The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-30

the roaring Of the still turbulent sea, the
diving >tri' k Of thu gale aud the howl
ing of lheS, thru. Wil6 animals, We might
have INDUCED in the fancy that we were
in some lnirrual regions, rather than on
boarl the ship MAXWELL.
Bill SlingS, said the captain, as the
rain began to descend in torrents, get
the buckets and hang them up to catch
watrr
With his usual aiacritv the back woods
man was ob'ying the command, hen All
unexpected roll Of the vessel caused the
captain to lose his balance and slip his
head coming in vInl"ut contact with one
OF the buck t. that Bill Wa> in the act Of
raising Without Iau>ing to re feet that
the fault of the ac''idrnt lay With himself.
d the Skipprr, in III 1T ungovernahle pas
sion. liij Il HI foot and dealt our >hlpmate
a inrI"u> kick in thu side, hnt the next
n"rn' mt he found himself living in the lee
SrurprrS, t" whirh lnre he had been sent
10y u powerful h!"w Gnm the fist Of the
one on whom he bad 81 unjn>tiy vented
hl> anger. Picking hn>cii up he roarrd
cat IN - vtire huai sc Nith rage:
Mutt V! mutiuN U:hrts. seize that
nan. Pound him - kick hlm--trample
hi.n nn!r, tot =
B ut .:a>piur = h,t"het l,irr upon the
carFcnt - b. t,l,, tn Lackwoni>mau put
his hlrk aEri' II IL Ncaturr-rail, and
vow, 1t that hr would cl. ave tie skull of
III" first mru ~ "a, att'ui.lrd tn Law hardS
~ hinf PrIc ivlhg Tat hi> Officers diI
n''t dare to maze thr assault, tire captain
dlStatChr! Ills son, Il la'l uf tnulI.eu. Ia
hi"g tim "A d,uhlr hnrr-lird gun that
Wa Iyi 2. T. aiy i"alei il iH,s state room
Ih' bay ohcyci. and re'urnlig Soon
Iiar"d the weapon il his fathers hands,
PniLtinE 1t ut the hrad Of Bill Sings, the
~killrr runr,d out
Give up that hntch,t ard Surrender,
"r Nuu are Il Il, ! mru."
At that critical moment a crash was
hc1ii IN he after ,irt Il tie vr>>rl. amt
~, u " m"'n,ut Il Mid r'y uft"rror from
I've up~ IT tnr rri tam >"u, ~ lie >plahg
ilt" thr main rIE-IuG and hrgnu -, cdiN
t" a>re'!, r1ir>u,d ,bv v-thr cataunrnt.
'hi,h LA .at ,l>t succeeded i, hur>'ing
op.o the ID r "t trr e. All this had
"r'"rrrd ~ ~ud,rrjv, that the boy and
~ lil>nvr ha' al apl' AIRED III the dark.
'.e~s a','tt "'e th, rlptrin could Itc"v, r
j. l,cN,r.rc ut uIud Armed with such
Wrai,ut = A. wee, uraIc>t al iMnl, a irW Of
IA. N. Il hai tr:i.iv ,"nppd lnro tie rig.
- and 'rrv speeding up the rathhrS NJ
!H>t - ta,n c'.riiiEh,rrd rauta would al
u.i'.
q, G"l nv ~-u -ry >"n ave him
..t.l,l... H,, u,
ut tg'3t:.IaL :. t,.'i,ri 10 t,i> SiGLt the (,'u,
"i ~ boy in the trpn">t >hiond>, ~itl
''r G,:.ra ':tpi i''w ( ct hrl"N hln.
