Evening star., 1915-02-14

under his breath; but cared nothing for stockfsh
like him. So walked aft and talked the man at the
Wheel Jerry was somewhere in the waist of the brig
drinking of his spirit. But presently there was mis-
chief afoot and all along of this guzzling of liquor
For Jerry growing friendly, proered of his keg the
sailors, and not denied in his hospitality and pres
emily they began to babble with many oaths The brig
was making but slow way all this time; for the wind
happed in her sails she went about from shore to
Shore She in the farway, but always dane
ing like thing that knows not its mind.
PUT what next happens in this comedy was this
- that Jerry, like the muddled oa he was, turned his
drunken mind on the captves below under hatches and
nothing would suit but he must inspect then1 Bv that
time was alongside of him and advising him for his
good; but he was whmsy mad, and threw me off.
"Damme, Dick!' said he. "You have had all the
pums to yourself so far This is my picking" and he
got of the drunken sailors to shift the haches
This took place in the dark for the master, Hobbies,
at the wheel, and knew nothing of what was 60
ing on.
When the matches off there the wretches
discovered in their nanaces and Jerry stared at them
stupidity, and pucked by the beard, and then fell
into fury. Whose orders it, says he, to herd de-
cent Englshmen swine cattle in sites like this?
And he called on one of the merry sailors to strike off
the chains But he, drunken as he was, was
afraid, and stepped back into the darkness, knowing
better than to interfere with the Kings authority
But for me, cared jot for that and was feel
ing my gorge rise like Jerry. So between knocked
the chains off the asonished prisoners and fetched EN-
up in the waist for air,for they nigh stihed be.
low in that close dungeon,-no saying us nay.
But the report of that fact went abroad in the ship
and comes to Hobbies, who had given the wheel to
of his men. Hobbies stumped along the deck to me,
and says he vicously, addressing me:
as it your orders from his Exceency to remove the
rons? says he. "His Excellency gave the liberty
to do as will. If you have authority, produce it,
"Look you, Hobbes!" said | "You were best to keep
civil tongue in your head, or you will the
quences Am | not here to represent his Excelencyl
And if be that order the release of the prisoners
what is there against it in your knowledge, seeing
what am and what you know"
He looked at c,lriousy in the light of the lamp
yet | thought he cowed, though he said sulkly
enough "Ah, what ye. l wonder?' and turned
away.
But the mischief stayed not here, for Jerrys tongue
waggng, and what he said know not; yet l
might guess that it was in mighty boastful vein. |
not of those who believe in boasting; though
Heaven knows have and done things in my time
that cannot be equaled by any other subject of this
ream-and that I'll wager! But Jerrys tongue
would always be waggng and soon it was passed from
mouth to mouth what our design was and how we were
minded to set free the prisoners so that they should
escape the doom of slavery in the colonies. BY this
time the wind had increased and the brigs sails filled
and refled she went about, creeping slowly out on
the tide.
Presently Hobbies comes up to me, and says he, at
seems have shipped brace of pirates"
"What do you mean?" | asked.
"You have loosed the prisoners" he said trucu-
lently, "and you to set them ashore. You rob-
bng of my rights and my money!
$50 you would sell EN-, said l. "and pocket gold
for English bood Damn you, Man! you vulture
or snake or Satan?'
"You shall go in irons YOURSELF" he cried, in
frenzy of rage at the prospect of his loss, and he
whistled.
A MAN answered to this, and then second, rather
uncertain of gait