The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-14
clear that the SCourSe couId no iouyt',
Gol" her own in these seas of the new
world
CHATTER NNEIII.


The CallcGn'S gold had cost us very
dear. Out of our slender ships com.
pany l3 had been killed outright, four
had hurts that they would die under,
and OF the rest there was no man who
could not show the color of his own
blood.
When the excitement Of the battle
had passed away and the grim fever
Of Staying had become a memory, not
one stood on our decks In whose body
there was not some deadly throb or
sickrning achc-not one who was not
stiff from angry, rainbow colored bruis.
es or faint from loss of blood. Our
captain lay pale and helpless in his
bunk, brought to deaths very door by
bullet wound under the shoulder,
which he had horne undresScd through
half the long fight. The back Of tl:,
hontSwain'S bald pate was burned
black with powder, and he had more
ribs stove in than til" pain would let
him count. And of the others one all.
ed this and another that: one by tl.n
blow of an aX had lost the fingers Of
his hand. another by the crack OF IL
gunstock had lost the SENSE OF his
hand.
The active watch on deck consisted
of two persons. There was Job IRE.
halion, with the old scar on his face
crossed by n freShCr seam. and .Joh..
Topp. with pike thrust through the
calf of one leg and Il dagger wound in
the foot of the other.
We had remained ia melancholy 81
!encc for ! know not how long, Wien
suddenly Job Trchaiion got UP without
word antl went down the companion
returning presently. he gave me a
handful Of biscuit and a lor,uy dram CT
cordial. and these. being sent on their
trrand revived me wonderfully. So
after adjusting the bicOdy handag gc~
.Ound my leg and inStcp. | told Joh
;hat he and | must lay our heads to
gcther and consider where to steer to.
Job WAS all chucklrS ana gl!ns in IL
mCmCnt Ii was not often that he was
called into council by any one save the
old man. and him he affected to dc
Spisc. and 80 he considered his conf
dcnce 10 compliment.
"One thing Is sure" said i, Iookin:
keep the seas in this plight"
"No. Master TOpp." chucklcd Job
that we cant. Let alone having no
rev to reef or haul the sails. the huh
IN spars has sich a-nany wounds in
en- that the first good Squallil send
Ms all TO Davy Jones locker double
quick. No. no: wrSc winged. MaSte!
ropp. an winged birds has to lie uui,I
for awhile afOre they tries TO fly
lgain."
There should he ablcr heads than
ours. Job. to settle matters in pligh;
like this. but the ADLER heads are al
sadly battered Just now. SO you and !
must do our best to decide cours
without them
4 look of solemn Importance strue
gled hard to drive the grin from lob
facc- But habit was strong. and thu
grin conquered.
I'VE might go back to the old harbo
IN Cave island. Master Topp. 1t wer
snug enough, an them hutS oil the hi
above be- rare place for sick men t,
lie in
"But the Spaniards Jobl You forge
be Spaniards."
Asking pardon" replied lob. screv
ng up his face With such II grin tn:
hc wound across il began to trick!
fresh. "hui nn' q them Spiniart!S III:
u lcfi behind has got off. And IL or
,ayic ail.
What" cried "Onc got OF
here did rou bear of him
'%Cc,i hin, ;:i f,'i him Master To
"i"h iS better ti,"n ECar:r% q l.
was ii.S iiUu wrote i!'i:' f.
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