St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-01-28

(Meaning was he Jacobite, for eac
side, in these sort of civil broils, take
the name of honesty for its own.)
"Why, sir" replied the captain, g
am true blue Protestant, and | than
God for it. 1t was the first word {
any religion had ever heard from hin
but learned afterward he was grea
churchgoer while on shore. '.But fo
all that, says he, Il can be sorry to Sc
another man with his back to the wall.
'sCan ye so, indeed?' asked the Jacot
lite. "Well, sir, to be quite plain wit
ye, am one of those honest gentleme
that were in trouble about the year
forty-five and six; and, to be still quit
plain with ye, if get into the hands Q
any of the redcoat gentry it's like
/ would go hard with me. Now, sir,
was for France, and there was a Frencl
ship cruising here to pick me up, but sh
gave us the go by in the fog-as l wis
from the heart that ye had done your
self! And the best that can soy is this
if ye can set me ashore where was go
ing, / have that upon me will reward
you highly for your trouble
'In France?" says the captain "No
sir; that | cannot do. But where v,
come fro1n-we might talk of that"
And then, unhappily, he observed ru'
/ standing in my corner, anG packed rnt
OFF 10 the galley to get supper for the
gentleman. lost no time, / promise
you, and when / came back into the
roundhouse found the gentleman had
taken money belt from about his waist
and poured out a guinea or two upon
the table. The captain was looking at
the guineas and then at the belt and
then at the gentlemans face; and /
thought he seemed excited.
"Half of it," he cried, 'sand I'm your
mani'
The other swept back the guineas into
the belt, and put it on again under his
waistcoat. 81 have told ye, sir,' said
he, "that not one doit of it belongs to
me. It belongs to my ehieftain" and
here he touched his hat-'.and while !
would be bat a silly messenger to grudge
some of it that the rest might come safe,
should show myself hound indeed IL
l bought my own carcass any too dear.
Thirty guineas on the seaside or sixty if
We set me on the Linnhe loch. Take it,
if We will; if not, ye can do your worst. y
"Aye," said Hoseason. "And if / give
ye over to the soldiers9''
eye would make a FOOLS bargain .
said the other. 'My chief, let me tell
you, sir, is forfeited, like every honest
man in Scotland. His estate is in the
hands Of the man they call King George,
and it is his officers that collect the
rents or try to collect them. But for
the honor of Scotland the poor tenant
bodies take a thought upon their chief
lying in exile, and this money is. a part
of that very rent for which King George
is locking. Now, sir, ye seem to me to
be q man that understands things; bring
this money within thn reach of govern
ment. and how much of it'll come to
your
Little enough, to be sure, said Hosea
son, and then, "If they knew" he
added dryly. "But think, If I was to
try, that could hold my tongue about
it."
"Ah, but I'll begowk [befooll ye
there!" cried the gentleman. "Play me
false and I'll play you cunning. If
hands laid upon me they shall ken what
money it is.
"Well," returned the captain, "what
must be must. Sixty guineas and done.
Here's my hand upon it.
'tAnd here's mine" said the other.
And then the captain went out rather
hurriedly, l thought, and left me a.one
in the roundhouse with the stranger.
sand so you're Jacobite?' said I as
I set meat before him.
"Aye," said he, beginning to eat.
"And you, by your long face, should be
a Whig?'
"Betwixt and between" said 1, not to
annoy him, for indeed l was as good
Wing as Mr.. Campbell could make me.
"And that's naething," said he. "But
I'm saying, Mr.. Betwixt-and-b between"
he added, "this bottle of yours is dry,
and it's hard if I'm to pay sixty guineas
and be grudged dram upon the back
of it,"
ssT'll go and ask for the key" said |
and stepped on deck.
The fog was as close as ever, but the
swell almost down. They had laid the
brig to, not knowing precisely where
they were, and the wind, what little |
there was of it, not serving well for
tleir true course. Some of the hands |
were still hardening for breakers, but
the captain and the two officers were in I
the waist with tLsir heads together. 1t
struck me, don't know why, that they /
were after no good, and the first word I
heard as drew softly near more than
confirmed me.
It was Mr.. Riach, crying out as if
upon sudden thought:
Couldn't we vile him out of the
''He's better where he is," returned
Hoseason; she hasn't room to use his
sword.
swell, that's true" said Eiach; "but
ne's hard to come at"
"Hutw said Hoseason. "We can get
5he man in talk, one upon each side, and
pin him by the two arms; or if that'll
not hold, sir, we can make run by
both the doors and get him under hand
before he has the time to draw
At this hearing was seized with both
'ear and anger at these treacherous,
greedy, bloody men that l sailed with.
Ny first mind was to run away: my
second was bolder.
Captain" said |, "the gentleman is
seeking a dram and the bottles out.