The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
CHAPTER XXIr.


 HOW BEGAN MY SEA ADVENTURE.
 There was no return of the mutineers- not so much as another shot out of the woods. ''They had got their rations for that day." as the captain put it and we had the place to ourselves and quiet time to over haul the wounded and get dinner. Squire and cooked outside in spite of the danger, and even outside we could hardly tell what we were at for the horror of the loud groans that reached us from the doctors patients
 Out of the eight men who had fallen in the action, only three still breathed-that one of the pirates who had been shot at the loopholc, Hunter and Captain Smollett; and of these the first two were as good as dead; the mutineer, indeed, died under the doctors knife, and Hunter, do what we could, never recovered consciousness in this world. He fingered all day, breathing loudly like tie old blceaneer at home in his apoplectic it; but the bones of his chest had been crushed by the blow and his skull fractured in falling, and some time in the following night without sign or sound, he went to his Maker.
 As for the captain, his wounds weye grevious indeed, but not dangerous. No or gan was fatally injured Anderson's ball. for it was Job that shot him frst-had broken his shoulder-blade and touched the lung, not badly; the second had only torn and displaced some muscles in the calf He was sure to recover, the doctor said, but in the meantime and for weeks to come, he must not walk or move his arm. nor so much as speak when he could help 1t
 My own accidental cut across the knuck- les was hea-bite. Dr. Livesey patched it nn wit aia t,d lad far into the bargain.
 After dinner the squire and the doctor sat by the captains side awhile in consultation; and when they had talked to their hearts content it being then little past noon; the doctor took up his hat and pistols, girt on a cutlass, put the chart in his pocket, and with a musket over his shoulder crossed the pa lisade on the north side, and set of briskly through the trees
 Gray and were sitting together at the far end of the block-house, to be out of earshot of our officers consulting; and Gray took his pipe out of his mouth and fairly forgot to put it back again, So thunderstruck he was at this occurrence.
 Why, in the name of Davy Jones'" said he, lis Dr. Liyesey mad?'
 Why, mo-" says 1. Hes about the last Of this crew for that 1 take it"
 Well, shipmate," said Gray. mad he may not be; but if he's not mark my words, 1 am"
 "I take it" replied 1, ''the doctor has his idea: and if l am right he's going now to zee Ben Gum"
 Twas right as appeared later; but in the meantime, the house being stifiing hot, and the little patch of sand inside the palisade ablaze with midday sun, began to get an- other thought into my head, which was not by any means so right What began to do was to envy the doctor, walking in the cool shadow of the woods, with the birds about him, and the pleasant smell of the pines, while l sat grilling, with my clothes stuck to the hot resin, and so much blood about mo. and so many poor dead bodies lying ali around, that 1 took a disgust of the place that was almost as strong as fear.
 All the time was washing out the block house, and then washing up the things from dinner, this disgus. and envy kept growing stronger and stronger, till at last being near bread-bag, and no one then observing me, took the first step toward my escapade, and filled both pockets of my coat with bis cult
 was fool, if you like and certainly I was going to do a foolish, 0yer-bold act; but was determined to do it with all the pre- cautions in ny power. These biscuits, should anything befall me, would keep me. at least from starving till far on in the next day.
 The next ing l laid hold of was a brace of pistols a..i as 1 already had powder horn and bullets, felt myself well supplied with arms-
 As for the scheme l had in my head. it was not bad one in itselii It was to go : leUu the sandy spit that divtaas tho aze