The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-02-16


husbands corpse was safe. This, wa
: OF course, granted, and one of thei
: lifted off the hatch that she might 6
down into the hold.
) 81 declare" muttered Daniel Cartel
, an old sailor. who was standing 6
the wheel, "she takes on dre'fully."
eyes, poor thing" said Tucker, a
he heard her sobssand groans.
"Ifye notice what,n eye she's got?
continued Carter. -.
s.No," said Tucker, 'only it 'twa
swollen with. tears" r...
"My eyes! but they shone, though
when she stood there looking at tn
.compass. - 80 ~ -..,.----.s55 -s55-'-' .
Tucker smiled at the mans quain
earnestness, and with further remark
he went down to the cabin. 81
! When the woman came up from the
hold she looked about the deck of the
schooner for a few moments, and ther
went off There was something in hel
appearance that puzzled Garter. He
had been one of lhose who objected tc
the coffin being brought on board, and
hence he was not predisposed to look
very favdrably upon its owner. The
wonian's eye ran over the schooner S
deck with = strange quickness, and
Carter eyed her sharply. Soon she
went to the tatfraii and looked over at
the stern boat, and then she came and
stood by the binnacle again. -; T..
''Look out or you'll gibe the boom, /"
uttered the passen ger. - -'' l.i 50 -.
Garter started and found that the
mainjSail was shivering. He gave the
h. I'm couple. of strikes apart, and
then cast his eyes again upon the wo-
man, whose features were lighted by
the i,innacle lamp -, fr -H
b. Thanks, ma'am," said Dan. "IIa,
hold on-why, bless my soul, there's
a big spider right on. your hair. No,
not there. Here, Pll-Ugh !"
This last ejaculation Dan made as
he seemed to pull something from the
woman's hair, which he threw upon
the deck with the Ugh above men
-...... :......-.. ..
Shorty afterwards the passenger
went below, and ere long Tucker
came on deck.
Commodore" said Carte, with a
RENAL kable degree of earnestness in
his manner, "is the oman turned in.
II rather think So" said Tucker,
ooking at the compass. "Look out,
ook oat, Carter Why man alive,
you're two points to the southwark of
your course. -..-. ....
BLOW me, 3D. l am," said the man,
ringing the helm smartly aport.
But say, didn't We notice anything
peculiar about the ole oman ?"
"Why, Dan, you seem deeply in
crested about her." |
$50 l am, Commodore, an so am |
Ibcut the coffin, too Wouldn't it lie
Feli for you AMI to ove:huI it?"
"fshaw! you are as scared as child
n grave yard"
"Not bit. Just bark bit. That |
oman amt 20 'oman.n
The Commodore pronounced the |
ame of his satanic majesty in most
mphalic manner.
''It's the truth, Comm odore Il can
wear to 1t. purtended there was a
pider on her hair, and l rubbed my
and again her face. By Sam Hyde,
it wasn't US rough and bearded as an
olystone. You see she told me how
d let the boom gibe, if didn't look
ut. l knew there wasn't no oman
here, ami so tried her. Call some
ody to the wheel, and let's go and
ook at the coffin"
The Commodore was wonderstruck
Y what he had heard, but with that
aim presence Of mind that made HIM
that he was, sat cody to thin ting;
1 few moments he called one of the
len aft to relieve Carter, and then he
'ent down to look after his passeng
r. The latter had turned in, ard
,emed TO be Keeping. Tucker return
/ and took Carter one side.
-"No noise now, Carter follow me
, though nothing had happened"
''Sartin."
The two approached the main hatch,
I'd stopped to raise it, when Dams
and touched a small ball that seemed
hare been pinned up under the af
lbreak OF the hatch. i
4" 'Tis bail ot twine," said he. i
Don't touch it, but run and get a
ntern," replied Tucker I,
Carter sprang to obey, and when he
turned n number of men had gather
about tie spot. The hatch was ,
Used, and the Commodore caretullp .
cked up the ball of twine, and found /;
at it was made fast to something
.low He descended to the hold,
I'd there he found the ball of twine :.
N in beneath the lid of the coffin,
e had no doubt in his mind now !.
at there was mischief boxed up be- .
W, and he sent Carter for something ,
at might answer for a screw driver.
The man soon returned with s out !,
,ife, and the Commodore set to work. :
e worked very carefully, however,
the same time keeping . bright T
Okout fer the string. s
At length the sore ws were out, and !
e lid very carefully lifted from its =
ace. IL
"Great God in heaven !" burst from {
e lips of the Commodore. +
"By Sam Hyde!" dropped like !;
underclnp from the tongue of young +
I'm
"God bless you, Dan," said the, ;
81 know'd it!" uttered Dan.
The men stood for a moment and 9
lzed upon the coffin There was no t
.ad man there, but in the place there h
there was material for the death of 4
score. the coffin was filled with {,
ln powder and pitchwood. Unon q q