Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-21

crossed the channel to the sand bar, leaving |
most of their weapons on the main shore. |
We also soon discovered why they had braved |
the sharks TO reach that spot. The boat had |
run down tire rip, circled around outside the |
surf, which was very light there, and at
tempted to land on the head of the bar The
fellows had swan over expecting to be taken
of, but the craft had struck a rock and filed
and sunk fifteen feet of water There
must have b3sl three men with her, for the
number on the bar was now twelve The
only explanation of why the sharks did not
seize any of the nine was that thew had fol-
lowed the boat out and around Well that
was the situation, and no two men ever had
neater drop on gang Of cut threats They
mad their knives alone, while we had shot
guns, and it would have been the easiest sort
of work to bowl them over in succession BY
off hand sdots. By our volley when at
tackled we had killed three and wounded
fourth so that he could not leave the spot.
That made the strength Of the attacking
party sixteen.
could talk all the i.I.oes of the islands,
and | asked the wounded man who they
were and why they had attacked US He
said the boat was from the Pindos. and the
name Of her captain was Abyan. They had
attacked US for the sole object of plumber
The fellow had several buckshot in his left
groin and others in his leg, and told him
he was fatally wounded
1T was so written" he calmly replied
BE so kind as to finish me-"
xiii your
Certainly. I would do as well by you"
But cannot do it."
'Then | will waited for morning, in
hopes my friends would kin you, but as they
| have not, and as all must die, will go first"
| He had his naked knife in his hand, and
| before | could move to prevent he drew it
across his throat, and two minutes later was
dead We now had the living to look out
| for. AS l told you, it was only about sixty
feet across tho rip, and We could look right
into their eyes. A moro bloodthirsty dozen
could not have been scraped together in the
east Had they been humbled by the stua
ton / should at least hoped TO see them get
away; but they were not. On the contrary
they were brazen and defiant As soon as
they saw us moving they uttered shouts OF
defiance and brandished their knives, and
because We did not begin shooting they taunt
ed us with cowardice.
Just what stems to take I did NOT know
stood guard while INV oop,porio,, nro,,are,
breakfast, but there was little fear of any Of
them CROSSING +ba channel Tbo sb,,.,.s bot
come in until tbey actually crowded aacl
other, and out beyond the snrf we conf
ste their dorsal fins by the score. The ma
tives saw the situation in ali its donrors Inn
they continued defiant called m asl, ,bar
why they had ATTACKED ns rs we hod dom
them no harm and were moi. trpspassinp q,
their domain and rho leader sfoutad bac,.
,.Vor arc , dorrr Won sra MOI O. r. I've
Yes, Won are adog and a cowar,ll bav
wet nv hands in the blood of half a brn5re,
white faced dogs and I am oniv so,.-I, tho+
bo1.a+ ,-o,,,. t,o,.+ q, ,,r,- =, +to., 80,
We'll wbar are Won f-oi,c, to a.. - asL-a,
as cboked hack nv anSspr
..V-ba- i II tn Won da--f ro-,a, Won
n coward Nov mo. = i da,,li,-bt ~,
tremhle before Ms and dare NOT sboo+l Ho
I believe Won will rim ayyav,1
Nv Communion was for KILLING than, off .
once but was more r,ercifuI WbiIa
knew they tbirstad for nv blood and wopI
kill me if they got the chance il saarna
awful to shoor them down in thor heIolos
s;tnation After braa, fast we SAT dow, -,
noSi.a them with opr cnrs !, ON. bond,
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