The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-02-27


I deputY-captaini II used % be tile hl.
u that we're brought low, bat nov its d
low who rise high
j. An hour after, the look .oat man can
i back from Elephant Hin and reported
d pirstical'lookins schooner az passing Il
next headland At uOon. She had tl,e
/ stood onl for sea, and was hull down
!, sunset.
{ 'Piraiical schooner be hung was III
: captains reply They take every Hul
coaster for a SLAYER, Slarer's don't ru
INTO the lions den. Bonny Rivers ia
place to trap slavers.,
Pcwis received his command. as COOL
rs i he had been expecting vessel 10
years past He promised litlle-the cap
tain thought that good sign, and 80
was but still he did not conceal from th,
boy his alarm and distrust.
Fowls, said be, be good lad and tax,
care OF the ship, or by George, sir, III
break you When you want advice, asl
The quartermaster he's an old sailor. and
knows all this coast rs well as know lAe
Bill OF Portland
I'd give my head, said The captain 10
the lieutenant, as Powis left the cabin, 10
tell Gasket he is my mainslay il any Thing
happens, but when there is divided com
mand Ihsre is no discipline
The day after the captain and his re,-
nue leit Tie vessel, the negro boat came
padding round the Spitfre as usual, but
tdIs time in hostile and uocking way
The rowers waved their paddles or held
up trult, The negro whom ,Jckyll had
detected theying WAS especially prominent
aud vocierous, and, standing up in his ca
noe, kept pointing at Powls and passing
his hand across his throat, as if threaten.
ing him.
Let me give him dose Of sparrow
shot, said Jrkyll, 'thatll warm HIM.
NO one must molest them, said powi.,
gravely, and in quite al altered tone.
How grand we are said Jekyll, under
breath, TO another mid.hipman. i houghl
1t would be lark when Powls was cap.
tam. ] vote for going ashore. (Thes,
last words we're said aoul)
We are short handed. saiJ Powis ;"no
one leaves the vessel, except on duty, till
the captains return. Tie negroes are
not 50 friendly as they were. We mustn't
get inia a scufle with the natives.
We used 10 cali EN- niggrrs, said
pert little ship.boy, wmking at J,kyll;
aud, after all, Gasket, lhry say, is the real
captain.
Powis made no reply 10 this impeui.
nenee, but paced the deck tboushiiuIly.
There were only fourteen men leit il
the ship besides Fowls and Tie TWO mid.
sh,pmen.
There will be no work now much, said
one OF the sailors 10 the carpenter.
No; we're all captains now. replied the
carpenter. There was dangerous no.
ION prevalent aboard the Sptiire that d.
,Ipllne was to be relaxed under Pickle
Powis'
As eight bells were struck flour 0 clock
II the morning) the officer Of he watch
GasSet) went as usual TO the scuttle.
,noeked three times TO call the waichand ,
allied out, All starbowines ahoy eight
'eiis. DO you hear the news lheIe, YOU
leepers I?
Instead OF the usual srrgltly answer,
~ ay I! a voice answered, 'Starbowines /
'e d--d. Give US half an hour more
hooze there's no captain aboard now.
Another ten minutes elapsed at the
EXPIRATION Of that time stern. shrilI bows
oice hailed the Sleepers. This time it was !,
'owiss.
'Skulkers, alloy Do you hear The /
ews, there, sleepers ? and mind if you d. i
ot lurn out IN five minutes, | report you
Captain Willouahby as mutineers.- ;,
luartermafter 60 down,and take the name
I Ihe last man up
lie spirited reprimand was enough. In !
lree minutes every man was on deck and
{ his duty
An hour later, ust at day ybtesk, Gsskct j,
lddenly came TO Powis, as he was hing !,
own for half an hour on the sofa in The :,
lptain's cabin, and begged him 10 come on J, :
eek instantly. There was something odd I
the old sailors manner. Powis was on :
eek ~ moment.
! here II is, sir, said Gasket, pointing :.
the entrance Of the bay II that is mol i
real ship, strike my name Of the ships !,
'oks and sell me for nigger.' !,
Powlslooked (he was ali quiet aleriness
oW, and grave as staiesman.) There !.
the dull, cordling, grey daylight GER "a
inIy was a long grey object stealing /.
ong close 10 The shore. lis sails we're
'ey its sides were bleached, colorless. ~
id spectral. II certainly was ghostly
iongh. AS they looked it slid round the V
rner OF the headland, and disappeared er
On view. i
Powis did not say much; he only re- -
afked, That is no phantom ship. We ce
lst look after that; but you were right 4
Ier all, Gaskel.'
! never seen such change in lad in sa
enty-iour hours in all my life" was the a.
ariermasier's reflection, as Powis retir- o..
to form bis plans for foling any scheme -
crew Of the phantom ship (as the sal an
began to call ~ might have formed rel
The look outs on Elephant Hill ihe -,
x afternoon, made no signal, they bad
seen any vessel; but as they were fin
ting into their boat 10 come off to the n,
ssel at sunset, smoke had risen from ~
tlace in the f,stxb rct CO., foat c