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were three Spanish gentlemen on board
with ttheir ladies, who made the most
desperate resistance; they defended the
companion way, cut down several OF
their assailnnts, and fought like very
devils, for they were maddencd by the
shrieks of the ladies from the cabin. one
the Dons was old and soon dispatched
The other two kept their ground vigor-
ously. even though the captain of the
pirates was among their assailAnts, just
then there was shout Of victory from
the main deck. "Thc ship is ours!' cried
the pirates.
One of the Dons Immediately dropped
his sword and surrendered; the 9TH,
who was hot headed youngster, and
just married, gave the captain IA slash in
the face that laid all open. The captain
just made out to articulate the words
mo quarter"
And what did they do with their
prisoners said Peechy Prauw, eagerly.
Threw them all overheard" said the
norman.
a dead pause followed this reply.
Peechy Prauw shrunk quietly back like
the lair Of sleeping lion. The honest
burghers cast fearful glances atthe deep
scar slashed across the Visagc of the
stranger, and moved their chairs a little
farther off. The seaman, however smoked
on without moving muscle, as though
he either did not perceive or did not re-
gard the unfavorable effect he had pro-
duced upon his hearers.
The half pay officer was the first TO
break tho silence; for he was continually
tempted to make Intellectual head against
this tyrant OF the seas and to regain his
lost consequence in tho eyes of his an
cient companions. He now tried to
match the gunpowdcr tales Of the
stranger by others equally tremendous.
Kidd, as usual. was his hero, concerning
whom he had picked up many of the
floating traditions Of the province. The
seaman had always cyinCed settled
pique against the red faced warrior On
this occasion he listened with peculiar
impatcnce, lie sat with ono arm "a
kimbo, the other elbow on a table, the
hand holding on TO the small pipe he
was pettieh}y putting; his legs crossed,
drumming with one foot on the ground
and casting every now and then the sido
glance Of basilisk ot the pressing cap
tain. At length the latter spoke Of kidd's
having assembled the Hudson with some
of his crew, to land his plumber in
secrecy.
Kidd up the ITudscnm burst forth the
seaman, with . tremendous oath; Kidd
never was up the hudson
Il tell you he was said the other.
AYE, and they BAY he buried quantity
of treasure on the little fat that runs
out into the river, called the Devils
Dams Hammer"
The Devils Dams Hammer in
your teeth" cried the seaman. II
tell YOU Kidd never was up the Hudson
what the plague do you know of Kidd
ana his haunts:'
"What do | know" echoed the half
pay officer: "why, l was in London at
the time Of his trial, aye, and l had the
pleasure of seeing him hanged at Execu-
ton Dock
Then, sir let me tell YOU that YOU
saw as pretty follow hanged as ever
d tIol hINc itAVllci' ANc' putlHIS MS
face nearer to that Of the officer, land
there was many coward looked on,
that might much better have swung in
his stead
The half pay officer was slenccl; but
the Indignation thus Icntu Pil Iii, bosom
glowed with intense V,hDmcuto in his
single eye, hich kiudlcd like Il coal.
Peochy Prauw, who never could re-
main silent, now took up tho word, and
in pacifying tone observed that the
gentleman certainly was in the right.
Kidd never did bury money up the IIud-
son. nor indeed in any Of those parts,
though many uGirn the fact. II was
/ Bradish and others Of the buccaneers
who had buried money, some said in
/ Turtle Bay, others on Long Island, others
/ il the ncighbOrhood Of Hell Gate. IN
decd, added he, recollect an adventure
/ Of Mud sam, the negro fisherman. many
/ years ago, which some think had some
/ thing to do with the buccaneers, Is
/ we are all friends here, and as it will 20
10 farther, III tell it to you.
Upon 4 dark night many years ago.
as sam was returning from fishing in
Hell Cate
Here the story was nippol in the bud
by sudden movement lrom The I'M
/ known, who, laying lis iron f.; On the
table, knuckIos downward with a quio :
force that indcnted the very boards, and
looking grimly Owe his shoulder. with
the grin Of an angry bear. "IIcark' zee,
neighbor," said he, with significant nod