1
i jnimmmmiimlvm m m
.AMI
INDEPENDENT-" Live and Let Live."
H. "V. jMorthimeii, Proprietor.
$1.00 a Year if Paid in Advance.
IiEHlGHTOX, OAIMJO COUNTY, I'ENN'A, SATUI1DAY JIOuNING. JUNE 5, 1873.
Subscribers out of County, $1.20.
VOL. ill., No. 28.
CARDS. Railroad Guide.
. jt " . - ,' , . -. . ,
1 r
KRrniture vreiimi8e.
V.'Scwarti'Bmk ttrpct, cfafer to alt kindi of
htrniture. CoJJknttnhdt to order
Itnnt nml Shoe Milkers,
Inton Bretnpy. in wav winning, imnK mreci.
SfJ M' "ApriuE,V.
ATTOUNKY AND COU.N'SBI.LOn AT LAW,
"r TlAsfttfSTREET.LElUaHTO.V.I'l.
.Meal Estate and pollectloii.Airency. Villi llujand
.Soil Ileal Kitate. Oonvcyanclna neatly done. Col.
Mectlpns promptly made. Settling: hstatcs of De
cedent, a specialty. Jlay D coiibuhou in i.nioisu
JtndTJertdan. ov..ii.
.- J.,SIKISHAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 4. Polou's Rloc,k,
MAUCIl CHUNK, TA.
' AsfOn l" consulted In fierman. f jan!.
JIIIOJIAS S. UICK, (
AUSTICU OF THE ri'.ACE,
h BANK Street, LEU1QIIT0N, P.i.
.Conveyancing, Collecting and all buslnna con
nected with the otHce promptly attended to.
' SrA-ent for firsl-Clas Insurance Companies
and. Ithka at all kinds taken on th most III erul
jterms. Jn-1H5.
O. UEUTOI.KTTK,
, ATT0I1NEY AND CqUNSULLOlt AT LAW
Or,rici j"lrst National Dank Dull g, Snd Floor
MAUCIl CHUNK, I'kxx.
Mar l consulted In German, fapr 18. 1871
-J-JAM Eli ICALJIFUS,
' ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Dlnucli Clinnk, Pa.' "
.ttB-Onice, ab9Te Pofon's Jewelry Store, ttroadnay
. n" r f-'
j n. niMMfCK,
' "" . AUCTIONEE.lt.
' , Ea'it M'elssiiort, Pa.
,N B, Sales of elery (earrlption attended to at
ftasQuaMB charges., Tue patronage of the puUlo
respectfully solicited, Jau.3),'T4.
-r
T
A'. DBRIIAMEIl, M.H.,
physician And buhuf.on.
Special attention paid to Chronic Disease.
Office: South East coiner Iron and 2ml Ms:. T.c
UjjlHou, ' April 3, IsM.
JQU. S, It. HP. II IS It,
PKACTICINQ PHYSICIAN AND RUIinilUN.
Otnre, IIAKK Street, next door above the Pmloniee,
Lehlithton, Pa. Office Hours l'arryvllle each day
torn 10 to 12 o'clock ; reutaluder or day at oir.ct, iu
Xehlghton, Nor 13. '72
J UOXB BIUNKI,
ARCHITECT,
No. 310 Lackawanna Avo.,
P. O . Lock llox No.131),
SC11ANTO.V, P.i.
WJll furnish Plans, SpeelflcitlonH and Estimates
plVIng exact cost of puUlc and pihnte hulllliie;.,
Irom the plainest to the most elaborate; alu
Drawings iur Stairs, Hand-Hall. Ac. JeU
rpuoaiAS a. Williams.
LADIES' AND HKNTI.EMKN'S
rashlonatle
BqoX and Shoe Maker,
Nert tol.cuclel' Dloik.
BAUK STREET, Lehighton, Pa.
Haflnj; commenced buslnnes, as above, I Mould
reipectfullyannounco to thecltlzeni of Lehljhton
nnd vicinity that I nmprepared to do all work In
my lino In the neatest and inni.t substantial umi
uer, at prices fullr as low usthe iin. voik can
be otained In Philadelphia. A splendid art
went of CIIILDIIEN S and MISSES' WEAK of
the best makoaUajsi.il hand. Atrial la (elicited
and satlfactlou guaranteed,
ntfuweat prices. Julyl.lSTl.
NADEN HUTTEN TANNERY
LE1IIG1ITON-, l'A.,
B. J, KUNTZ, Prop'r,
ly oi Dniml oli'wlno. niii'. put in all ibo be.taud
inoot appiurcd niuchiuery fur ilio
Manufacture of Leatlior,
c1",.1?1'0 ni"l OAK 60LH. UA11.
