Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-08
A PIRATES VENGEANCE.
FROM AN OLD SAILORS LOG BOOK,

Quite number of years ago, / shipped
on board the Walimsar barQue. bound to
Calcutta, and from thence to Canton. She
WHe good craft enough, and had been q
profitable one to her owners, though she
was by no msans Q fast sailor. Her frs,
point Of excellence lay in Der strength oI
endurance, she being what is technic,llv
termed an excellent sea boat Her co..
tain for the present cruise was a new mas
and o stranger TO all the crew. He Owned
the somewhat odd name Of Buffe STARK
Captain Stark was . middle aged man
and as powerful in build az a lion. III.
shoulders were az massive in then breadth
and thickness, and his neck was 90 thick
that it formed nearly q straight outline
from the bottom Of the ear to the ou,ar
bend of the shoulder. His counteuaDce
was indicative of the basest passions. tbouOh
in fact there was much intelligence lurking
about the deep lines Of hrs dark features.
He had written accommodating from seV
eTsl Mobile firms, and upon the strength OF
these he was placed in command Of tie
barque, he having, FIRST, however, under
gnne an examination in seamaOshiD and
navigation. ShipDastsrs we're NJ that time
scarce, and hence the owners IL pleased
to Ehtbk Ghey had secured SO efficient a ce o
tain. They DID not have time to send on
to Mobile to find if Bufe Stark'e recon
mOudatiOns we're genuine. for if they had,
in all probability Stark's chance would have
been o slim one.
The barque had good crew Of twenty
Eve men all told, and / soon found that
all entertained pretty much the same opin
ion in regard to the captain. F.Ven Isaac
| Wales, our FIRST mate, shook bis head with
dubious expression, when Stark first cam,
on bOsTd
The Waldmear had not been at sea 8
week before Captain Stark began to show
himself as he really se. lie beat tn,
men without prOVOcstiOn, and seemed Il
make himself as dissgreeable ss possiLl.
We POnn found that be had laid ia q grea,
quantity Of liquor for bis own use, and tbil
was by no means calculated to make hin
kind and kentlemaDIy. He was neve
what could be generally termed drunk but
yet he vas almost constantly under the in
AueDce Of liquor. He proved himself to b,
Q good seaman, and fair navigator. though
We were not very long in discovering t6s
Mr.. Wales was very far bis superior 10 th,
latter respect.
OEe dark night during the mid.watch th
captain came on deck and went TO th,
wheel. The barque was then close hauled
upon the IarbOard tack, though she thel
had freedom enough to carry q slack bow
line. The irst mate had the deck.
MIR. Wales said the captain call 81
hands to tack ship
Why, err returned the mate, mucI
, surprised ct this order, she lays he
. course now, and haS nearly Q point 4
spare
Call all hands. l say exclaimed Stark
In . savage tone.
But, SIR urged Wales, there's q
need.'
Silence. sir. clap stopper on that ia,
OF yours. or III level you. Call all hand
and bout ship: Let the lazy Whelps haV
something TO dO.'
The mate stood where the light of the BIZ
Dacle shOne on his face, and i could 90
tbst be vas very pale, and that his lip
trembled. Yet be moved not Co obev III
orders he had received.
You Won't, eh 2 hissed Stark, interprc
ting the mates silence 10 suit himself
Take that, then-ITl see who command
here ..f
As he spoke he spFang upon the matt
and with ono blow Of his massive fsG b
knocked him down. His next moVemer
was toward the fOrecastIe companion. Va
where he sang out for all hands to como O
deck, and as soon ss they we're ali up 3
returned TO the wheel and having ordere
bis men to take their stations for sLckiD
ship, be went down 70 bis cabin. Whe
be returned. he bad evidently dram
again, and he bore 10 bis hand 9 pair {
, pistols.
Now, men, be shouted, In tones In,
plainly showed that his tongue was thic
with the effects Of alcohol, i am going
exercise you.H want to zee how You CO
handle ship 10 the dark. The FIRST ma
among you who disobeys, dies on the 500
Max that Ready. abOutP
The meD knew with whom they bad
deal, and they dared not disObey. The
= saw the demon captain standing 10 Il
light Of the binDacle lamp, and they fe
sore that he would shoot any one who DEL
!, &C show siRrs Of characterization: tt
! mate still lay rpon the deck. iDsensi5I
but no one dared 20 90 20 HE assistance.
The baique was put about, and then ST
Was put back again upon the larboaI
tack. By this time Mr.. Wales had recoI
cred and got upon bis feet, Again the csl
tain OTdersd the men 10 tack the ship. On
once moro she was put back upon her oriI
There gr0WIed Stark, with . socwl
satisfaction that is 70 pay you for gruml
ling yesterday And then. withoI
speaking 70 his mate, he turned and vel
below. 2,I,ti.a L4I80
Cautiously The men gathered about d
! Wales, bat be was too much agitatsd
pass any opinion upon what bad o6OuFe
Theirs Wss large dark spot just below b