Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-23

was most hopeful! circumstance i'll this
connection, / dared not wholly trust tc
it.
At last ran out Of tho Gulf stream,
and, Just after had taken an observation
of tho sun, which till then had not shown
itself for several days, leaving mo to be
guided by the gulf weed and the waters
temperaturc-thc wind came ont north
east, piping in right good earnest. My
heart beat quickly, for tho quadrant had
shown me that my hour had come.
Our water casks were almost empty,
and the pirates, who had oil this time
supposed me to be beating and banging
about to gain the southern inlet, were
very glad when | told them VIC should
reach the coast in few hours. And l.
you cannot imagine my sensations. Oh,
| if the wind should die out-f ii should
head us off'--if morning should dawn,
and my plan be only half accomplished
Often had the villains drawn their knives
across my throat, in signitication of what
would come should | play them false ;
and now it WIS success or !cath.
Headed "eSt-i'oftii"c"'' vi" ll''io pi'S
bounded aloh6' ana So" may wen oo,
icvc that | watched every variation OF
the breeze, and the drawing OF every
saul, as never watched before. over
ana over rcVolVcd my precious iceheiI-
ing Yes, yesterday L h'r"ck OUT iol
the Gull stream ; last hiSlt hea'e'
thus ana thuS To-Day / was sure VI ihS
figures. 1t must De sol haVo lli"oo no
mistake. lct, how, II cannot manage
at last ( \ SINGLE error, shadow OF
suspicion, and KNIFE VIII END AL linus
| mentally convcrscd with myself.
Here and there were vessels SAILING
upon various courses, but | dared not
approach, dared hardly look ut them.
AS 'venllS"ppro"cheo' saw 'I'' n''iu'
III ""'''d be '''fh ere we 'l'o"!" t'"'h ~
ana mus l"r "'i "'''' ,ol'' '''S' = i''
never A'a 'lc "loo" h'"l"S upon ''i'
hoW' Hope h"d III measure 'roNuh
the nightmare OF norr"r' "'a more l"'ly
tl''h before l f"'til|'u 1ii' ""i0iiI'7' ol
the Tragedy Whicl i"u '''c' p''lo''a''"'
Strongly the h"f'lloas'or piPea-l'
would not l"ll me ho"-"Do lno cIo''7
were timex, ANA IN" iIl@h' "o"lo p' very
dark 1hch upon lho It" 10" S's"i"','
" ll8At' ana presently away ol' 'ne "'"'1'-
er DO" SH"'le 4"lI'''J '"io''l'i' WI, ,iio
ANXIETY Oh ''4"' i'o''1'''' "'"' i.H ii''
liiofe lN'S were, 'ho wv" ''''''"'' 'ti iibii''
yes n'"''''l'o ll''pru u me- 'u' VIC
hour VI 6''''''H' l'','l' was II. l"ii,' "t"'
IKE uF"l'I"'!S i''''lof WHO A'"iH '"L us
A"H' "''' S'l'I'" "6"'ii "I'" "8"1i VIC
various c"n'lN@'H'"5 'li"' 'II'8tl' CROSS
my pIan', "l" leNc"l liS Ai'''"'I'H' 70
tho numerous ol"Hl"'"S'
We passed the lights, at 4 c"nsldcrn-
bic distance from both, and many "ero
the llIulfI'S OF 'ho pirate" rs 10 our po'
Sltloh' 'oIo ''loN' 'I'"' we l''o u 'oW
mile" l"rtiler 10 run "'''n W. Sno'io
maze f'"chou u" "'"'l"6' al '''o "I'oi
ing place. D"iAl','"S ito''N''' ''''Hi
from seeing VIC '''l'''' ".i'' 'ii'J ii"'' iio'
'llc il"at "l9''l,' l'',' 'i ''i''i 0''i io"','''
lllgS' lho 'lSh'" '"'S iii''S''l," ~ "
upon TWO lSl'''o7--"' lc'U''' ''''> LOON
my "otu lof H. al" i''''' no '""Pi'lon VI
or re"A "iiero""o'''''
On Hhd on flew 'no lSaoei; ano II ever
at one tilhe more 'h'll announcer nave
tflcu TO exert lAy A"u'ical Judgment ana
lofrtllou8llt, IL was 'neh. we 81" o'ller
lGhtS; pu1 'ho pirates supposed '!leln 10
be upon the ocean coast "on6 "llich
they pclleVed themselves SallliiR. Al
length, feqneSt'" 'iieih 10 Jake III inc
hsht S"llS ana inc courses llli5 com
pitt'd' called o'''-nAo IL was with It
dreadful thrill ut my heart, assure you
Let go Ile tolhi'll yards, ana clo"
up
1t was done; and / could see that
dark bank was rising under the lee bow
"Stanl by to let go anchor" | shout
ed, "whilo | bring her UP in the wind"
| clapped the helm hard down, whilc
the four PIRATES ran to obey my last