W'S, UJ'I'Ult, KIP, CAIJ' and HIII'.:i,
I'LASTJIlUNtJ lIAHt suppliert in lai;o or
fmall quaniuiea very low. lUUKS and bfdlNs
bouilu at liUliiit cash pricoa.
l'atromgo aoletteit.' Au. S-yl
rpiIOMAS KIMIKUIlEt.
-1- CONVEYANOEIt,
AND
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT
The- followlos Poinpaxles are, Itepreseutedi
leiUnon mutual tutu.
HEADING MUTUAL flllB,
eY VOMINa 1'IitU,
1'OrTOVILLU F11IK,
LKIlHIli Flltu. and theTIIAV
. , nLEIla' ACUIUENV INSUltANCi:.
Also PeuuaMvanH and Mutual lloreo ThlcX
Detecltvs uud In.uraneo Coiupanv.
Marca 23, lb71 'Jlloa. KIiM):ilEU.
-JJiIapUK AKI VKVli.
Charles Trainer
ncapdctfullir announce, to the. people ol Lehlirh.
oa mat be koeju a, full ,u'i oi Uxcctlout
Flour fur Sale 5
Alio, anon wr.V of all klnda. and Hi it AW m
kl'uilj ol"J',,S' ' u,u"l"c,'u'011 tu Uo. "II
Hauling and Plowing
oa ahort notloo and at LOW rmojjs.
LEHIGH (2d STREET,
LEIIIOllTON.ra. ' March M
BEATTV """
nflAni llamn . ...n . ....
Sf!hfe.iai VAX P. JlUAlfY, WaU
OR.TII PI5NNA. KAII.UOAD.
Passonffers for Philadelphia w illlenve Lehighton
as lullnra :
8,00 a. in. vli L.T. arrive at l'hlla. at
OiO a. in
7-17 a. m. via L. & S. "
11.10 a.m.
7.191. m.l la L. V.
11.10 a. in
2.15 p. m.
2.16 p. ni
0,35 p.-ni
8.20 p. m
H.2H p. in,
11.07 p, in. via L, AS.
11.02 p. in. via L. V.
2.27p.m.vlll,.AS.
4.47 1. m.vla I.. S.
1.4.1 p. in. via L. V,
7.;w p. m. via I.. v.
lOUp. in
lleturnlnir. leave depot at Ilerks and American
Street, l'hlla., at 7.00, SM and O.I.I a, in.; 2.10
3-10 and n.15 p. in,
Fare Irom LchlisMoji to l'hlla lelpllla, 82".
UPh.l 1674, J.L1.IS ULAIilvE.
-PlISNTIlAI It. It, OK N. T.
LIIIIIGH & SUSQUKIIANXA DIVISION.
Timo Table of Dec. 7( 1871.
Trlni Iravo U'lilshton ns fullcwpi
FivN'fW Vnrk, Plillndelplilrt, Kaftoti, ic, fl. 7.37,
1107 n. in., 2.if7, 4 t7 p.m.
1'orMriucli Chunk at 1 0.10 a. in., i 3.1. iVS. timl,
Ui),l. in.
Tor WHkfK'Barre ntd Scran. on nt 10.15 n. m.t 1.14
6.38 p. in.
Iteturninff - t nv,o New York, from station Cen
tral l.ailroml of Save .Terwy, loot of Mlerty
utreet, North lllur. fttfl.lfl, 0.U0 a. vn-, J2.1U,
4 Oij i. m.
Iati.aro riithrihh, from Dfrpnt North IVnn'a
ll. H.. at, 7.00, 0 45 it. in.. 2.I0, ft 10 p. a.
Leave lesion at 80, ll.4ii a. in., 5 and
TJ& j in,
Learu Iaurh Chunk atT.d.ll.OHa.in., 'J.'JOand
4 A p. ut.
Fo: further nirtleubrp. Fee TIuiaTuhle at tho
StllttOllK.
II. V. HALDW IN, Gen. Passenger Jgtnt.
July 4, IS74.
p 13 N X S Y I V A X 1 4. 1 1 A I L 1 1 ) A I),
1'iiilai)i:limiia & v.wiv. nit. division.
Summer Time Table-
Onnnd nirm KITXTIAY. MAY "SrtMR7V Ilin
'Jirtlnaon tho PJiiltdolpliU t Klli ItnllioaU Jji
YMcm will 1 ua ni follows ;
Vli&rWAltD.
rAST .E leaves Kpw Yori:
0. 2 a in.
12.ViiMn.
1. -J p.m.
5.10 p.uu
8..15 p.m.
nr.'O p.m.
1 1..V)lln.
