The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-02

ming aft-r the deer, and the stream Il bringing
them down on our stern " The Indiamnn was
. swinging her stern down 10 the sbb. ard through
The dusk fancied just saw their black hsads
tipping here and there out Of the vater. amongst
. the drihwood and roth, where the light from
| the cabin port swung slowly into the mist with
b The ship. However, they went past and she
. hadn't got her how fair 70 the current, W
man hcn the bows sung out, " Rtsrd
here's the boats now" .ady stood
1 "whsre, where :" said I, Prksxt word"
, 70 The fere-ehains, while thAt as she swings."
|, sr, her LIE hung AZ the blue fog was,
, - ~ ~, nght ~ colored haze filing up
e.. 80 ,suT '1vsr beyond, was lighting up
tbo rs..S Ta5b with the moon, In which saw
.ne az three lack objects ccme dropping out As
4 n f,or ,bscfeek, their blades Aashing in IL
H., 4 ,I-dgbt they crowded together avk ward. |
To- IN, msimsd craft, aud the weight seemed |
10 Yep them down, unless, as l hoped, they |
zero waiting for the others. No, no, Mr.. |
collins I" Whispered Jacobs, suddenly sliding |
down 'opmast backitay to my side; They're |
canoes, sir "
80 they are ~ said I, seeing flourish OF the
| paddles that betrayed them. They're hang
ing on yet, though, to catch US mapping
keep cool, Bob, my man, continued l, Tor
VET abont our boats. ''Bit the cable-the ca
ble!" sddso hAstily,-"by Gsorgs, they'll try
10 cut IL, as sure as fAtel Ready there-dont
FIRE a shot till they're close-nothipR but stupid
Niger hesthens after all, my ladil Quick, a
couple Of you, " said I, 'boNse up tho jib at
once. and down fore-topssil sheets-brace the
ward sharp up to cast her head down II they DO
Gull II we 10 aground, Jacobs, were gonel'
Twas vain TO think o. hintering them, few as
we were, aud scarce ale to 500 Whist they did,
for the f1g but the lAni. breeze already beW pref
~ ffesh and the ebb rushing on her bows made
the Indiaman heave to IL as her jis rose from
the boom had no time TO stand upon esre-
mony TO thifk If tho pilo'ase again, win
tho savages, the narrow ohsnnel IN the DUSK,
and the breakers together, was quite enough
In the very ticS Of such brea.hless mo.
msnt I bad Just 'ancied caught the stroke OF
their paddles coming on-whsn all at olee, out
of the open cal in tky light aft, rose olnd the
like Of which never he nd in my lte--net Eeen
q yell and q cry--but The mouth OF the skylignt
! scented 10 ssnd Il up higher than the mast
, heads. loud and long, into the slit OF star
Z Hpht between the fog. For single second
tho marrow curdled in my bOnes, and L
lost all thought even Of the canoes ahead, twas
} 10 unsarthly; till. csiching glmp'e If Violets
| white figure crUucbing in terror TO the round
house door, rushed aft and looked down az tho
) cuddy. 1t WAS all black as midnight below, the
stink Of the swinging lamp coming ou' but by
. the horrible tumoling, staggering struggling
I SOUND inside you'd have u ought II full OF some
4 awful thing, doing God-kno Ss what in the place
a than a tbump and a Rtoan | scArca believe
o I could have mustered heart 10 90 down tho
}. Communion A. d sce--till next moment the Scotch
o mates bare hsad and shoulders cana thrus ing
n up GU, Of the stair, wrestling wildly with three
or four pitch.black naked hSuies-'ne narr.W
:, booby. hatch hndetiig them from sticking TO
!, asther 20 hin except one that leap GU. almost
a ! on hia back. aminz iietcs stroke with club
% a, his skull. Quick a. ihought however,, my
4 cooness came back to me, and Just sent ne oul
d let firm ths sh p's muskoG bad snNcned up,
% fair Hanh through his lunss, the blood spouinR
oufof his mouth almost us, as he spun round
n with he club in the air, and fell back whilS
VI smash after smash brought the STOCK Of any
y piece down on tho crowns OF Others, trying t(
10 get on deck too thick together; and MaeleoC
ar was doing the same ke q man, at the skyli ,nt
10 vh,re iLoy were catching az tho edge Of th'
