The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-18

Captain stansfeld and Saul Mark
with Lambie. the Tillicoultry mate,
little behind them. were on the quar-
terdeck. eagerly examining the chase
] could now see the ship. huge tow ef
of canvas, half sunk under the pale
whitish-blue lire Of the horizon.
She mounted fast, and we would soon
have overhauied her. But long bcIose
l could see anything save the NessFl
we were in pursuit of. 1 could hear the
man on the lookout calling again. rms
time saul Mark climbed up to the sta-
ton in the crosstrees with telescope
-Four others-dve-six- We are over
hauling more every moment. Two are
ships OF war-British by their rigging.
My father laughed loudly.
I'VE are not metal TO scratch Such
tartar as that. 1t must be the Jamaica
convoy-siX ships of war, by CAD! ana
thirty sail of merchantmen!
Instantly the men relaxed their
strained attention, and the course OF
the ship was changed. The white Tow
ers Of sail disappeared again over the
blue line, or rather sank into L, ana
we were alone in the center OF tha1
tirelcss circle Of sea
All this while the ship was worked
as steadily and regularly as Umphfay
Spurway's mill. as indeed, WIZ Bow
man often said. Will was an active
fellow. strong and quick at learning
Beside. what stood him in good stead
now. he had been in his wouth mucn
among the fishermen Of Whitley, so
ropes and sea heavings came easier to
him than to ME. AS much as they
would let him, he became one Of the
crew; and could reef and steer ana
scramble with any of then. jobs 1 hac
very literally no stomach for.
But our chief occupation on DOatd
was looking after and cheering the
twenty-seven poor boys torn from their
homes. some entrapped, some coZened,
others again plainly stolen away from
widowed mothers, who had no means OF
avenging or even tracing their loss. tof
the town of Abercairn and its sur
rounding villages had been swept, as
city is something's rid of its stray dogs,
by the hunters of men,
These poor lads had been carried
away and their fate was to be sold
for slaves in the plantations. There
were even a, few among them against
whose parents certain in high place
had gTudgeS. It was no difficult mat
ter to punish such recalcitrants by
picking up a son who, in the glOam-
ing of a long summers Gay or early
winters afternoon. might be running
wild at "tig" or .'hfds and seek
among the barrels Of the quay.
Anna. VIII ana | had the free en-
trance Of the ''barracoon' at all times
It waz ct best a dark, evil-smelling
hole, as may we'll be imagined, and the
boys left to themselves. would have
speedily made it a horror and loath-
ing. But Will and J divided them into
| watches. We appointed officers to see
that cleanliness vas enforced with the
utmost strictness. We obtained per-
mission to bring the boys up for air in
| gangs of eight at a time. for whom We
were responsible. In this manner the
| place was kept fairly clean and healthy.
! Anna and : carried down the salt beef
/ and biscuit upon which they were f57s
| There was, however, no scanting OF
J the fare, which was of good quality
| enough. For it was the interest Of the
| privateeTs that they should bring their
| captives to market in prime condition,
/ any disease OF UndeTfeeding making a
! great difference in the prices
| It is a strange thing that on this
| privateer-or. to be plain. pirate ship
1 there was none Of that equality com
/ mon in such cruises. Only once did ]
| ever hear a man before the mast speak
| back to one Of the officers, and the
next moment saul Mark knocked him
| senseles5 with a marlinspike. For a
] moment or two things looked ugly, for
some of the men. grOwled OminOUs-
| " But Captain Stansfeld came along
/ the deck, as il seemed, in a matter
| of three strides, to where Saul still
stood with the spike in his hand.
Show me the man who dares Do
aught but his duty on this Ship be
/ cried in a voice like thunder. To your
I - And in n rhc
whole ships crew stood at attention on
the deck with a regularity and disci-
pine beautiful to see. All that IS
save the man who lay senseless on the
deck.
Speak up, Mr.. Supercargo," he said
What is this mans fault?"
Then Saul Mark told briefly the word;
the man had used in refusing to obey
his officer
Did this man sign the rules and sub
JeCt himself to the conditioner asked
Captain Stansr1eld Of the crew.
AYE. aye, sir" came the answer
without apparently one dissenting
voice.
"And he has struck his officer. You
al know the punishment for that Of
ferge by our articles Of association
Have any Of you aught to say?'
A tall fellow stepped forward, sa-
iCTed. and Sa1d; II ms man IS my
brother. sir, and the second mate has
be- n putting his spite OF him all TIL.
cruise because Of something that hap
peDed ashore
Mr.. Kirgan." said my father, turn
ing to the second mate, a fierce littl,
ITiahman. Il do not ask you auything
Of this. But only tell me, what Ordel
did you give this MANI"
Kirgan, a wfry. bUilet-heaGsd fellow
with a ferocicus sqUint, answered curt
". I bade him to wash my sOcksi"
Mr.. Kirgan," said Captain STAINS
field speaking severely. there ar
boys whose duty it is to wash you
stockings. In future you VIII not Orde-
my able seamen to perform such work
Yet. considering his insolence. I say nc
that your brother hath gotten NOR,
than his due, Take him away to tn,
sick bayi"
The crew broke into three rousins
cheers. which the CAPTAIN ackuowl
edged by turning his hack and watkins
away from them. Mr.. Kirgan sent
look after him Of deadlieSt hatred. Th'
man whom Saul had knocked down va,
removed by his brother and one Of -tht
sailors Of his watch
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Isle of the Winds.
Now / had always had a kind of per.
verified pride in my father, even wheI
he was accounted the greatest repro.
bate and villain in the country. PEG.
Tafa Tv-ar-ca cp o1icrfnr4s1x- fra71 Of him,