The morning call., 1893-01-22

| ruffians. They have already threatened TO
do so half dozen times.
II saw that the crew of the schooner were
uiling into the boat. SO | just told them TO
bring the woman and the gentleman. ana
that if they we're ill-lrrated l would hang
every one of them at the yardarm. Ii was
loud talk, but YOU see ] had got my hand in
and itNcame natural to speak big.
"'rhe fellows mutiered something that
couldn't understand, but l saw white
dress going over the rail, and it made my
heart jump that the lady was soon to be
out of danger. | counted seven persons In
the boat. including the girl and her brother,
and as the boat was pulled by four oars, IL
did not take long for it to get along
side. / knew that the instant the
yawl touched the briggs side the cheat
would b. discovered, but / was prepared
for the scamps and allowed them no oppor-
tunity to escape. / stationed Mr.. cooper
and five of the crew with loaded muskets on
the vessels rail, while another hand held
small grapping-iron for the purpose OF
throwing it into the boat to prevent tie
men from pushing off and returning TO their
vessel 10 reveal our true character.
Things worked just as | expected No
sooner had the pirates shipped their oars
when they got alongside than one OF them
said:
" Dis is no man-de-war. lis n0thin' but
merchantmans.'
"'Sacre J cried Frenchman.
"'Diablo? muttered Spauiard
I'VE are deceived. Shove Of. cried
man In the stern sheets.
" Not as you know Of cried Cooper.
/ man who offers TO lift an oar dies in
SANITY
The six muskets were pointed within a
fath0m of the pirates heads and then down
into the boat was dropped the kedge. IL
caught in the bow hwart and held the boat
firm alongside aud the only way TO get clear
OF 1t was to cut Tie rope, but at the first In
tmaton Of that we would have blown them
TO pieces
I'm trouble you to walk over the side.
one by one MIR. Cooper said, addressing
the pirates. The least noise or resistance
shall cost you dearly. Walk up like men
and settle your accounts
It's a mean Yankee trick, muttered the
man in the stern-sheets, who | afterward
found out was the captain of the schooner
and an Engishman by birth. If l had
known for sure that you were nothing but
q merchantmen I'd have blown your tub
out Of the water.
But as you didn't know anything about
IL we have saved you some trouble So just
walk up and quit grum bling. for 1t viii do
you no good.
"Mr. COoper's advice was followed, for
the skipper came slowly over the 5ulwarks,
and az soon as he struck the deck his arms
we e seized, ana a nice pair OF hand
~cutfS was thrust upon his wrists. Hands
we're also thrust into his pockets, aud
pair OF pistols and a huge bowie knife were
found. After tue fellow was disarmed he
was showed down he after-hatch with gag
in his mouth TO prevent his shouting too
loud Every man was served In The same
manner, and then | assisted the lady on
deck, and very happy / was to do so. told
her folks to take her into the cabin ana
give her something TO eat ii she
desired 1t, for l wanted to be polite; but
she said That she wasn't hungry and should
fff.a oE I'M
pirates were secured. But how to get
them was question that had asked in my
mind half dozen times and no satisfactory
answer had been returned. had the skipper
and half of his crew. but there were SIX
more that ! wanted. or my work would he
incomplete, for it was eyldent that the
schooner was faster than the brig. and
that she could fight us a running race | had
no relish for; for you know that IL don't
take many shots between wind and water
to send vessel and crew TO DaVy Jones
locker.
"'Captain,' said Mr. Cooper, while | was
mediiating, i know what you are thinking
about, and the only way that it can be done
is to send me on board in the boat, with half
dozen Of the crew, and take possession OF
il. We can go we'll armed. and still make
them think that we are Uncle Sans men,
81 didn't like TO run the risk. but Cooper
was SD positive that | consented to let him
undertake the job For the purpose of
Carrying ont the deception | lent the
mate cap. and a coat with brass buttons.
and hung a sword at his waist. while the
six men he took with him put on white
duck trousers, so as to appear as uniform as
possible. Well armed, the crew started in
the schooneT's boat. although for the sake
of seeming all right il was p!ped away IN
mau-of-war style.
Il watched the course of the boat with
considerable anxiety. for ! feared every
minnie that the pirates would let one Of
their guns fly and send boat and men all to
the bottom. But fortune fav0rs the brave,
they say, and IN this instance | can swear
to it, The boat GIT alongside without
trouble, and the next instant the men had
/ tumbled on deck There was 81 sound Of
/ fighting or SETTLING, but | knew that the
/ mate was at work. At asst had the salts
/ faction Of hearing him hail and say that the
/ schooneI's crew were all prisoners and
! under matches, where they could do no
/ harm.
Then l began to breathe freer. l told
the mate 10 stay close by the brig until day
light. when We would see what could be
done. for l didn't know as yet on what
grounds we had taken the schooner. |
asked the brothers 10 give me an account
| of their adventures, and they did so.
/ They belonged to Santa Cruz, where
they owned large plantation, and
were looked upon as Al in rank.
They had bought tie schooner for the pur-
pose OF NduihB aulo the Istdnus, ana L
guess for running a few cargOes of negroes,
but that they said nothing about They
had hired man who called himself Smith,
an EngiiShman, as captain, and be
shipped his crew, and a bad lot ne got hold
of. One day, when the vessel was all
ready for sea, the brothers and sister we're
invited on board; while they were enjoying
themselves in the cabin the cable was
slipped. the schooner put TO sea, and before
the owners knew where they were or what
was going on they were out OF the bay and
the mask was thrown of. The skipper
made no secret Of his intentions TO visit
the coast OF Africa. and by way Of making
things pleasant offered TO make The lady his
Wife IL we had not fallen in with him Just
as We did, l don't think that he would have
waited for a priest to perform the cere-
mony. However, we took the schooner
into port and she was condemned and the
crew imprisoned, and | made $4,000 by the