Middletown transcript., 1875-07-17
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THE WEST INDIAN PIRATES.
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A TALE OF THE SEA.

Some years ago the West Indian sea-
wsrs, infested by pirates Of. savage atro
city and desperate vslour. They wsF'
composed Of mon of all nations. run
away sailors from English. Danish
Fidy 04 R)isR Mfg Aptgl
probably, the larger portion Of them
we're men2ct Spaahl '9se sAaitiYss o
Cuba. or Of the old Spanish settlementi
of the Southern States 81 AHisrices:.a =. =,
I.had taken passage Pr board lths
merchant ship Mary, at Belize. and, VI
we're onour voyage to Liverposls when
the following incident bsfsl me. ~i'''
fhsd seen the captain standing %
the ,| a,tt|eEH;depF. S and. from time to time, ilrn'es,
eagerly surveying with his glass. SONS
lobiset4 ipl our wake, I walked qpstp
him on one Of these occasions, and in
Iquired what be vas trying to make
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he answered ~ but = ssplA, asisc make
her out" slei saut
''She may be one Of those Bristol
traders that we're -pearlx y ready 70 sail
when ae1sA JsrsraI SSssrvsa. Il
No, she doesn't ,.la look like one eI qf
that sort. She seems Of some bastard
rig; bs Ppt ys nay may make af hsf eut by-.ndIl; 'I
by
: "You de-notAAiak-we gre pursued p
/ asked. feeling alarmed. u lindsmen
are usually disposed to bo A sea, when
they encounter anything that looks
mySsssfdasI sII'0X .ea009 7 Il
Really I cannot tell. was his an
syer "buts I suppose, Il will be time
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And 90 asaying, ne strode forward
with his glass; alsa'e lan as'iii'a
Night fell; but the sin wasase hot
Ind sitting bslow. that found sleep
next 70 impossible II I slept for .
moment i was haunted by dreams Of
pirates, sharks, and shipwrecks; sol
hurried On my clothes, and again sought
the deck. The moon was halfway up
the heavens. .sstf notls cloud was in
sightsi countless stars Of vondrous
beauty and brilliancy gemmed the sky,
and tie ocean was VA flooded with their
light. A Longtime of quiysring rays
lay aashipg ION the bpsgp,sf tthsAss,
ike vein Of quicksilver, right under
the .pdbn's eye. All Wis quist.i peaCss
tul, and beautiful. it. Vas magnificent
night. such as il only to be seen within
The tropics. and not often even there
The winds xefe slmodt -iaid.a The
gsntlest possible breeze, filled, tAe sai|s.
int 9eigR4 sg Ehtn tha6th
not to prevent them giving an idle Gap
nov and then. xhss shs vs5.sl rolled a
little heavier, than usual ,op the long
,~ell, Nothing stirred about The deck.
The watch had disappeared forwsrd !;
but + found the captain still on the
llert. and again surveying the remote
object be had before observed. through
bid night-gl.ss. T didi nst interrupt
him sgainby my questionings !; 1 paced
The deck in the delicious night air ; but
ny attentiesf xast shortly attracted by
'hl sound q the boatsvain's ! ashrill
whistle calling the watch. oOrdsrs
we're given by the captain, and every
fitch Of sail VA crowded On the ship.
Each mast bore its full load. Az l |
,tood' aft. and looked Up, TIE sails
semed. in the moonlight. like towers
# snow cot agsiA4 fhsidask. blus sky. |
In = fsw mifutes al VA still' again;
'hel vessel seemed 70 make better way
hrpsgh the water, from \ The inerss5ipg |
'ipD1e Of the vayelets heard arainst her
idSs Drksiiass1 3fAdihlI3 1flIst rim
No, md 4 went bslox akrin 70 ooursd
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I ~! startled from ny slumbsrt 20
rafds. morsing. BY the sound Of alarm
d ycicssI md of hurried ttamping on
eek. ! threw on my clothes, andl
- go a Ny-4if'li II Il =