The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-17

Sir John Hawkins had been there in his
place, just for five minutes, to give the
mutinous rascals what they deserved"
I" Ay, Drake would have done it in
minute?' cried Tom, warmly; he was
the boy for that sort of thing"
"Well,"' pursued the captain,
Through storms, and fogs, and mu-
TIMES, and troubles of all kinds, the
brave commander at last brought his
four ships to the coast of what is now
Nova Scotia, and, sailing wearily across
the bay of Fundy cast anchor in the
harbor of St. John. But even before
they got there the crew of the Swallow
had shown what might be expected Of
them, by plundering French fishing
vessel ofall her stores, taking away even
the sails and rigging, and leaving the
poor creatures TO perish miserably hun
dreds of miles from land.
when they reached St. Johns the
commander, seeing his men disheart-
! ened and out of humor, called them to-
gether, aud made speech to encourage
them, after which standing at his tent
door, with the great white waste of
snow all around as far as eye could reach,
he read his commission, empowering him
to possess and colonize that coast, known
and unknown, and that commission was
given by Queen Elizabeth to Sir
Humphrey Gilbert"
81 thought sop cried Hetty, clapping
her hands. "I knew you meant him,
uncle. We've just been reading about
him with Miss Marsden, in our big
history"
" But after that" continued the cap
tain, " everything went wrong. A plot
was discovered to seize the ships while
the commander and his officers were
ashore, and sail away for England, leav-
ing the leaders to shift for themselves
Then, finding themselves detected. the
rascsls boarded fishing bark, put the
crew ashore, and stole away to sea. And
after that, desertions, and quarrels, and
troubles of every kind, multiplied daily,
till at length poor Sir Humphrey, almost
distracted to see his grand enterprise SO
shamefully ruined, put the sick men and
most of the mutineers aboard the Swal.
low, and sent her home to England, leav.
ing himself with three ships, and those,
too, sorely under-manned.
"Then northward- they went again
those three doomed vessels, with death
and destruction haunting them still. Of
, the coast of New Foundland, their lar
. gest remaining ship, the Delight, struck
on an unknown shoal and went to pieces
and all of the crew, only fourteen, hag
; gard and wasted as corpses, reached
land at last. The Captain, Maurice
Browne, refused to leave his ship, anC
was seen for the last time by the depart
ing crew knee deep in water on the rend
ing deck, with the great, white waves
: roaring and lashing around him, looking
) death in the face like true English
man."
"Poor mani" said Alice, pityingly
: with momentary dimness in her brigh
blue eyes.
/, "Then," pursued the captain, " th'
spirit of the few good men that were lef
: gave way at last, and they persuaded tn
commander to put about and make fo
England before the same destruction
! came upon all alike. In which yer
4 moment of winding about says Nj
Hayes, we beheld close alongside YER
). lion in shape, hair and color, not swim
;. ming, but sliding on the water with hi
= whole body, who passed along, turniD
. his head to and fro, gaping wide wit
% ugly demonstration of long teeth an
, glaripg eyes; and to bid us farewell b
e sent forth horrible voice, roaring an
believing as doth lion.'
= "And, after that, the end came all to
70 soon. The crew of the Golden Hind, wh
y survived to tell the dismal story, brougt
~ ~ word how Sir Humphrey chivalrousl
u u went on board of the little Squire
u strained and overloaded as she was, I
~ ~ encourage the men; and how, off th
rs Azores, amid terrible seas breakir
a a pyramid-wise,' they heard him utter b
- last words-those noble words which
~ ~ great American poet has celebrated
50 verses worthy of them: Be of goo
70 cheer we are as near heaven by sea
y by landp and how, that same midnigh
" the Squirrels lantern suddenly disa
- peared-chief, crew and vessel, all sws
a lowed up in moment.
~ $50 perished gallant leader; and
rs was taught again lesson which ,
= Americans have had to learn many
Il time - that mere courage, without TO,
Il, sight and experience, is worse thanus
:. 40 less"