Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-13
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CHAPTER XIX.
NARRATIVE RESUMED BY JIM HAw-
KINs THE GARRISON AT THE
sTOCKADE.
As soon as Ben Gum saw the colors
he came 70 q halt, stopped me by the
arm, and sat down.
"Now." said he, there's your friends,
sure enough"
Far more likely It's the mutineers."
I answered.
THAT" he cried. "why, in g place
like this, where nobody puts in but
gentlemen of fortune, Silver would
fly the jolly Roger. you don't make no
doubt Of that. No; that's your friends.
There's been bloys.Wo, 1Sd reckon
your friends - had the best-cSit:
and hnDoey are ashore in the Ola
rs was made years and years
ago by Flint. All, he was the man 10
have a headpiece, was Flint Barring
rum, his match was never seen. He
were afraid Of none; not he; on'y Silver
Silver was that genteel."
WELL" said I. that may be so. and
90 be e.; all the more reason that ]
should hurry on and join my friends"
Nay. mate" returned Ben, mot you.
,ou're a good boy, or I'm mistook;
b.. Sg're op'y a boy, all told. Now,
is a. D,,rn x.a,lIp.t H.,
sAe there, where you're going-not
rum wouldn't till / see your born
gen1epan. and gets Il on his word of
honor. And you won't forget my
wordsi "A precious sight CHATS what
you'll say), q precious sight more con-
fidence-and then nips him."
And he pinched me the third time
with the same air Of cleverness.
"And when Ben Gum is wanted,
you know where to find him, Jim. just
-~Scre Won found him to-day. And him
that comes is TO have, white thing in
his hand: and he's to come alone, Obi
and you'll say this: Ben Gum, says
you. has reasons Of his own"
"weil." said !, II believe I under
stand. You have something 10 pro-
pose, and you wish to see the squire OF
the doctor; and you're to be found
where found you. Is that alp"
"And when7 says you," he added.
why, from about noon observation 10
about six bells"
Good" says I. "snd now may go?"
you won't forget7" he inquired
anxiously. Precious sight, and reasons
of his own, says you. Reasons OF his
own; that's the mainstay; as between
man and man. Well, then"-still hold
tng met reckon you can go, Jim.
And Jim, IL you was TO see Silver. you
wouldn't 60 for to sell Ben Gum? Wild
horses wouldn't draw II from you
No, says you. And IL them pirates
came sssore< Jim, what would you say
but there'd Be vidders in the morn
tng?"
Here he was interrupted by loud re-
port. and q cannonball came tearing
through the trees and pitched in the
sand, not 100 yards from where we two
were talking. The next moment each
Of us had taken 10 his heels in a differ
ent direction.
For q good hour to come frequent
reports shook the island, and balls KEEP,
crashing through the woods. / moved
from hiding-plsce to hiding-place. al
ways pursued, o. % Il seemed to me, by
these terrifying missiles. But toward
the end Of the bombardment, though
stiil burst not venture in the direction
OF the stoclade. where the balls fell
sftenest, had begun, in a manner. tc
pluck up my heart again; and after a
long detour to the east. crept down
among the shore-eide trees.
The sun had just set. the sea breeze
was rustling and tumbling in the
Foods. and rufairg the gray surface OF
The anchorage; he tide, too. was far
cut. and great tracks of sand lay un.
covered; the air, after the heat of the
day. chilled me through my Jacket.
The 'Hispaniols" still lay where she
had anchored; but sure enough, there
was the Jolly Roger-the black flag OF
piracy-fying from her peak. Even as
looked there came another red fash
and another report. that sent the
echoes ciattering. and one more round
shot whistled through the air. i. wal
the last Of the cannonade.
] lay for some time, watching the
hustle which succeeded the attack
Men were demolishing something with
axes on the beach near the stockade;
the poor jolly-boat, I sfterward dis
covered. Away. near the mouth of tn,
river. . great Ore was glowing among
the trees. and between that point and
the ship one of the gigs kept coming
end going. the men. whom I had seer
% gloom. shouting at the oars Nix,
children. But there was . sound IL
their voices which suggested rum.
At length I thoueht might returr
toward the stoskaAs. Twas pretty fal
down on the low. sandy spit that in
closes the anchorage to the east, and s,
Joined at half-watsr to Skeleton island
end now, - I rose to my feet I saw
come distance further down the spit
snd rising from among low bushes, ar
Isolated rock pretty high. and peculiar
~ white In color. II occurred to IN,
that this might b the white rock Of
wAich Ben Gum he'd spoken, and tina
some day or other . boat might b,
wanted, and I should know where I,
Iook for one.
Then I sldrted anong the woods unit
I had reg.ined the rear, or shorewars
slde, Of the stoclrade, and was soor
-sDnxmly U1aemed by the faithful