The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-20
starboard quarter I can't make ont

any sail on her. "
"All right. Come down Wo'il have
breakfast. There's trouble ahead. But
there are 20 of us, al good men. and
we ought 10 make a tidy fight for onr
lives. -
A strict watch was kept at the mast
head, and at 10 O'Clock hail came !:
"rhere's boat full Of men putting of
shore II is a yawl with a tug. She's
coming fast under sweeps.
The ensign was seized union down to
attract some passing vessel, and all
waited and watched. There were not
less than 30 men III the yawl
When ID was within about 90 yards Of
the boat, the captain cried. "Firel" But
as usual two OF the carronades missed
fire, the other scattered ten feet wide OF
the boat, and next it swept under the
bow. the leader white man. springing
into the chains, followed by gang Of
mulattoes. negroes and Spaniards, all
big men Their captain s head just came
above the bow, when he was run through
the neck by pike and dropped over
board. but his nen managed TO get on
the bowsprit and come aboard. Two OF
the pirates mounted the channels aud
tumbled into the waist. The cook, ne
gro giant weighing 500 pounds, rushed
at them with "a cutlass, beat down thor
guard and hewed them down. A third
had grasped the swifier TO help him up,
when his arm was cut clean off at the
shoulder by the negro A splash in the
water told the rest
In the bow the defenders had done
good work, bat Captain Drake was
stretched en- the bits GOV cred with blood.
The last pirate had run out Oh the jib
boom and fred his pistol just as mus
ket ball took his lite, but he had done
his work. for poor Spain got his bullet
in the head and never spoke after. They
were beaten, and under parting voiley
the rufiians sprang to their sweeps and
with the loas Of half their crew made
for land.
Suddenly the mainsail gavo a Hop.
No orders We're needed. The topsail hal
yards were manned up with the fly
ing jib, trim sheets, round in starGoi.rd
braces!' was the cry, and the little Lrig
began to surge through the water.
"See, see The schooner making
sail. Up go her gaff and forssaiL The
fights not over, men She'll cut us &c
pieces with her long Toni" Just then
came the sound of heavy sun. and sc
intent were the crew watching the pi'
rate vessel that they had not seen, hall
a mile away, British coryst piling
on sail up to royals. She vas fiier,
too, and inside Of five INITIATES swept
down OH the brig. hailed aIsi was told
what had occurred.
The pirate craft was inte..t only OF
saving her men in the yawl but 1t wa
too late. The corvet ran her down anC
at 100 yards gave the marauders |
(, eACwe- u staye enA-sSsfe the bia.. sut
crew into splinters. The schooner mad
off, followed by the man-o'-war, an'
both disappeared in the southern board
The second mate took command OF tn
brig. Her captain had broken thigl
and shot through his body, while th'
mate and four of the crew lay dead
The breeze kept steady, and on the 4tl
of January they came 10 anchor In Span
| ish Town harbor. Captain Drake lived K
get we'll and quit the sea. But before
| the Christ Church chimes rang for an
other Christmas poor Emma Drake hat
| followed her lover to better land. -
| Philadelphia Times.