8.25 D.11I.
ll.rlJ.ii;.
1 1 .r5 p. in.
4.35 a 111.
Mita.m.
n in.
11.15 a.m.
7.iX p.m.
7.W H.lii.
;.:tfi a. m,
lt-.S5 ti m.
1.55 p.m.
ji.m
4 ! p oi
8.00 u.m.
h.ao u in.
1 1111 UL'I.lliU
It .ltlmoiu
$.rr. at Willlaun-pnrt
Jax. llnvt'ii
Htltl'foUtM
KHUJMAILJoaoa Nt w Yrk
I'liiinuciuuin
llullllllltIO
J till it buit;
Vlllinuit?iott
Jec Uimu
ltouov.i
ntr. lit l.iKt
IAOAItA KX. leave- lt ll.itUlphia
Jill illlli'lU
nrr. at WiiiUm port
lU'liuvtl
ELM I It A aiAIMearee 1'uilaOolpliia
j 10.11:111,11)
llitiiieUurg
nrr. at Willfauisi trt
1a ck Jltivcii
p. Ill
CUP.MI.
UAST.VAUn.
IMUIjAD'A KX.Ipiivih T'M-k iluvpn C4)o.m.
vv tllianrj 7,oh.iii.
nir. at U.iimbmrf tt.43n.1u.
linitiininti (J.i5pm
l'liuutluiphia 3.;i5pv.i.
1N19W Volk b.ij 11.111.
TJAYrxRKSS leaves itenoV.i u.iun.m.
NMtliiiinitport I0.ua.iu.
nrr. at lU'iibbuir;
ii.m
I'liIUiieti hia
Wdw Y"1x
llultimuru
ll.'JUp.U).
U.i5i).n'.
3 .5 p. tti
lY.Uil.IH
b.-t p. III.
y.i5 p m.
IV.W p.m.
,iiiitf
7,:ih a m.
(J.45 1L1I1.
li.lt M.m
12.!v5 It.lil.
x.i-i cm.
7.b0 a m.
V.i a.m.
n(M ".Hi.
Ultlp MAIL leavra Kn
l,(,ek tlr.vcn
W l.iui.i.poty
nrr, nt lluirLhurc
I'a'timuio
l'liiia.lo phL
lSt'W Yoik
1'AST LINE leaves HUniniiort
nrr, ut iinrimuuit;
Jinl:i!l Dl-t)
I'liUatlflphia
2iir Y'urii
llrlo Moll West. Nlairaia Kinreas Wrst. IZL
cioho ciiniitcUnif at NottliuoiU rl mlw.th 1.. &
11. Itu. tr .iUh forWilkiehuif tm J Hcimito i.
Jlrio Jinil Wtt-t Kmvnr.i. Jure a Wmt ami
lilntira Ma-l West njuku t 010 mauouliuu at
Wllll.umiporc wiih N V. If. W, timuii uortn.
i.nu maii ham mm voi, .iafj.tva r.xjrO'H
Vot, rtt IJ in uc -tui.it UayUxpieHH maivti
cIobu conaiMJtioiiat i.tici: llavm .villi 11. i. V.
It It. traiiiK.
J.IIU U I Ji.UBb II til' 'tl UU11I III Hi J-.1IU 11 111
tto.inu in i. u ii . ti idi iLti'i.i'tv wit i f i rv
A A. V. i it. at J mponinu with u. N. Y. iV i1.
ill:., nml ut iMtWui.d Willi A. V. lilt.
I'm (or Cat w 1 1 1 tin i,et t en lJii a-h-'plu 1 ami
Wli llilirpO t 111 lllL'HlU I'.XpIUttH Wirt Vli t
Lnu'Wu U 1'Hilartt'i hl.t irn- l.attt nii.l J) iy
lJiino L.fct. JltcpliKt' lBt'U 1 Umplitlr.tUts
VM. A. llAl.liWll, Olu'I upt.
THE
.'HOTOWAPaEK
Hej:ectrnl'vnr.uouiH'os In thepmploof Tchish
ton una vicinity, that liuliflrj OiHi.slil) bU '
New Photograph Gallery,
On 11ANKWAY, near tuo Lenlxh Vnlloy It. It.
Depot. LninoirroN, i.i
nud that ho U now preparM to lve tiiom PEIt.
ruor i'i('Tfiii;s a iho host iieas
AUI.E I'MCKS,
l'artirnlar nltentlon piid to TAKI.Vtl C1IIL
IJltl.N'.S I.IKKNESSl:-.
