The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-30

shape of an almost perpendicular front
of rocky surface before them. One of
the men took a whistle from his pocket
and blew two blasts. In front of them
and outward swung slab of rock, some
six feet square, and they entered the APP
erture.
The slab closed, too, and left them
in darkness, but in front of them, and
but few feet away, cleaned the light
of lantern. They followed it, as it
receded some sixty feet, when it's
bearer sounded another blast on his
whistle.
Another door swung open, and they
assembled three steps and stood within
cavern fully forty feet in depth and
ten to twenty feet in breadth. It was
literally lighted by oil lamps, and the
blaze of light wood knots, while
through the seams on one side could
be discerned the light of day.
A long table was standing near the
center of the cavern, and on it smoked
a roast kid and other edibles.
Black Beard was seated at the head
of the table and members of his crew
on either side.
Come, lads! Come, lads! you don't
feast on shore every day, and it amt
every day you get roast lid. Be seated.
Now fill your bowls, my lads, and drink
to Angus Bruce and the Clara Belle"
"Aye, aye, sir! Angus Bruce and the
Clara Belief"
Now, lads, there's a bit of work for
us up the coast, and then I've in mind
a master stroke for the pull of a mil
lion or more from the vaults of Uncle
Sam, at Washington. That done, we
return TO the island, where [ have got a
matter to settle on the Cape Fear-a
sneaking cur and murderer to punish;
then if you are all of my mind, We'll
divide the spoils and scatter to the four
quarters of the globe. Not follower of
mine Will have less than $50, 900, and on
that you can each live like princes to
the end. This provided, of course, the
trip to Washington does not miscarry.
What say you, lads?'
''Hurrah for Washington cried
every man. Anywhere with you, cap
tain!"
Now, men, finish your work on the
schooner, when you have dined. You,
Goss, paint on her stern her name
The Fisher Boy and when we sail
into the Potomac we will have aboard
cargo OF fresh fish and seines and
fishing tackle. You'll be fishermen in
overalls and jackets. Mate, has Bron-
son returned?'
mo. captain, but it's time; this is
his third day. But bark! there's his
whistle now
The door swung back and admitted
one who looked exactly like one OF the
coast fishermen.
''WeIl, Bronson, what news from Viii
mington?"
CLAP your head we'll on your shout
ders, captain. The reward for Black
Boards capture, deed or alive, is raised
to 100000. North Carolina and Mary
land join with South Carolina and
Georgia.
Maryland! Why, lads, that's wrong.
We haven't tackled Maryland at all.
and here she joins against us We viii
lay III our next supplies at Baltimore;
but what eIse?"
Why, $1,000 for the head of each man
OF your crew, and pardon OF any Of
them that turn against you.
"Why didn't you turn informer?"
Captain, do you think Id give your
Life away to save my own? [ didn't
think YOU had that opinion of me-" and
tears actually stood in the eyes of the
buccaneer.
NO, Bronson, no. Fill up your glass
man, for tomorrow you leave here for
Washington; you must 60 finely
dressed, and apply for Il position in the
treasury department. Whether Won get
1t or no, hang around there constantly,
until you ascertain who carries the
vault keys, who locks the outer door at
night. and where they Iive--you will
also after Is days watch the harbor for
the Fisher Boy"
Captain, Herbert Lathrop has bought
Kendall, and become a planter. He
is administrator of his uncIes estate,
without bond; he was left besides $50
600 by the bankers will"
why, then all is plain as day; but
wc'lllcave him until She last. Now, then.
rs the next two months Will probably
tie risky ones to every man who follows
me, ii there is man in all my crew who
wishes his release, let him speak now,
and he shall be put ashore, with his full
proportion of the spoils, and no one
shall blame him
There WAS none who spoke
The painters now returned to their
work, while most of the other men dis
posed of their time cleaning and polish
ing their arms.
Vt the upper end of the cabin was an
immense fireplace, seemingly carved in
The rocks, and over it huge cranes hold
ing pots and kettles; the smoke from
the fire beneath them assembled through
the assures in the rocks, coming out in
100 places, and cooling in its ascent, so
that when it reached the surface it was
not discernible.
The culinary department was pre-
sided over by the Only negro Black