The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

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"Back! II BOu mOUc one little step, I'll
pat q bullet HrOUgh yOuT head"
the wheel, making motions with the
spokes as though he felt into the life of
the vessel through them as the spider
with advanced claw commands its
whole dominion of silk to its neither
most hitch. Thus was it aft at that
time-a great lonely figure Of man at
the helm, light shining in the COM
panion way, and the dim noise OF a
woman screaming, the ship rounding in
milky bosoms of canvas to the stars,
shredding southeastward with lonely
| decks.
Forward it had been swift business.
The port watch were asleep below, and
three or four seamen of the starboard
watch dozed on deck.
whats this?" yelled one of them.
springing to his feet.
"In with you, my livelies, "roared the
voice of Mr.. Hankey. And that strongly
built gentleman, grasping his man, ran
him flying into the forecastle. The
others, half dazed with sleep, were
grasped by the conspirators and rushed
with the speed of wind past the wind
lass ends to the forecastle doors. In
stantly these were closed, the scuttle Sc
cured, and the seamen-counting him
Of the spasms-and the cook of the bark
Queen were as helplessly imprisoned in
their sea parlor as ever they were GER
tain to be at some future time for the
several causes of drink, mutiny and the
like in the lookup ashore.
"'Ere, I sayl" bawled voice over
| the edge of the hammock. "What the
blazes have they gone and done with us?"
A pair of legs twinkled to the deck
from another hammock. A seaman rolled
out of his bunk. Tom jumped for the
scuttle and tried it. There was sudden
surprising hurry Of figures in this wild,
uncouth interior as it was to be viewed
in this midnight hour by the dim flame
of the flaring lamp. Curses deep and
loud escaped a few Threats. Then some
one sang out:
"Hold your gabr'
"What was it?'
81 thought, says the man, breaking
into the silence that followed his roar,
81 heard 'em shooting off muskets. "
Lads" says Tom, coming under the
lamp and sitting down upon his chest
with his arms folded in an attitude OF
resignation, 81 was born an old woman,
mates, if them there ten blushing passen-
gers amt gone and stole the ship"
A heavy groan broke from corner.
whats that noise?" exclaimed q
sailor, looking round.
"It's me, Bill. I've got the spasms, y
said the hollow voice Of the sufferer.
"The second mate promised to bring me
drop of brandy along, and was com
ing forrards when this here outbreak
took place. Lor "a mercyp He tumbleG
on to the deck and rolled over and over
Bill was a good hand and cheerful
man. They all liked Bill. William haf
drop of rum saved up in his chest
This he produced, and after Bill hat
drained it down they lifted him into hi
bed, and William rubbed his stomach
and then Bill said he felt better.
'They know how to secure then
DOORS" said seaman, coming back Il
his chest after testing the doors by shak
ing and letting drive at them with hi
shoulder.
"I'm shipped for the run to TIN
Thames" shouted an active seaman
"and wants my money, and wants m.
clothes. D'you mean to say there to b
no blooming breaking out with us
men and the cookf" All on fire wit
rage, the man seized the handle Of
scrubbing brush, leaped on to ches
and beat with Understandable fury at tn
locked cover of the scuttle.
clark" shouted man. "They r
7 a-answering Of you. I"
below therel" was heard dimly. bu
clearly. 1t was Peter Johnson's voice
! and there were no stronger lungs saw
Trollope's in that ship. "Below therei
Il was repeated in tremendous accents, az
: companied by the hammering Of het
upon the hatch. "Can you hear meP"
, "What have you to say?p yelled th
Infatuated seaman, posing the brool
. handle as though making ready for th
~ man. So, to3i ell
II ir"We're ten men, " sounded the vote
above in dun roar through the plank
= "and every mans armed with six ba
reled revolves. We mean you no mi
4 chief, bat II you attempt 70 break on
= them che rsS Of you'who shows his hes
at The souttlc or the dooesss,s dead MAJ
Dc yos hsas Rsr"