The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-09-27

{ not become Too veil established 10 bis be
B liti that be vas lord Of the shore.
10 The extreme Of their disgust aid
! cane 10 the enemies OF the captain from
! 90 unexpected source TIE town upon
! whose hospitshle from, the Raven bad
become tqastier decided 10 establish =
> system Of parks,
Ii vas agreed With tltite unsnimiiy
that oil the water irontsge possible
, ought 70 be secured for this purpose, 3
proposition that directed instant stten
ton TO Captain Ebentxn Rowell's COO
, tested territory. All the machinery OF
!. lawyers, courts. wriis snd bsilitl, wss
, once more set 10 motion, and Ebeuezfr
and Maria had to form y new lice OF bat
tie.
Indeed they had cone upon evil days,
ior the Discerning lawyer who bad been
J their ebiei defence 10 the earlier years Of
their occupation was dead. and they bad
to intrusl the fortunes OF the shipysrd to
strangers, The aggressive city hustled
Ebent ger from one court to another, sum
moned him. examined bin, made him de
pose, affirm. deny, give bond aud eener
ally feel the pangs Of litigation until be
declared himself ''worried outel bis
slttles."
He smoked three times bis normal Vi
lowance OF tobacco and told Maria that
he was sorely tempted to put to sea sgain,
A little later be gave proof that this was
an idea that bad some grip on him, for
be set men to work calkins the Ravens
gspiug seams aud getting the schooner 10
to something like sailing shape again.
One evening Captain Rowell returned
snd found the shipysrd in tumult,
case had iust gone against him 10 one Of
the courts, the Judge having declared that
title to the land was vested Ia the city.
and the municipal officers lost no time 10
following up this victory. Policemen des
cended, and the sheriff came and With
them sundry stont fellows having 10
charge teams, timbers, crowbars and
other tools sufficient to make Maria trem
ble
She bewailed the absence of Ebenezsr,
but came part down the steps that led mp
the Ravens side and gave an imitation OF
the captain in bad temper. The sheriff
said suoh language was shocking, but
she refused to listen to the writ. Before
Ebenezer appeared to defend the premises
from Invasion one OF the structures that
the sailor called 0 boat when he talked
TO . constable aud house when he con
versed with tenant had been hoisted
from lis anchorage aud placed on skide,
One without occupants had been Sc
lected by way OF beginning. and the
Bird OF Freedom. as letters done in the
highest style OF the sign painters art an
nounced the clumsy affair, was we'll on
her way toward the street at the foot OF
the bluff when Ebenez,r came snorting up
on the scene. He did not stop to parley
with the sheriff, but dived into the !,
cabin OF the Raven and presently emerg
ed on deck with rifle 10 bis hands.
1t WAS weapon that had been purchss
cd in the early stages Of the fight for
possession OF the lake front, but by q sin
gle oversight Ebenezsr had neglected to
provide himself with ammunition. How :,
ever nobody stops to inquire with any
into the condition OF gun ),
when that gun is In the hands OF q man
whose hostility is undoubtsd. and the ;.
whole attacking force stsmpeded at the
sight OF q Winchester.
Nearly ell night the captain kept watch, nj
rife in hand, bnt when Maria questioned I
he efficiency Of . gun thst wanted cart
tidges he concluded to 60 10 bed and
risk the further KIDNAPPING Of bis scows.
1t was shortly after this incursion that
saw the osptsin again. The shipysrd II
howed almost as many signs OF disorder
Is though it we're really q place where |
,oats were built. The Bird OF Freedom, tt
he Albs!rost (sll the captains scowho o uses VI
we're given the names OF birdf) and the
est were either 10 ruins or in process OF b,
,eing plucked, The Raven showed un
signs cf 40 impending voyage,
She had been shored up. painted and
"a 81 al ha Iatt ~ a. 81
orms aud fowerpois that made her look
Ike something that belonged neither Oh st
and nor sea. The captain Was rather va
aelancholy, but energetic 10 respect to to
hip chsndlery and repairs. be
Yes, be said, I'm going sailing once 10
,ore; compromised with the city. THIS 50
o said as cheeriully as q man might sn eli
ounce the date Of his hanging. Com
romised, he went on. that's what they ~
oil it. gives the city the land. sn the wi
ity gives me the vslly o. these here crafts
10, / Ant o. rich % ! used 10 think !
Ias when stuck on hundred Thousand
very time q storm hesved up fresh
1t OF sand, which happened pretty th
Ps'lsr. 20
Fact is. il the euv' 'ment keeps extending G.
lst pier into the lske an upsettin the oil
slistiops O. nstofe 10 pint OF currents, Cl
,nd'lI keep pilin up till this lakes plum dill
at in two. I'm sick o. this bilin, roister 90
J. bsugin body o wsier l'm going to lig
III the Raven down the lakes to the st.
awrence, take ber oot to sea an go back 90
, Cape Cod, where Msrisr bn | csllste %
|, spend the rest o. our days. br
1t was isborious undertaking TO se. so
1e Raven into the water again, She had m