Telegram-herald., 1890-06-20

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a=at s-zs - ao-a = large a--a- Atser
i4rx E2s co-1n 49, bre1g1l o. asek-
ihs ~ 49, 1-Eulg 1xe- ~ - gl-ee. an1
FsE - con-rlsed E2st is So--a - e-lckly
ls-sc1e1
Tie 1eKs morning the Ne&teer sEl4
soatlal-ag aae. Ens cora z-s csrsfslly
l0@ere1 l1.o ths ooa1 za1 . Ezz sss
rsEerea-lY thEs - oFsF IT, Tns uirzaes
~srs az - s1e -Llciag q asalI tze ~
risal II tels l1-s 1e f1nsrg. Dr3eess.1l-
Esen sailor - Es stepped ca shore. s2s
carefully se4rchs- Relieved - n11
every nan - rhs lsatlnx party tor4IlY
anara1sd, the esauy lsl411ers lal1 aside
al slsp-cloa aa1 -sFsltly .ssls.ss o. llfs
lhs heavy -o-rn O4s oftas boat TIE cot
o. AS lasgs &ad heavy evidently t1e
1ea1 nan Lust have boe1 - gortly pro-
portions. Ine se24en seemed tenderly
attached - taeir deaf eourato Ihcy
insisted on lifting tie corin t1emsel lFes
IL as nos. anxious mouen. fos al
sOacsrned
BaE TIE invaders s.ill had Tar more
la3orioHs and dangerous t1sk before
item The summit II tbe ISLAND wlege
tbs people lived aud where ito chapel
stool Szs over one hundred feet above
the landing aHd could be reached only
u narrow steep steps. cut ia the rOck,
~ which ~ ~As simply impossible -
carry u. oor1u. There W2s only ons
way u getting is 70 tho top, this w4s 20
lOls. 4. ws-h s-oGs ropes by main force.
Surely never Vas ! dead sailor buried
under greater difficulties! Not only did
the sailors have - - this very hard.
severe duty. harder far than hoisting .
vet topsail, but IL was also necessary
that not one OF the pirates should lend
= hand IN hauling up the cofhn. at the
same time the task had 70 DC dons
without aroasing their suspicious
Death Vas in the air; blood must dow
before the day woul6 close.
Tae pirates Were nos men 20 show
mercy. and tho least suspicion o. their
/ part meant the uaS5acro Of eyoFy one Of
+ the invaders II attacked before the 2
+ wero ready. Tho landing party con-
+ trived 70 start up tho elf steps frs.
and while some, uimblo AS cats,
/ skipped Up quickly and proceeded to
hois. tho coffin. tho Others fingered
along the steps keepsng tho impatient
F but yet unsuspiciOus pirates IN tho rear.
WaIl0 the above incidents were oc-
curing several Of the pirates, moved by
their cOyetous and troacherOus natures,
thought II would Do = good idea 10 take
tho ships boat and steal on board the
snip whose crow they supposed TO be
all on shore engaged IN the funeral Ger
enonies- They hoped 10 be able tC
anticipate tho reward promised then
/ by ransacking tho cabin. But wheI
they sprang on dock they were feartullJ
taken aback TO SEQ number Of lGsty
fellows spring up armed from behind
the bulwarSs, who few o. them with
great fury, ovcrpowered them, and
gagged and chained them 10 ringbolu =
In the deck.
This done. the sailors sprang into the
boat and rowed to tho aid OF their com
panions on shore. As we shall see, theI
reached there mono too soon Imme
diately on gottHg tho coffin TO the tOI
of tao cliff the invaders gathered arounC
il, and hurried with it TO the chapel
Tho pirates also FASTENED 70 arriv,
t. gro first; IL was nip and tuck which
party should hrst enter the chapel Bu
the coffin bearers, knowing we'll th'
chances at stake, put forth herculeal
exertiOns; keeping together in q clos'
group the sailors crowded into the chape
with haste most unseeuingly for
funeral, and closed and fastened tn
door. AS soon as this was done the.
opened the mysterious coffin in
twinkling Instead OF a corpse it prove,
to be packed with daggerS cleavers
halberds, swords and blunderbuss o.
tvo, with which the sailors hurriedl,
armed themselves and were soon read
for the deadly ARRAY.
The pirates were now furiously knock
ing for admittance. II not exactly sur,
OF the purpose OF the invaders, the,
were by this time exceedingly suspic
ious that such singular proceedings at
funeral BODIED no good. There was mis-
chief brewing. and it behoOved them u
find out what all this meant without
moments delay.
They found out sooner than thoy ex
pected, and in very unpleasant way
when the capita in OF the ship in a ton
Of thunder cried: open the doorl An,
now my brave men, do your best Gu
and slay! Give no quarter! Strik
homer
The door few open and forth rushet
troop Of armed men falling into th
midst Of the band OF pirates. Takei
A. L. Il
though the most numerous fed Il
every direction pursued By tn
ships crew. Somo were cut dow
on the spot; others lcapod panic-strucl
over The edge of the cliffs and verr
dashed 20 pieces on tho rocks below
Others threw thcm selves into the SCI
and wore drowned -ut a good nun
Der gathered in a rocky angle, and bo
i1g armed prepared 20 mako n dosper
ate resistance which might have beer
/ successful as they still nearly equalet
tho invaders in number Bot AZ tha
critical moment tho other mon froui tho
slip arrived; aftcr q short and desperate
fight che pirates vero overcome Those
who we're cssen alive were thrown from
the cliffs, not one being left on o.,
island. At srnses tae other pira 20.
who bad beer seized CD tho ship wer,
also banged 3. the ya-iarm Not on.
escaped Th7 vengeance was bloody q
deol- bat then 10 shoui8 PIE remom heeer
that many hopeless crew ba3 bees
sent - che bottom cf t1o sea bv thes,
same cruel sni treacherous rurians VII,
+ for go long tine had made tho isia7t
% SarS terror 10 tba mariners @ AL
nations since that bloody tragedy tbs
island has been the abode O. pesce IS