The Forrest City times., 1888-01-21

but more stiII to have been doctor. There is no time to dilly-dally in our work. Ans so iiow I made up my mlnd instantly, an, with no time lcet returned to the shore an jumped on board the inliy-boat
 By good fortune Hunter pulled good oar. We riads tie water fly; and the bolt was soon alongside, aud sbosrd the schooner
 found them all shaken. as was natural. The squire was sitting down, as white as sheet. thinking Of the harm he had led us to. the good soul and one of the six forecassls hands was a little better.
 "There's man." says Captain Smollett. noddlng toward him. "new to this work. He came nigh-hand fainting. doctor, when he heard the cry. Another touch of the rud- der and that man would join us"
 1 told my plan to the captain. and between us VIC settled on the details of its accomp- lishment
 We put old Redruth in the gallery be- tween the cabin and the forecastle, with three or four loaded muskets and mattress for protection. Hunter brought the boat round under the sternport and Joyce and set to work loading her with powder tins, muskets. bags of biscuits. kegs of pork, a cnsk of cognac, and my invaluable medicine chest.
 In the meantime the squire and the cap tain stayed OF deck, and the latter hailed the coxswaiu, who was the principal man aboard.
 "Mr. Hands" he said, ehers arc two of us with brace of pistols each. If any one of you six make a signal of any description, that mans dead"
 They were good deal taken aback; and after little consultation, one and all tumb- led down the fore companion, thinking. nc doubt, to take us on the rear. But when they saw Redruth waiting for them in the spared gallery, they went about ship al once, and g head popped out again on deck.
 Down, dogP' cries the captain. And the head popped back again. and we heard no more, for the time, Of these six very faint-hearted seamen. By this time, tumbliDg things in as the, came. ws had the joly-boat loaded as much as we dared. Joyce ano got out through the stcrn-port, and we made for shore again, as fast ss our oars could take us.
 This second trip falrly aroused the watch CTS along shore. "I.illOullero" was dropped again, and just before we lost sight Of them behind the little point, one of them whipped ashore and disappeafed. had half mind to change my plan and destroy their boats, but feared that Silver and the others might bo close at hand, and all might very well be lost by trying for too much. We had soon touched land in the same place as before, and set to provision the l block house. All three made the first jour 1 ney. heavily laden. and tossed our stores over the palisade. Then. leaving Joyce to guard them-one man, to be sure, but with | half a dozen muskets-Huutef and return | ed to the jolly-boat and loaded ourselves | once more, So VIC proceeded without paus- | ing to take breath, till tho whole cargo was bestowed, when the two servants took ur | their position in ths '@~S house. and |, with all my power, sculled back to the His paniola.
 That we should have risked a second boa' load seems more daring than it really was l They had the advantage of numbers, ol course, but we had the advantage of arms i Not one of tho men ashore had musket | and before they could get within range fo' pistol shooting, we fattered ourselves we should be able to give . good account of [ half-dozsn at least.
 | The squire was waiting for me at the stern window, all his faintness gone from him He caught the painter and made it fast, and we fell to loading the boat for our very lives | Pork, powder, and biscuit was the cargo l with only a musket and cutlass apiece fol squire and me and Redruth and the captain 1 The rest of the arms and powder we dropped overheard in two faihoms and half of wa ter. SO that we could sec the bright stee shining far below us in the sun, on the clean sandy bottom
 | By this time the tide was beginning tc ebb, and the snip was swinging round to hei anchor. Voices were heard faintly halloa- ing in the direction of the two gigs; and though this treasured us for Joyce and Hun ter, who were well to the eastward, Il warned our party to be off.
 Redruth retrested from his place in the gallery, and dropped into the boat. which we then brought round to the shp's counter to be handler for Captain Snollett l sNow. men" said he, do you hear meg" i Tn re was no answer from the forecastle
 "lt's to you. Abraham Gray-its to you am speaking"
 Still no.reply.
 "Gray," resumed Mir. Smollett, little louder, Il am leaving this ship and ordel you to follow your captain. now you are a good man at bottom, and daresay mol one of the lot of you's as bad as he makei 1 Out. l nave my Waicn Hcft III ny uhuus | give you thirty seconds to join me in. | There was pause.
 Come, my fine fellow" continued thu captain, don't hang so long in stays. PIr risking my life. and the lives of these gentle man every second"
 There was sudden scufle . sound O blows, and out burst Abraham Gray with [ knife-cut on the side of the cheek. and came running to the captain. like dog to ths | whistle.
 "l'm with you. sir," said he. And the next moment he and the captain had dropped aboard of us, and we hat showed off and given way.
 We were clear out of the ship; but no yet ashore in our stockade.
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