A trial la solioittit. Juno 13
JAVSE c:aiati:irj's
Livery & Sale Stables,
11 A. NIC STUUKT.I.UIIIOIITH.V, Pn
PAST TROTTING HOUSES,
KLEG ANT OAllIU AGES,
And poslilvoly I.OWE11 PIUCUH than any
othor Livery lu tho Co jnty.
lairffoand hindsomo t'arilaaaa for Vjnoral
pui iKea nud Wetdluga. UAVIU illllHOHT.
-Nov. K, 170.
Plotts' Star Organs
Any person -wishing to purchase a la-lororitni.
wlmr, tuero m nu HKeait fnv fie war ' would du
neu to ivntu for t,teeiul iai to introduce this
lii.truiiiini ,Udrta, JJUWAliD rUll'fj,
Wushluiitou, N J.
BETTTY 1'iANoi
iliII'-,.,,.x?.T. f H""a namutor tlicu
J.r'ac lltATTY, WaahiDgtou Kcw
IN
A W. EACH ES,
J3.
Contractor & Builder,
LCIliailTON, TENN'A.
1'lnns nml Sitcclilcsitlnnsi
FOIt ALL KINDS OF J1UILDINOS JIADIX
AT 'HIE SlIOUTESr NOTICE.
NO CHARGES
Mmln tor l'LANS oml SITifir-ICtTinNS
M'tioii tlio coulrnct 13 awarded to Iho unuci.
signed.
June 14, 1373-yl. A, W. EACItE J.
rjiaKowoKE EiicniiQKC!:,
Ulannfartnrprrf nnd Deqlor in all kinds of
JIOUHKlIOLD AND KITOUEN
FURNITURE,
Next to itomjir.v; lloffoid'a Cntrlngo
MaiUitactory,
Jiank Streofc, Lohighton, Pa,
Ulrgulil Pnri-ir Suits,
llnnUnuie fleilronm Seta,
Soiling very Ghoap for Cash.
IJxnuilno befmc purchasing clsowheio,
Ilnvijiejiad an cxpcncnco of twenty scara
In Iho
U.MDERTASCINC
lliilnoso. I nm pronaiojl to tuniNli nil klnda of
CO I'M sSnii1 U4lvivr8 on -nort mtlce, and
nttt nil to ml mirt.uc-i In thU nno m such a lapn
ner oh vpm plvo pntirw f,atisfactleii, mi very
leas'dmh.u tcnns 1'atronigo hoiicltcd.
3Iaich27,.yl. ' TIIKO. K1JMR11EB.
Tho unecisleiicd rejpeclfaiy Infirnii tho cit
izens of t Clhrnnlii I ill"!lillicr enmitlrs. tlinf lin
li lion prepared to bupply thorn with
tit nil tlnioft. nt prtcos lu'lv na low ns thr enn
or. umiajii mr oiFo.ncrp. Ain, MitiKiiii
JIAJIS linr,0(3NK AND 8AUSAGJC, AT
WIIOLHSALi: AND It UTAH
Orrlers will bo monmtlr llilrd nnd Tinn
fchippol to any puiut at itio shortest notice.
JOSEPH OBERT,
Street, Lelilgliton, La.
Sept.' lit, 1374-Vl.
L.
t hi.s:ii'ii3:r
Would Jt'PpTt fully
ITUIt 11 II 11 U V 111
11 .tMHls 1111 1 1 tie
1)0 in iriMti'rnl. th t.
lifl has opened .1 ihburlasd
Livery & Sale Stable,
imdthnt horaij furnish Hurt, fluggies nnd
bUfclllCdrtor i-'VNiiltAI, I'UltfO.Sl N.tu tiy
It 1. . WIT".. A ill..' I'll tf..' ... .1 I ..
WWVXAUMM I M UI1U 4UUI ll JJO lit U.
Promptly attended to nt modeintu rotoj.
I V KLEl'l'INdbU,
Corner of Hank mid Iron btieeta.
Ja"-2- Lelilehton. l'a.
BEATTY 1!L
NO Ollll.it l'lAAO-I'Ol.Tll has nttni. n.l tho
I), if. IV. Vash.uifiou, &i)w Joiccy,
Plotts Star Organs
Allff nerbon. in l!o or f.mnla ,.1... 1... ..
lel.upj tiinit can ntneuip u lira'i-ciuseiustniuieiit
it ll giCntly leduoutl who. mim buhmi, tor
BEATTY.
Piuiiiil
riSiJl1i,1",,:5 X1'-1 lSIl'lVi'.UE.NT
ino.a ll, i, Iil.attv, YhiUBtou. J. J.
rl:v' 011 WHY win you eulfcr with that
Plotts' Star Organs"
Ain m Lueea warranto.! not to eraUt or iviirti II
l.iUVAftll I'LO l'l"a. WttSluuaiill, A J '
r ook inuTii'ULLooi: iToM-rtot.
