The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-09
PART v.
MY SEA ADVENTURE.
CHAPTER XXI.

N1lhL <AaAAs
HOW / BEGAN MY SEA ADVENTURE.
There was no return of the mutineers
not so much as another shot out of
the woods. They had got their rations
for that day." as the captain put IL, and
we had the place to ourselves and
quiet time to overhaul the wounded and
get dinner. Squire and cooked out
side in spite of the danger, and even
outside we could hardly tell what we
were at, for the horror of the loud
groans that reached us from the doc
tor'v patients.
Out Of the eight men who had fallen
In the action only three still breathed--
that one of the pirates who had been
shot at the loop-hole; Hunter. and
Capt. Smollett; and Of these the first
two were as good as dead; the mutineer,
indeed, died under the doctors knife,
and Hunter, do whatwe could. never re-
covered consciousness in this world He
fingered all day. breathing loudly like
the old buccaneer at home In his APP
oplectic fit: but the bones OF his chest
had been crushed by the blow. and his
skull fractured In falling. and some
time in the following night, without
sign or sound, he went TO his Maker.
AS for the captain, his wounds were
grievous, indeed. but not dangerous
No organ was fatally injured. Ander-
sons ball-for IL was Job that shot him
first-had broken his shoulder-blade
and touched the lung. not badly; the
second had only torn and displaced
some muscles In the calf He was sure
TO recover, the doctor said. but. in the
meantime and for weeks TO come, he
must not walk or move his arm, nor so
much as speak when he could help II.
My own accident cut across the
knuckles was a heabite. DIR. Livesey
patched IL up with plaster, and pulled
my ears for me into the bargain.
After dinner the squire and the doc
tor sat by the captains side awhile In
consultation; and when they had talked
to their hearts content, IL being then a
little past noon, the doctor took up his
hat and pistols, grit on cutlaSs, put
the chart in his pocket, and with
musket over his shoulder, crossed the
palisade on the north side, and set Oft
5riskly through the trees.
Gray and i were sitting together at
the far end OF the block-house, TO be
out of earshot of our officers consult
ing; and Gray took his pipe out OF his
mouth and fairly forgot to put II back
again, 30 thunder-struck he was at this
occurrence.
"Why, in the name OF Davy jones'"
said he, sis DR.. Livesey mad?"
"Why, no." says I. Hes about the
last OF this crew for that, take It,"
'well, shipmate." said Gray, mad
he may not be; but IL he's not, mark my
words, am"
''I take IT," replied I. "the doctor has
his idea; and II am right, hes going
now to see Ben Gum"
Twas right, AZ appeared later; but in
the meantime, the house being sitting
hot, and the little patch of sand inside
the palisade ablaze with midday sun.
began to get another thought into my
head, which was not by any means so
right. What began TO do was 10 envy
the doctor, walking in the cool shadow
of the woods, with the birds about him,
and the pleasant smell OF the pines,
while / sat grilling. with my clothes
stuck TO the hot resin, and SO much
blood about me. and so many poor dead
bodies lying oil around, that took
disgust of the place that was almost as
strong as fear.
All the time 1 was washing out the
block-house, and then washing up the
things from dinner. this disgust and
envy kept growing stronger and
stronger, till at last, being near bread
bag, and DO one then observing me,
took the first step toward my escapade.
and filled both pockets of my coat with
biscuits.
Twas a fool, II you like. and certainly
I was going TO do foolish. OVERLOAD
act; but was determined 10 do IL with
all the precautions ia my power. These
biscuits, should anything befatl me.
would keep me. at least from starving,
till far on In the next day.
The next thing laid hold Of was .
brace OF pistols. and, as already had a
powder-horn and bullets. / felt my
self well supplied with arms.
A for the scheme bad In my head, II
was not a bad one IN itself. II was to
TO down the sandy spit that divides the
anchorage on the east from the open sea,
find the white rock had observed last
evening. and ascertain whether IL was
there or not that Ben Gum had hidden
HE boat: n thing quite worth doing, as
1 stiil believe. But az I was certain
sbopld not be allowed 70 leave the In
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