Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01

tenant, as they were pleased to designate
me, and what they intended to do with
him. Some suggested kelhauline him :;
others a dose of his favorite cat-o'-nine
tails; whilst many advised making tar
get of him for little practice with that
revolver which had previously so cowed
them all. Again, many thought he would
look well dancing on nothing whilst hanging
from the fore-yard arm-that is to say, if
one could judge from the roars of laughter
that this suggestion provoked. All this
was not particularly pleasant for the indi-
vidual in question, so that we were not sorry
when we heard the welcome plash- -plash,
plash plash of the pinnance oars A few
minutes sufficed for her to pull silently up
under the stern, a few more saw the men
safely ensconced in the after state cabins,
to which they obtained access by means of
ropes lowered out of the stern-ports.
And they arrived none to soon, for the
captain and had hardly seated ourselves at
our old places in the saloon, when the same
unruly mob burst in as before
In answer to the captain, they said they
meant to do him no harm, and all they
wanted was that man-of-war officer, and
I
| loon.
To this the captain replied with UNIV ontcd
frmness-
This gentlemen is a guest of mine, and
[ must first know what you want with him. -
The boatswain then as spokesman for
the rest, said:
." Waal, we don't zactly know what we
do want with him, but you can take your
jolly good oath that We'll make it pretty
lively for him when we do get 4 hold on
him.
Here there were shouts of - Ave, that
we will; )" Hang the beggar : & Stick
him up and shoot him." Feed the sharks
with him :" and numerous playful sugges-
tions Of a like nature.
g In that case said the captain, '' not
a man of you shall lay finger on him so
you had all better clear out of this at tonce. :"
" Avast there a Bit" replied the boat
swain, not so fast, my hero, not so fast.
! That man taught me lesson Just now,
and I'll larn 1t to you now
At these words, he produced the very
same revolver and, with very malicious
/ grin, he took deliberate aim at the cap
/ tain's head at the same time saying,
Now, my fine feller, if you don't change
your mind in three minutes, I'll blow your
brains out first and his'n afterwards
/ Them's the right words, aren't they, mates
| thought Ia Earned the lesson pretty
well. | amt got watch | know. but |
can guess three minutes near enough.
But I'll tell We what | have got and that
is pistol as is loaded this time, there's
no CANNON about it."
This speech of the boatswains was evi-
IDENTIFY considered extremely facetious, for
the men roared again and again with
drunken laughter, and they chuckled with
a fiendish glee over the game that they
thought they now had entirely in THEN
own hands.
SO then" said l. you rascals wont
leave the saloon when your captain order.
you to. | see that | shall again have to
make yon.
This produced cries Of 3. You make US
and howls of derision.
Stop moment | continued. You
want me, to do you? Well, then, here am
and as much more of the same sort as yoI
like"
At these words | opened the doors o
the state cabins, and giving the orders
" Ready, present" dozen rifles wer,
leveled at the head of the braggart boat
swain With Il cry Of baffled rage ant
amazement, he dropped the pistol from hi
grasp and begged for mercy And tn,
rest ran like flock Of frightened sheep.
The ringleaders and those who had beer
the most troublesome were soon secured
and placed in irons The next day saw
them safely lodged in Sydney jail, wher
they remained for periods OF from two t
ten years.
the captain of the merchantmen wa.
more fortunate with his next crew, an,
made a good run to England