Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-05-25

"No, sir. He's very sick in his berth"
''Run out those guns - whispered the
old man to US, and down went the big
not at the guns rested their muskets
along the rail
''I've got your Captain here and she'll
be put aboard of your shouted our Cap
tain. IF you attempt any resistance,
I'll sink you"
The EEgIishman ordered his crew to
one of the guns, but they refused to obey,
every man of them skulking forward and
disappearing down the hatch. The fell
low left the deck long enough to arm
himself with a cutlass, and as we low
cred a, boat he called out that he would
split the head of the first man who at
TEN pted to board the schooner. Our first
mate, the boats vain. and two of us fore
mast hands went in the boat with Mrs.
Thomas, and as we hooked on TO the
schooner's chains the boatswain pulled a
revolver and climbed in over the bows.
The mutineer retreated aft, and then we
all boarded. The woman had not spoken
word since leaving the ship. She was
pale as death. and her eyes glared like a
tigers. AS she dropped from the rail to
the deck she cooked the weapon in her
hand, walked aft and right up to the
mate, and as he f1ourished his cutlass and
commanded her to keep off, she shot him
dead in his tracks.
''It's the law of the sea- she quietly
remarked, as she turned to US. "Now to
rOut out those Lascarsl"
''But you won't kill themi" said our
mate
mo, not quite ~ was her grim answer.
&c he lol al
yer.
Casting look at the dead mutineer,
to be sure that he was dead, she went
forward, took bel1ying pin out of the
port rail and, approaching the hatch,
she called down:
con deck here, every man of you, and
be quick about it
They came up one after the other, and
as each man touched the deck she gave
him a crack over the head which made
him see stars. They went down on their
knees and begged for their lives, and
after knocking them about in liberal
way she finally agreed to extend pardon.
Under her direction the mates body was
searched, and, as she had anticipated, all
the money aboard the schooner was
found. She then ordered the body flung
overheard, and as it touched the water
one of the biggest white sharks ever
saw seized it an 1 bit it in half. While
the Lascars were cleaning the deck the
little woman ran down into her cabin
and brought up do zen bottles Of wine,
six boxes of cigars and lot of dried
fruits for US to take back to the ship.
Then she gave each of US a shake of the
hand, and as we entered the yawl she
sprang upon the port rail, held fast to
the main shrouds with one hand, and
shouted to our Captain:
"Good-by and God bless you, Capt. |
Wheeler I've got my craft back, thanks
to you, and I'll keep my eyes open after
this -
Then she jumped down and went to
the wheel and gave orders to get the
schooner on her course, and in a couple
of hours the craft was lost sight of be- 4
hind one of the islands as it made for .
the inside of the route. Two years later /
[ saw the woman at Singapore, and she /
still owned the schooner, and was said to .
have a comfortable fortune IN bank. A I
year later l heard that she had sold her |
schooner, purchased brig, and putting /
IN cargo on her own account, had sailed .
for home.