" llo ( f UUIlMMl'S JtO-i; (ILVCKUINH for
ltouBl.m,lho bKIN, ClIAW'Jjfi JlAJ!I)S
nun: i-eoi-lT; OFLiaiTuiilFoxnud vTciu
tThiiiYk!',1J.Ji?1,u '" tu""'"'K that nt A. J.
SK.WtY'.? IJr':,"u I'''"'V MfiUiiiohi irn.
BEATTY I'lnnui
AOEMT-. WAIi'IKDl (Male or Frail1 I li
QA.1K UlaiTcilAVCui
0;iiiusJto tho PiliJIo Square-. SOU m STJtEET
LEIIIOIITOK, I'a.,
ilauutactuicv of
Tin & Sheet Iron Ware
And liealer in all kiudi o
IV I'-OOl'INO. KI'UUTINO and .TOMlINa
propiptlir utteiidtu tu ut rranjuatilu i harco .
HAMlIia. UltAVl,n.
Plotts' Star Organs
Agent aupp lednt flKnroathat ilely compe.
tnmu lor th name tliu of inatiuinciili. Tif
" AdOrtea, EUWAltlJ I'LOITm, iVa.htuV'-
Plotts' Star Organs
C"nihina beautiy, ilnrobllltr aud vtorih. Send
lor Iilii.tiaUtl ou.aionuu Poioie lumiir. Ad.
whfer"u'r'",'-f- li,va"u
Plotts' Star Organs
Erfrv Instrument fultv wrruntcd. Tactory
to leu a" w E"""'w, N- J Coircepoudeuie
1 rdmmn-
A liAMRNT.
ny Jir.s. c. 11. cntbWiaL,
As the lent from tho ro?o tree falling,
So tottlv fled hor breath.
Sure. Bomo splilt near was calling,
As slio lay in dentin
"Come, sweet malili to OoVa ulph dwcllini?,
Ihe paluls await theo here.
Onrhnrpt shall bo with nnthpcs swelling
Whui hj imre Root U .iear,"
Wrtp not yo nwumlnp frlcmls. Iho sadness.
Still cloartnyour liouti With yoci
Wcco not! hevBoul doth d w-ll In claancss,
Wliero l.oirt tears never How.
Your darting tttj she, fond, counting
ah anel now, more bright;
Too pure for ctuth, nhe'aiiow abiding
In regions or doliht. r
To know her was to love her tharly
So innocent tlin in .lit!
Al.H vour hoirts nro broken neatly
Your bcautiial h dead.
From iiiat fair cheelc s gono tho blossom.
Ah itnvi'P in i-niiiMif
And ne'er airatu shall heave that bosom
t Dose, eyed no ltgat discern.
Thus In tho Hpiing.tlmo of her being,
Wiiiio In her Inchest bloom,
rilled with bilgLt holes, find ne'er foreseeing
Slio was Honour tho to.m'j
Tlmsdittl slie, as a Honor in summer.
1'luckea by n rocklos hacd
Ytoldi its sweet broith without a murmur,
Loaviug Us sister b md, '
Tliough tho told earth is no V her plUqw,
In a iulr niul lonely spot
Where r nils gross grows.aud weeps Iho willow,
Siio'U not bo .sion lurgot.
And tho' from homo oral doir friends riyen.
Tbcso thouRhts our poieo re-tore
That her puro Boul now dwells In heaven
I o Jivn jorovermorf
The West Indian Pirates.
Some years nno tl;n West Indian setts
wete Inffnteil by pirates, otHitvnge aim.
city ami iiespciati) valor 'l imy wern
cmiipOM'il of men of all milloiis, run-
inuiy bailors Irom Enill.sli, Danish,
French, mjil Dutoli vessels, tlioii(j;li
piolialily, llio laruer tioitloii of them
weie men of Spanish race, waives of
Uuua, or or tlio old bpauMi f ettlcllients
of the Ktitlicrn States of V"'nca.
1 had taken passage on board tlio
h'crcliant ship .Mary, nt llellw, and wu
iveio on our voyage, to Liverpool, when
the folloHliiK Incident hefel inc.
I liul seeiitliee.iptalnstainlliiKnn the
after deck, and, Irom time to time,
eaueily survej Inj; with Ids glass some
object in our wake. I walked r.p to hltu
on one of Miese ocensions, and Imiuired
what he was trjins to makii out?
"There is a strunuo vessel in siu;ht,"
ho answered; "uut I can't quite make
her out."
"Shu may be ono of those llrlstol
tnulers that were nearly ready tn ball
uthen wo left port," 1 observed.
