The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-31
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.:on that Dutch trader off st. Jago-a
rich prize, and easy, for we fired but
one broadside, and, clapping her on
board, carried her without resistance
"Captain Peter, said I, "you're a
very sick man. If you 90 on like this,
| sha n t answer for the consequences. ="
Half rising from the bed, he assum-
ed the attitude Ola sailor on the look
ont, and glaring past me into an empty
space, muttered, hoarsely:
"Blood and wounds. It's mer-
chant ship from Madeira, ladened with
wine. Up with the black fag-hoist
the skull and crossboncs at the main
mast head. Since the captain is so
godly, we'll give him time to say his
prayers, Ill be thh parson. Say, after
me, Lord have mercy? - Short
prayers are always best, SO no more
words. Avast there! few buckets
of water and scraper will take his
blood out of the dock. Strip the other
rogues, and beat them till the boat
swain pipes Delay. That Spanish did
algo that we threw overheard, is
caught and hanging by the mainsheet !;
bring the cooper's axe. and chop off
his white hands! Now, we will run to
the Florida Gulf, and lay in wait for
any West India homcbound ships that
take the lceward passage
My hair was rising on my head. At
the foot Of the bed, Sappho writhed in
an agony of fear. Presently Captain
Peter began to shout again:
''Double reef the mainsail, and put
before the wind. We've only the
50 y" wings of the foresail to scud
with. Keep her head to the sea-if
she could once breach to, we'll surely
founder. \ hurricance in the Carri-
bean Sea means something! Hear
the thunder. Sorry We can't run out
our guns to return its salute. The
gods have got tipsy ,and gone together
by the ears. Ay. we'll scud under
bare poles till morning. The mainmast
is sprung in the step-cut it away !!
The mizzen, too, has gone by the
board, and there are two men washed
from the wheel.
For awhile he seemed to doze. We
hoard him muttering about white
squall and coral reefs, and seafghts in
the Spanish Main. Then his eyes
flashed wide open again. He thunder
ed:
"Clap the helm hard a-weather =!
Cleave up the foresail, and fire gun
to windward. Zounds! we've sur.
prised a Portuguese brig. Give to her
hail the pirates answer. From the
seas! All sailors know its meaning
Bravo! That shore raked her fore
and aft She's run away with all the
sail she could pack, though she was fit
ted for close quarters. Another bowl
Of punch! Why, bless me, here is my
old mate, Gatfer, who was hanged five
and-twenty years ago, at the yard-arm
ola man-oi war, in sight of Port Royal.
Your hand man! Do you remember the
two English ships that we took off St.
Christopher? One bulged and sank /;
the other was burned to the water S
edge; but We carried the cargoes to
Kingston, and sold them under the
very nose Of the governor.
The old freebooter doubled up his
body in the bed. and broke into wild
laughter. In the midst OF it, he stop
ped suddenly, and called:
"Sappho! Where is Sappho?'
The negro quaking in every limb,
| craWleu lc HIS S!uc-crOucucu lueTe,
like frightened dog. He grasped her
by the short gray wool.
You black jade! You know what
| want to say. 1t was my last prize
French ship called the Ninon. She
carried a cargo of raw silk and fine
merchandise, and her captain was as
brave a man as ever cruised 'twiXt
wind and water
YES massa," gaspcd the wretched
Sappho.
He was taking his honeymoon at
sea with young English bride. You
waited ON her. Iou were born slave
on her fathers plantation. at Savannah
Ia Mar"
Mass, 70 the low o God, don't tell
it," groaned Sarpho.
But the hand of death was upon him
and, as it seemed, constrained him to
speak.
"We boarded the Ninon altera sharp
fght-ay, the dogs resisted us gallant
ly. The captain thought only of his
handsome wife. He tried to bribe me to
return her safe to her native island.
Swore she had friends who would pay
me rich ransom. | laughed in his
white face. Give me that sword at
your side said |. He could do no
better, so he gave the weapon with !.
bad grace | struck him twice with it.