The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-19

our boats was very small one. For a
goodly space the sandy beach stretched
fiat then elevated suddenly ABOUT 200
yards from the beach to an abrupt
hight, upon the top of which grew one
gigantic tree. Stretching away from
the tree on either side was dense
growth of sedge and furze. We toilca
up the steep incline straight toward the
single tree. l was among the first TO
reach the top, and there, fetching up
from the opposite side, was another
pirate band bearing five chests. Gem
tlemen, l am of firm belief that no
man save alone myself, is alive to-day
who has ever seen SO bloody battle.
With foul oaths and blood-curdling
curses they fell upon each other, and
slew right and left with terrible fury.
1t seemed that L alone of both those
bands was sover and 1 cut off their
murderous careers with an indiscrimi-
nate hand. From the beginning of the
frienzied battle l was possessed of but
a single desire-to reach yon demon,
DeVremon, and engage him hand TO
hand But when at last | came TO
where he had stood fighting, l found
him, as l then supposed, wounded to
the death and unconscious. About him
were stretched full score or more OF
dead pirates.
For several hours 1 was sick from
the very memory of it, but 1 presently
mustered up sufficient to pull out to
the Jolly Rover. 1t took us two days
to traisfer the IS chests of treasure on
board the ship. The dead pirates up
on the island we cast after their
mates-into the noiSome black pool.
The cook was all for pitching Devre-
mon after them, maugre his remaining
breath, but l demurred. Instead,
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told him that should he recover he
would find me here. While he was
tossing in a wild deliroum we builded
a rough shelter over him, and beside
him we left sufficient food to last the
year-ships biscuit and the like. Then,
after hauling a boat upon the beach,
beyond the reach of the tide, we came
away.
OF the difficulties which we expert
enced in navigating the big ship with
our small complement of men 1 shall
not speak. During all the long and
dreary voyage ] strove. earnestly to
turn the able seaman whom Devremon
had left upon that fatal day to guard
the ship, into an honest path. But he
was full of the thought of remaining
the Jolly Rover, and starting out up
on a renewed career of pillage and
murder. Thus, when we came to the
coast of Ireland I became a law unto
myself, gentlemen, and we strung that
able seaman high to the yard arm.
Happily, the coast off which we an
chored, was for a great distance unin-
habited, and we were thus permitted
to land our treasure unmolested. At
ter scuttling the Rover, two of us
travelled inland, and, by paying heav-
lily for them, secured conveyances for
the 10 chests. To the cook and his
helpers, who were all captives, and so
far as / know, honest men, / gave one
chest of treasure. After many ad-
ventures / succeedd in having the 9TH
er IL placed on board a merchant ves-
sci bound for the Colonies
A sigh of relief spread from one to
another of Glymp's auditors, as he con-
Guided his thrilling narrative.
And I'd have you to know" said
Squire Bell, that for yonder fiend a
more fitting ending could scarcely
have been devised"
81, faith, men! Fill up your glasses
and await my toast" said Glymp. AS
Peter was busily filling the glasses, he
THAT chest said he, contains what
was my fathers fortune Of the other
treasure 1 shall never touch one sover-
eign."
Glymp raised on high a trimming
glass.
"That all this treasure accumulated
by the DEVILS mother. shall fulfil some
godly purpose, is my wish" Then in
a clear, ringing voice, he continued.
Then here's to the everlasting fires of
freedom-and may all this gold be
fused and purified in the crucible of lib
ertyi''