, 1869-05-02

Of saoe from out Of the daEfness then Mss
gone again. and half minute lateE got another
gumpee, and then another, Mnsn va piAa
lie psie licnt stole down through the akJight III
the anxious 1Acea OF all tho PASSENGERS, With the
see; es Ind aanse ma IA aud hnsar, and queer taey
looked hul for NIL that theEc was m air Of deter.
niuAuon amongst them that sneTed tneJ meant
words that be was spnrrtns tho captain On to ny
I d.d, u said al til the skipper. -. S' '~1Se = S'
iii would be a sacTi1cc Of duty, If you did not
SIR says AE: wnrI warmly:
II certainly SHAH ~ sir, 4 you do not d. your
hase sns . demsnd @ yous assstaacc and We
shs. he vii nsht to he lit gasp tof shdse Who
Il canno. nEht, but c,n losa!fu yon, i" said q
voice from behind and looking ROMA. as nanT o.
ou,se al a ea sna snd eaans IT apon | Ill ss,ers
aamlrc, should hare said sne looked beautiful
ia e Spo saiii morn1s ao seforc iae SUI sun nses
"Thcre's something to nSni for there, ~ SAYS Sum
; .WhJ didn't they ali Stop Ct homc:' ! says
"Jnst look whit mess they 'ye got themselves IN
through being aboard SHIP which Is the last placc
| what Mr.WnsI had said eecncl to hare warmed
the Captain mp; for sooner than sec another take
arms he could md, after placing Nr. Ward to
! guard the broseu sk5itRht, which he dill with rc-
sna nn n 4 q a ss 8 9Rs q a S,1
read about some ono being put In the forylront Of
the battle; hut tie young man never ss!d word: :
@ eanse nscs los 10 serve M cal " vaa AIMS be W could cet
! hold OF, but that wasn't many, for the enemy had
| pretty well cmpt!c.t the l9ckcr where they were
| defend ourselves and whole trlhe OF women aal
children; my share being an empty pistol, Which
adnt seem 70 IS 50 n mlca G use ~ j, 1s,,oM ns
Everything WIS done luict as could be, SO o. not
10 let them On deck know what We were doing,
looked round, &C could ' Sc TIA, tic Sane was IN,
for two morc pistols two cItlaescs aad couple Of
guns-spozting guns, that two OF tnc passengeHi .i
had used to shoot sea birds wtlh-was Ill We could
muster. ..... nd.
As Is nlways tho case when It's wanted, neithel
q %nen ,aesf st. t,e n a ha
cd round once, there vas not another charge lclt
: hut the Captain had gone 70 rs more, ana y. v,
nnd bedding the while, 10 keep the muttneers Oh
and to hare something to nsht nom behind.
Of powder md q Whole hantfol oi smau shot Int
G my p!b.oI, when !Ir. Ward oeckons TO me an
( whispers, " Go and zee why lie don't conc back
It's time 70 I've on the alert 10. they arc mofln9 o.
stepped Lightly od:-zny feet being bare. massn
n9.ae sass 91 lin jus pus1 down
e wnter-cah aud he turned round to INC, looAn
e pale ns sheet Us he says: ITS no use NJ u:
a Wet what powder We had Look at IT,
ue pointed to little kes ana ,nax us .a1;n eaSS
a. WetiIpr looked 70 fresh. but did not bsy 81
e only that Nj Ward hoped he'd mate haste
n vert on cTst and 1 followed win m5 chez
re blown out as Il WAS going to whistle, but atdI
he tuate sound for all that
"a II fear that VIC must give M, MI Ward 81
IT | the tkiDnFY H1Qf the pOWuef l9 al wei
ce Tncrc was g regular groan Of dismny at I
md one Eon2 sye tsrc0 HG Of soo sss
e. IS "Who ta,ss Of giving up.,' SAYS Mr. Dell,
* t1 his side "Do you call yourselves men, TO h
d Enen thing: an no man n 1 Hn5 az n50n OK
snagT o. ~an 81 y '9e Seu aovn II
+ I Mt these women, men! Think Of their fate Y tn
on ecoundrels get the upper hand-conplete1y-E
waId-5ou-as q genieman-ms sisNt-e
The poor young fellow STAGGERED. and wo
havc fallen. for tho blood was trlcAl!ng down u
our hls shirt -front-gusnlng from his llps; but
Ward saved him, sp.netng forvar'! as CITY ot
len rom Nss Bell; and he was laid upon natt1
t. in one Of the cabins fainting-d5'ns. seer
Then there WIS mul,nnr amongst the raas
He1s, Of such nature that Captain harness 10 10
" he must mike some show Of light OF 1t VI
ped he done without him; mud aee9ritnEy NJ. ne
Il hold Of very blunt cosass looking yesy Galc, e
Int making belIeye to tuck up the Wi1stoanq OF
,Wn shirt, 70 have nee play for killing six or sevc1
ooS the rnutiEcess.
and As tor me passengers a! mustered, there here
armed, numbers Icing aeout equal deaf =
had nc should have hal much the worst Of IL:
and m9n5 Of nr 2 ha az no sn,aa as snt ~ ~
sted having much faith II the pistol Tas Tas,s nno
bad blade, IS says 10 Tonttt: "Pr'aps you M
bt PISTOL s!r, and he took 1t quietly and carne
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