Telegram-herald., 1890-06-20
TAKEN BY STRATEGY.
fns Dreadful Doom OF the Pirates
OT SarL

WEel I s4a IA .Lz ALA&---e4 A,A@A. - 1
heard the foll1Nlag sEory abo-s las
pirates Il S4Fs. Enlcn - one u t1e
most eariogs islands la the Atlantic
Ocean The waves g1aE beat againsr is
ri11ly eol0red but inh0spiss5ls cliffs
.at roar t0TgEer Ia iLs inaccessible
caves bfLsgle Eigh socks and reefs Of
many a grosasqae shape, ~1lch make
The approach ~ the island exoesdlugly
G.ngorolL The peril = greatly IL
reased BY the high tides snd farloas
sarreaus tast r1sh past the Channel
Islands % Which Sark IS the most ~
m4rkaSls. The shores q tha little
island are lofty chfs, steep as ~2llA
There Is only one possi1ls landing
place, this Is a shelving beach Ia wee
BIS OF cove, and the sanEait q .hs
island, ~here the people live, can Only
80 rescned - steps cul 10 tbs face u the
cIr admitting only one person - pass
a. time.
The dEellers on Sark are nov peace
aats folk, Who raise = few cattle 4nd
vegetables whlsh tley carry over 70
tle Isle " Guernsey when ths weather
Is clear an1 tho So not too rough
But 40 0ue tlme 5ark was held by =
bani of eesperate pirates, whO lured
ships ora the rocks by putting up false
lights and beacOns. ~ Jhcy attacked
them in boats when becalncd ia those
uncauuv waters. murdered -Le ere as And
sulrel-d Che e-rgoes into the p0r-s u
France.
Ills nest II pirates dnally became as
ncs-l-1s As swarm - angry w2srs
disturbing -ae guests AZ sLmptlous
dinner. IL threatened 70 rGin the co1a
merce " that rcgi0n Aud YET II was
almost imposslhle % reach the free
hooters, FOX they bad an abundance =
every tAing IN tas island; and they
co-ld prevent any one from landing
with the greatest ease. In those days
also, cannon did not carry far enough 70
make it pos siblo FOR a feet % BON bard
them from the distance az which IL
would De safe FOR q ship - approach the
terrible c;ifs.
And yet something must b done 20
root cut this pest Oi the seas and make
those waters safe FOR merchant ships.
The matter Vas an the more ticknsh
because the pirates OF Sark were per-
fectiY well aware that they could only
be vanquished by stratageIn, and there
fore would keep their weather eye open
for any attempts % subduo them By
treachery or craft Those who should
venture on any such attempt knew
we'll. therefore, that they exposed them
selves % the greatest peril in any un-
dertaking against the desperate sea
bandltti % Sark
And yet such rsen were found, men
who for the common good were willing
- risk their lives And this Is the way
they went - work 20 circumvent the
pirates OF Sark- They fitted out mer
chant ship with fall supply Of arms
they also took 4 large, long boat tor
landing 10 the surf: and a company OF
brave and trussy adventurers prepared
with the utmost coolness 70 execute one
OF the most hazardous enterprises ever
undertaken
One calm pleasant morning the look
out az Sark discovered = ship heading
for tho island as IL with the intention
OF making landing. The tidings few
the othcr. and produced intense excite
rnent The surprise increased when #
became cleor that the strange ship was
not a rnan-of-wlr. but simple merchant
ship which one might suppose would
ateer as far as possible from the island
she dropped anchor less than a mile
ont. ssl moro surprising circum
stan-e But when boat vas lowered
aud vas seen rowing toward the land
i0g-place. every member OF The pirate
band vas dlled with suspicion, although
white Gag iew a. tho mast head ot
tho ship and another waved az tho boN
OF tho approaching boat Tho men in
enc boat were also on tirely unarmcd. as
became evident when they drew neal
th0 shore.
IN Spite ~ al those siEns-that what
ever tno GRAND of the strange ship. f.,
was peaceful-she bold pirates of Sark
crowded down 70 the landing place
b-isrlin- vita arms. and ordered the
1o-t 20 keep ~ q safe distance from the
nr1ch
What 20 70u want az Ssrk7 Clear
olt from bore. we allow no one %
ir' -r.-l t6e pirate chioftain. tail
ha71so~e D-eto1 from Marlaix. dressed
i1 bright co,ored picturesque Farb
The mate ot tho strange ship replied:
"Nc orc bound southwest laden with
goods from Flarders one % orr crev
died t1is morning. ho vas q good Catbo-
I-. So wish -o bury him in consec-ated
ground. snicss Ne "a ar ous ol oar
course thcre il no such spot nearer than
voar holy chapel boils bT the ui1us
nisho1 - nol All We ss'C IS pcrr1 IS on
t7 land che -o8n containing orr poor
rc-rlde anil inter ir io cine chapel We
viii core evactl7 a. ron see -, withou,
arms p any sort whatever. If yon gran:
us this simple request. which as good
CHRISTIANS Tou can hardly deny wa
promise 20 make you a suitable present
of some ~ the goods ~ have on board
our ship
After some deliherati0n. the pirates
wrre So impressed BY Rho earnest cor
siding manner and st~si-h tforV arl
honesty ~ these good ses-fcIk rho
were so willing 20 place -hemsel ves 1,-
armed IN their poWer. chat t1ev
gave che desired re-rr seton tec
Strangers sciemnlT promising that
thev rcuit allow themselves oo be
searched on ia1dfnr
The boa~s -rew rerl~neS q, sns 81 p
fr high zlee. ther hardly hore3 fc- sa-r
ssccess In an1cica- ~ -he rles
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