The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-05-29
A HEROIC DEED.

Adnker night than thsi which clos,
srouud The disabled merchant ship. Ca,
los, ~ beaded her cti the GOES, Of the !
land Of Mindapso. / bad seldom seen O
casionsliy. however. zig rag l.sbtuin
fash would play sbou, her ugly lookin
Iur, mssis. and reveal her ragged s,pm
Of 3 iib boom forward. Hsvipg been dan
aged by tempest. 10 which she los. b,
captain and ber mate. her distress sign
had been snswered by our ship. the sloo
of var Congress. . few dsys befoi
the preseDt time. and ss there WAS 90 on
sbosr5 esrsble Of navies'inR her. our caf
tain bad put me 10 charge OF her with
lev men aud Mr.. Shelburne. a passe
midshirman Of ls 10 convey her TO Msn
lila. b-r destination. She was Spsnis
vessel, sud ~ besides = large smoutt q
gold and valuable cargo she carried
4 W passengers aae.s ~hvsu we're vpmal
aud children. realized TO the full the res
pon,ibIli,y OF my position
Suddenly fash Of lightning shove,
me the dark. excited sisaRes Of the Span
ish sesmen forward. and also some OF m!
own men IS they stood peering and point
ing, while the hoarse voice OF the 10. kou
was, the next moment. borne TO my ears
Sail hol
Where swsy' shouted.
About two points of the weather bow
Was the answer.
Shelburne came running up to me and
touched his csr. Excuse me lieutenant
be said, but | had rs good view OF that
craft rs the bright fash would permit and
believe brr to be some pirate whose cap.
tain has heard from Manila people that
this vessel has gold aboard OF ber, aud
links he will have a chance to take some
oi It from ber before our sloop can come
TO our aid, would il not be best, sir, to
wear ship and make sslrsiebt wake for
the Congrtss?
/ looked at the midshipmsn's handsome
face, at bis earnest blue eyes cleaning n
the light Of the binnscle lamp. and an.
swefed him, fear, very gruiiy. for was
not at all pleased at having this youngster
making suggestions to me.
She may be q pirate. When | want your
opinion, sir, ] will ask you fort. BE not
30 ready to imagine danger
My manner hurt him, and be hastened
10 add: ] was not thinking Of myself,
but OF Miss Melton and and the other
passengers
could not help smiling at this youth
Iul readiness 10 first mentioning Miss Mel
on, though was not surprised, for too
"a bluff. matter. off, fact sea lieutenant OF
30 had been impressed by the wonder.
al beauty Of this young lady OF l6. Her
parent, q widower, who was with her
board this ship, was Englinh merchant,
,ut her mother, as l had already learned.
lad been Spanish lady. and j. was from
Ter she Inherited the large. lustrous black
yes that flashed or softened with every
hought or feeling, while the light brown
'air and clear complexion were like her
athers.
Never mind about Miss Melton. | now
aid IN answer to Shelburpe That young
ndys being here will not turn the vessal
head OF us into pirate.
Meanwhile had been watching the dis.
antlschooner by the electric CLEAN that
ill broke occasionally over the the waters. |
he was as sharp as sword fish, had q
uspicious look, and soon had reason to
egret my obstinacy in not taking Shel
urnes advice, for suddenly saw her al (.
y her course and head directly for us.
She was not Q mile distant, and with |
he aid OF a night glass, together with that
forded by the lightning, soon beheld
er crew as fierce looking set Of rsscals
! ever manned 9 lawlsss craft. for that
be was . pirate there was no room to
onbt.
Aye, there on her deck. they were, about
Ity tall. robust fellows, armed with dag.
ers, kresses and pistols thrust in sashes
bout their loose trousers. with their
pen jackets above flying back from their
rawuy bosoms. aud their red and yellow
Fps pushed away from their low, broad
They had guus, too, small guns -four
Founders on slde and one forward =
oking usly enough to annoy me when
,psidered that aboard the bulk OF 9 mer
lant ship there was only one old IL
,nnder. and also when ! remem bered
wing heard that the Mindansvsns make
,od sesmen and know how TO handle
eir pieces like trained RuDners.
Presently Issw Miss Mel'ou come up
IN the csbin. She looked alarmed on
airing the frs quentrepeiliion OF the WORD
,irstes' among our men. and was some
,si pettled 10 see her go over TO the side
my midsbipmsn, Ms il he we're the one !
whom her salvation depended. My or {
10 we're qnickiy given : the ship was got {
md. and awsy she went on the star
ard tack Then there came q forcibie !
mioder TO us rom our pursuer that we
ist not hope to escspe 40 easily, In the
ape Of sn . pound shot which. after vic
isly knocking chip from the clubhouse
nos, into my eyes. went boxing 90. and
ally took of the mizzen jury mast, Q
nsIng dows hsmper ard all -sitiing '
ou, Miss Mrl'oas ears. ~i,h q flying Q
D- whipping the festheu from ber hat 4
clearly ~ II IL we're cut "a With Z /
ife. .
n the f,ppins canvass almost dashed .
! of her feet she sbrieked. and then /,
> Sbelbufne actually put his arms !
,uod her. sod almost carry her TO the
u npsnionssy, geutly requesting ber to il
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