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THE LOVES
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LADY
ARABELLA
By
MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL
(Copyright, IMS, Co.;
SYNOPSIS.
\t M years of age Admiral Sir Peter
ltawksbaw's n< phew fill deeply in love
at first sight with Lady Arabella. Stor
iriont, who spurnod his intentions. The
lad. Un orphan, was klvcii a berth as mid
shipman on the Ajax by his undo. Giles
Vernon, nephew of Sir Thomas Vernon,
became the boy's pal. They attended a
theater where Hawkshaw's nephew saw
/>ady Arabella. Vernon met Philip Over
ton. next in line for Sir Thomas Vernon's
estate. They started ,i duel which was in
terrupted. Vernon. Overton and liawfc
shaw's nephew found themselves attract
ed by pretty Lady Arabella.
CHAPTER lll.—Continued.
The Frenchmen thought they had
us. We heard afterward that a prize
crew was already told off to take us
into Corunna, but no man or boy on
the Ajax dreamed of giving up the
ship.
The Ajax was cleared for action in
eleven minutes; and, with four ensigns
flying, we headed for the ship of the
line, which was waiting for us, with
her topsails shivering. The Ajax had
been lately coppered, and, with all
sail to royals set, legged it at a lively
gait, in spite of the heavy sea, which
occasionally caused our lower-deck
guns to roll their noses in the water.
As we wallowed toward the ship of
the line, which was the Indomptable,
the frigate, the Xantippe, was maneuv
ering for a position on our starboard
quarter to rake ns. Seeing this, the
Ajax came up a little into the wind,
which brought our broadside to bear
directly on the Xantippe, and she
hedged off a little.
Tho steadiness, coolness, and pre
cision with which the ship was han
dled astonished my young mind. I
knew very well that if we were de
feated Sir Peter Hawkshaw would
stand no show of leniency, for there
was no doubt that, owing to our new
copper, we could easily have outsailed
the Frenchmen; but Sir Peter pre
ferred to outfight them, even against
desperate odds.
The officers and men hud entire con
fidence in Sir Peter and in tlie ship,
and went into action wi'.h the hearti
est good-will imaginable. The people
were amused by two powder monkeys
coming to blows in the magazine
passage over which one would be en
titled to the larger share of prize
money. The gayety of the men was
contagious. Every man's face wore a
grin; and when the word was given to
take in the royals, and send down the
yards, furl all staysails and the flying
jib, they literally rushed into the rig
ging with an "Aye, aye, sir," that
seemed to shake the deck.
The admiral, who had been on the
bridge, loft it and went below. Pres
ently ho came up. He was in his best
uniform, with a, sword, his
order of the Hath on his breast, and
lie wore a cocked hat. As he passed
1 me, Mr. Buxton, who was stepping
along briskly, said:
"Pardon me, Sir Peter, but a French
musket wants po better target than
a cocked hat."
"Sir," replied Sir Peter, "I have al
ways fought in a cocked hat and silk
stockings; as becomes a gentleman;
and I shall always fight- in a cocked
hat and silk stockings, damme!"
Mr. Buxton passed en. laughing.
Now, I had taken the opportunity.
after we had sighted the Frenchman,
to run below and put on my newest
uniform, with silk stockings, and to
get out several cumbric pocket hand
kerchiefs; and I had also scented my
self liberally with some attar of rose,
which I ftad bought in Portsmouth.
Sir Peter, putting ills, lingers to his
nose, sniffed the attar of rose, and,
speedily identifying me, he surveyed
me calmly all over, while I blushed
and found myself unable to stand still
under, nis searching gaze. When he
spoke, however, it was in words of
praise.
"Nephew, you have the right idea.
It is a holiday when we meet the ene
my, and officers should aress accord
ingly."
Mr. Buxton, who was standing near,
sneaked ofT a little. He had on an
old coat, sucli as I had never seen
him wear, and had removed his stock
and tied a red silk handkerchief
around his neck. He certainly did not
look quite the gentleman. The In
domptable, being then about half u
mile distant, bore up anil fired a shot
to windward, which was an invitation
to come on and take a licking or give
one. The Ajax was not misled into
the rashness of coming on, with the
Xantippe hanging on her quarter, but
luffing up suddenly—for she answered
her helm beautifully—she brought the
frigate directly under her guns; and
hat fetched the Indomptable as i'asi
she could trot. The Ajax opened
e ball with one of her long twenty
lis. Sir Peter hiiViself sighting and
pointing the gun: and immediately
aft or the whol?' broadside roared out.
