Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-02-03

The skipper. welding Delaying pin,
| held a crowd Of mutineers at bay on the
Quarterback, while one Of the mates, cut
off by two desperadoes, was defending
| himself with capstan bar on the fore
castle head. the other mate, rot being ii
sight, was presumably Killed As the gig
swung on broadside for boarding one cut
| throat rushed out of the galley brandish-
| ing fat-iron and a kettle ard launched
both projecties with great precision and
velocity into the midst of the oncoming
champions of law and order.
A moment later they were alongside
and a dozen bluejackets over the schoon-
er's bulwarks en- masse. Their lieuten-
ant drew his sword and charged across
the deck with great gallantry to the
rescue of the skipper, while a detachment
Of his forces delivered the second mate
| from his rerilous position forward.
Discipline carried the day against law
less force. and. three minutes after he
came over the rail, the revenue lieuten-
ant had cleared the schooners deck But
just as he was congratulating himself on
having so quickly stamped out the whole
riot the first mate and picked band
began the climax Of the days festivities
| in the after lazaret or storeroom. A
burst of yells ard blows arose from this
quarter, and Capt. Curtis sprang toward
| the hatch crying, Come on, sir, they are
numbering my first mate" The lieuten
ant, anxious for more worlds to conquer,
| tore off the small hatch of the lazaret
and, swinging down over the coamings,
dropped into the semi-darllness below.
| followed by half his men. There was
brief and confused melee of cutlasses,
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then the mate was extricated from be-
meath half dozen struggling revenue
men and mutineers and this last flash OF
resistance was quenched.
The lieutenant waited below until the
Irescued mate and his assistants had been
passed upon deck and he himself turned
toward the ladder, something certainly
not intended to be seen. but partly UNI
earthed in the late struggle caught his
eye Sticking out from under a pile of
boxes and cordage was the corner Of
rough bale made up in the peculiar style
characteristic of certain islands Of the
West Indies. Throwing aside the inno-
cent impediments with which they were
concealed, the jealous officer discovered
three more similar bales, and under one
Of them a bundle OF water tight bags,
serviceable, but not neatly made from
discarded rubber coats and oiIskins.
The lieutenant whistled softly to HIM
self and went on deck even more rapidly
than he lad come down
,Captain,' said he. Il want to see
your manifest" Capt. Curtis with evil
dent hesitation asked him why NO
matter" answered the lieutenant. sharp
ly; "trot it out" !,
Capt. Curtis face showed some alarm,
bnt this was command that must be
0beyed and, leading the officer of the
cutter aft, he opened the desk in his cabin
and handed him his papers from the
South Americaa port, together with the
ships log.
The lieute ant glanced through them
rapidly. "This only speaks about as
phalt," said he, holding up the ships
manifest. How about four bales of
tobacco?'
There is no tobacco aboard, sir." said
Curtis.
You're liar snapped the lcuten-
ant. Il saw it myself in your lazaret
after your blasted pirate crew had turned |
the place inside out
Very well, sir" said Curtis, evidently |
resigned to fate.
There is nothing about it in your
manifest, which is bad enough, and no
entry in your log to show where you
got it, which is q great deal worse" con.
tinued the lieutenant; you may con-
slider yourself and your ship under ar
rest"
With this the lieutenant walked for
ward climbed into the foremost shrouds, |
and, drawing out a white handkerchief, |
engaged i'll Il rapid wigwag conversation
with his commander on the cutter That
vessel was seen to get under way and |
presently bore down on the schooner, |
coming close enough alongside to permit
a heaying line TO be thrown on board |
Twenty minutes later the Sneaky Dick |
was steaming for New York at the rate
OF ten knots an hour, with Capt. Curtis, |
his schooner and his merry men bringing
mp the rear at the end of q stout hawser. |
When they came into port Capt Curtis !
lost no time iii communicating with the
consignees of his cargo. and the latter. |
being great and influential men, persuaded
the revenue authorities to examine the
skipper and his vessel with the omission
of several fathoms of preliminary red
tape which would ordinarily have been
deemed essential to the majesty of the |
law.
The examination revealed the fact that
while the balance of the crew had been
engaged in various displays of insuboy
dination on deck, the first mate and
select party of seamen had busted them
selves with making and hiding in the
after lazaret several gunny bales of junk
and rubbish and an assortment of SNUG
9iers bags OF the sort known as divers"
There was no tobacco on board and
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Capt. Curtis was in position to sue the
commander of the cutter for false arrest
but he generously overlooked this in view
of the free tow which brought him into
port three days ahead of his contract
Z. II. Crosse in the New York EVENING
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