Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-10

Cries and confusion, the flashes and
reports of pistol shots and one loud
groan rang in my ears.
''Out, lads, out, and fight 'em in the
open Cutlassesl" cried the captain.
snatched cutlass from the pile,
and some one mt the same time snatch
ing another gave me cut across
the knuckles. which 1 hardly felt. !
dashed out OF the door into the clear
sunlight. Some one was close behind,
L know not who. Right in front, the
doctor was pursuing his nssailant down
the hill, and, just as my eyes fell upon
him, beat down his guard and sent him
sprawllng on his back, with n great
slash across his face.
Round the house, lads! round the
housel" cried the captain; and even in
the hurly-burly perceived change In
Mechanically obeyed. turned cast
ward, and, with my cutlass raised, ran
round the corner of the house. Next
moment | was face TO face with Ander-
son. lie roared aloud, and his hanger
went up above his head. flashing In the
sunlight. 1 had not time to be afraid,
but, as the blow still hung impending,
leaped In q trice upon one side, and.
missing my foot in the soft sand. rolled
headlong down the slope.
When had first sailed from the door
the other mutineers had been already
swarming up the palisade to make an
end of us. One man, In n red night
cap, with his cutlass in his mouth. had
even got upon the top and thrown
lcp across. Well, SO short had been
the interval, that when found my
feet again all was in the same posture,
the fellow with the red night-cap stu
halfway over another still just show
ing his head above the top of the stock
ade. And yet, In this breath OF time.
the fight was over, and the victory
ours.
Gray, following close behind me, had
cut down the big boatswain ere he hao
time 10 recover from his lost blow.
Another had been shot at loophoie In
the very act of firing into the house,
md now lay In agony, the pistol stiii
smoking In his hand. a third, as had
seen, the doctor had disposed OF at
blow. OF the four who had scaled the
palisndc, one only remained unac-
counted for, and he, having left his cut
lass on the field, was now clamoering
out again with the fear OF death upon
him.
"Fire-fire from the housel" cried the
doctor "And YOU, lads, back Into
cover"
nut his words were unhceded. no
shot was fred. and the last boardcr
mnde good his escape. and disappeared
with the rest into the wood. In three
seconds nothing remained OF the at
taclsing party but the five who had
fallen. four on the inside. and one on the
outside. Of the pahsade. :,
The doctor and Gray and ran full
speed for shelter. The survivors wouio
soon be back where they hnd left their
muskets. and at any moment the hre
might rccommcncc.
The house was by this time somewhat
cleared OF smoke. and we saw at
plancethe price we had paid Tor victory
Hunter laybcside his loop-hole, stunned;
joyce by his, shot through the head
never to move again; while right IN the
center, the squire was supporting the
captain. one MS pale as the other.
'sThc captains wounded" said Mr.
| Trelawney.
"Have they rum" asked Mr.. smoiiett
"A1l that could. you may be bound
returned the doctor; but there's hve
OF them viii never run again"
"Fivel" cried the captain. Come
tbat's better. Five againstthree leaves
us four TO nine. That's better ODDS
than we had Mt starting. We were
seven TO nineteen then, or thought We
were. and that's ms bad TO bear.'s
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