The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-13

nor.
The captured brig was taken into
New York. and as beginning the cap
Tor made very foolish move. even
though he may have been short Of men.
lie ordered the sails OF the Mary Ann
10 be furled and then got ont line
and took her in tow. Even Captain
Hopewel was allowed 10 remain
aboard, and the three Englishmen left
behind were 10 lake turns 1T the wheel
ana keep an eye on the prisoners, III
was probably argued thai without 4
firenrm aboard, in broad daylight aud
within rifle shot Of Ter captoe. the
Yankee crew would be as humble as
rabbits SO they were for n time. ana
so they might have continued but for
the captains wife She took m hour
10 think things over, aud tien she said
10 the cIntaln. who sat IN the cabin
With her With his head in his hands:
Elisha, arc you worm of Il lnan?"
"NNhat odds does it make whether
I'm one or tothert" he replied as lie
Strengthened up
The wind!'
"Nor'-nor'west ana fresh'nin All the
time"
And we arc Eecpn' close int"
'purty close. What olds does it
make. though, abont the wind or any
thing else? We are prisoners and on
our way TO New York"
ELISHA, | wish you wouldn't fret
Nobody ever got any good out OF fret
tin IL we are keepin' close in. and
the breeze is CROWN stronger, mebbc
Amagansett slloal may have somethm
TO do with us before we gil past"
But what can it dof" he peulantly
queried
rive heard father say, and I've heard
YOU and Captain Weatherby say that
northwest wind and a falln' tide
makes Amagansett shoal a dangerous
spot. That Blitsher's DRAWN eleven
feet of water 10 our eight He may
know about the shoal or he may not
Let's go on deck. Don't you even look
cross eyed at anybody, but If anything
happens be ready 10 spring fur your
life"
Nancy" solemnly replied Elisha as
he laid a hand on her shoulder, III
you'd been born a man you'd have been
George Washington, by Josh! And
I've got hopes"
or The three men constituting the
prize crew one was at the wheel. see
ond in the bow Of the brig. and the
third was making friends with the
crew, with the object Of getting them
10 enlist under the king Amagansctt
S.l0al lay about three miles ahead,
With 4 strong breeze blowing and a
tumble Of n sea getting up. Captain
and wife had moi been on deck Ave
minutes whom he whispered 10 her:
"Nancy may never cat another
billed dinner in our Kitchen In Salem
It be amt maxim straight fnr the
shoal"
But don't git excited ELISHA" she
cautioned. III anythinss goin' TO hap.
pen you bob around like hen with
her head cut off ana let everybody
know It. Now listen 10 me-. II the
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