The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-08
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to nations of land soldiers The winds
are the ministers of the Englishman,
and sails are the wand with which he
rules them. Give me a handy craft,
and I'll warrant to keep the weather
gauge of an enemy without cumbering
the waist with filthy slaves and telling
off good fighting men to guard them
The Spaniards here shall be far luckier
than they deserve They shall work
for us as shipwrjghts laborers and
shore servants; and when our ship is
built and we are fitted for the cruise
Wen give them holiday to dispose of
their bodies as they like. II we return
to reit or for any other purpose and
find them here-well, we can enslave
them again and make them useful. If |
| we return no more again, well. And If /
we come and find that they have escap-
Jed, still well, for they will then be off (
our hands"
Here he paused, and at once there |
arose asstrong lunged shout of appro-
baton, in which all Joined with the ex-
| ception of the old man, who remained
modify silent. The men We're de-
! lighted with, the plan and eager to be-
gin the work of shipbuilding They
swore to follow Captain Ireland to I
! the end, and promised death to the first
man who should disobey him. Then
4 they rated John Topp as his lieuten-
ant, Willie Trehalion as boatswain and
Jan Pengony gunner, after which, re-
i membering the old man and thinking
! he migl work mischief unless he was
humor1 ay named him captain Of
guard : prisoners and promised
d to haul him a lombard ashore, with
4 which he could belch language into the
cave In case of revolt.
4 And at this he regained his spirits
instantly and with a horrid torrent of
F"Oh, ho, ho.' and .sAh, ha, hap as
!, sured us that before the month was
shoot, for that already, like an Andes
condor, he could scent the steam of
!, Spanish slaughter from afar.
{, Meanwhile Alec had the five Span
ish officers brought before him armor-
X ed, but unarmed, and told them what
! we had decided to do with them. Most
, of them received the verdict quietly
? enough. Bandy legged little Don San
+ cho shrugged his shoulders and, say
!, ing that it was the fortune of war, hop
ed that we would set our tasks light
I ly in view of possible turning of the
! TT .es some time in the future, The
!, Jesallow faced commandant, however.
4 refused absolutely to soil his hands for
any mans pleasure and set his snarl-
q ing yellow teeth with the air of man
!, who intends to keep to his word.
:, : "Why, senor," said l. "John Topp
counts himself as big a gentleman as
/. you any day. and yet holds it no shame
! to haul end heave with those under
!, him or even to dip his sword hand in
= the tar bucket If need be-"
!, He turned round sharply when he
: heard my name. "John Topp, is it? ]
), must ask your pardon for not recognize
Y ing you in the serpeEt's mouth last
/ night You were little better dressed,
;. think, last time we had the pleasure
: of meeting, SO my oversight is perhaps
!, excusable. Well, Don John, my feel
: ings on the point differ from yours"
:, '.Take care. Don Miguel. We have q
: superabundance Of work people, +" said
:, Significantly i.
:! He shrugged his shoulders. Hang
me if you have mind" he said con
= temptuously. l
''Or we may follow your own device
= and make you fast to a post down or
the strand yonder at low tide"
. you may drown me, senior drown
me by inches if you please, for am t.
y that extent in your power, but shall
:. not be your obedient servant"
( "Oh, no, hov laughed the old man
Z who had just come up to look after hi:
le charge. 'Ah, ha! Stubborn and stiff
W necked, as was. 1t does the old man
g heart good to see such lusty fellow
IL Let me consider, now. What shouk
u be the discipline? Something move
and telling and appropriate and hu
Ne nlorous, too, if possible. Why isn't tn
ne potbellied little rackerS here? Dea
We me, at another time such a piece o
US pleasantly would be on my lips in
T. moment! Oh, hoiA have it. We vii
n roast you in your metal shell like som
a great crab, N ost. illustrious Senior Com
al mandantf re rather lean. so may
a bea will be a trifie charred in the, proc
Sc ess, but the devil, who will eat tn
We dish,.is notovernice in his feeding an
u will forgive the cooks for forgetting I
ng bast4'
n The spaniard uttered no verbal reply
he but shrugged his shoulders and gave
TO- sneeling smile which showed no d.
Is part,ire from his previous resolve.
Sc ThsI Alec spoke:
g "JaIn Pengony and Job Trehalion, sill
ler off DIN Miguel's iron shirt and bare hi
back Now trice him up to the lowe
". bough of that tree. No, not by the necl
lat don't want him hanged. Fasten h
wrislh'
ed Dore1lguers face showed it's first e!
CO. CO. preshd pf uneasiness.
IA "Sits Sohptain," he said, "fogging
p dea ~. con fselon's death, and I ha,
1T : dom He h6po deserve that disgrac
~ If NOV bold me to ransom,
me leaJ answer, sword. rope or bull
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