Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-14
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AsJack Grew older ne began to have
his doubts of the natural capabilities.
For one thing, the. ships boatswain.
M: Biggs, wds' getting on his nerves;
likewise Easthppp, the purser's stew
ard, forever Insisting dat a gentle
man should be treated, as a gentle
man. Having beer "a London pick
pocket before entering, bis majesty's
Service. he was probably over-sensf-
tive. III
termed :'hinyidious" reparks had been
passed all around, Jack challenged
Eqsthupp and Riggs to a duel, adding
that he would fight them both or none,
and at the same time. The arrange-
ments were intrusted to Mr.. Tallboys,
the ganner.I a mah Of mos exact mind,
Both or none, and at the same time
what did that mean exactlyT
"Ah, of counsel Thfee. combatants,
three positions" Mr.. Tallboys got
ott~his. sArt OF -0hnnery,F and draw
ing an equilateral triangle of twelve
PAGES on a side, he said: TEach prin-
cipai will take. corner. BY this meth s
cd each party sYip sci IN his shot and
be at the same time shot at by an
other party. A fair proceeding all
und.7yeuassA".-,
The arrangement pleased Jack.
nightly. Mr.. Biggs, after awhile,
also agreed. "Shot for shot, / dare
say it's all right" admitted Biggs.
Nobody cared what Easthupp thought
he was stood on his corner. The
question came up as to who was to
fire at whom. "As Sailors" explained
Mr.. Tallboys, "you should of course.
fire with the.sYR slhst Is, Mr.. Easy
will fire at Mr.. Biggs, who will fire at
Mr., ,Easthppp. who will fire at Mr..
Easy. And now, If you please, take
stntions,, Cock your locks Take
good aim! Firei Stop your vents
Very well done.v
Where Easthupp's bullet went no.
body could say, probably into the
ground, Jacks passed through both
of Mr.. Biggs' cheeks. "a pretty bust
ness r. sputtered Mr.. Biggs. "How am
s{.sto pipe to dinner with Rx-wiRarRs-
Gaping through these holes in my
cheeEAps<Ex s.p~
The boatswain's bullet Mad caught
Mr.-Easthupp In astAstier reas spot.
which caused that gentleman to roar
so Hpudy that every one said he must
-be dead, 0F'aying at least. Jack was
scared, or pretended to be. He wrote
az note to Captain Wilson, saying he
feared he had killed Mn Easthupp.
and soshe would stay ashore for a
time to see what came of it.
This happened in Malta. with Mid
shipman Gascoigne, his second, carry
ing aspair of dueling pistols, Jack
sailed onAa speronare with crew of
four men and boy to Italy. During
the night ma erewsshasing seen too
many of Jacks doubloons, fried to kill
the lads but the lads killed them in
stead-<s1f but the boy, who pro1iden-
italy fell overheard and was drowned.
A. storm overlook their little craft
and threw her high up on the shore
of Sicily. While, looking about them
they saw an elderly and young lady
beset by two robbers. with long. swords.
An old gentleman. was lying Npncon-
scious on the ground. Jack and, Gas
coIgne drove off the villains. The. old
gentleman turned out. to be q Don
Ribiera de Silva, the lady TO be Donna
Clara his wife, and the brunette young
beauty, Donna Agnes, their daughter.
On second look at Donna Agnes.
I Jack knew her for the young lady pas
senger of his prize ship. AT the home
of Don Ribiera, where the lads were
later made welcome. he fell deeply in
love With her. se
Easthupp did not die; andthe boys
returned to their ship. >~here their
capfafa~ read them s~fne lecture on
discipline and conduct, and the value
of a regular study to develop their
minds. Jack at ONCE began, the study
of italian. 8#is
His general conduct In the next two
years was such as to promise an early
promotion; but one day there came a
letter from home informing him that
his mother had~died I; and also that If
his father was not mad he soon would
be, ...Laek went homo on leave, and
there found his. father working on a
mechanical invention which was to
rectify the mistakes of nature-to
preserve to. the human species the
finer organs and destroy the baser
While demonstrating this invention
theipoor man had his neck broken.
A midshipman with 5000 pounds q
wear was an anomaly In the service
Jack secured his discharge, the better
to look after his estates. But as time
went on he found himself thinking Of
Donna Agnes : so much so that one
tday he purchased fast little armed
brig. named her the Ribiera, procured
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