Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-27
PART v.
MY SEA ADVENTURE.
CHAPTER NXII.

the woods. They had got their raiions
for that day." as the captain put il, and
we had the place 20 ourselves and a
quiet time TO overhaul the wounded and
get dinner. Squire and l 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.
tors patients.
Out Of the eight men who had fallen
in the action only three still breathcd-
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 muiineer
indeed, died under the doctors knife
and Huntes~so what we could. never re-
covered consciousness in this world. He
fingered all day. .oresshing loudly like
the old buccanesr 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
Vigu or sound. he went 10 his Maker.
As for the captain. his wounds were
grievous. indeed. but not dangerous
No organ was fatally injured. Ander.
sons bail-for II 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 10 come, he
must not walk or move his arm. nor so
much as speak when he could help Il.
My own accident cut across the
knuckles was a fleabite. DIR. Livesey
patched IT 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; ard W hen they had talked
: 20 Their hesrt's conirrt. Obeing then q
.if''e past noon. tae doctor took up his
Lst aud pistols, grit on a cutlass. put
the char; In his pocket. and with q
nusket over his shoulder. crossed Tho
palisade on the north side, and set of
briskly through the trees.
Gray and were sitting together al
the IA end Of the block-house. 10 be
out OF earsEot of our officers consult
Ing; I'D Gray took his pipe out of hi.
-pouth and fairly forgot TO put il back
again, 90 thunder-struck he was at thi.
occurrence.
why. In the name of Davy Jones,
said he, sis DIR. Livesey mad?'
why, no." says I. Hes about tho
last of this crew for that. I take It,"
well. shipmate," said Gray, "mad
he may not be; but IL he's not, mark my
words. am
81 take H." replied !. 'ihe doctor ha,
his idea; and IL ] am right, hes going
pow to see Ben Gum"
right. as appeared later; but in
The meantinme. the house being sitting
hot. and the little patch of sand inside
the palisade ablaze with midday sun
I began to get another thought into my
brad, which was not by any means sc
right. What began TO do was to envy
the doctor. walking in the cool shadow
- The woods, with the birds abou; him
pleasant smell Of the pines
sat grilling. with ny clothe.
the hot pesfh. and so mucf
m1pSnd so many poor dead
49,, ;ug/4il around, that took :
9e place that was almost Il
- kar.
dine I was washing out IN,
<te. and then washing up IN,
. IN dinner. this disgust ant
- srowine stronger ant
: an ~ last, being near bread
= = 4 no enc then observing me.
- s6Fut step toward my escapade
sobo>h pockets Of my coat will
- = fool. II you like. and certainl,
> = az gofng to do foolish, overlook
~ ~ Determined to do it will
100. Sztious in my power. Thes'
! = 5u.d enything befall me
- - q least from starving
-. next day.
60 laid hold of was
> =, nd, ~ already had
: - bullets. I felt my
~ . Awith arms.
= heme had in my head. q
- one b itself. II was Il
-: n1y spit that divides tn,
, = .sS.-s eeast from the open sea
-. ,ock f1sd observed las
49,. erfr~ whether IL wal
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