The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

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and down the legs OF their breaches.
This made walking rather awkward.
but the boys hoped to escape detection.
and in the excitement OF the prepara-
tons they did so. As they lay In the
dark hatchway they fairly tremb.ed
with suppressed excitement. and in
fact. the older members Of the little
band were not too self-~possessed.
1t was nearly dusk when a sailor on
board the Deerhound sang out:
-Four boats on the sta'board bow.
sir"
what are they?"
.Look like fishing craft, SIR"
"Many men,"
1.-TWO in zach boat. sir"
"How are they headed?"
This way, sir"
Good! Hail them when they are
near enough. and tell them to come
alongside. I'd not mind a mess Of fresh
fish"
"Ay, ay. sir"
The four boats drew slowly nearer,
and. upon being hailed by the sailor,
they ranged along the side OF the ship.
The officer before mentioned hailed
the man at the bow-oar of the leading
BOAT with:
What have you there, my man?"
Strange fish for you. sir"
What's that?'
Fresh fish. sir"
"Send some on board"
II will that, sir-more than you'll
like"
What say you?"
I'm send as many as you want. SIR
"All right: send them along"
The supposed fisherman then turned
unnecessarily loud:
Get out the fish,"
This was the agreed signal, and the
words had no sooner left his lips than
the matches were burst open and the
armed Americans swarmed up the sides
; of the ship.
Capt. Henderson had given a sur
! prised shout al this catch of what were
= indeed strange fish" and they were far
l"more than he liked"
His shout and the sight Of the climb
ing Americans aroused the crew OF the
! Deerhound. They sprang for their
. arms. and. what was not an altogether
: pleasant surprise TO the Americans
were joined by a company of soldiers
: who came pouring up from below. guns
in hand. This put the numbers in favor
Q of the British. but the Americans hest
tated not a moment.
Frank had sprung for and grasped
the anchor-chain. up which he went
= followed by Walter. their swords be
tween their teeth. and the pistols stucl
= In their Wristbands. As Frank leapet
= down from the bulwarks his foo
caught. and he fell headlong on tn
II deck. One of the soldiers sprang for
ward. and in another moment woul'
have run him through with his bayone'
ID but Walter was right behind his chum
lie had one leg over the side of the shiT
- when he saw the soldier spring a
ar Frank. Walter whipped the pistol out
es and. hardly waiting to aim. fired. an
had the satisfaction of seeing the ma
fall when he was within a foot of Franz
IL Frank was on his feet again in a mir
ute: he grasped his friends hand for
second. without speaking. and the
4 tie two bows dashed into the fray. i
n few minutes from the first shout, IN
deck Of the ship was the scene OF q hS
and fierce fight.
The Americans were forward. led b
rsMr. Trevers. while the British sailor
- and soldiers were massed just abaft II
= mainmast. There was not much tim
a. for any formation. as the fight bega
when the first American put his foot O
deck. II was shoot. cut. slash an
stumble. Back and forth across II
H. deck ragged the conflict; at n time
~ seemed as though the Americans won
a. be driven lack to their boats. but thu
~ were rallied by the cry of: "Rememb'
-es lexington
From then on the British were drive
20 slowly but surely back. The two DO.
oir PLAYED their parts manfully. thi
.ra once saving each others life.
he The conflict. though sharp, was shor
ia there was a final rush on the part of u
~ Americans. and then. less than half
his hour from the time the first shot w
,,b fired. the Americans were in full pc
he session Of the ship. with the defeat
uld British prisoners. They had beer TAX
ma completely by surprise. and lost near
o.s 20 men. while the American loss W
~ hut four killed and half-a-doz
wounded. The captors manned Z
Deerhound and sailed her up to Ell
nd abethport, where her cargo was land
- amid the cheers Of the whole town. W
.at. crowded the shore.
M, Frank and Walter were the heroes
the day. and the objects of envy OF eve
ere other boy in town
The So Gov. Clinton was deprived OF so'
good dinners by two boys, and IT
came a catch word in Elizabethpo
49, when asked what one had. to rep
in "strange fish," Leslie's Popu
and Monthly.
ong
- His Rank.
- "Didn't l hear that man address J
t 81 s~gA Mra Whiffett