Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-05-12
TOM CRAB:
An Old Salt, AfIoat and Ashore.
BY GUS.
GROCER ~sTARBUCK.)

BY GUS
GROCER srARBUcK)
CHAPTER
Down from alof, ike ire far OF scream OF a bird in
the sky, came the cry of SAL or
bending nd xh Sor~ RslsFf ffoh Is1 he t1 m;si sTta StlG ysli fsliow mast sto I'D
i9ng, serpentine body swaying to and fro, away up in
TIE ship %ssihe .st. George, English merchant
NAI6e !ituSt,o9; ten leagues or so northeast Of the
Where away. TomSs shouted Captain Band,
miles e? I 91sTs Il So &c s sss q Ss sss gem ABOUT Two
he n ssIS t Is IN Under Ss full s san ce and be, bearing IN tS down Wipe gRon a rs T,
shoonef, 1 should think. although the mist Is SO thick
tneerysSI;STay. that I ant make out DISTINCTLY
2 deep manly DC o hSnfof taErni KSef the captaIn lcont
who, with his sister. had taken passage for home in this
A handsomer fellow than Richard could scarcely be
deePs. round ne e Sss tail nrm aIS R52sd 1I saSu'de coed ed w COM ?
REs seESH ah daP @oSie, 9TeS fea sys eatS assk' s wSyg hHls 81 r @in.
To- describe bus sister. who now stood by his side,
IN hsr: look Of chnd1ike trust and confidence was
Her hair. Of a dark, chestnut color, fenin wavy mass
5ro o at taih mes remipd hef o eyes or l@ THOSE a on a y esze sIGes
ods they besmed with the deep. theushttui. tTustinea
With such features: regular. yet fui OF eyeE;yarS ing
H Hfaeent SofE Sit sh shg li T1Sade thss rf Tsn% 81 Dc e ' WELLS. m snd
m Watd aaRs i Se4 Sfo the n as Se # g6o aR spf tsG9neh the cap.
tain's glass. Grace Merton then noticed that he said
%Ay, y, if" @nsxsFed he iatteEE: u, perceived ely ,S it.
Dut didn't IKE, do you see, to speak OF II before the
me words were too low for er;ce to hear, but; &C
she al once OWNED that something was wrong:
her brother no peace until at last she drew from him
5ns ,e dou f6de sse a ss erens6 p @fS E s1 81 STSts lotk' ana
co Af F eaDee, and mo d EnEtePd fr w95e t then f Es %f Il D sRs grew
Thee were: howeyeTs plenty ofmqsEets.] cutiasses and
FOUNDERS, while the captain and crew were brave men,
American Navy, as 3 sailing master, could materially
On TIE other hand, the Frrenchman probably had good
s sn0Ss sRG to the s Rnr iiiGSl Craft Il s se T SsR With ap q fs vt 5r 0sdr
n6 Captain y Band and, resolved to keep far enough of: II
he old not much fear, asthe Frenchman, Il freebooter
Say, ay" exclaimed the msst-Header, who had
f6lgasss t sS,p pt Z d Sef E Ike T ySs i RSg Of SP as dSsR t aSaa
Erene,hers, asthey didus good sarvlce in the revolu-
Vow, lookee here, Tom crab - exclaimed the cap
Sss you gsS 4 9 9siaE sT I fnoR but Sad bi sstT me INV II wo ne rum
you through II you back down when the lighting
SSsPtsIn p answered Crab drawing up his lorg.
through c% and through. but ySnidn'thfs ahand against
lie iOass vo @ce drew eRo Sertda tothe spot.
This man says he won't tight, answered Band.
sfhs fsctis JUST 6ere.' answered Crab, thrusfns his
e ezes spg IA f sSsf : P RaF e # t sS%D D,D;s S3, Iifse S5t e cRa{se L
sgaa the English fsg. I / d i%sT a aa a fH2nd" :
.reav 70 HIM nm q gG %e. s%sa2 Esi i Mer fonre @Y Bans; an Amert
can Z. turning TO Crab.
!" guess You are one too, amt ye? 49,
80 am l; Tom Crab, of Sag Harbor, at your sar.
vice, NO s as sound on the Stars and Stripes as he is
on Ine naSS,y Puoolng ana pumpkin PIE question:
Bang
ri "A snotll0m a Stranger, now less IMAM q mile OH,
passed., WIN a Whlzzlng SOUND over the SPEAKERS
head.
DIack one nolSIeo the next momenI PROGRAMMED the
vessel pirate!
a tgnt y crled Gran, Duckllng MS Delt around ms
waist, uinan Detarmlnes me- fm always READY TO hght
Merton went forward. and attended to the pointing
~ n 1mV nine l0unoeTs, Whlch, Delng wen almeo,
nLousns 1ohni Wnsn oNcnarged, the trenenmahs
Ionslopsai yaTo oy tnerun;
.C.Sseauy hoW,ed kano, now hoping 70 escape
SMesnyy i tnas Vice. IT., l. ~ ..h,, -h,,hs- 81.
had 6een conducted by her brother, was upon her
knees, hsr ace bowed on her hands, silently praying.
"A terrific crash suddsnly brought her to her feet.
Justa a lasge Spinner nsW past ner mead, and SURFING
d TTIs1r, snatSele9 me glass 70 fragments. .,
u mlzzen mast had been struck and lust knocKeo
20 pieeesi the wreck lay along side, dragging the Yes
Sc 90Mn5-
another han 49, z zlng AZ az. spIan$ ~ l, M M
shoeiaersS -.,a -u. . 81
SIozy. =. ptSAng up the Ak, heBdaSheo All anu proceeu
The FTencbTsn 3 vwa, bo,u,no along Ia II In,
tending to sstikei he vessel amfdshi5s' her booms AM
teeth aud cheerinrr. sfoer he usual name OF French.
men, as they approached +| 4&1&
Before the week could BIS cleared. the French yes
sci came alongside, luff1ng up, with her canvas rat