Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-04-22

work. He worked very carefully,
however, at the same time keeping a
bright lookout for the string. aa
At length the screws were out,
and the lid very carefully lifted
from its place.
"Great God in Heaven!" burst
from the lips of the Commodore.
"By Sam Hyder" dropped like a
thunder clap from the tongue OF
young Dan.
"God bless you, DAMP said the
Commodore.
"I knoao'd tr' uttered Dan.
The two men stood for a moment
and gazed into the coffin. There
was no dead man there, but in
place thereof there were materials
for the death of a score. The
coffin was filled with gunpowder and
pitchwood! Upon a light frame
work in the centre were arranged
four pistols, all cooked, and the
string entering the coffin without
communicated with the trigger OF
each. @ f
The first movement of the Com
modore was to call for water, and
when it was brought he dashed
three or four buckets full into the
Internal contrivance, and then be
breathed more freely.
"No, no." he uttered as he leaped
from the hold. mo, no, my men
Do nothing rashly. Let me &c
into the cabin first. You may
follow me-"
Commodore Tucker strobe into
the cabin, walked up to the bunk
where his passenger lay, and grasp
ing hold of the female dress, he
dragged its wearer upon the floor
There was sharp resistance, anG
the passenger drew a pistol, but il
was quickly knocked away-tht
gown was torn off, and the mar
came forth from the remnants o1
calico and linen.
The fellow was assured that his
whole plot had been discovered
and at length he owned that it hat
been his plan to turn out in the
course ofthe night, and get hold O.
the ball of twine, which he had lef
in. convenient place; he. ther
intended to have gone aft, carefully
unwinding the string as he wen
along; then to have got into tht
boat, cut the falls, and, as the boa
fell into the water, he would have
pulled smartly upon the twine.
"And I think you know" ht
continued, with a wicked look
'what would have followed.
shouldn't have been noticed in tht
fuss-Fd have got out of the va,
with the boat, and you'd have beer
in the next world in short order
And all I can say is, that I'm sorry
didn't do it,
It was with much difficulty tha
the Commodore prevented his mer
from killing the villain on the spot
He proved to be one of the enemy:
officers, and he was to have a heavy
reward if he succeeded in destroying
the Commodore and his crew.
The prisoner was carried on decl
and lashed to the main rigging
where he was told to remain unit
the vessel got into port.
"What horrid death that vilIair
meant for u.s." uttered Carter.
ayes, be did," said Tucker, will
Ia shudder.
"He belongs to the same gans
that's been a robbin' and burnin
the poor folks houses on the east
ern coast" said one of the men.
eyes," said the Commodore, will
a nervous twitch Of the muscle
about his mouth.
A bitter curse from the prisone
here broke upon the air, and with :
clutched fist the Commodore wen
below.
In the morning, when Tucke
came on deck, Seguin was in sigh
upon the starboard bow, but whel
he looked for the prisoner he wa
gone.
"Carter, where's the villain
lashed here last night?''
ssI'm sure I don't know where b
is, Commodore. Perhaps he
Jumped overheard
The old Commodore looket
sternly in Carter's eyes, and b
saw twinkle of satisfaction CLEAN
ing there. He hesitated a momen
then he turned away, and nut
tered to himself:
"Well, well-I can't blame then
; If the murderous villains gone t
death, he's only met the fate whic
he richly deserved. Better far fo
him to die than that my noble GREY
were now all in oceans col
grave"