II va. ,,'ai ,tv III ut that the catalH un'
,o..t Ic'' t..s r'rv ,Ir the n.,u spuld
-.,,yr,l IA a''.,.hi',t h,i, "a, toe >..o,S lad
..t Vt 80 n,a; t'.' top
An"'r.r tl~h rf -t,Iing a'd thc >hat;
cs"cN e the taI.'- III 'h>ti.l p"a.ttd
!" tlr 4. .rti.n ~ the h n>t. ranL IA
uio' ,lr It e, mirLilns Wita IT,. re:rt,
crash II thul,.i,.. \, ich hurst frtn >iuu'-
tr."ou>,y Ni.h tn r.irIt. b. lo'klnI
ga ~. lrt'..I ~.",@ra toim of 'hr IN :
mlj, aO ps'r'i>tg that he tai q j>,rA
b. m4'h. D.tvI, !n.riv at >Urh t.a'trrr i
! , r.-.j-H. ''.rt, rotNith>tanGjn. III
rt, qF.'"I tt,v hat, ~. noble h.nlt OF
Il. >u-> tt'.i,~.. with i.ty Us he li>;v. eel
t. iln
Nrll, -d,-rir's, hut or larrr 6f t..
in>truu rt arnt!I.r Yet rrHai'.cd load d,
ant r.t cvi:a'n f It at the l. Nt >Ipr
Nru.5 ,,c.Il. r.r iltrmf his sd, rnr it was
rjljn tnat -r,. uc could have time to rc
ionI alter III. cuai h,e the ho, must hr
t.Iu ~ ii. CO. by tie savage t,a>', II il.
i ,oi th;> a.! Mat alrca'y taken place
t. EcNatl' : IN ii 'r- he auX',I>l> wait Il
t,r ar"'nrr tir>i, hNt wh'u that t!y>fScamr
hr d,i not tire lie had seen is >o'
cir gin. tn tHr,Attctmr ,ul # the top gal
AMI Var ~ III, Ga! rp a,"tt. Whiii tie rata
mount wh> nt t'W PAGES from hun.
'r' hihd - II IN n rope IN witch II had
',.."'In- e',tt'si.'i. So close ".arh utGtr
&c" t.e G'.r'uri ari h,r rev, thai Il"
p.X, aS tr'h 7 haI not ear Il t. di,rhargr
h> l.rrr, h. III ~ rruv,r b, hands which
>n1"k { om ,Xriie@cnt. t'n tcn the shot
,'j,I'I .utku !i> h"y iu>t, al If the a'l-
ia, It wr> Intended ir.
't,p'n. >.ii Brll Sings at this june
tur.. 'tnU ln~t give ne that Iitir nt yOun
ati A;,. tiX tie rritcr in ro time Im
a. oll hruI ~ IL b,z c>>, and could hit
tn va,mirt i! IL. Nn, twice aS hi.h
Iii, IN llHW~ ul .,lru shake So much, IL
nn Non! rNou rnuM not etrh III, cata
mount
Ihrr, was som ! ing in the behaviour
uf tn" ha n wood >uMn rairulat,d to in
lie c,uiii nee al orrr, ani the captain
allow Il in tn tax the weapon from his
bands II na~ tralt',liv v,X, ite !, and his
Who.r trlnc sh X TX a a>rcn.
Bin had >ra'c ~ elevated his pierc,
when anotner ht>r't I.htri - iInuInat
rd t. Sup, Htld "a ~id Xrlamatlun Of an.
Eul>h hn'st fr"m thu cai taiu'N lips aS hr
hrhpid the ir'urinni> beast di>rn"agr h'r
self from tie rope and make II sIring 10
ward Ia" b v. Bat the exclamation Va>
almn>t druWned IL thu report of thr ride
DISCHARGED by the back ,uod>man at the
>nur .mnmcnt. Then a wild piercing cry
went M amil the Storiu ac Y ilk" hat
of human ucing and Sunething dark
WAS seen, ne II de>crnded through the
gloom, aad fell Ai'h u loud splash into the
Sea.
The CAPTAINS face grew as pale AS death
So pale that we could see it flash out
distinctly through the darkness.
That cry, he Easpcd. laving his hand
IN Bills -houldrr was human. o, G"d.
Wretch, wretch yo,S have killed my
son
Bil did not answer.
With outstrrtch,d neck he .,azea stead
ily upwards aS though he would pierce
III" gloom which shroudrd the yard from
Sig't.
Has this shot struck thr beast or the
captains son ? wa~ the an' Stinn sh"nted
to the mrn alot. The wind ho~Ird. the