The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-10-28

tie figure flew with q bound from the
top Of the house to the deck beside the
chair, and a sinewy hand upon the cap
tain's throat hurled him backward with
irresistible force.
"What does this mean 7 What was
that man saying or doing, Dollyp I'll
fling him overheard, If you say so,'
painted John Belknap; but before Dolly
could reply, the captain, foaming with
rage, was upon them, threatening his
mate with irons and close confinement
on bread and water, and Dolly with
nothing less than hanging on the same
gallows with her old Tory father. But
Belknap had already recovered his mem
tai poise, and standing between Dolly on
her throne and the captain, quietly
said to the latter:
"See here, Captain Peters in the
new times that you are SO fond of pre-
dieting, you say there are to be no mas
ters and no servants, and one man can
be just as good as another, or better If
he can prove himself So Now why
shouldn't we begin these new times here
and nowp Say I've as good right as
you to command this schooner, owned
in part by my uncle, and say that I've
as good chance as you of the mems
goodwill, what's to hinder me from try
ing to take the head of the concernp
could do it, and you know could, and
five minutes from now could call myself
master of the Dolphin, with the power
of ordering irons and bread and water
to any body chose. could do all this,
l say but I'm quiet and law-abiding
man, and apt to stick to my word when
it's once passed, and don't forget that
shipped for mate and not for skipper
SO If this young lady and her property
are to have such treatment as she has
right to expect, and such as was engaged
and paid for by her father, and if she's
content to have it so, I'll agree to let by
cones be by-gones, and return to my
duty as mate. What do you say ?"
Captain Peters stood for moment
glaring at his mate with red and angry
eyes, and turned away, paced the deck
twice up and down, paused, and said,
in as nearly his usual tone as he could
manage.
Mr.. Belknap, see every thing made
snug for gale; we shall have one be-
fore dark. Mistress Cathcart, 1 must
have the decks cleared, and this chair
below at once"
Certainly, Captain Peters," replied
| Dolly, willing to accept even SO rusty an
olive-branch as this and as she de-
scended the steps of the companion
way, followed by two seamen bearing
the chair, John Belknap went forward
to attend to his duties butas the chair
remained for moment poised at the top
| of the steps, sudden flaw caused the
Dolphin to lurch so violently that chair,
sailors, and all were precipitated down
the steps and into the little after-cabin
together, all suffering more or less in the
descent = the men from bruises and
abrasions, but the poor chair from the
loss of leg and fracture of an ARM
The sailors would have raised it upon
the three remaining legs, but Dolly sud-
denly begged them to leave it alone, and
without apparent intention, interposed
between it and them so as to nearly
hide it from view, while courteously
turning them out of the cabin, and clos
ing the door behind them.
Soon after, Mistress Dolly herself left
the cabin, begged few nails and ham,
mer from the steward, and, returning,
carefully reclosed the door, and proceed
ed to use them so vigorously that the
sound of her hammer resounded even
through the bowling of the swiftly
risen wind and the tramping of the sea-
men overhead as they obeyed the clear
and rapid orders of the first officer.
The breeze grew to half gale, then to
gale, and at last to storm so furious
and resistless that at the end of the third
day the Dolphin lay, mastless and rud.
derless, a mere unmanageable hulk
rolling in trough of an angry sea. The
boats were got out, manned, and ready
to push off, when John Belknap came
down to the cabin forDolly, who rose
from her knees and met him with o
white but very calm face.
"Come, Dolly, they can not live g
moment beside the wreck, and think
the captain would be glad of an ex
cuse-n
I" He has found it'll" interrupted Dol
lv. as dark object sWept past the cabin