Had it struck the frigate full, it would
have soot,her to tlie bottom; but by
hauling quickly by the wind, she only
received about half the discharge.
That, however, was terrible. Her
mizzenimißt was cut off, and hung over
her side in a mass of torn rigging; her
mainmast was wounded; and it was
plain that our broadside had killed
j and wounded many men, and had dis
; mounted several guns. Her wheel,
! however, was uninjured, and in an in
! conceivably short time the wreck of
I the mast had beon cut away; and
wearing, with the wind in her favor,
she got into a raking position on our
port quarter, and gave us a broadside
that raked us from stern to stem.
The savage which dwells in man
had made me perfectly indifferent to
the loss of life on the French ship; but
when a man dropped dead at my side,
I fell into a passion of rage, and, I
must honestly admit, of fear. My sta
tion was amidships, and 1 recalled,
with a dreadful sinking of the heart,
that it was commonly known as the
slaughter house, from the execution
generally done there.
I looked down and saw the man's
| blood soaking into the sand, with
| which the deck was plentifully
1 strewed, and I, Richard Olyn, longed
to desert my station and run below.
But as 1 turned, I caught sight of Giles
Vernon, a little distance away from
me. He was smiling and waving his
hat, and he cried out:
1 "See, boys! the big 'un is coming
to take her punislynent! Huzza!"
The Indomptable had then ap
proached to within a quarter of a mile,
j and as a heavy sea was kick ad up by
' the wind, and all three of the ships
were rolling extremely, she luffed up
to deliver her broadside; and at that
' moment three thundering cheers broke
frofn the 900 throats on the Ajax, and
they were instantly answered by a
t£r" ~
We Were So Near That Every Shot
Told.
i cheer as great from the Frenchman.
Owing to the sharp roll, most of the
French shot went a little too high, just
above the heads of the marines, who
were drawn up in the waist of the
ship. My paroxysm of fear still held
me, but when 1 saw these men, with
the one proud word "Gibraltar" writ
ten on their hats, standing steadily, as
if at parade, in tho midst of the hur
ricane of lire, the men as cool as their
officers, shame seized me for a:y cow
ardice; from that on, I gradually
j tered my alarms. I here mention a
strange tiling; as long as I was a
coward at heart, I was also a villain:
for if one single shot could have sent
the Frenchman's body to the sea and
his soul to hell, 1 would have tired that
shot. But when 1 was released from
tjie nightmare of fear, a feeling of
mercy stole into ioy soul. I began to
feel for our brave enemy and to wish
that we might capture him with as
! little loss as possible.
The cannonade now increased; but
! the wind, which is usually deadened,
continued to rise, and both the heavy
j ships were almost rolling their yard
arms in the water. The Indomp-
I table's fire wa3 exceedingly steady,
but not well directed, while, after ten
minutes of a close lire, it was seen
that we were fast shooting her spars
out of her. The frigate, much disabled
by the loss of her mast, had fallen off
to leeward, and never got close enough
again to be of any assistance to her
consort.
The Ajax's people began to clamor
to get alongside, and alongside we got.
As we neared the Indomptable, oc
casionally yawing to prevent being
raked, his metal began to tell, and we
were much cut up aloft, besides hav
ing been hulled repeatedly; but we
came on steadily. The man at the
wheel had nearly all his clothes' torn
off him by a splinter, but with the
spirit of a true seaman, ho stood at
his post unflinchingly, never letting go
of the spokes for one moment.- When
we wore within a couple of pistol
shots, the Frenchman opened a smart
musketry fire. Sir Peter had left the
bridge for a moment and was crossing
the deck, when a ball went through
his hat, knocking it. off and tearing it
to pieces. He stooped down, picked ii
up, and then called out to a powder
boy who was passing:
"Goto my cabin, and in the upper
drawer of the locker to the left of
my bed-place, you will see two cocked
hats; bring me the newest one.
Hanged if I'll not. wear a decent hat,
in spite of the Frenchman!"
And this man was ruled by his wife!
We hove to about a cable's length
from the Frenchman, and then the
fight began in earnest. We were so
i near that every shot told. The French
man made great play with his main
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1909
derk battKry, and flur s&iti'.Vnd rigging
soon were so cut. up that when we
came foul, a few minutes later, we
vs.!re jammed fast; but nobody on
either ship wished it otherwise. The
■Frenchman's main-yard swung di
rectly over our poop, and Capt. fltiil
ford himself made it fast to our miz
7,en rigging. The Frenchman, how
ever. was not yet beaten at the guns,
and the firing was so heavy on both
sides that a pall of smoke enveloped
both ships. This was to our advan
tage, for the frigate, having got. some
sail on the stump of her mizzenmast,
now approached; but the wind drifted
the smoke so between her and the two
fighting ships, that she could not in
the dim twilight plainly discern friend
from foe, especially as both were
painted black, and we swung together
with the sea and wind. When the
smoke drifted off. the gallant but un
fortunate Xantippe found herself di
rectly under our broadside. We gave
her one round from our main battery,
and fche troubled us no more.
