Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-18

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h fM1H VII mounds 1 have first
Rl1HE II scsrred them deep with
NTyEA ne blue steel; and now,
f UlJNz<21l, bov, l will take them
Fl NTMEA II acme b7 q rough road.
M4E98W warrant me they shall
Myf@ y i,r-.ney shall be bravely
NV Y 4 sick this night, If Steering
hath any virtue"
svbi,e tn were all lespiug and
hOn i,rg Tor tn II lives, the men had
Elugs, ed TO o 9serve the rough shoves
w. Nv cFntting stab with Whlco La"iess
snG s ss1s his pos IN the confusion. But
ls ~ ms ns thew had already begun 10 under
plnssP somewhat more c.eSriy, Or perhaps
s.s $751; IU ear had overheard the helmsm1n's
speech. ,.,.zen troops recover slowly,
tn -.sn VINO have just disgraced tht m
sla la ani nv cowsrd CO, as If to wipe out the
seIteo o. ~ NJ their fsult, will sometimes run
neT Io.i into the extreme CT insuoordina,
suss ca I. WAS now; and the same men
u wSo bsd thrown away their weapons ene
s "I b,uled, feet foremost, into the COCO
T psvn begun to cry cut upan their leaders
.r5 dsmsnd that someone should be pun
shed. r,,,o,,ro +rrred rnor
L1 ~ order to get proper citing. the old
LEE hsd nut the head of the Good
Tons 10 the seward.
NV nyWnst!u bAuled one OF the grumblers,
The csrrieth US to seawardi"
II
vs are betrayed for sure"
and tney sill began to cry ont in chorus
that tbey were betrayed, rud in snrill
zones and with abominable oaths babe
T'viess 10 20 about ship and bring them
.nsedIly ashore. Lawless, grinding his
,se.h continued in silence to steer the
trne course, guiding the Good Hope
among the formidable pillows. To their
emmy terrors, IS to their dishonorsble
thrssjs between drink and dignity, he
scorued 10 make reply. The malcontents
NO began to draw together little abaft
,oe mast, and it WAS plsin they were like
o,rpysrd cocks, "crowipg for courage"
Presently they would be fit for any ex-
tsmity CT Injustice or ingratitude. Dick
,ersp 10 mount by the ladder, eager to
lpielpose; bat enc of the outlaws, who
WIS also tomethiDg Of seaman, got be-
i0iehand.
Ilds," he began, "y'are right wooden
hesds, l think. For to get back, by the
mass, we must have an off1og, must we
notl Aud this old Lawless-"
Some one struck the sp aker on the
mouth, and the next moment, as q fire
ipriggs among dry straw, he wa felled
upoNhe deck, tampled under the feet,
and despatched by the Caggers OF his
cowsrdly companions. At this the
wrath Of LaWless rose and broke.
nSteer yourselve ," he beloved with
acurse; sDd, careless Of the result, he
left the helm.
The Coco Hope was, at that moment,
Trembling on the ummit Of swell. She
subsidized, with sickenirg velocity, upon
the farther side. A wave, like a grea'
black bulwark, hove Immediately in front
Of her; and, with 8 staggering
blow, she plunged hesdforemost
hr.Ugh that liooid hill. The green
water passed right over her from stem
10 stern, as high So mans knees; the
sprays ran higher than the mast; and she
lose again upon the other side, with an
ippslliDg, tremulous indecision, like q
beast that has been deadly wounded.
SIX or seven Of the malcontents had
been carried bodily overheard; and as
LOT the remainder, when they found their
tongues again, 1t was to below to the
SAINTS and vail upon Lawless' to come
oicE aud take the tillel.
Nor did LI9less wait to be twice bid
zen, The terrible result Of his hing OF
lIstfesentment sobered him completely.
he knew, better than anyone on board,
noW nearly the Good Hope had gone
bodily down below their feet; and he
could tell, by the laziness with which she
aet The ses, that the peril was by no
nesrs over.
Dick, who had been thrown down by
NecencussioD, and half drowned, lose,
Ssling to his knees in the swamped well
uin's side.
"LsWless," he said, 1--WE do all depend
9aIouiy' IRE a brave, steady man, in
s Sssu, snd crafty in the management Of
,uipsi l shall put three sure men to
".@a Upon your safety"
q "Boot!ess, my master, bootless," said
" Ne s'eersman, peering forward through
eea'E. We come every moment some
' VIA clearer OF those ssndbanss; with
Icy moment, then, the sea pscketh upon
w.. assvler, and for all these whimperers,
ss' VIII presently be on their backs.
s sun, my master, tits right mystery, but
we nere never yet vas bsd man that
nSa good shipmsn. None but the hon.
Ssaa the bold can endure me this toss
asoi sbip."
u,sa nay, Lawless," ssid Dick, laughing,
A, ass is right shipmsu's bYword, and
=" a no more Of sense than the whistle Of
vsr VINO. But, prithee, how 60 we2 Do
r NC "e!ls Are we in good case?"
master Shelton" replied Lswless, "I
~-St been Grey Frisr-I praise fortune
,n,s Archer thief and o shipman. OF
A. t.sse coats, I hsd the best fancy to
cn,s ~ we Grey Frisr's, as ye may readily
jo5 I've I'VE and the least fancy to die in
tso .saipmsn's tsrry jacket, and that for
ts,vs Acellent good reasons: first that the
srns! night take man suddenly, and
sr vyse ior the horror of that great, salt
-,,s ana weller under my foot here"
HBorsL aRless stamped with his foot.
aIlo,,0e he went on, can die not q
uss death and that this night / shall
IT. van csndle to our Lady,"
u, u sof" asked DICK.
10 N I, Is right So" replied the outlaw.
aovsss - NOT feel how heavy and dull she
es NJ, upon the waves? Do ye not hear
sc,," "a.ef washing in her hold? She will
IN sS ~ Rind the rudder even now. Bide
sill s,.t Las settled bit lower and she