"No; she dosen't look like one of that
toit. She seems of some bastared ilgj
but lie may make her out by-and-by."
"You do not think wo are pur-ued'.'"
I asked, feeling nlarmed, as landsmen
are usually disposed to be at sea, when
they encounter any thin-; that loolu mys
terious. "Ili-ally, I cannot tell," was his nns
wer; "but 1 suppose it will be llmo
enough to cry out when we're likely to
be. hint "
And m saying, hu strode forward with
)ils gla s.
-Ni;;lit fell; but the air was so hot and
stllliUK below, that I lound bleep next
to impossible, If I slept lor a moment,
1 wns li.iunted by dreams of pirates,
bharks, and shipwrecks; so I Imiried on
my cloths, nml ugaln boiiyla the deck.
The motm was half-way up thelieavens,
nud not a cloud was in sight; countless
stars ot wounderoits beauty and brilll
nncy uemmed tlio sky, and thu ocean
was Hooded with their ll;ht. A long
Hue of (lulveilnj; rays lay Hashing on
the bosoui of tho sea, llkott vein of quick
silver, i Iglit under tlio moon's eyu. 111
was quiet, p-aeoful, and lieautiful; It
wns a magnificent night, such as Is only
tnbesei-ii -Altliiu the tropics, and not
olten even tlieie.
Thu winds were nlinost laid. Tlio
gentlest posslblu breeze tilled tlio sail ,
just enough to N't tlieui to sleep, though
not to prevent them giving an id. llao
now and then, when lhe vessel rolled it
little heailer than usual on thu long
swell. Xotlilng sllried about'tlia deels,
The watch had disappeared forward;
but I found tlio captain still mi thu
alert, nud again surveying the reiuoto
object lie had before ctb.civeil, through
his night-glass. 1 die) not Intel nipt hliu
ngalu by my questionings; 1 pae.ed tno
deck lu lliedeliciuii.i uigbt air; but my
attention was shuttly tittraeted by the
sotiiid of tho Loatswaln's shrill wliistlu
calling the watch. Orders were given
by thu captain, nud every stitch ol suli
was crowded on tho ship. Each mast
boro it full loud. As I stood att, and
looked up, the sails beemed lu tho moon
light, like tdwers of snow set against
thu dark blue sky. In a few minutes
all was Mill again; tin vessel seemed to
make better way tluouuli the water,
item the Increasing ripple of the wave
lets heard ugalust her bides. Llrunsl
liess utadually stole upon me, and I
went below again to court my pillow.
I was startled front my klunibers to
wards niornlng.by thpsouud of alarmed
voices, and of hurried tiamplng on
deck. 1 threw on my clothes, and hast-,
ened up tl-ti voiiipaiiion ladder; on my
way up I met black S.imbo, tho cook.
Though natuio had nut It out of hu
power tn Iook pale, the poor fclloiv !
looKi-it mo picture oi tetrur. ! h pallor
of freight setiu.eil positively btrtlcijliiig
through his skin, and his eyes luil that
expression of a, arm, which ternliis
moro than cveu tho pallia check or th
qulvt'tlng Hl.
"For heaven's sake," I asked, "what
Is the matter?"
"Shark;, Sal" ho replied, In an In
tense whisper seemingly alrald to
speak above his breath.
"Is that all?" '
Mill" he Instantly said. 'Tirates
sal"
"Whore? I asked, my heart sudden
ly bounding against my ribs,
"Seel" said Sambo, pointing aft.
I looked in the direction Indicated, and
my o es rested on nn object yet at some
distance, but enough to strlku fear Into
the stoutest heart. It was."llie strangu
ship," which tlio captain had been
scanning tlio proceeding night, and
there could now be little doubt as to her
character A sninit breezo had sprunu
up, and she va rapidly gaining on us.
Her lig and hull weto were now recog.
nlzul by soniu of tho older hands on
board; she was n notorious plrate-slilp,
lu lull cliaso of our vessel, and, but for
some merciful Interposition of Provi
dence, wo seemed doomed for capture
I walked up to thecaptaln: "Well,"
I said, "the secret s at last out.
"Yes, I know her from tho first, but
I tried the chance of an uscapo, not
knowing whether slio might have seen
lis or not; but you, seo, wo Have failed.
She Is on,-of the most determined pirates
In these seas manned by a crew of ab
out tho biggest ruffians that ever trod a
deck.
"Hut what Is toibo done? ' I aketl.
"Surely, you do not think of offering
resi-tance?"
"Thero Is no other way for It; at all
events, we must try. Wo may whig
her, and escape,
"fiit, if vou fall, you will only have
exasperated them, and ptovoked their
tevenge."
