The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-10-19

q touch OF lhe lndlan In hle DfOou1 nl&nl
check bones, small black eyes, sfi q
sort of snaky way with him thst ] didn't
like in the least ri io aH.dl
81 havn't come to complain, captain"
he said. II only wanted to know If yon
was going to take me with you"
"You can take second mate, If you
like" replied the captain. ega
"Thank you; better half q loaf than
mo bread, and Ill take the berth, l de-
serve to loss my rating for getting into
q row." saees.E
So we we sailed at last with ten men
lin fhe crew, and three officers. Ialways
Study my crew, and when ] looked over
That lot, ! wondered whst the old man
lhad been thinking of when be shipped
them. found out afterward that cap
tain Manly liked to take, out q seeming
lly hopeless crew, and make good sailors
lo9 them by using them as men, ALI he
Iasked was that they should be able sea-
linen, and, under six months, he would
lbave them In such shape that he bad on.
lly to lift finger when he wanted them
Ito Jump, and they jumped! l made up
lmy mind that four men, at least, OF the
lcrew could not be reclaimed in any way.
lone was Epps, Pat McCarty, the man he
thad spoken to, when first boarded the
Iscfiooner, huge Dutchman, rejoicing in
1.-THE soubriquet of Schnapps, and long
tgeared Maine man, called Yankee. They
Lwere all villains, or / am no judge of
linen, and told the captain so, but he
lonly laughed.
ssYou wait awhile, jack" he said, 81
lam going to the Marqnesas for cargo
Iof palm oil, and if I don't train down
lthis lot of beauties before we get there,
Tim no sailor. I've done the trick time
land again"
i "you'n have them running away with
1.-The schooner among the Islands," /
Said.
"No, won't. Jack; they'd better not
[tty any games with me-" =
81 I never saw q man, in all the time
have sailed the sea, who knew how to
govern men better than Captain Manly
HE never struck man blow, never
Mustered nor threatened, but he had
lsnch a way with him that at look any
imam engaged in any work which wa;
kwfong stopped it, and never needed
Esecond look to convince him that it was
Iunsafe to fool with Captain Manly. By
THE time we had rounded the Cape was
|easier, for / saw that six of the met
lhad made up their minds that the cap
ltain intended to be master of his ship
and to allow no man to interfere will
Ihim. But with the remaining four i
Ewas different. Bill Epps had never for
: |piven Captain Manly for. passing hin
over in the appointment of first mate
land only waited his time for revenge
I:fIe was too keen man to allow his en-
emity to be known, AID to all outwar'
seeming he and l were good friends. bu
never trusted him. There were time
when the scoundrel thought l was no
ying ar him. when | could catch
II CLEAN frosn his fierce black eyes, whicl
told me what to expect if he ever had
chance to do me an injury. knew tha
e the six men who had been gained owe
I by the captain would nos harm US, bu
would they prevent Others from doin
it?
But the days passed on, and the "Je
ferson'' was well up towards the islands
4 Five Of the crew were on deck, and. i
that five was included every one OF tn
4 men whom fifeared, and the man VIII
9 remained was a rough fellow, alwaJ
u ready for row, and who would not b
likely to do anything against his mate
1 lin the forecastle. I was standing amit
ltIships, looking over the lee rail, when
3, heard sound as of the closing of
= hatch, Turning quickly, l saw that OF
z iof the men had shut the forecastle hatt
10 and slipped the bar into its place; or
& three men, Bill Epps among them, we
he coming towards me with handspikes.
n saw that it was mutiny, and went U
y the mainmast like a cat.
10 $50 up there, curse you" roared b
Epps. "We can get you when we wa
H you. Schnapps, you stand by, and II
tries to come down give it to him. 70
2 Zeke Floyd, keep the wheel, and if "
meddle in this I'll knock out yo'
brains. Now for the captain" :"
"a "You want the captain" cried Gle
" voice. "Here am"
We Captain Manly had come up from
a cabin, in his shirt sleeves, a revolv
er clutched in his strong right hand. I
three desperate men saw that he was p
a pared, and Pat McCarty, with perf'
-Ihowl of fury, rushed at him. +.
od "Stopp cried the captain, "You "
not; then take that"
w. I saw McCarty pause as the weap
'as cracked, spin sharply upon his heel, a
to, fall dead upon the deck. Schnapps, s
n ing the downfall Of his companion, tn
I'm ed his head toward them, for the mom'
forgetting me. Just inside the rim
to the top, close to my hand, lay SOU
ap- ing lead, weighing about three poun
er- caught it up,and seeing that the Dut
at man was about to spring to the aid
Ike his friends, bent over the rim OF
yer top and let the weight drop, true as
vas upon his thick head Without wait
me to see the result / caught back-s'
and slid to the deck, snatching u
nd, heavy bar from its brackets near
to rail. was just in time, for Bill EE
with the blood streaming down his t
to from a furrow which bullet had
the upon his cheek, kneeling upon the ore
Of the captain, was holding back
the head, while Yankee raised ponder
'n't handspike above it. The blow l G
Eat him sounded from stem to stern, and
vent down, his skull crushed like an
ken shell. So fierce was the blow that
v fell, and Bill Epps, springing to his
nan drew a heavy knife and raised it ab