The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-11

We had good boom bruce on the
stun-sail boom, and We toggled the
lower halliards and made jumper out
OF them, but it weren't no use, and Mt
about five bells tho chap ut tho wheel lot
her come to bit, md snap went the
boom Jest ut tho boom.iron. Well, it's
about the easiest way for to git q topmast
stunsail in arter all, and we wasn't long
q gittin' the pieces Of boom on deck, md
we thought then that tho old man would
shorten saIl, but he didn't, and we
hung on and went below, leavin' whole
topsails and main to'gallan' sail on to
her, she wallowin', for the sen had got
up and everything a-crackin' like mad.
I've always had my idee that the old
man-his xame were Jones' had been
a-takin' little Of somethin' in honor of
the fair wind and gittin' out Of the dol
drums, cause once, when I went aft for
to take in the slack OF tho wheel ropes,
I seen him slappin' her on tho weather
quarter, and a.talkin' n her, sayin':
"Go it, old gal, go it, old gul ! do your
prettiest, my lady!" md sich talk Us
that, and it appeared to me kind Of n
sign that the old man Ind been u takin'
somethin'.
Well, sir, when our side were relieved
I went into the fore hatch.house, where
this here Billy Corr were, to give Jack n
spell at the watchin, and lot him go on
deck. E,M., ....
"Well, Jacls, my boy" says I, chow
IL he by this time I"
"Well, Tom," says Jack, she's been
still for q half hour or 50 ; tho ravin' has
left him, but Tin afeared he's too iar
gone to build up agin."
Well, sir, Jack goes on deck md I
sits down q dozin' by the side Of the
bunk, when all OF sudden this here
Billy Corr says in whisper, "Tom, is
that youl :" and this was tho first rational
word he'd spoke for upward OF three
weeks2"
"Tom," says he again, md I Ind for
to bend over him for to catch what he
said, show long have I been herei"
tells him, and then says ho agin:
"Havo you took caro- Of me oil this
while y
emo and Jack Wilson has," says I.
He was silent for minute or so, and
then ho says ngin: "Tom, Two shipped
for the long wage. I knows can't git
up agin, but afore I slips my wind I'd
like for to tell you somethin' that'n make
you and Jack Wilson rich"
"Well, clap stopper on iist now,
old chap" says I, "and by-and-bye
when you're stronger you shall spin me
the twister, and me and jack will Le rs
rich rs ever you can make us"
"No," says he, "it must be now or
never. Tomorrow I shall go over the
side feet fustwards."
"very well, old chap" says 4" il it
will ease you to reel it OF, go ahead, and
il l gifts asleep, why give me rouse
once in q while"
"Shc were called the Charlotte and
were q brig bound from jamaica to
Havana in ballast. She were goin' to
buy cargo in Havana and go to Europe,
and the last thing we took in afore we
left were six kegs full Of gold, which
were slowed down in the run.
"There were n chap aboard OF that
brig TINT they called 'Carrotty' Brown,
cause he had red hair, and mo and him
helped to stow away this gold. When
wo was one day out Carrotty proposed
to me-him and me was in one watch
that we should kill NIL hands and capture
this gold. At first refused, but at Inst
consented, and Carrotty at once went
into the forecastle and stabbed the other
two men. then killed the cook, aud
at four bells l relieved the wheel and
Carrotty killed the man I rclioved-the
third man III our watch. Afterwards he
came Mt to where tho mNto was dozin'
on the rail, and together we pushed the
mate overheard. Carrotty then went
into the cabin and killed tho captain.
Ho then proposed TINT We should keep
the steward to lend us hand in remov-
in the gold, which we done.
awe had intended for to lind on the
south side OF Cuba, and bury our treasure,
markin' the spot, 30 that we could coma
and get it when We could do so without
suspicion but in tho morniu' the Little
Cayinan were in sight, and We resolved
to land there. We ran the bark close in,
aud then hove to and got the boat out,
and then we turned to and got the gold
up ont OF the runaud lowered it into the
boat. There wero six kegs OF it, and
they weighed about three hundred
pounds each, so tliat by the time we got
our water and provisions i'll the boat
were pretty full.
Carrotty and mo then went down
and bored some holes into the brig, and
then wo come up and got in the boat.
Then Carrotty says, TO tho steward:
'You git up lot more provisions, and
md vel soon be back arter it; we've
got rs much rs We can carry now.
Then we showed of. lcavin the steward,
who didn't know the brig were scuttled,
gittin' up provisions. It were eight
bells when We left her, and at ten o'clock
we seen her go down.
"Thero's little cove on the west side
OF tho Little Cayman, and there We
landed. We rolled our gold up to Ger.
tain spot that III tell you about present.
ly, and there we buried it.
"That night, somehow, CM Mrotty and
mo got to be ateared OF one another,
aud wo laid down to sleep with the boat
between us, and the last thing Carrotty
said to me was: Bill, we'll stick to
each other, won't We + to which I an
swered: I'm "ionnuck," il You are.
But I slept with ono eye open, and along
about ten o'clock I seen Carrotty comm
round my side OF tho boat with his knife
in his hand.
"It were hard fight, Tom, and only
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