New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-08
CHAPTER I.
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IN Which | Am q Calti6.

IN Which Am CaR]H.
~ WAS sitting at one OF my favor
tie spots engaged h looking
through my fv book for some
~ lure that might perhaps mend
my luck IN the afternoons fishing. At
least had within the moment been SO
engaged. although uhe truth b that
the evening was 50 exceptionally 6ne
aud tho SPOT always 30 extraordinarily
attractive to me-thas particular angle
OF the stream. where the tail bfrhes
stand, being to my mind tho most beau
ttfM 1T on nv whole estate-that l
had foCgotten al about angling. More
over. peculiarly fine specimen OF
anophetes (as TOOK 1t to be, was at
thaa very moment lowering over my
hand, and vas anxious to confirm my
Judgment AZ wei, AZ to enlarge my COL
lection Of mosquitoes. Indeed. say, I
was at that very moment as happy as
q man need be- Or at least as happy as
I ever .eWeeed to be. Imagine my sur
prize, Therefore. at that moment to hear
voice apparently Intended for me,
e1claim. Halt. caidh%'
The situation seemed to me singular.
Had de time been some centuries ear
Her, the place somewhere tn the old
world. snch speech might have had bet
ter dttinG But the time was less than
pear ago. the place was In America.
] was On mg owl lands, in this one Of
our middle states. Thie was my Own
Havea. q at least I owned the broad
acres on both sides Of It for some miles
And was a man Of no sinking hubats.
no repufsive mlen. 1t that 1 w0s as
sured but successful American Of
means, nicely a professional, man and
now a man Ct leisure and not SO far
past thirty years Of oge. Ny garb was
not OF leather jerkfn. my buskins not
Of thonged straw, but on the contrary
I was turned out IN good tweeds. we'll
cut BY my London tailor. TO be called
odhand and with no more reason than
there was ptovocat3on a ''caitiff." even
BY voice somewhat treble and trifle
trembling, left me every reason IN the
world to be surprised. annoyed and
gT1eved ,<
I looked up. Just At the bend. ar
rested now BY hand anchorage to the
oveshangfng: aldera. hy a small boat.
occupied by two boys. neither OF more
man fourteen years. the younger seem
ingaE not more than twelve.
A second glance gave me even more
surprise. for It showed that the boat,
though not precisely long. low and rak-
ash OF build. evidently was Of piratical
intent. AT least she was piraticai In
decoratioo. On each side Of her bow
theee vos painted tn more OF less &C.
eurate dea4gn In black the emblem Of
SAUL and crossbones. Above her, sup.
ported hV short staff, perhaps cut
from n2g own willows. few a black
DAG. and. whatever may have been her
stern chaser equipment, her broadside
batteries o. her deck carronades. her
bow chaser was certainly In commits
s,oo and manned for action. The pirate
captain himself was at the lanyard,
and perceived that be now rested an
extraordinarily hrge six shooter in the
o0rd Lot a ahoEt stat. which Was fixed
IN the bow, Along this, with three
eornered gray eye he now sighted at
the lower button Of my waistcoat and
IN q fashion that gave me goosefesh
underneath the button. In spite OF all
my mingled emotions.
Ralt sirrah," began the pirate lead
q again. "oT will blow you out of
the water.'
! eat for a moment regarding him,
my chin IN my hand.
!. z: No" said I at lastt II already am
ont Of the wateV, my friend. But.
pstmee. have care Of yonder lanyard.
- sadzooks. you may belize blow
mo Oh the bank and into the water.
5 81 This speech Of mine seemed az much
70 disconcert the pirate chieftain a.
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