II frame. TIE shrieks Of the ladies came OIL th'
il b MON a'oye. and as for the men, they wtr'
J. ddsips under tho force ietle balwarks a. they
OF fired at tho canoes ahead, from the spears an
al arrows tia, came whistling Owe, and qulver
in ing INFO tho planks near mo. WhAt else IN
on cured yretches mis- ht DO doing didlt Know
II but had n sooner managed to shove the scut
NJ te over the BOBBY. batch, tho second mate oAd
to ing as fast as be- could, and blszing away 40 VI
Ter into the skyliRht like perfect devil hghtln
ct no the black faces and sharp teeth OF tho g
or below at every shot, rushing back-than ! tsl
~ the Ipdaman was broAdsgd6o ~ fhs ne 1t reaa
rta her III and toa full sRo e es land
as Violet Hyde stood covering with her two hand
,n- over her ey es, when in the midst Of il all q
hil - may fancy my horror TO catch a glimpse {
-, one hdeous ack stealing round towards her il
'a1 the shadow OF the roun1holse, with hatchs
' cleaning in one hand and tho other stretches
as out TO clutch her. Twas the work Of a so ,ond
,re made one leap, and barely caught the blow OF
no my gun stock, he took hold of her dr,s 80
40 then over he and rolled on thu deck. first on,
no uppermost, then the other, till l found hi
~ stIeng! IN TO much for me, bresthless as was
no my throat, choking me, and ready {
y, spring up with the ha'chet in his othe
,h fst-t'was the mulatto that mad been witt
= the Poriuguese-when saw Violet Hyde dar
u forward between me and the stars, throwing he
T. largo shawl round his head ami arm from be
:. bind him, and holding It tight, her face turneC
Y away white as death. The mulatto loosenes
u bis grasp and jumped up, throwing her Keeling
~ " back TO the door but was on my feet as sooI
u as be, twisting his Ratchet from his grip, and
SAINT the edge Of it with all my force clean down
Is into his brain, through cashmere and every
}, thing. Ere he had time to pull it off, he was
q stretched, breast and knees up over the carron.
II ado slide at my feet.
9 The dear girl had tainted; lifted her and
a hurried with her TO the sofa in the round. house,
my heart swelling toward her in a way no man
z can tell; though there was not moment to
. stay-for when reached the wheel
4 again, sight broke upon me that
Q showed the fearful danger We were in. The
savages in the cuddy could 10 heard plunging
Q out o. the port TO swim ashore; and though the
4 |
! round the woody turn, she h,d no sooner opened
the wide reach, whore the fog was scattering be-
!, fore the breeze, than we began to see stretch
! OF the nearest bank, OFF our starboard bow,
Rlimmering out TO huge fire on the edge, that
: Liz hted up the thick white haze like sulphur
throwing bloody red glow ON the eddies in
: shore with two or three black canoes dipping
up and down in them; a crowd of dark
naked negroes rushing round the fire, bring.
. ing logs and brarches TO throw in, till
up il blazed again the sparks flying into
3 the smoke, the fsathery black Jungle sinking
I back behind, and the banyap branches shooting
8 out into it, as If they were alive, licking the
crimson CLEANS with their sharp leaves; whils
, Q horrible noise Of tree drums beating, and buf.
Z alo horns blowing, hoated oil to u.s. The wretches
: seemed TO expect We were coming straight
in TO them while they waited for u.s. And no
3 | wonder; for II wasn't till Jacobs came running
att TO tell the mate and me, that, 70 our hor-
ror, we found the canoes had got the ro5t Of the
cable fastened so mellow or other low down TO
her cutw ateT, and were cody towing us in by It.
! We could neither cut II nor dispose Of them, as
: at every shot there were plenty more 10
I fill places; while the helm was only
! enough TO steer her, had she teen free.
Jacobs, said l, "for heavens sake bear
! hand with two or three Of these heavy shot in
hammock-lets sling it out to the flying lib
boom end, aud III stand by to drop it fair over
: | them-quck !"
| Three oF ma ran ont from, tho hov,sr-;t .r;th