Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-01-20

"but I'll pay them off deuced sharp
or I'm not concluding his SEN
tence very suspieiously (which did
no. tend to increase my confidence
respecting. his intentions vi-fa
We pulled back to the ship, af-
ter placing q buoy to4mark the
sfot.T The tso next daysJim Crow
aad IAsereA busy in lpfeparipg Out
things for the attack7on the sunk.
en- wreck. The tide Of my thoughts
was checked ty my work, but /
still noticed that Crow was in an
evil mood. After about four days
we're spent, the ship was anchored.
The bell vas strong for The plunge
and Grow and Il went below and
dressed. auspicions seemed
now on the increase, and my readers
may think that i was very fearful,
but I provided myself with d long
and sharp knife, which ! stuck un-
observed down my long leathern
boots. Grow stuck one in his belt,
saying witha rather sdiabolical laugh,
81 think it Is better being prepared
for water sharks and almost
think he added "land sharks. y
This opened my eyes alittle, and
some father curious specplations
fitted through my brain. He was
a man to- be feared, being hugely
big and strong, and wicked githal.!
With many such reflections ] Itook
my place iD the bell, and amidst
the hurrahs of the crew and the
excilement-o 1.-THE master we dipped
into the sea, Common life had
passed away, and, to a novice, a
new world opens to his eyes be-
meath the wave, and even to me the
scene vas fresh. The coral reefs,
like grand architectural structures,
covered with weeds and shells of
the deep, of every possible variety
Of color; the fish, large and small,
darting about the water, aud flying
at the approach of the bell as before
the sweep Of the sharks, and even they
grinned with their long jaws, and
fled upon our approach. Down,
down, down till the light was dim,
and then we struck the wreck. Armed
with crowbars, sharp at one ebd 10 re-
pulse the sharks and other mon
sters of the deep. we planted our
feet on the bell. Instantly we sep.
] arated;, Crow burst open the cabin
door, and after q while ! joined
thim. BY this time he vas in the
fcabin, searching about. | watching
him as we'll as / could all the while.
Thus we spent our first journey,
| and after lading our bell, gave the
signal, aud we're hauled up on deck.
The sailors crowded round US, gloat-
/ ing over the various things to which
we had attached ropes. Thus our
first day passed. All were exult-
Ting, and the sailors cracked over
the galley fire the possible price Of
money to each, and the master
| dreamt Of pIincely Independence.
Several days thus passed over;
We had broken into the cargo, and
what We considered Of value, and
The sea had DOT damaged, was hauled
on deck, and dbe schooner became
pretty we'll laden. 'gIsthiuk it was
about the last dayyof working as We
were down in'alhe beli, that Crow
sEsgain wended bis way towards the
i cabin. aBythis time nay suspicious
regarding bis evil Intentions we're
quieted, yet there stisl fingered a
! bout him traces Of obstinate sulki-
4 ness, SO thntiF took very little no.
tice Of his operation ] busted my
tsefabout different things in the
hold Of the vsssel.i = =
/ T think about J, half an hour
! must have passed by when ! re.
!. turned to the bell, and was startled
, by the cunning, wicked cast Of
!. Crows eountepance; be was shufliug
something beneath his divers clothes:
as the last oft disapp ] guessed
/, il sas bag, and The thought flashed
across my mind--aabag ofmopey
I quietly asked Crow = bat ii was
II aHomph inothing. What have
!, / ye TO Do Hithlitsa be grovled, aj