Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-11-23

not k"ow What to th'nl 50 I says, .swl,at
makes you tinhk sO:'
What do they want to be such rood
friends with them -four chaps for. when no
body else Is there: and not know 'cm wl,e,,
somebody's u looking Oi?'
| didn't say anything.
What dO they wont to know so exactly
where the ship Is. and to get her place
marked on the chart for.
didn't answer.
What do they pretend to know nothing
about the sea for. and always call every
sheet and bit OF tackle by the ri hit nn,,e.
aud have their sc:l-le.s as soon ~ they
come aboard.
i didn't say nothing.
tell you what it Is jack Cross. he SAYS.
it's my belief II, tlierc'll he u fight .t,,re
long. ana praps change o shippers; and
it so. why, the lord lia' mercy on then, two
poor gals.
Tom says. growing quite husky, surely
not quite SO bad as that.
Mate he says. there's ff1y thousand
pound worth o 9ol'd in them little boxes.
and what some chaps would do for that
Whats the mattcr:' says in u whisper.
for he'd stopped short.
lie didn't answer. but leaned over and
clappcd his hand across my mouth. and Of
course lay as still Il. could be. listening.
- v.
and says: There's some dcviln,cnt up Jack
Cross. and I'm hanged mate if / don't
think it's on to night.
lie spoke 50 lll>kily. too, and seemed so
warm. that could feel my heart go .ti,ud.
th',d.' like pump.
why. what's up! says.
Mate. he says. there sitwo O. them Syd-
ney chaps in the watc!i AS rcleiv, Il us: s,Id
when stopped you. know heard some
sNtlal ~ GffsuIi
'Phcw' ! says very softly. What shall
we dog
Let the captain know. says Tom.
II .ce c"n. says; for solnetllin. struck
me that il it was as he said, We should be
stopped.
All if we can. he says; and we slip,ed
out qnlctly. and were both ready In y min
ute.
Had MT we better rouse up these chaps:
| said. for there was half dozen down bo.
side us.
Wait bit says Tom; p'raps It's only
hum after all.
So'we stole under the haln,nocks to tue
ladder. ami rs | was first | crept up. raised
my head above the combihgs, and looked
round. but did not see any hing particular:
50 crawlcd qaie.ly on to the deck. and
waited 20. Tom. lie WAS aside lie in mo
mcnt. and We were beginning to feel rather
ter 20 down. when. As VIC kilclt close ull-
der the shade of til. lony-boat. We heard a
blt OF sc'iiils aft and then ,llcre was !.
FAINT cry. ana Il heavy plunge in the water.
AMI then another cry, but fliI:cr.
Hush SAYS Tom. "raSping my arm; and
then several du>ky figure. ram by u.s. s.eul-
ingiy barc-footcd, for you could hear tho
| pad. pad of their feet on the deck. and di-
reetlv after there was another short sc,ifiy
I ilnI
>hout with q hand held over his IN n,iII,--
and then another splash in the water.
Come on says ionI; and | followed him
and we crcpt along by the bulwark. and
then dartcd down the cabin stairs, stopping
moment to listen. and then we heard
| them clo,iny the hatch we had come up,
and there wa. the sound Of rope byin. pied
on it.
We were at the bottom in an Instant,
when was seized by the threat, and 4
voice growlcd: Who's this what q The ship's
course altered for?
| Look ont Mr.. Smith. hiSScd Tom; un,lti-
ny They ii be here in = niunc.,t
Damn nonsense roarcl the old fellow
pushing by us and running on deck: and
rs We banged at the captains and Major
Hrton's door. we heard Il yuryIii. cry all
| oath. and Il heavy body fall. Directly after,
there was rush down the stars; ami IA
a..
rack me Il ,rcm II ous III Nv on the head,
and fell but WAS conscious enough, to
see the ma ". with Il light in one hand and
u pistol in III" other. send one fellow down:
to hear the picrcin. screams from the two
poor girls. whom | could not help; and
then to hear the Spii,id of shots and oalhs,
| and blows in the captains cabin. for few
moments; and then all was sill. except
the shricks of the poor girls; while directly
|
lying across char. with his head and ieSe.
up N the iloor, the body of the p,0r sI6
Major; and then all seemed to be blank rJr
Il bit.
The next thing rcccollcct was hearing
| Hicks voice giving orders. and heard him
say. Over with him' and then there was
the sound OF Il heavy body being dragged
alonc the floor of the next cibi!i. and ;.iel
| heard the head 70 bump. bump. up the
cabin stairs: then scrapc along the deck:
and then came heavy plunge in the water.
! That's The poor skipper thinks to my
self: and Phillips and Johnson fakes hold
Of the poor old gentleman legs. and Jrags
Him along; and as they knorAcd t.ic char
down. there was a cry from the inner cab
| in.
! silence. roarcd Hicks. dashing the but
! end of his pistol against the door; and then
| felt the body drawn over me. and the
| warm DiooI VfIp on M iUc. anu smear
across it. a> it was dragged along. Then
followed The bump. bump of the head up
the stairs: the creeping. rii>t!ilg noise on
the deck; and thea Il splash told me the
! poor old gentleman was .O.ic.
| Now. just then was in II sort Of sleepy.
drcany state. .-l,aIi-wittcd | mar say.
could see and understand all that passed,
and yet did not seem in pain or afraid. | re-
member thinking it would he either NV
turn or Tom Blacss next: for supposed
I he was knocked on the head too and Iyiu.-
in the captains cabin; and rcl,,cn,b,r too.
| feeling very sorry for those two girls: and
then two fellows caugse Mold of my legs,
dragged me up the cabin stairs. across the
deck, and then some one rive me Il bit of
Il licavo. and felt the shock a struck
the water: and then it Was as ii new life
rushed through. me. ard As rose to the
surface, struck out, and directly after felt
the s!,ips side.
| suppose that one Of the first things they
must haze done. and the thing whici, poor
Tom and heard WAS to pitch the MAI, ut
the wheel overheard: for the shin wa, roll
ling IN the trpu Il! of the sea. vrr,- ge.i.lv,
for there Vas no breeze sn; and very for
tnnatc this was for me. as | MIS- able to
Swih along the side and climb ap on to
the rudder-chains, where | had Just
strength enough to lash mysclf with nay
handkerchief. when | turn d dead sieS
again. aud marry Slippcl la :, imo tn.