Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-12

ter. In the interim, Lumsden and
Cowper were lAsbed TO the pumps.
and conbnstibles placed around
them and fired 10 extOri q confess
sion ss TO the hidden treasure. The
pirates pluDaered the brig, and
Smith was driven al the point Of
The knife into the pirate schooner,
and saw the brig and his eonpaD-
ions sail of, leaving hin in csPIVi-
~.
In due course, the schooner
touched at a harbOr-RiO Meaiss
where an evident understanding
existed betEeen the pirate and the
Spanish magistrates, and where a
dance took plsce between the crew
and the fair ladies Of the neighbor-
hood At the chief magistrate s
house. Our hero, compelled 10 share
in the festivities made the Soquaiut-
sDoe Of g young Spanish beauty
SeraphinS. who seemed 10 have
excited 3 reciprocal attachment in
bis heart These Arcadian delights
Of music aDd dsoring and hobDobb-
ing Of Spanish authorizes With cor
sairs were followed by the sale on
board the schooner Of the briggs
cargo, the love-mAking Oh Smiths
part to Sersphina. sDi his promises
Of marriage if she would aid his
escape, and wound up ny furious
fight between two Of the pirates,
one being stabbed. Smith was or
dered. despite his protestsions, TO
act as surgeon, The captain
admitting 10 plas Of ignorance,
and the unhappy captive had to
stanch the blood and baD3sge IS
best be could The cause Of the
Quarrel WAS investigated. One
wounded man informed his captain
that the other had formed plot
TO assasinste him. The crew sim
ultaneously rushed down, and cot
of the poor ~retch's legs and srns
with s blunt bstebet, and threw
/ him overheard Such Was Smith :
first experience Of pirate customs,
and while be siiIl sbpddered, The
captain told him this would Toe bis
fate If he concealed Information
from him.
The schooner cruised out TO sea
and at lsst came back 10 haTbor
Out TO meet Der came the chic!
mate, with that portion Of The crew
ubo had been left behind. These
were implicated in the assassina-
ton plot. a white baDikerehiet
was held up TO deeoy them, and
when close, & rolley fired among
them. Bot one man survived, and
be vas doomed by the captain &c
die il the faTorite feDd-hke man
Der Of the Cuban pirates Fol-
three hours 3 boats crew WAS 90
cupied IN rowing up and down ,
DarroE channel, THE unhappy vic
tim being stripped naked and
piniopsd In the boat, while myriad:
Of mosquitoes and ssni-Aies hover.
ed round and closed on bis flesh
Saws Smith 1--WE bad been scarce.
ly half Sd hour in this place when
The miserable victim WAS distract
Cd with pain; bis body began tc
swell, and be appeared one COM
plete blister from head 10 foot
His voice failed, his features be-
came undisiinguisbable, and in thu:
condition they brought him back.
The captain bad the boat noored
and ordered six nnskets 10 be
fired 81 the dying nan. He only
tainted A pig Of iron Eas tasten-
round bis neck, and be Was flung
into The sea.
So ended this specimen Of veD-
geaoee; and next came The turn
Of Aaron Smith TO feel the captain &
cruelty. Refusing 10 board 8 ner.
chant brig, the rage Of the eorsaii
Was so great with bis captive, that
be had him tied to the mast, . cir.
Gle Of ganpouder strern round
him, q train laid, and q match sp-
Piled 10 il. The blaze burst up
tapped the unhappy mad in it
embrace, and, his clothes all on FIRE
be fell insensibls. Recovering. b.
found himself unsble TO move, bot
hands and legs lsoersted, and, il
fact, the bones lay bare. and larg
blisters OF various parts Of hi
body.
Compassion was excited in ID
heart Of one Of the crew, Eb
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