr looks sO ictrtuly y
my and silent How Is /, pssiblg 10 be A.
suspense an longer, sir If We could ogy &
they ere not pirates, tt0r ali 90
''MisS Hyde" rp'd ], s.r.ors'y, az
seemed TO wish mo b fpeak, / crn'. have
doubt In my own mind Nha. th'y .-e. -
"HOw UhpY for mercy sake! eEcl4i
she; gazing earno.ty az me-.
"Ysu mui suppose all pirates 10 be b'
mur ering ruff ans, Miss Hyde, saia ha
''Th res one man belonging 20 that