Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-23

uild 10 AtAT UP NlltlH Oh uuuilhA WIN I
which to bandage thelreycs. The gang
way was thrown open, and from 1t |
plank run ont two thirds Of It's length. |
IT, inner end secured TO the deck by tho !
weight Of a large spar. The unhappy
merchant crew silently watched the
preparations for their cold boodcd muir
der. while there rose unbidden In their
minds last memories Of home and
friends who could never know thcli
terrible fate.
The pirate captain, looking on I'm.
patiently toward tho brig, saw that
with the tail Of The breeze pulling her
upper sails she would pass them two
miles away At the same timc ripple
coming from the west promised wind
for bis own vessel
"Ayast thcrcw he shouted to his
men. "lts no time TO drown prisoners
with TINT prize slipping past u.s. Fou
Of You stay with the schooner and work
hor down In our wake while wo give
chasc.n
Tho pirates except four mon whom
h. designated, hastily returned to thcir
own deck and, casting lQgse from The
Yankee schooner, the piroqua spread
her wing. to the rising breeze aud swept
like gull toward the brig. Tho Dol
phins crew dcloctodly watched the
pirate vessel swoop upon It's proy,
which. seeming to realize the danger,
had turned Is course 30 us 20 give the
schooner storm chngo. At this move
the black ilng came up 60 the Piroquaa
peak aud. In her true colors, sho
crowded ON sail In pursuit
The pirates let In charge Of the Dol.
phin, In III temper at being left behind,
drove the officers and crow, uinc Ia
number. Into the forcoa,tlc and fastened
tho door They shaped tho schooncr's
course into tho wake Of the pirate craft
aud then, While one Of them handled
the wheel. tho others began search
for liquor a bottle partly illlcd with
rum, found In tho cooks locker only
whcttcd their appetitcs. They came
10 tho forccistlc and asked the prison.
crs whore the liquor-in those days n
regular part Of n vessels sturcs-wus
kept The matc Informed them through
tho airport that thoro was a cnsk Of
rum among tho stores in the forchold.
They opened tho forecastlc door
"Como ont Of there, two Of you,
they called whcrcat Abel Forbes and
Jack Dutton, tho ships boy, climbed
;hc ladder TO the deck Tho pirates
pointed TO the fore hatchway.
"Gct down there and break out that
caslS Of rum. aud be quick about It,"
they commanded.
Very unwilllngly Abel and jack wont
ebclow and tried to pull aside the bHrrcl'
OF beef mud por, slowed about the cusk
Tho pirates rlggol fan, and by the
aid Of this some barrels were hoistcd
ont and Others swung aside Intil tho
head Of the coveted cask was in sight.
But SO much stun still WIS 'wedgcd
about II that tho thirsty rnlllans be
came inpatient AZ their oricr Jack
Dutton brought an augur from the ear
pcnter's rooui. aud scizing It one Of th'
pirates Jumped below. A hole wa
quickly bored into tho cask, and Will
n long reed pipestcm he was able {,
reach the liquor which lac sacked NJ
grcodily until his eager companions
cluuoro1 that he come ON deck and al
low them their turn.
Once started to drinking, tho pirnte
continued It az lively rate. Tho.
kept Abel and Jack ON dccl, to he'll
haul tho ropes, but at first took tn
precaution that two Of their numbe
should remain above whilo tho othu
drank. But, unused as they were &
responsibility or self control, rs til
liquor showed IL effect, present.!
two Of them were at the cuslS a
tho Same time, and thoy refuse,
TO leave mt the call OF tho third one
who at last Joined them, and sing
ing, swearing, laughing, tho tire
carousod without caro- or procautlou
The man at the wheel was scarce
aud swnrthy ruilian, with gold rings Il
his ears red handkerchief knottc
} about his head aud two large pistol
} and cutlass at lis belt. Missing hi
comrades no gruiIly called Jack aft.
"What arc my mates doing forward
he inquired.
They've tapped the barrel OF rum
the forchold, said Jack.
"Thats pretty work for 'om TO be al
with tho craft to sail aud prisoners {
| guard growled tho pirate with n
! oath. "llere, you young hellhount
e catch hold Of tho wheel and watch you
r stccriug"
l with cutlnss in hand, hc ran forwar
10 tho hatchway aud shouted TO h
| comrades TO como on deck, but, rocl
= lessly drunken, they replied only by il
4 wiling him to Join their carousal or &
a TO place warmer than Havana,
While they exchanged threats an
y curses, Abel, standing by the foresheo
T. saw that the vessel, through lack ,
. skillful handling, had fallen fully
). milo behind the pirate craft, He pc
p ceivcd n chance TO make bold stroh
4 for thq lives Of himself aud his con
n radcs, and knowing that AS matte
K stood their doom was scaled in an
+ event, no acted promptly and res
c lutcly.
As the ruilnn Mt tho hatchway alto
d natoly cursed his comrades and IN
o nlored them TO come on deck, Abe
u under pretensp OF pulling In the sloc
s Of the jib sheet, contriyed 10 get nct