Of my own feelings, I can only say
that 1 welcomed the return of my cour
age so rapturously, I felt capable of
heroic things. Occasionally I recog
nized Sir Peter as he flitted past; he
ssemed everywhere at onc«i, and I
perceived that although Capt. Guil
ford was technically fighting the ship.
Sir Peter was by no means an idle
spectator. My gun was on the en
gaged side all the time, and several
of the guns 011 that side became dis
abled, and officers were wounded or
killed; it brought Giles Vernon quite
close to me. Through the smoke and
the fast-falling darkness, lighted only
by the red flash of the guns and the
glare of the battle lanterns. I could
see his face. He never lost liis smile,
and his ringing voice always led the
cheering.
Presently the Frenchman's fire
slackened, and then a dull, rumbling
sound was heard in the depths of the
Indomptahle, followed by a roar and
streams of light from the forehatch.
The forward magazine had exploded,
and it seemed in the awful crash and
blaze as if all the masts and spars
went skyward, with the rags of the
sails; and a solemn hush and silence
followed the explosion.
In another instant I heard Sir
Peter's sharp voice shouting:
"Call all hands to board! Boatswain,
cheer the men up with the pipe!"
And then the clear notes of the boat
swain's pipe floated out into the dark
ness, and with a yell the men gathered
at the bulwarks. On the French ship
they appeared to be dazed by the ex
plosion. and we could see only a few
'officers running about and trying to
collect the men.
In another instant I saw Mr. Bux
ton leap upon the hammock-netting,
and about to spring, when a figure be
hind him seized him by the coat-tails,
and. dragging him backward, he meas
ured his length on the deck. The fig
ure was Giles Vernon.
"After me," he cried to the first
lieutenant; and the next moment be
made his spring, and landed, the first
man 011 the Indomptable's deck.
As soon as the ship was given up.
we hauled up our courses and ran off
a little, rove new braces, and made
ready to capture the frigate, which, al
though badly cut up, showed no dispo
sition to surrender, and stood gallant
ly by her consort, in half an hour we
were ready togo into action again, if
necessary, with another ship of the
line.
We got within range—the sea had
gone down much—and giving the
Xantippe our broadside, brought down
the tricolor which the Frenchmen had
nailed to the stump of the mizzen
mast. She proved to have on board
near a million sterling, wliich, with
the Indomptable, was the richest prizti
taken in for years preceding.
The admiral and captain got JHl,*
00" Sterling each.' The senior officers
received £2,500 sterling eaeh. The
juniors got ii 2,000 sterling, the mid
shipmen and petty officers £.1,500
sterling, and every, seaman got £7OO
sterling, and the landsmen and boys
,€4OO sterling in prize And
I say it with diffidence, W'e'gbt much
more' in glory; for the two French
ships were not only beaten, but beaten
in the most seariianlike manner. Sir
Peter ever after kept the anniversary
as his day of' glory, ..putting cm the
same uniform and cocked hat he had
worn, and going to.church, if 011 shore,
with Lady Hawkshaw on his arm. and
giving thanks in a loud voice.
(TO UK CONTINUED.)
RABBITS ARE HARD FIGHTERS.
The Charge of Cowardice a Slander—
Defeat of a Ferret.
Tell a man that he hasn't the pluck
of a rabbit and if he doesn't disprove
it by hitting you he is certain at any
rate to be Extremely annoyed.
Yet the taunt is a libel 011 the rab
bit A doe rabbit, will fight like fury
in defense of her young. She will
charge like a battering ram and use
those long sharp incissors of hers to
capital purpose.
An old buck rabbit is not to be light
ly tackled by weasel, stoat or even fer
ret. On the sanded floor of a small
public house near Chestnut a ferret of
long experience was matched with an
old lop-eared buck, the property of the
landlord.
The ferret made straight for the rab
bit's throat, but the latter was in the
air before master ferret could reach
him, and leaping clean over the fer
ret's head let out with those powerful
hind legs of bis a kick which hurled
the ferret bodily against the wains
cot. Twice the ferret returned to the
attack and twice he missed his grip
and went hurtling through the air.