"JtesNt or not, wo have no merov to
hopo tor fiom them, and my mind's
mailt! up-"
"Uut what means of resis'anco havo
you'.' Your vessel Is shot t-tinn tied; you
tiro without guns or ammunition."
"ion have not yet set u our means;
and such as they nro wo must use them
against that rutllnn?"
Ills eyo glanced again in tho direc
tion uf llu pursuing ship. Shu was a
long, low sort ofn craft, evidently very
switt. Her fureniast au.l bowsprit wero
immensely strong, una oi great let.gth,
both covered with canvas, undiira press
of which she camo bowling along, the
freshening briezo tilling her balls. Tho
rapidity with which she gained on lis,
showed that we had no chance of escape
by Might. Our every rag of canvas had
been for some timo set, and thu old
lumbering ship, heavily laden as she
was, went snorting and groining
through tlio water. The match was as
unequal as between a cart-horso and a
thiiiougli-bred-ra'jer.
Ttirnin my eyes again towatds thu
deck, I loituil thu men all activity and
bustle. Olio group I observed busily
engaged in breaking and sawing old
Iron hoops and bpikes. These were for
ittpesiiotl
"Hal where are tho euib' ' I asked
of tliu captain.
"You shall sea presently." hrTrenllod:
"the men are diagglng them from their
concealment below, for wo carry uioro
man tue regulation number. In the
meantime, may I ttsk you to go below.
nml break tho matter to your fellow
passengers, i here may bo bQitio of the
gentlemen not unwilling to aid In tliu
defence of the ship. At present I can
not leave thu deck. My wlfel" a shud
der beuuied to pass acinus his fao, nnd
lie niiued "woiild to heaven bl.o had
not been here!"
I piessed his hand and went below.
Xeed I 8y what screaming, sobbing.
and crying thero was, when I Informed
my fellow passengers of the danger an
near at hai.d. Onu tender girl theto
was lair and giaceful, bciiutitul as
light, who displayed the most charming
coinage and sell possession, Shu was
on her way home to England, iu seated
of thu health which she had lost amid
tliu hut swamps ot tliu tipples. It might
be that she le't tho hand of death al-
leady upon hor and tho tins that bound
her t' llt-j wero thus feeble. She tried
to soothe the .shrieking women, cheered
tliosii wlio seemed as If stricken doivn
by their terror, and urged upon all to
eiiect, unit it was uiuir ntitv rattier to
aid and encourage those who wcro about
to risk their lives for their protection.
than to embarrass and distress them by
bin luting and clamor. Tho captain's
wife. I found, wns more composed tbau
the others ; and slio sususteil that tho
other females should at unco proceed to
dlsguse themselves in ordinary seamen's
cliitbes, and pioceed upon duck, sn as If
tiiisslblu to esctp.i detection, lu event of
tint ship being hoarded by thu pirates.
I left them engaged In these prcpara-
Huns, and hasten d upon deck. I found
that the muu had now dragged Irom
their concealment nine elghtccn-nound
carrouades, which wi-id mounted and
ready for action, bumo wem busily
ng.ueu ut loaning lupin, each with a
nund shut and n lug of Iron cuttings.
broken nails, and musket-bullets-tho
most destructive kind of grapu. They
wnrl;ci as n iiioanu death depended on
their efforts, which was Indeed thu case.
Of the. eleven gentleman patsengets on
board, of nearly nil nations, tUa greater
liuiuner, wiin paiiewottliy alacrity,
aided the crew lu their prep (rations fur
defence. AH Hid guns, rlllos, pistols,
swords anil cutlassMS which tho ship
could muster, were, bought on deck, and
distributed tiuiong tho passengers uud
crew,
Tim p'ratp-shlp. was now tapldly a p.
proaehmg, and was almost within guu
clMt. Vi could see Uerile' k distinctly,
au 1 p .ceivcd tl.at I. wa, crowded with
men; bonins and all wero filled. Shn
was evidently well armed, for we saw
six guns on a side, and a long gun, on
pivots, planted on thu forecastle. Tho
occasional gleam of steel .caught our
eyo Wo saw a man, evidently In com
mand, standing lu tho shrouds, with a
polished speaking trumpet In his hand,
closely scanning us. Hu woro whlto
tiou$crs, and had a red sash bound
round his waist. On Ills head was a
broad Panama lint, tlio now burning sun
rendered such a defence highly neces
sary. ifut our attention was suddenly at
tracted in another dlrectlou, by a now
object of Interest perhaps of danger.
It must hero be observed, that we wero
now off thu coast of Cuba, whoso lands
to tlio westof Capo Jnlze, rosecloarand
strongly-defined against tho northern
sky. Ono of thu old hands on board
pointed out not very far off, a spot
which, lie assured ns, was one of tho
most noted piratical haunts In Cuba.
