The Grenada gazette., 1888-06-02

signal that we wanted to speak her
She at once lay to. and as we ran
down to her saw Mrs Thomas grit
her teeth. clinch her hands, and show
other evidences of her feelings She
had borrowed the mates six-shooter.
donned hat and coat to disguise her
self. and as we lay to about cable S
length away no eye could have made
out her sex. Schooner ahoyl" called
the captain.
Aye aye sir! This Is the Nancy
Lee, bound from Sumatra 70 the main
land"
Are you the captainT'
No. sir; he's very sick in his
berthP'
Run out those gunsr' whispered
tho old man to u.s. and down went the
port shutters and out went the big
barkers, and such Of the crew as were
not at the guns rested their muskets
along the rail
i've got your captain here. and
she Il be put aboard of you!" shouted
our captain. IF you attempt any re-
sistance I'll sink your
The Englishman ordered his crew to
| mau one Of the guns. but they refused
to obey. every man Of them skulking
forward and disappe airing from the
hatch. The fellow left the deck long
enough to arm himself with cutlass,
| and as we lowered a boat he called
out that he would split tho head of the
first man who attempted to board the
schooner.
Oar first mate, the boatswain. and
two of us foremast hands went in the
boat with Mrs. Thomas, and as w
hooked to the schooner's chains thu
boatswain pulled a revolver and climb
ed over in the bows. The mutineel
retreated aft, and then we all board
ed. The woman had not spoken
word since leaving the ship She wal
as pale as death. and her eyes glaret
like tigers. As she dropped from
the rail TO the deck she cooked th'
weapon in her hand. walked aft anc
right up to the mate. and as he flour
ishcd his cutlass and commanded he'
to keep of. she shot him dead in hi
tracks.
.Its the law Of the sea-" eh
ouietly remarked, as she turned to us
Now to rout out those Lascars.
But you won't kill them'" said ou
mate.
No. not quite" was her grim an
swer, as she handed him the smoking
revolver.
| Casting look at the dead mutineer
to be sure that he was dead. she wen
forward. took 8 Delaying pin out {
the port rail, and approaching th
hatch she called down:
"On deck here, every man of yor
and be quick about it!'
They came up one after another
and as each man touched the deck sl'
gave him crack over the head whic
made him see stars They went dow
on their knees and begged for the
lives, and after knocking them abol
in n liberal way she finally agreed
extend pardon. Under her direction
the mates body was searchal, and, {
she had anticipated. all the none
aboard the schooner was found. Sll
the ordered the body flung owe
board, and as it touched the wat'
one of the biggest white sharks ev'
saw seized it and bit it in hal
While the Lascars were cleaning II
deck the little womanran down into h'
cabin and brought up II dozen bottl
f of wine, six boxes of cigars and Il
of dried fruits for us to take back
the ship. Then she gave each of Us
shake of the hand. and as we entere
, the yawl she sprang upon the POI
rail, held fast to the main shrou'
with one hand and shouted to OF
, captain:
t "Good-bye and God bless you, Cal
4 tain Wheeler. I've got my craft bac
| thanks to YOU. and I'll keep my ey
. open after this!''
| Then she jumped down and went
: the wheel and gave orders to get ii
schooner on her course. and in
p couple of hours the craft was 10
| sight Of behind one of the islands as
| made for the inside Of the route. TV
t wears later | saw the woman
Singapore, and she still owned II
schooner. and was said to have cor
t Portable fortune in bank. A ye
a later heard that she had sold III
n schooner, purchased brig, and pu
1 ting in cargo on her own accoun
q had sailed for home. Hartford Time