Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-10

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was drank with the usual sigh Of
fond recollection. Then followed
the enlivenening song or mirthful
story.
"There is some fun,' said the
sailing master, Gin that pilot who
joined us at Copenhagen. If we
could only get the Russian down
from deck he would make capital
sport for US in his broken English. :"
owe II have him, then," said the
first lieutenant. "Steward, ask the
pilot to join us; and look ye, have
less noise in that gunroom when
you come back"
"The wardrocm servants occu-
pied the adjoining apartment, and
had evidently followed our example
in circulating the Saturday evening
glass.
s'Presently the rough, weather
beaten pilot appeared at the table,
and twisting his large mustache
right and left to open a way for the
glass, soon made up in speed what
he lacked in time, nor did he fail to
confirm all that the sailing master
had said Of him.
Little did he dream of the tran
sition his feelings must soon un-
dergo.
cit is common on board of war
vessels on pleasant evenings for Off
GERS to stand listening about the fore
castle to overhear the songs and
jests Of the jolly boys On this
occasion, too, the noise from the
servants room had drawn the pur-
ser from the table to listen to their
sport. ~After awhile he came back
with a literally overwhelming ex,
preston of countenance.
"Gentlemen,' said he, in hushed
tone of voice ''one Of our servants
is a pirate
"A pirate !'' was the united, sub
dued echo of the company.
eyes, responded the purser, ga
Barratarian pirate, who was convic
ted and subsequently pardoned by
President Monroe, and now is tell
ing to the other servants what he
has DONE"
"By St. Nevskin' exclaimed the
Russian pilot, "dat is no way the
Emperor treats de pirates. He
would send them to Siberia to be
knouted and den hunged."
''Let us have the rascal out here, .
said the purser, ''and make him
describe some Of his piracies."
'Agreed."
"And John Smith, for that was
the name he had chosen, was called
forth to entertain US with story OF
real life.
"All eyes were fixed upon him as
he approached the table, but more
demure and innocent looking face
no member of the company ha6
scarcely ever encountered.
"The first lieutenant began the
examination; but John hesitated to
answer, being evidently astonisheG
how it was that any Of the com
pany had come to know anything
about the pirac1es.
"Go on" said the lieutenant, "go
on. We know all about it. Yor
have been pardoned, and, therefore
have nothing to fear from us. Give
us the whole story. Come, ou
with it.''
"John Smith," of course, dis
claimed any guilt in the outset. HI
did not know the object Of the bant
with whom he had enlisted until i
was too late to extricate himself
He recounted several of his pirat
ical adventures, and warmed up as
he proceeded with a description O.
his bloody career.
''But there was one act," contin
ued he, gratified at the evident in
terest which his story excited
''there was one act which never
came to light, which was worse thar
all the rest
''Let us have it, john" said al
the company; "out with it''
"Well,'' continued John, cit SC
happened that we fell in with Rus
sian ship hound to Mexico, and
boarded her. The captain, brave
fellow, resisted our search fol
money; but we knocked out his
brains with a handspike, and after
ward killed every man on board.
We plundered all we could carry
away, scuttled the ship and set fire
to her.
"Vat Russian ship vas dat ?''
asked the pilot, his eyes starting out
of his head.
cit was the ship Orlof," said
John. Captain Nicholas Poto owsky.'' -
s'Mein Gotr' exclaimed the pilot,
with clenched hands and a quiver-
ing lip, sit was my brodder! Vii
lain, it was my brodder Nicholas
You shall be put in irons and
hunged ven dis ship arrives at Cron-
stadt! Oh, Nicholas; you vas not
drowned den, ship and all No, no %
''The pilot rose from the table to
see the captain; but could not pass
the sentinel at the cabin door.
John, the pirate, was confined in the
coal pit Of the vessel, out of sight
Of the pilot during his stay on
board, which, however, was short,
as we soon landed at Cronstadt.
"The pilot applied to the author
tiles there to take the pirate out of
the ship, but as the Guerrero was a
national armed vessel, nothing of
the kind could be done. John,
therefore, escaped due punishment
until the vessel arrived at it's next
port, which was in Sicily, where,
expecting another trial for life, he