The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-29

stretched themselves and went to Sleep Nancy
nad looked into the faces of all in critical way and
while the Dutch telling his story her eyes never
left his face When the strangers had withdrawn she de-
scended to the cabin few minutes later CAPTAIN
Elisha followed her said:
Nancy, I'm jggered if this amt funny thing I
can't say that things exactly right to me-
TIL tell you what Elisha" she replied quiet
way IF ship had bin fire in sinkin state
them men would never have brought all their clothin
and heaped in the water and provisions they did"
NO, by Josh, they wouldn't, but how do they come
hull crew except the captain. he come to be left
behind? And didn't notice how the looked the
levin shall have trouble with EN-. Elisha"
But they can't be pirates"
Probably not"
"And there's no war between u.s."
NO but we can't make out their story, and do be-
Heve that mate lynn all the time. hadn't
shown a light and brought
The Dutchmen were tired with their pull the oars
and slept soundly till the mornin' watch the MARY
Ann was ready to wash down decks Then they up
yaWning and stretching and hardly his
feet before the breeze Sail once,
as the Mary Ann laid her Captain Hopewell
called the cook aft preparing breakfast for
the extra men, He had his eye strangers at the
same time and noted that they gathered in bunch
and were whispering together yawl was big and
clumsy boat provided with and SAIL and there
tain went forward and tried Dutch mate un-
destand that the contents should aboard and
the yaWl adrif himself clear enough but
as If his words and gestures had signal
Dutchmen at once sprang upon the of the MARY
Ann" all of whom were deck. They stout de-
term1ned men, and the that no re-
sistance was made. Nancy heard the scuffle ap-
peared on deck to find Captain Elisha his men
prisoners They were prisoners, and they
bound When they made struggle the Dutch mate
took off his to Nancy sought to make it clear
dye understand what he's drivin, at?" asked
Captain Elisha he turned Nancy
4 do Elisha" she replied, "and I'm not bit sur
prlsed. They mean to turn us adrift and go sailing
with the brig"
nj But by Josh, how can they do it'll. It's the same
as piracy! Men, let's make fight fur it!'
"stop, Elsha!' called Nancy "There's no show fur
US! They'll beat to death you knock one
OF EN- down Don't drive them to murder when there's
And to let 'em possession Of brig and
cargo?'
You'll have If you easy with 'em we'll git
away all right and we may sight vessel to help
fore noon."
AYE captain we've show agin EN- called the
mate but with that big yawl needn't be afraid if
we are at sea fur month. We fur the boat"
That settled it. 1t strangers to say that
they made not the slightest objection water
provisions lowered into the boat and when the
men packed and lowered their bags Nancy brought
big bundle of things from the cabin They had no
jeers insults to fling after those they afoa
but at made sail the brig headed her
on new course. Nancy had struggled the and a
compass into her bundle and away
English Channel. There provisions plenty and
scarcely word uttered before breakfast had been
served out. Then Nancy quietly asked:
elisha, what We goin about t?"
TIN goin to stand to the eastward for awhile" he
Mary Ann long can it's jest possible that
we may be picked and have to git her back
= We uoii Hee anything NY to-moTrer, ana the wind
allows it. I'll home tho don't seeh how I'm ever
to hold up head in Boston Salem agin. They'll
say was coward not to make fight fur it, 1900
Then they'll be fools! The Dutchmen would have
killed every one of us but what they'd had
we ought to thank Heaven got well as we did
Don't despair Elisha. We've tight suueaks
but We've aus out all right. Don't We remember
how whale
And the same whale may us this tinnep'
All that day the boat her true course, but as
the brig bore into the north the faster her
topsals were only speck the the sun went
down. AS the breeze did not sun the men
divided into watches, lantern to the head
OF the mast as signal and hour after the boat
danced over the seas There were two the look
out but after midnight Nancy reused up spoke to
them and found that both of them asleep sat
down beside one of them in the bows, wide
her thoughts OF the sudden change in their fortunes and
long hour had passed when the sight ship suddenly
danced before her It craft with sails set
and having been taken aback she drifting away
stern first tho this fact not known till cry
from the woman reused everybody instant and