New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28


the village and New-Hayen. crept in On the party
of sailors and at given signal jumped mo me
so BY surprise that all but two of them were
knocked Sd [9 s hnWeI I single handed
was forced to leave his prize when reinforce
There was no further attempt made to capture
the Young woman until one night a week sL.Tr tiis
sailor on a privateersman that was fttlnG OUT az
and the girl was taken the house on the north
road. where a Quavering village paIsoIr iitd TIE
night spent by the captain and ms S 1i H.
m INST airs room ISy morning when the captain
went search OF his bride. the bird mad hoWT, I"e
ladder against the window Of the room by Wh tL
her and she died in the house Of a friend IN New
For three years Captain Thunderbolt lived at the
old house on the norfh Foag. si i3 hri,d and oC
casonal sorties into town. where he soon became
the terror Of the village. He was wont to aGcost
any farmer he met on his walk into the village
capture him. if he had to knock him down
village where he made him become his partner in
, no way Of bringing the old fellow terms lie
had fearful temper. and after one or two OF the
ers he took to arriving t an immense small cannon
IN ms eelI wfl re ~ ven II into crovd Of farmers
Many scheme was planned by the villagers 10
to draw him out in personal fight Ey ',g tss
village constabes chose to have ojheT 'uE i5
/ old chap out OF tavern. On occasion three
| We're Captured themselves by the Infatuated cap
tain marched to his house at the point Of MS morse
pistol and kept prisoners without food for several
Just who the terror Of the village. was nobody
to have discovered till the incident occurred
that rid the place of the captain and unfoded the
the nigh seas by sailors Of both England and the
%fe also a the ' Stamina Poud Of undreds Of H
| rates who plundered and killed 10 their tuII an
nee9s aentcation To secure the trial and hang
n
the open main had become too warm place There
the identity Of the captain. but nothing, Ger.
| stranger appeared in the village the captain
| year he was visited by crew Of swarthy seamep;
| black faced and staggering. with the peculiar roll
| of the sailor These bands came alwsts at night.
| overland from along the shore. and their
| sound Of some long low vessel that few the Eng
fish flag and that audaciousy ran up the black rag
| ways bore with them bag or box, which was heaV-
| they had gone the captain was always in funds
for several months He paid for his drinks relig-
| some silver which he made the farmers and land
not During the visits of his crews there were
| always high times at the old house and the viliaG-
kept indoors Till they departed.
| But the day of reckoning came TO Captain
Thrnderbolt. one evening in June Just oefore the
| annual visit OF his crew. the captain staggered
Cluster of Villagers were in the drinking their
evening ale, and the captain took , his usual ta6le
Z
| from town At about o'clock two
| strangers rode down this road from town. and
| aIighfed at the tavern. They well dressed,
and called for drinks with the air OF men used TO
tain eyed them SISuicOuSly while they stood at
the ia hle drink and kept quietly 10 himself. As
| they turned to go OF the strangers drew from
his nocket a printed proclamation such Were
com mon In those DAYS. with the King seal at Inc
ION This he showed the landlord and nailed up
on the in full view of the roOmful. Then he
maid for entertainment and lett the room with
Bic co,,nar1ion All of the villagers crowded around
The hill 10 read it. Captain ThunderboIt. him
eeIf AGAIN sUore a dreadful oath and tossed the
Fo-,,ars asi6e so that he could read for himself.
Tho fret sentence brought the old villain up with
a Jerk his hands dropped loosely 10 his sides ana
he finished reading the bill with his eyes bulging
his face white as paper Inen NJ. turned as
H. rnnrnf,Il ne said with manifest difficulty.
suming his odtne swagger and DraNado OF voice:
'If any of you SPEAKS OF TINS afore
leaves this -- 'o''ii l II "i'" MS
-- head off
into rocket and walked out Of the
,ayaro straight up the road to his house walked
Tho ola bucraneer and he was never seen more.
Tho naner which had been nailed TO the wall was
~ 49, commission TiS head, and 1t his
.r.i,ias wore ma med He of the fugitive
,,ira+n canfains for whom the courts of England
1r-ere looking and for whom a slip moose and a
eca+foIG waited in any port OF M" English do
mains That night a silent caValcade OF seanen
IInsrad o,,t tbroIIgh the village street laden down
,,jt, ,o,es of goods and the next morning GnEs-
vessel that longshOremen had been STUDY
- al aa-- slipped of Milford 1arbor and
rid all time OF her terror W mere
reco~d hut II IS probable that ne met MS tate as
did most OF his Compatr1otS OF Iht 81, az tie
hands of some judicial hangman IN announcer quar-
ter Of the globe.