Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-27

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he strong men and brave"
"They are Americans"
ID Nevertheless, they will not hes
Il itate to rescue gallant English sail.
ef ors from the tyranny of the cap
s, tain Of this ship. Tonight. II
:" you say no, will drive THE knife
y to your heart, and have your CON-
!" rades hung to the yard before day."
h Then the helmsman saw the knife
o whose blade flashed very near his
IS breast, and the next moment he
stood on the deck.
4 "We1l do it," he said. "But
Q Chester is wounded-hurt yester-
Q day by a ball from your ship
I Chester was to have led u.s."
81 will take his place." said Ada
: line. "Now let us strike"
Captain Gilderoy, unsuspicious
of the mutinous spirit on his ship,
had placed watches who had be-
longed to the Chester party. Ada
line soon discovered this, and at
length seven determined sailors,
armed with knives and pistols, pre-
pared for the fray.
She stationed two of the strong
est at the door of the council room,
while as many more guarded the
matches. Then the prisoners were
called forth, one by one, until sixty
two strong limbed Yankee sailors
stood on deck, ready to do their
duty.
There was tumult among the {
captains party when the mutiny
was discovered, and the officers
apprised of the state of affairs by
the discharge of several pistols in
the hold.
"Mntiny," cried Gilderoy, spring
ing from the table; and the next T
moment, having opened the door, :
he found himself flung to the floor :
by one of the mutineers who guard =,
ed the portal. "
Another British officer was -
knocked down, when several pris- =
'ners made their appearance, and the :.
inmates of the cabin were secured. ~
{ was one of the most startling - =.
md successful mutines in the an ~
'alls of the British navy; but the !"
most thrilling part was yet to come. az
"Now three cheers for the Eng :
sh Sailors" cried q stalwart mu- w
ineer who had ably seconded the dit
atriot girl. ans
Three cheers were given with a s snS
ill. They swept far into the night the the
nd startled tie tenants of another Sn
oSoei uech. tail
"No more such cheers !" sudden b 5sn
cried Alkaline Temple in tone of i tsT,
"The Meteor is to bear an
le flag of the American Congress i Ssst
her mizzen peak. The British mo-
utineers will lay down their arms. Ju,
ankee sailors will prepare to Bro
loot those who refuse to obey" Mic
A moments silence was followed gage
curses, and the nineteen mutt PREF
'ers looked into the faces of the debt
en- whom they had armed with NOR lta
nglish pistols and cutlasses. AMP M,R'
oedience alone would save their vi %,t "a
res, and in a few moments the J Hlne
Irish mutineer were prisoners s %" n
re their more faithful comrades,
d the good ship Meteor was in rUn'
lDkee hands! Da
Before dawn rockets revealed C,u
q Meteors position to her pur- In
er, and the astonished Conyng- IN jan Sl
IN soon stood on her bloodless deter f.
cks Then the young American def deter :
utenant encountered the heroine York York
the hour-the girl on whose sand Sa. !.
nd he had already placed shin q,
: ring. swer
II knew that you were near in solici
Revenge" she said to him, defsu
nd l thought l would present And
u with the Meteor. Why, Gill to to- be ss
TT, II l had not led the mutt said saI !
ers, / might have run away from s 'iaa.
u as ! did yesterday !" P .wen
Gilbert Farley assumed COM her I"
md Of the valuable prize, and in tors nU'
my Of his cruises he was accom- Dat
MED by the gallant girl whose
ne was sung on the decks of every
,sel Of our little navy. sn In
After the war-well, the reader hsTes
, guess what happened after the i ls,s;
r." doiis'
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