The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22
NEW BLooMF1T1D, PA, TUESDAY, MAY. %. 1871

How dare you reply to me, sir, when
have occasion to reprimand you for
your negligence You should not let
her yaw the hundredth part of point
from her course" cried the captain, in
an angry tone, while his face became
purple with rage. You're an internal
sea-lawyer, and are always giving lip to
me when 1 speak to YOU"
Surely, Captain Whinyates, you do
not think yourself too good to be spoken
to-" quietly replied the sailor.
I" Yes, 1 do, you scoundrel No man
shall open his lips on board this vessel,
if choose to say he sha'n't. 1 COM
mand here, and If you give me any
more of your jaw, I'll seize you up in
the main rigging, and give you four
dozen with piece of ratline stuff"
I'm no scoundrel, sir" firmly re-
piled young Reynolds.
you are scoundrel-a lying, sneak
ing scoundrel ! You amt worth your
salt. You're regular soger-a blood
sucker, and skulk So take that, and
then learn that it will not do to handy
words with your captain !"
And with these words, the vulgar,
tyrannical fellow turned and gave young
Reynolds a severe blow with his fist in
the face. 1t was most cowardly action,
for the young sailor had both hands en-
ployed upon the wheel in steering the
vessel, and could not defend himself;
and, moreover, sea-faring people look
upon it as positively disgraceful in a
skipper to strike a man while at the
helm. know not what had given rise
to this particular notion among the sons
of the ocean ; all / know is that it exists
and that most bitter state of feeling is
invariably engendered in the breasts of
a crew against skipper who presumes
to trample upon this reserved right.
In this case, Captain Whinyates had
evidently gone beyond his mark ,andh had
mistaken the nature of the man with
whom he had to deal. No sooner did
Reynolds feel theheavy blow of the skip
per, than, forgetting respect, discipline,
and everything else, he dropped the
wheel, and turning upon his tormentor,
he dealt him a blow in return, and that,
too, with such hearty good will, that
Captain Whinyates measured his whole
length in the scuppers.
"Mutiny mutinyl" roared the skip
per, 6 the ships in state of mutiny :!
Run aft here, Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Tiger
(the first and second mates, who were at
work forward)-run aft here, gentlemen
and arm yourselves; the ships taken
by a bloody mutineerl"
In an instant all was commotion and
hubbub on board the hitherto quiet
ship. No sooner had Reynolds let go of
the wheel in order to assail the captain,
than the vessel swung slowly round
until her head sails caught aback, and
the breeze being fresh, the e-topmast
and top-gallant mast, with all their
yards, sails and hamper, came crushing
down, throwing everything into the
utmost confusion.
In the meantime, the two combatants
were struggling in the scuppers, where
one of them had fallen, and where the
other was upon him, pummelling him
to his hearts content. The watch be-
low were reused, from their slumbers by
the outcry on deck, and came rushing
like 2 swarm of hornets up the forescut-
tie and ran aft to the battlefield, where
the two mates were endeavoring to sue
cor their commander.
A general melee now Bensued, the
crew, of course, taking the part of Rey-
nolds,a and the officers that of Whinyates.
But numbers were decidedly against the
officers, and in a short time they were
completely oyerpowered, after having
received some pretty hard thumps, and
being sadly worried. They We're, then,
tied to the main rigging, while the mutt
neers now proceeded forward in a body,
where they held \ consultation. +
Throughout this consultation, Rey-
nolds seemed to be sort of leading spirit.
Full Of fire and energy, he impaired a
portion of his fury to his comrades, and
things began to look rather ominous to
the eyes Of the captured authorities.
At length, after the lapse Of few mo-
ments, the mutipeers, headed by Reyr
nolds in person, proceeded aft to the
main rigging, where the officers were in
limbo, when the youth thus addressed
them s,.~ ~.
Captain Whinyates, you now see the
result of tyranny. For long years you