The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-03-07

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and starlight There was . man II
the wheel. but this was mere forms
sake. he having nothing TO do All Of
. sudden. as the captain paced the
quarter, some one in the fo'csstle
shouted .Murderi' There was .
scramble and q rush, followed by .
splash, and choking voice from the
water gasped OUT
:. It's mutiny. captain. lookout
u was the voice ri Nesdhan- VIA
had been stabbed and nung overheard.
Next moment tho captain saw every
other man before the mast advancing
aft armed with capstan bars and beiay-
ing pins. The negro cook WAS with
them, and the old man was not long In
realizing that something worse than
-mutiny was on. Instead Of ordering,
~ arguing, or waiting for explana-
tons, he leaped down into the cabin
and bolted the heavy doors behind
him. had heard tile row, and was
now dressed. and SO 1t came to pass
that the captain, Jess and myself were
together aft, and all made prisoners
at once. Its mutiny. MIR. LoringT
shouted the captain as entered the
main cabin. "Arm yourself. and we'll
teach the rascals lesson not to be, for
pottenr' ~
He had scarcely ceased speaking
when bullet struck. him in the right
ch H. . ALL
my head. One OF the -mntineers had
fred through the open sky-light. The
captain staggered to the sofa, and In a
jify | had the lights out Then l.
pulled the heavy sash down and Sc
cured it. and we were safe for the mo-
ment 1t needed no explanation to sat-
'isfy me Of what had happened. The
crew had seized the schooner and Need
ham had been murdered because he
would not join the conspiracy l had
revolver. and | started for the deck,
but the captain stopped me.
Come back. Mr.. Loring You have
no show! They would kill you before
you get on dcck!"
But we must get the schooner
back" said.
Certainly but we cant do it by
throwing ouriiyes away. We are safe
for the present. Help me off with my
coat and attend to this wound. Jess.
you take my revolver and stand In the
oompanionway 10 guard the doors. u
l got at the wound as soon and as
carefully as could, and was rejoiced
to find that-the bullet had struck the
bone and glanced off. Indeed, it fell
out OF the flesh as washed away the
blood. 1t was thus a painful but not a
dangerous wound. ] soon had it at
tended to, nd=thesacaptain thought he
would not be prevented from handling
a=rexelxes.s--Ihad just got him fixed
UP when some one raped at the doors,
and voice. exclaimed:
Below, there! | want word with
yeuna
what is it?. demanded the captain
he-seifeen Is ours, as you, Of
+eourse,s=kaewE@A.ezd don stt=w a1t your
lives. You can have boat and start
of as soon as you please
but we don't propose to- go!"
=eantankerous, man.
We've got the schooner. and we know
enough to kcepit. We don't want you
here. II you accept our offer, all
right II you want to fightit out, then
look out for yourselves''
That's what we propose to do re-
piled the captain, and then-all Was
quiet
crept to the head Of the companion
stairs and heard the mutineers con-
versing in low tones. and while
sought to catch what they said, a man
ran aft TO the wheel and the others be-
gan to make sail. The calm was
broken. knew the course they would
make without seeking a sight Of the
cabin compass. They would head to
the west probably for King Island,
and while between the south coast of
Australia and the north coast of Van
Dieman's Land, stretch Of over two
hundred miles, there would be no fear
OF meeting with any craft larger than
coaster owing TO the. numerous
shoals and shadows. The breeze came
shp lively, and the schooner went dane
ing away as lively as IL all had been
at peace 49,
They won't try to get at us for a
time, and. perhaps not until morning. :"
said the captain, ''and we must make
ready.
We first made a barricade at the
door of the main cabin, using the sofa,
table and chairs. Then we got out
and loaded five muskets, placed three
cutlasses handy, and. in addition, each
had revolver. We worked in the
dark, but we knew where every thing
was to be found. YouAmight- have
looked for the girl to break down. but
there was never a sign ofoit. Indeed.
she expressed hope that the men
would not give in too Soon and
seemed to desire an attack. When
we had done all we could, we sat dow n
and waited for the night to pass away.
The schooner reeled off the miles a,
lively pace for the next four hours,
and morning came without our having
been disturbed. Then sail was short
ened, the craft laid to. and, as soon Ms
the men had had d bite to eat, the
leader summoned us with:
Below, therem :,
"Wellp' answered the.captain.
1--WE wills give you another chance
to leave. You can hive boat, oars,
sal. water and grub, land no one shall
hinder your going"
Suppose we refuse to go9'
Then your blood be upon your owr
/ head! Rather than surrender tht
4 schooner we'll burn her and you witt
her! I'll give you half an hour K