Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-07-15

CHAPTER XXI.

tIsspfint ifom ne hipplnsott edition Of isHi.I
CHAPTER XXI.
Il have heard Il whispered. =
qnoth khe skipper, ''sInco nv az.
rival 10 tbs poFt, that you and 9th.
ers hare beer brewing mischief.
and are like hi come 10 scratches
With bis Lordakip's men OF lhe
bud.
And dnst tA0n como 10 me With
this fool evrabd. Master SkIppsr9'
INTERRUPTED me burgess. re
ron sent hIthnf. slrrah, 10 drain me-
Of secret whssf you may commend
70 chs notlce q the Proprietary for
your own advancement IN bis rod
iavor3 By inY hilt, have mind
70 rap Thee atut she pate With my
whinyardl"
Tuabs cpoI ahY courage, valiant
Captain, Or arsnd ID where il may
give thee gnulo pr0Bt. I come III
thicken thy holl broth with new
spices q my own dosisi1g, moi u
weaken i say again, ! have
heard il whisuaFed chat you have
body laneiea Ia She wind. / care
poi n inanlesh as ihey are. but
knowing you have no good will 20
wards The council aud their friends.
HAYS hand to help In any de.
wills oOnIchet your plot may give
life 10 Besides, the Oliver Branch
Is q more aplseful imp than she
looks 70 be, ~and you may. perch.
ance. stand IN need, hereafter. Of q
salt water helpmate. can con-
mend her % your liking. Captain
Co0de. =
Coode gazed with q steadfasl and
incrodul0us eye. for some moments.
10 the face Of The skipper. Az last
bio asked Art thou Ia earnest.
Master Cocklescraft? BY g-ll
thou CONTEST here 10 0ntrhp me. /
will have thee 80 bestowed that tho
kites shall feed upon thy bowels DO.
fore the breath b out Of Thy bodyI''
And 50 they may, Il ] deceive
yon, replied she skipper. coolly.
Put me to The proof. Captain, put
me 10 the proof. and n fail you
may latlen AL Tho kites OF 50. Maryss
with my body
Are you willing 70 say before
witnessnsg inquired Coode,
"A legion ifthey bate the friends
Of the council as I bate them.
Then come tonight 10 Master
ChIseldino's. You shall 6nd me
and others there. Untll then. Il
may be wise that we hold no more
discourse together. And so now
we part.
Cooklescraft promised 70 keep the
appOinllnHnt. and took bis leave 81
The burgess who walked onward "a
the Town House. Here Coode foun a
Willy Of the Flats busy Ia setting
up against thetrunk ofthe mulberry
q sheet Of paper. designed, accord.
Ing 10 the custom 0f the town, "a
advertise some matter Of Interest a
The inhabitants, To The question.
What have you IN the wind, WiIly?''
--ihe hadler's reply was 40 invita-
ti0b 10 the Captain 70 inform himself
by . perusal Of the paper. He &C.
cordingly read as follows;
ORDERS or COUNCIL.
License given 10 Stark White
and Sergeant Travers 10 play /
prize at the several weapons belong.
ing 10 The Noble Science (such az
shall be ageerd on by them) pub.
lickly "a such place In or near st.
Marle's City, as they shall for this
day appoint: provided that no foul
play be used, nor any riott or dis.
turbance tending 10 the breach OF
bis L0rdship's peace, be by them
or any Of th0ir associates thoreupon
offered. Dated al his Lordshlp's
mansion In the City of So. MarIe's.
this 0th day Of October, Ammo
Domini, 1851.
]. L.LEwELLrE, Clerk. I
"On the common, behind The
Town House il st. Mario's City. bv
permission Of an order Of Council,
as above recite0, trial Of skill shall
be performed between Stark Whittle
and Sergeant Gilbert Travers. two
masters Of the Noble Schemes 81
Defence, at four of th0 clock la the
afternoon of Thursday the twenty.
third oi October instant.
III, Stark Whittle, Of the town 81
Stratford England who have iouQhl
thirty Que limes AZ Holkley 10 the
Hole, ct Portugal. and Ia divers
parts Of the West Indies, and never
left q stage to any man, do invite
Gilbert Travers tomeet and exercise
~ the several weapops following,
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