"flieso fellows," said ho, "even ven
ture out In their "boats to attack and
board merchantmen of the first class. I
liavo known "
"Uo.it nhoyl" sung out' the man on
the lookout.
"Where away?"
"Under our forefoot!"
And sure enough thero was a boat al
most in our track, though, at first sight,
there seemed nothing lu Its nppearauco
to excite either suspicion or alarm,
"Keep you eyo on that 'ere, captain,"
was the remark of the old seaman at
our side.
And tho captain, to do him Justice,
seemed alive to tho necessity of keep
ing a suarp look-out iu all directions.
We wero soon within hall of tlio boat,
and perceived that thero was only ono
man vlsiblu on board, who seemed as If
lishlug with a rod and hue at the boat's
bow.' An Immense tarpaulin covered
the boat which waslarguas a Jolly. Tho
only circumstance which excited our
suspicion was an object very like a car
rouado on a pivot, planted forward,
nnd on which thu man sat, as if to con
ceal It. llu soon hailed us iu Spanish;
but our captain, not understaudkg
Spanish, hailed iu English.
"Illlloa, bir, what a to you about
here?',
' "Keeshln," was the man's reply,
"Will buy feesh?"
"Anil what kind of fish do you catch
here, so far out at sea?"
"All sorts, sand"
"And what's thu us'u of thalf gun I seo
at your bows?"
"Ah, sard keen oil do pirates w d
dat."
"Now, men," said our cantain. turn
ing round, "I smell bumo treachery
here. Whatever liappenf.be ready ,calu,
and collected; wo may have a doublo
danger to mn; I fear this is a pirate's
tilck Sambo," (turning to thu black
cook,) bee that tho poker is kept red
noi, unit uo ready to Hand It upl"
".ly,ay,Sal"suldSaiubo,whosu poker
had been appointed to du tliu duty of
put flre or match.
Wo were within less than a nlstol-
shot ot tho boat, when wo observed a
Midden bustlo under tlio tarpaulin. Tho
man at the bows changed Ids position,
pointed tho earonado iu thu direction of
our brig, and baugl a round shut went
whistling through our forsail. At tliu
samu Instant, thu tarpaulin was thrown
off, with a loud shout, and soiuo thirty
fierce and savago'looking rulllans dis
played themselves to view They Im
mediately sainted lis with a volley of
their small arms, which, however, did
but little dauiagi), though I saw one of
our men fall, Tlio others wero with
ditllculty rcstraiuu.t from firing upon
tiiein tue uiaeic cook now brandishing
his heated poker. Hut tho captain
shouted out. "Forbear! not a shot till I
givo thu word."
Tho pirate-boat ranMlv annroached.
and the craw tired another volley upon
us; uut niing upwarus, and our men
being sheldered by thu bulwarks, no
(Hmiigo was this timo done. The ruf
fians wero now eloso upon us, and I
could seo their gleaming pikes and cut
lasses, the pistols and long knives iu
their beits, and their revolting looks.
Thero was a faint scream of the females
on deck. Wo seemed as It already lu
the pirates' power.
Hut our turu for action had now
come. Tho boat had almost struck thu
ship's side, wIpjii thu clear volco of tlio
captain was heard.
"Now, men, steadyl Hun out tho
guns; mind your aim! Now, Zlacky,
with' your poker."
'I ho guns wcro run out through tho
port-holes In tin Instant, and one fiery
stream ot death after another was
poure-t down upon our assailants. At
least tlueu or four heavy shots went
through tlio boat's bottom, when she al
most instantly tilled and sank, leaving
her tiow iu tho water, stiuggiing and
swimming for life. A cry of horror
roso irom among them when tho first
volley of grapu and rou-d shot crashed
Into their inlilst. nud, limy howled for
pity and nieti-y. Hut thuru was Htlio
time for cons Iduratlon no ; nnd onu by
one, the ewltnmers disappeared. Sumy
sunk, others seemed tu be suddenly
dragged under water. Two sharks,
which hnd fo'lownt Ihii ship's wake fur
souiu dnye, now L'iii)i-d a high car
ouse. There wiw an occasional splash,
an upturned belly, a criuchiug; of
bonus, uud inn moment till was over
with tli victim.
And v.bat of tlio plrnttwiUlp the
filt object of our fears? Wha4 was out
surpiiso to.(lnd tho stranger slii). sheer,
Ing oil! .Most probably our wuriu re
ception or the Cub "fisherman" had.
t..u ,iu tht-m tb.it wo wcio fully pia-