, 1883-09-22
top-gallant cross-trees.

answer.
81 see three sails, sir, dead ahead /;
they seem square-rigged, and COM
ing right down before the wind ~
was the reply.
"EngliShmen, and making for the
coast, I'll wager my first prize
moneyw said the captain, as he hur-
ried on deck.
"John Bulls men be gar. shall
get my instruments ready for ampu-
tate" cried the delighted doctor, a
FrenChman.
$50 will ~ said Mr. DoUlittle,
the first officer, rs he buckled on his
sharp, but short cutlass, and followed
his commander on deck.
The breeze was fresh, and the
schooner, with only her lower sails
and top sail set, was going off TO the
eastward on taut bow-line, her top
gallant and royal yards pointed to
the wind, and her larbolrd tacks
aboard. There was quite heavy
sea rolling and as she pitched into
ana through 1t she threw the snowy
foam over her prov almost as high
as her foretop.
"Sec all clear for action, fore and
aft-rccvcPrcvcntcr Ntay- and braces
have the spare splrS cleared away
Gunners, look toyour children they
may have play soon. BOlrdcrS and
/ pikcmen, see that your tools are in
their place ~ cried the captain, cheer
fully, as he came on deck and then
/ he seized a spy-glass and scanned
the vessels in sight.
"What do you make out sir, if you
please >" asked Mr.. DOolittlc, whose
hopes for work and prize money
were now on the rise.
81 see six vessels; but they are
yet too far of to make out whether
they are armed or not" was the
reply.
"Shall the gunner open the maga-
zine, sir >"
"Ncs, after the galley fires are put
out"
lhe men went 10 thelr work, ana
their reSprctlN" stations quietly, nut
with Il cheerful look winch betok-
ehed perfect cohhd'nr" IN thelr
vessel and especially IN their oAfcers'
An hour passed. ana the vessels
were now huIl-up ahead' yet captain
Seawui gave no orders either to al
ter her course or shorten stl.
Nv hat about our colors 2, asked
the lieutenant
Aou can run EN- up IN rolls 10
their placc,' ready 10 pun Wneh l
oruSr H. Mr. Dooiltur, s!iu tne
caploih' sun kecPIhg MS glas9 III
r'cted toward inc approaching 'hlpS'
nc '"ti''S were now r'S'l,E ''ss'
lol more ''''u I"ur OF hN' lil'c' on
pu. 'ne I''errhah,' men, ooeS"'g slg
mus from the Sio"P-oI-W1r' "nl'h
Ilau eNlu'n''E discovered 'hc nation
any oI ''le 9.h"oilcr, ny Hcr rg'
hauleu on "llu ana shortened SAL
"''i'e 'he iiian-oI-"'r hcIu her. course
uhurr c'ou" oI canvas
axe your stations ior working
snip crlcu HelWaIi' Inc men
bounded 10 the she'tS ana braces
li'ru up 10 holiil--e1Se OH inc
shee'S' ana rouhd IN the Weather
pr'cc9 crlcu tlle caplllh'
ldrhoi lluhuer! you re not going
10 run rom one sioop-oi-W1r' are
you sir asked the heutchtaht IN
agohileu WONDER
"et out ana rig Two spars with
iron eh"ush 10 them to sink them,
lor urag'5 drop one over earh quar-
ter' anu ask no lllpertlneht queS-
uons, Mr.. DoolittIe,' sald the cap
tam, quletly'
u beg your pardon, SIR, nun
dred timcs-lthought you were go-
ing to ~" Said,the now delighted
oiilcer, as he FASTENED TO 'obey the
order.
The captain sad; men make no
noise when announce IT, but. with
IN hour the sloop-oi-war VIII strlke
her Nag, or wen 60 down with ours
a hylngI Whcn she Is takeh the
merchantmen Will be easy prizes"
liad they not been cautioned, inc
men would have cheered so Loudly
as to be heard on bolrd the sloop-oI-
war
AFTER the drags were rlgged ana
lowered over the slde, held ny stout
haWsers, ana not seen because SUNK
beneath-the water' the schooner ana
no, go more than three Knots, al
though-undera full spread OF can
vas-she seemed to be running from
her antagonist, Whlch now cOuld ne