Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-04-06

NJ. 10.
and in an uncomfortable short space OF
time the Mabel was under way, carter
ing to the breeze, cutting her way
through the breeze with the speed Of a
dolphin. M 81.
"Then it was the pirates picked up
sufficient courage to discharge their
small arms at us, but was not through
with them by q long shot.
earning theImen with cntlasaes and
boarding spikes, L stationed them for
ward and along the rail then putting
she wheel down, / tackled, standing di-
rsctly for the two boats.
"Your grandma begged to let them,
alone and rest satisfied bnt my blood
was up, and there was no use talking. q
I 1--WE were dashing along at the rats
of four miles per hour The surviv ors
in the boats saw the doom 'whieh awaits
ed them, and strove to escape; but their
boats were cumbersome and heavy, the
men dispirited, while We were elated
with the success which crowned our eff
forts ~ sd3ssls sfrq i'id eaT
zone boat, by a vigorous use of the
long oars succeeded in making their es-,
cape, but the other was struck directly
amidshirs by the sharp sternoofsthe Ma.
bel, and quick as alightning the wreck,
disappeared meath the keel of The vesg
sell xsj sIf iedi 5s7lsos7 81, fus
tefi"Ao feWsof thenrascals succeeded IN
gaining foethold on the lheadgear, back
ropes. ETC., but alblow of a cutlass drove
fhem, back, headed out to sea, made all
sail, !. leaving GeanApeaehy astern, well
satisfied With the drubbing I had given
to the pirates. is % i#ts ssir i
!. ''There, youngster. you have had the
yarn, and / hope you may never be
similarly situateds'ssb 10 s3,nssrvs t9-
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Clara Morris, in a letter to a
friend in Washington, gives this lively
reminlscence Of two well known actors:
HThey were boys then; one tall, blonde,
and lazy; tbs other short, dark, and ac-
tive, 1t was Sunday night !; every one
had gone to the Quaker meeting house
a few doors above. They were alone,
without cards or checkers, or books, but
satan came to their rescue. A certain
proposal was drawled blythe long chap,
and eagerly accepted by the short one
They then put on, their hats and coats,
armed themselves With q. broom, . pail
of water, ands clipper, and went forth in
the STILL bitter culdfof night and work.
ed diligently. They swept broad path
over the sloping Sidewalk quite free
from snow; over this they poured Dip
per of water. then waited. In few
minutes it had frozen; then another dips
per Of water, and then another wait uns
til the path was glass-liks in its ley
smoothness. A, whisk of the broom sent
Alright covering Of snow eyerit. The
work was done, ard the goddess labor
ers, gathering ap their tools, scrouged
down, on the doorstep and ,conversed
pleasantly. Presently the doors of the
meeting house opened, and two lines of
FriendsAene made ofainales the other
females came ont Three lines. COM
ing down the steps. separately, met and
mingled in the crowd On the pavement
for asfew minutes, then broke into ,wos
and threes and Came gravely down the
Sidewalk. Suddenly the stiffness of the
night was broken by a ,whack, whack',
andstwe snorts that were as one. A fe-
male Friend flew to. the rescue --w hackl
The whole congregation, filed with
wonder, came anbling down to the
scene. of the disaster hack, whack,
whack, groans and saorts. 'Thees' and
thous's filed the airq and with cheeks
stained with tears of laughter they sat
on The steps and took 1t in these sons
Of Bsllal, since SO well known to the
1worde,as Joseph Jefferson md John
Ellslefs. s19dW . stssea Il i elm e.