The third repulse was enough for
him. He knew he was beaten and
•ou'.d not be persuaded to stand up
for a fourth round. Pearson' -
Weekly
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PLAN FOR GOOD ROAD DRAG.
An Efficient Home-Made Road Grader
That One Man Can Easily
Manage.
A plan is given below for a cheap
and efficient home-made road grader,
or drag, that one man can manage and
one team can pull. It is as efficient
In putting the dirt, clay and gumbo
roads in good shape as the larger
grader and it is much more conven
ient. as you do not have to wait for
three or four of your neighbors to
help you, but can goon with your
team when the roads get rough or rut
ted up and in a little while can have
them in tip-top shape.
With one dragging after each rain
we kept three-fourths of a mile of
dirt road in the best of condition all
summer and we hardly missed the
time it took, either.
The front, or cutting part of the
drag, is made from an old mowing
machine cutting bar. This bar is
bolted on the front side of the drag
so as to extend one-half inch lower
than frame to cut the dirt and slide it
toward the middle of the road. The
dirt slides off the end fastened with
longer chain, which end should run in
the center of the road. The drivei
rides 011 the frame, If it is desired to
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Home-Made Drag.
cut more, stand over the bar and i;
it is cutting too deeply, stand nearei
the wheel at the rear of frame. This
wheel carries the rear end of frame
anil throws all the weight 011 the cut
ting bar. It reduces the friction to a
minimum and enables better work
The frame of the drag is made of twe
by eight inch hard wood pieces, five
feet in length.
SHIPPING BOX FOR FRUIT.
Refrigerator Shipping Box Invented to
Prevent Berries from Spoiling
While in Transit.
A large fruit grower in tlie state of
Washington who experienced heavy
loss from berries spoiling in shipment
has invented a refrigerator shipping
case. The ease is built to contain 51
quart boxes placed on trays in airtigh'
Box for Berries.
compartments, and in a compaiiment
above the berries is room lor a 25-
pound cake of ice, making a total
weight of 07 pounds. The crates must
be iced every 24 hours. This is
done by the railroad company. Under
these conditions Washington berries
have reached Chicago in salable con
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Harmonize Shrub and Garden.
Shrubs as a rule are intended as a
frame lor the yard or garden. They
are planted around the borders of the
lawn, or used to screen the founda
tions of the house or to fi'l in cor
ners.
The shrubbery frame for the yard or
garden should be formed on the same
principle as a picture frame, the bor
der of a rug, etc. It should harmonize
with the picture it incloses, and each
shrub in the border should harmonize
with its companions. Too often nc
attention is paid to this kind of har
mony and the shrubbery border be
comes a thing or shreds and patches
made up of showy bushes, perhaps
beautiful plants in themselves, but ar
ranged without regard to the effect oi
the shape, color and general appear
ance of one upon the whole.
In choosing shrubs to grow side by
side, consider the foliage and flowers
as carefully as you consider the size
and shape of the bush. Do not put
large masses of light-green foliage
next to masses of dark, or you will
have a patchy effect.
By care In selection as regard!
flowering season, you may be sure ol
having one or more plants in the bor
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Tortoise—What, have you started a
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Snail —Yes, one must move with the
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Too Literal.
"Well, yes," said Old Uncle Lazzen
berry, who was intimately acquainted
with most of the liappenstances of the
village. "Almira Stang has broken off
her engagement with Charles Henry
Tootwiler. They'd be goin' together
for about eight years, durin' which
time she had been inculcatin' into him,
as you might call it, the beauties of
economy; but when she discovered,
just lately, that he had learnt his les
son so well that he had saved up 217
pairs of socks for her to darn im
mediately after the wedding, she
,'peared to conclude that he had taken
hsr advice a little too literally, and
broke off the match."—Puck.
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"Professor, what Is the meaning of
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"My deaß sir, consider the deriva
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canned mangy, old -yellow cur up
at Schwarz' #IW while old
Schwarz an' de gang followed the
dog, I sneaked back to the grocery to
swipe dried apples. De Fido chased
Into Schmitt's orchard and de gang
cribbed de swellest peaches you ever
seen, an' then dey smoked grape-vine
cigarettes and set the barn a-flre. I
made a sashay into de apple barrel at
de grocery, an* <le delivery boy pasted
me with a bed-«lat and it hurts yet,
and I didn't get to see de fire, and
didn't get nothin' to eai, and I wisht
i wuz dead--dog-gone it all!" —The
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when it wns put.on. We changed
doctors and medicine until we had
spent fifty dollars or more and baby
was getting worse. I was so worn out
watching and caring for him night and
day that I almost felt sure the disease
was incurable. But finally reading of
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