Arizona republican., 1899-02-22

want it before you've done Hunter, serve out a round of brandy to all hands,"
 And while this was going on the cap tain completed. in his own mind. the plan of the defense.
 Doctor, you will take the door, he resumed ''See and don't expose your- self; keep within. and fire through the porch. Hunter, take the cast side. there. Joyce, you stand by the west, my man. AIr. Trelawrey. you are the best shot-you and Gray take this long north side, with the five lcop-holes; it s there the danger is. If they can get up 10 it, and fire in upon Us through our own ports. things would begin to look dirty. Hawkins, neither you nor I are much account at the shooting; we'll stand by to load and bear a hand. 2
 As the captain had said, the chill was E2st. As soon as the sun had climbed above our girdle of trees it fell with all it's force upon the clear ng and drank up the vapOrs at a draught. Soon the sand was baking. and the resin melting in the logs of the olock-hoUse. Jackets and coats were flung aside; shirts were thrown open at the neck and rolled up to the shoulders; and we stood there, each at his post in q fever of heat and anxiety.
 An hour passed away.
 Hang them!" said the captain. This is as dull as the doldrums Gray, whistle for wind"
 And just at that moment came the first news of the attack.
 If you please, sir,'' said Joyce, If see anyone, am to fire?''
 "I told you sol" cried the captain.
 "Thank you, fir," returned Joyce. with the same quiet civility.
 Nothing followed for a time; but the remark had set us all on the alert. straining ears and eyes-the musket- eers with their pieces balanced in their hands, the captain out in the middle of the blocli-house, with his mouth very tight and frown on his face.
 So some seconds passed. till sudden ly Joyce whipped up his musllet and fired. The report had scarcely died away ere it was repeated and repeated from without in scattering volley, shot behind shot, like q string of geese, from every side of the inclosure. Sew  not one entered; ard, as the smoke cleared away and vanished, the stock ade and the woods around it looked as quiet and empty as before. Not a bough waved. not the glcam of a mus Eet barrel betrayed the presence of our foes
 Did you hit your man?' asked the captain.
 No, sir" replied Joyce. q believe not, sir"
 Next best thing to tell the truth" ;" muttercd Capt. Smollctt. Load his gun, Hawkins. How many should you say there were on your side, doctor?"
 II know precisely" said Dr. Livesey. 'Three shots were fired on this side. 1 saw the three fiaghes-two clcse to- gether-one further to the west
 ''Thrcc!' repeated the captain. And how many c:l yours, MT. Trelavney?"
 But this was not so easily answered. | There had cCrlc many from the ncrth -seven, by the squire's computation; eight or nine, according to Gray. From the east and west only a single shot had been fired. It was plain, therefore, that the attack would be developed | from the north, and that on the other three sides we were only to be an moved by a show of hostilities. But | Capt. Smollett made no change in his | arrangements. If the mutineers sue ceeded in crossing the stocllade, he ar gued, they would take possession of | any unprotected loop hole and shoot us down like rats in our stronghold.
 Nor had we much time left to us for thought. Suddenly, with loud huzZa, little cloud of pirates leared from the woods on the north side and ran straight on the stOcz2de. At the same moment the fire was once more opened i from the woods, and a rife ball sung through the doorway and knocked the doctors lnusket into bits.
 The boarders syvarined over the fence like monkeys. Squire and Gray fired again ard yet again; three men fell, one forward into the inclosure, two back on the outsiGe. But of these, one was evidently more frightened than hurt, for he was on his feet again in a crack, and instantly disappeared among the trees.
 Two had bit the dust, one had fled, four had made good their footing in sluG Ot1 UStCASeH' "AI4e 1Iolu tie SHeI- ter of the woods seven or eight men, each evidently supplied with several muskets, kept up hot though useless fire on the log house.
 The four who had boarded made before them for the building, shouting as they ran, and the men the trees shouted back to en- courage them. Several shots were fired, but such was the hurry of the that not one appeared to have taken effect. In a moment the four pirates had swarmed up the mound and were upon us.
 The head of Job Anderson, the boat l. swain, appeared at the middle loop