The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-08-02
Mutirly and
Piracy
BY CLARA TAYLOR
Copvrtoht, 1905, bv 4. c. Mcclure

had gone with him to the West Indies
on seven voyages and had acted as
mate and cOond mate. She could mend
n sail, steer her trick, make or take i'm
soil md use n quadrant as well as any
one, or at least as well az my mate
that ever sailed with the Hannah Snow,
as the brig was named. Captain Snow
ran between Boston and the West In
dia islands, and the shippers of Bos-
ton came to know his wife aud the way
she could discipline a crew and han
die the craft.
On n certain date the brig WIS load
ing In Boston for n quick market. EN-
ira help was put on to get the cargo
aboard, and Captain Jabcz signed q
bond to get that cargo to It's d~cstina-
ton within II certain number OF days,
barring hurricanes, waterspouts and
other acts OF Providence. The bond had
not been signed more han an hour
when he broke his leg. Nothing was
surcr than that he could not carry out
his agreement, and II great financial
loss rs well as many weeks of vcxa-
ttous delay stared the couple in the
face. They must either nnd n captain
to talk charge of the brig or forfeit
the charter and pay n good ound sum.
IL Captain Jabez was wondering IL
a man could be found when his vito
broke In on him.
"Jabcz, you have broke your leg, and
i don't n to be Cross with you, but
| YOU seem to forglt that I am still on
earth"
"No, l don't" he replied, but l don't
see what YOU can do in this case OK
Ccpt to git me back home md nurse
me-"
"Well, / see where / can do some
thing else, and I'm goin' to do 1t too.
Pm goin' to take the Hannah to the
West Indies and back and save our
charter"
"Have YOU lost your senscsf"
"Not IL bit OF 1t. If i couldn't make
that voyage I wouldn't be worth my
salt. 1 know all the crew, and I'll have
Bill Henderson for mate. Wen slip
down there and be back ng'in before
your leg has begun to knit. There
needn't be any more talk about finding
n captain"
When Captain Jnbez thought the
matter over he was inclined to think
that his wife could do all she said, but
the c~onslgnees had TO be consulted.
When Aunt Hannah went to thcm and
stated the case they did not raise n sin
gle objection, and 1t WAS settled that
She was to be Captain Hannnh Snow
for the voyagc. 1t was only after the
brig had left port that the mates
meanncss came to the surface. He
had sailed with the craft on several
voyages II was n ncighbor OF the
Shows at home. When the accident
happened TO Captain Jabcz the mate
naturally hoped to get command for
the voyag He would have been dis
tresscd if n other captain had come
aboard, but TO be walked over by n
woman, ven though she was the cap
tain's wife and n ncighbor, was too
much.
Aunt Hannah saw that he was In the
sulks. Look here, BIZ Henderson,"
she said, ut Won't do YOU the least
mite of good to so on biting your
tongue over this. | can captain his
brig as well as ,Jabcz, and I'm going to
take her out and back"
you'll have her mt the bottom be-
fore we strike the gulf stream" he re-
Piled.
"You never mind where I'll have her,
but tend to your knitting. We are to
crack on and make the lest time we
cam
4 day later she found the mate carry
ing too little sail, and an argument
enSucd. Later on she came OH deck
from her watch below to find him
L., -t,l A. u,D
three other things happened to put her
out OF temper, and she exercised the
privilege of Il captain by breaking"
the mate n sending him to the fo'-
castle. When she would replace him
with the next best man, the sailor re-
fused to take the place. The crew was
with the mate. Aunt Hannah express
ed her mind freely, and rs n onsc-
qucncc the crew refused to obey. The
brig was brought to the wind, sail talk
Ell off, and the woman was laughed at.
She was told that not n man would do
duty until the mate was reinstatcd.
"Thcn It's mutiny, Is itf' she replied.
Very well. I'll let you know that
you've got the wrong pig by the ear.
III lose brig, cargo and everything else
III III MbIIu DcloEc Il III give Ill.
For n day md II night the brig made
no progress, and rs the weather was
fair she incurred no danger.
The crew saw that the woman did
not Intend to give In, and 1t angcred
them. There was one among them
who had read dozens OF pirate books
and always longed TO sail under the
black flag. Things had never come
right for him before, but now he took
advantage of the temper OF the others
to breach the subject. He was n good
talker, and lie held ont such an alluring
picture that even the mate, who was
above the average man in intelligence,
agreed to go into the pirate business
with the others. This decision was
communicated to Captain Hannah, who
was wandering about unconccrnedly.
"Waal, Bill, that's all right she re-
torted. "There's a rum and sugar load
cd bark comm our way, md you
might begin on her. I've got q black
shawl which I'll give you for n flag,
and you just lay to, board that bark
and give 'em fts."
"Ill either turn pirate or command