Connecticut western news., 1890-04-16

AcV0 tI0 JULIET WdCCu. WdS oAA AAA 0 tremble at what had heard, and was should pursue. While it seemed the proper way for me to go to the captain or mate with my information, the reader must not overlook the difficult ties in the way. I should have no op- portunity to speak with MT. Parker during the watch, and how was to get below to interview him or the cap tain without being seen9 Had only q might have succeeded very we'll, but They had not taken me into the plan because I was only boy and of no account, but if they had any suspicion that had picked up information they would watch me closely enough. 1 planneda dozen different ways to reach the captain or mate, and that did not put the latter on his guard was his own fault. One night during our watch he called to me to bring him something from his stateroom Bob and his friends spirit, and as came out of the cabin MT. Parker was at the water cask. As I reached him whispered:
 II should very much like to speak to you or the captain, sir"
 If you don't get forward I'll speak to you in way you'll remember for year to come r he growled, in reply.
 No doubt he imagined that had some complaint to makei but had he permitted me to speak the words 1t might have prevented the tragedy which followed. His rebuf discour- aged me from approaching him again, or from seeking opportunity to speak to the captain, and from that time on l felt quite positive that some of the men were always watching me.
 We had favoring winds and fair passage up the Caribbean, and one night I heard Mr. Parker say to the captain, as that official was about to leave the deck, that Trinidad would be on our starboard quarter by daylight We were not to call there, but round the island and head to the southeast. This was soon after 12 o'clock, and shortly after my watch had come on deck. It was fine, starlight night, with a five knot breeze, and there was little work for the watch to do. I was at the wheel, for could take my trick in fine weather with any of them. About 1 o'clock Bristol Bob, who was in his bare feet, came aft to the fore mast and sang out, though not over loud, and in very respectful voice:
 ''Mr. Parker, the brig seems to have picked up a lot of floating wreck stuff across her bows. Will you please come forward7"
 The mate growled out something and disappeared from my view. Five min utes later Bob and the entire remain der of the crew came aft in body, all in their bare feet. 1 couldn't make out yet what was going on, and Bob took the wheel from me and said:
 Boy, run down and tell the captain that MT. Parker has been took very sick on his watch"
 Some of the men chuckled bit over this speech, and then 1 rnistrusted that the mate had been killed On the in stant l made up my mind to warn tho captain. found him sound asleep, but half dressed, and as soon as he was on his feet told him what l had overheard in the fo'castle, and what l suspected had just occurred on deck. It was wonderful how coolly he took the exciting news.
 "Are you sure both watches are on deck2" he asked.
 'Yes, sir.'
 "And the men have come aft in a bodya"
 "Yes, sir" ...-
 ''Is MT. Mizner with them2"
 1T am sure saw him."
 And MT. Parker is nowhere to be seen9"
 "No sir"
 "Then I fear you are right. Go and bolt the doors of the companionway for me while get my pistols" The men stood at the entrance to the companion, and as they caught sight of me they stepped back a little, sup posing the captain was following. 1 slammed and bolted the swing doors. but not a moment too soon, and 1 was bolting the door at the foot of the steps when I heard them crying out that they were betrayed The captain | now joined me, and in addition to the bolt we pulled lot of cabin furniture over against the door and got brace against it as we'll.
 The men on deck were very quiet for the next half hour, no doubt holding l council of war as to what should be done. The first thing they did was to alter the course of the brig to due east, and the next thing was to ask for g barley with the captain. He said not pane of glass in the skylight, and then he demanded to know what was wanted @ ''The case is this" replied Bristol Bob in his gruffest voice: ''Mr. Parker has been given a lift over the rail, and is now holding his trick at the bottom of the sea. If you will come up and surrender like a gentleman we'll turn you adrift in the yawl to sail yourself ashore. If you refuse, we'll make an end of you"
 Are all the crew in thisa" asked the captain. ..
 1'All of them"
 II don't believe Mr. Mizner is with you"
 Aye, but I amp answered that worthy, land I'd advise you to do az we ask, if you care for your life."
 'They'd murder me the moment stepped on deck, whispered the cap. tain to me. "Pll bs Killed anyhow, and might as we'll die like game man."
 He then called to them that he'd never surrender, and that he'd shoot down any man he could bring. within range The fellows cursed aud yelled in response, and though we could heal them moving about the decks from that time till daylight, they made ns new move. When day broke Bristo
 Bob again demanded surrender, bu
 received the same answer. We ex
 pected them to smash in the rest of th'
 daylight, but this they hesitated to do
 as they would have no means of re
 pairing it when the captain was dis
 posed of. There was not even pisto
 among them, while the captain had