Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-11

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which locker il was 10, 50 smuggled a
few bottles into the pauiry, aud squeezed
some of the juice Of this herb in them.
Then showed them what I'd found, aud
in little while they got tipzy. They're
quiet now, aud won't interfere with Us
We can take the Otter easily"
Have you poisoned them r. asked
Ethel, half horri6ed.
"Not exactly Miss; but they'll have
sore heads tomorrow. We'd better 90
to the brig at once, sir" he added, ad-
dressing mc.
Again in my mind, | mistrusted this
man. Could it be possible that he bad
offered to sell US to the savages, on condi-
tion Of Ethel being the reward of his
treaehery?
We pulled softly around the promon-
tory aud ran alongside the Otter. She
was lying at anchor, exactly as her owner
aud crew had left her. We climbed
abroad, and found everything as Noscy
had stated, | had evidently wfonged
him. The decks were in great disorder,
the cabins terribly mutilated, and in al
most every nook aud corner lay a stupef-
cd savage. Some of the sailors, those
whose clothes had been stolen from the
iorecastle, wished to slay them as they
slept; bur this proposition | vetoed, aud
ordered each one to be lashcd firmly to
the deck. There was not breath OF
wind, and, as the tide was setting ashore,
it was impossible to get the brig under
weigh. Presently the moon showed
through the clouds, and, almost instan-
tanoously, the greatest commotion was
observable on shore,
The savages there, not being drunk,
had noticed our presence, and evidently
intended to attack us in force. But we
feared them little, for their canoes were
very rudely constructed, consisting only
of two logs, fastened together with a
plank, aud they had no firearms.
On came the naked horde, yelling then
war-cries. We received them with vol
ley Of bullets, aud many Of them sunk
BENEATH the lool. We took care moi
to let one of the canoes come alongside
aud the sailors rather enjoyed the fun o
taking fancy shots" at the inluriate(
fends.
Ethel was in the cabin, putting thing
little to rights. was pacing thepoop
whistling for wind, when suddenly hearC
shril shrek. | recognized my ovcC
ones voice, and sprung to the sky-ligh
Just IN time to see her receive, in II cush
ion, she raised before her face, a sharI
javelin hurled by an unseen hand.
Unseen for second only; for, thu
next instant, dusky savage sprung from
aft and clutched her throat. | saw hi
murdeous eyes gleam in the dim light 0
the cabin lamp; yet dared not fire, fo
Ethel was struggling in his grasp, and
feared my ball might carry death to til
heart priced,
leaped through the skylight, alight
ing on the saloon table, and, in anothe
instant, the fair girls assailant was wrest
ling with death.
Then went to Ethel, half faiuting o.
the floor, aud | raised her in my arms
tried to soothe her-to quiet her ap
prehensions, | told her all danger wa
past, aud hinted at the future--the fu
ture that would be so bright and happy
"Kent, old fellow, when you've 60
through with your spooning, come .
, deck There's good breeze blowing
and well be under weigh in quartz
, less than no time cried the checry voic
| of Captain Vines.
Sailors are proverbial forrushing thing
, Within two months the church bells
Sidney rung out cpithalamiums, and prc
f claimed to the world that Ethel Vines Il
5 longer existcd-she had become m
bride.