Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-09

"Why, you are liable to have gold
there, San--I mean Black Beard"
mo, I've not gold, but have what
will bring gold"
''What is it?"
"I'vc 40 good stout niggers, and they
should bring in this market $4,000 in
good, clean gold-that cargo was placed
aboard by my present crew, SO you can
see that have good men,"
''Where did you ship the niggers?"
"San Domingo; at SANTANA bay. Some
were foolish and cajoled aboard, some
marched aboard at the muzzle of our
guns; no children, no women, but all
good, strong men. l shall sell them
out tomorrow, and then be ready for
new ventures. If there he haul to
make here, well and good, We'll make it
then open the prison doors and take
our two birds out, and skip to other
fields"
ITO San Domingo?'
mo, not there; after losing 40 men
they will be on the outlook"
"Why not draw the cash from the
bank at Charleston
"Well, you understand how that must
be worked; stay ashore and get all the
points, and when I've sold the cargo
we will not lose time; but place to
rendezvous the men on shore, where
they will be ready for action, is first to
be thought Of
Rendezvous, that's big word for
1ue, Cap"
"Why, place where the men can
come ashore at night and be unob-
served"
"Oh, l have it; when your cargo's
out, up anchor, and on rising, tide,
drop up the river about half mile, and
you'll be abreast an old deserted PLAN
ing-mill; there you can land the men
and they will not be seen for hours
"Good, Bill, good; and now n bumper
and goodnight. I'll have my cargo
around at the slave market at nine
| o'clock tomorrow Come round and
| you'll see some good Stock" and Black
Beard hurried back to the wharf, and
| placing small silver whistle to his
lips gave three sharp blasts. AS he did
SO lie observed something moving on
| l..
stepped towards the object. twas two
negroes seated on the dock fishing-he
kept his eye on them until the yawl
drew up to the wharf.
"Here! Here! you two black men
get aboard! quick! be lively now!"
''What fer, massa; what you gwine dc
wild we?"
do with you? Why, take you to free
dom; come, be quick"
us you, sho' huff, NASSAU"
".;ure! yes. certain; what else do
want of you? Quick! be quick! OF
i you'll be too late
| The two darkies descended into the
boat, and ten minutes later they wer,
safely locked in the hold OF the Ranger
with the 40 San Domingo negroes, who's.
lingo they could not understand, Will,
Black Beard, who, if not enjoying th,
sleep of the just, was sleeping soundly
4 The next morning all was hustle OF
hoard the Ranger; the two yawls wer,
lowered into the river and the hatcl
was lifted from the deck. Next TIL,
natives Of San Domingo, who had beer
plentifully supplied with fruit, foot
and rum on their voyage, were one b,
one marched on deck, given partin.
swig of rum and loaded into the yawls
where they were handcuffed two an,
two together. Half of the crew had bee,
landed to receive them, and three trip
Of the yawl landed the 40.
Only the two negroes picked up o.
the wharf the night before were no,
IN the hold of the Ranger, and to Their
the mate gave bottle of rum and low
cred u basket Of the oranges, banana
and cocoanuts with which the vesse
was loaded.
At the captains will the Ranger coul
easily appear merely fruiter.
J The negroes ashore We're speedil
marched to the slave pen, and at ]
o'clock the last one had been converte
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