Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-03

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"Bring me him back into the alehsas,
| till see his face" said Arblsster.
| "Nay, nay" returned Tom; "but let ii
| first unload his wallet, legt the other lad!
cry SHARE"
But though he was searched from, hest
to foot, not penny WAS found upon him
nothing but Lord FCxlsm's signet, which
they piucked eavsgely from his fngeg.
"Turn me him to the MOON" said the
skipper; and taxing Dick by the chin, be
cruelty jerked his head In the sir
"Blessed vusini" he cried, sat 10 she
pirate!"
"Heyi" cried Tom.
"BS the Virgin OF Bordeaux. ia 10 the
man himself" repeated Arblsster
"Whst, sea-thiei, do I hold yous" he
cried "Where is my ship?' Where is
my wine? Hey! have you in my hands
Tom, give me one end Of a cord here;
will SO truss me this SEES -thief, hand and
foot together, like q bastlng turkey
marry, will so bind him up-.nd there
after will go best-so beat hiEp"
And SO he ran on, winding the cord
meanwhile about Dicks limbs with the
deI,erity peculiar to seamep, and atevery
turn snd cross securing 1t with 3 knot,
and tightening the whole fabric with q
savage pull.
When he h.d done, the lad was mere
package in bis hends-as helpless as the
dead. The skipper held him at arms
length, aud laughed aloud. Then he
fetched him q stunning buffet on the ear
and then turned him ABOUT, and furiously
kicked snd kicked him. Anger rose up
in Dicks bosom like storm; anger
strangled him, and he thought to have
died; but when the sailor, tired Of this
cruel play, dropped him all his length
upon the sand and turned to consult with
his companions, he instantly regsine
command of his temper. Here was q
momentary respite; ere they began again
to torture him, he might have found
some method to escape from this degrId-
irg snd fatal misadyenture.
Presently, sure enough, and while his
csptors were still discussing Whist 20 dc
| with him. s took heart of grace, and, with
pretty steady voice, addressed.
"My masters" he began, "are ye gone
clean foolish7 Here hsth heaven puG into
| your hsnds as pretty an occasion to grow
RIGA ss ever shipman hsd-suca Is VI
| might make thirty over sea adventures
and not find sgain-and, by the mass
what do ye? Beat me2-nay; so would
| an angry child! BIT for lcng headed
| tarry Johns, that fear not FIRE nor water
and that love gold es they love beet, me
| thinks ve are not WISE"
say" said Tom, snow y are truszec
ye would cozan u.s."
"Cozen you'll" repeated Dick. may, i
ys be fools, it would be essy. But If u
| be shrsNd fellows, IS troW We
are, ye can see plainly wher;
your interest lies When
took your ship from you, we were many
we were well clad and armed; but now
bethink you little, VINO mustered tina
arrsyf One incontestsbly that haiti
much gold. Aud II ne, being already
rich, continueth to hunt sitter more ever
in The face Of storms-hethink you onct
inore-shsll there not be treasure some
where hidden?"
"Whstmesneth her" asked one OF Ii,
men.
"Why, ifye have lost al old skif and {
few jugs Of vinegsry Wine," continued
Dick, "ioreet them, for the trash they
are, and do ye rather buckle to an sdven
ture worth the name, that shall, In twelve
| houre, make or mar you for ever. Bu'
take me up from where lie, and let us
60 somewhere near st hand and tall
ACROSS f,gon, for am sore and frozen
and my mouth Is half among the snow'
The seeks but to cOzen u.s." said Tom,
CONTEMPORARY.
| tCozenf cozsni" cried the third man
81 would could see the msn inst could
coIen me! He were cozener indeed
| Nay, was not born yesterday. can see
1 ~ vuh ka 4 CT nj md
| Tor my part, gossip Arblsster, methinks
there is some sense In this young man
Shall We go hear him, indeed? Say, shall
We go hest himp"
II would lock gladly on polite OF
strong ale, good Master Pirret," returned
Arblaster. Chow say ye, Tom? But
then the wallet is empty"
81 will psy," said the other; 'I will
pay, would fain see this mater out;
do believe, upon my conscience, there is
gold in IT."
"Nsy, If ye get again to drinking ell is
lost!" cried Tom.
"Gossip Arblaster, ye suffer your fell
low to have too much liberty" returned
Master Plrret. "Would ye be led by g
hired mani Fg, iy!"
"Pesce, fellow!" said Arblaster, ad-
dressing Tom. "Willye put your oar III
Truly fine pass when the crew is to cor
rect the skipper!"
swell, then, go your way" said Tom;
ST wash my hands Of Yeu."
"Set him, then, upon his feet" said
Master Pirret. ~ know privy place
where we msy drink ana discourse"
"lf I an to walk, my friends, ye must
set my feet at liberty" skid Dick, when
he had been once more planted uprigh
like post.
"He saith true" laughed Pirret.
"Truly he could not walk accoutered as
he is. Give it slit-out with yeur knife
and slit 1t, gossip"
Even Arhlsster paused at this proposal
but IS his companion continued to insist,
and Dick had the sense to keep the merest
wooden indifference Of expression, and
only shrugged his shoulders over the de-
las, the skipper consented at last and
cut the cords which tied his prisoners
feet and legs. Not only did this ensble
Dick to walk, but the whole network OF
his bonds being proportionately loose ned,
he felt the arm behind his back begin to
move more freely and could hope, with
time and trouble, to entirely disengsge 1t.
So much he owed already to the owlish
Stiffness and greed Of Master Pirret.
That worthy now assumed the lead, and
conducted them to the very same ruce
alehouse where Lswless hsd taken Ar
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