Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M I UP AND AWAY IN THE MORNING- Tide’s at full: the wave breaks white (Oh. up nud away iu the inoraing). Blue is the blown trass, red is the height: Washed with the sun the sail shines white (Oh, up iu>d away in the morning). Wide is the world in the laughing sun (Oh, up and away in the morning). Work’s to be done and wealth's to be won Ere a man turns home with the homing sun (Oh, up and away in the morning). Long is the heart's hope, long as the day (Oh, up and away in tue morning). Heart has its will and hand has its way Till the world rolls over and ends the day (Oh, up and away in the morning). It’s home that we toil for all day long (Ou, up and away In the morning). Hand on the line and heart in the song, The labor of love will not seem long (Oh, up and away in the morning). —Charles O.D. Huberts. i Piiate and Whaler, t f BY OKOBOE X. WALSH. 0 When Captain Ned Low, one of the most formidable pirate leaders in Colonial days, committed his depreda- tio s along the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Panama, he took special delight in wreaking vengeance ,npun the crews and captains of New England vessels. The reason for this is found in the accounts of his exploits by an old historian. The sturdy colonists would not permit him to perform his out rages witnout some sort of retaliation. So formidable a foe did they send after the noted pirate chief that more than once he was cornered and nearly cap tured. In June, 1723, Captain Low formed a partnership with a successful pirate of lesser note known as Charles Harris. The two united forces and directed their energies toward the New England coast They soon aroused such indignation in the New England coast towns that the warship Greyhound was sent out after the pirates, and, disguised as a merchant man, she soon fell iu with the enemy. The warship was manned with twenty guns and one hundred and twenty men. When she sighted the pirates* her captain pretended to be in great consternation, and the vessel stood away for two hours, with the pirates close at her heels. When Low and Harris were in gun shot the- warship suddenly turned aronnd and delivered several broad sides into the chasing vessels. , Dar ing the conflict which followed Cap tain Low escaped on his fleet vessel ; but Harris and his crew were captured and hanged near Newport on July 10, 1723. This incident crested s Tearing of relief and rejoicing thronghout New England, but it was of short duration. Instead of being frightened away by the fate of his partner and his crew, Captain Low increased his activity and scoured the seas after New Eng land vessels. At that time New England was send ing out large fleets of whaling boats, and the sturdy, innocent seaman of these were bothered by the pirates probably more than any other class. They carried very little merchandise that was of any value to the pirates, bat out of a sense of revenge Captain Low took special delight in destroying the whaling vessels and iu setting their crews adrift in small boats or killing them. • Matters went on this way for a few months, when the noted pirate chief either became frightened at the num ber of warships searching for him or he felt that he had been sufficiently revenged for the hanging of his part ner,for after the winter of 1723 there is no record to show that he ever again visited the American coast. His opera tions thereafter were confined chiefly to the African coast and among the Canaries and Cape Verde islands. Bat one incident of his career among the New England whalers be fore he left for southern waters will illustrate the phtek and ingenuity of the sturdy seamen of that day. The Carrie Bald, of Boston, sailed from that city manned with a crew of fifteen sailors, and after ten weeks of successful whaling she turned her prow toward home loaded down with blubber and whale oil. Her crew were in the best of spirits, anticipat ing large profits from their cargo and a hearty welcome homo by their wives, children and sweethearts. Ou July 10th she sighted land, which proved to bo a rocky headland on the Maine coast. With this guide-post telling the captain and crew that they would be in Boston harbor in a few days everybody began to make pre parations for landing. Everything abont the vessel was put ship-shape, and the old sailors even got their be longings together and packed them iu bags and old sail-cloth. But before Mount Desert island was sighted a sail was seen heading toward the coast, standing np from the sea like a great, white cloud. Captain Bald of the Carrie grew anxious as the sail approached nearer and dis played a flag at the mi/.zen masthead which he could not make oat. One reason for his running so far asheire had Imen to escape the notice of any piratical craft that might be cruising np and down the coast. Most of the trading vessels stood well out from the rocky Maine shore. Half an hour later Captain Bald felt reasonably sure that the approaching sail meant mischief, and that his whaler was in imminent danger. “WeTl run in a bit,” he remarked to his first mate. Long familiarity with the New Eng- lang coast now stood him in good ser vice. He ran his craft so close to the shore that it was dangerous for one not familiar with the channels to fol low. “It’s no nse, Captain,” the first mate said after a long pause. “If that’s Captain Low he knows every inch of this water. He’s better ac quainted with this coast than any whaling captain from Portland to New Bedford.” “Well, if it ain’t Ned Low, we’ll give him a chase among these rocks that he won’t forget very soon,” re plied gruff' Captain Bald, pulling his long whiskers nervously. In a short time the black flag of the pirates indicated even to the crew what mission the ship was bent on. There was a short time of ge leral fear when stout hearts quaked and rugged faces turned pale. Every sailor knew the cruelty of the pirate captain and his horde of savages. Then Captain Bald called the crew together and addressed them iu these words: “We may as well face this little difficulty bravely, my men, and not mince matters. That’s Ned Low’s ship, and we know what he’s after; he never shows mercy to anybody, espe cially to a New Englander, and we’d better die fighting than be strung up to the yardarm or have our lips and noses cut off for a fry. We’ve got harpoons and axes aboard, and every one of ye knows how to use ’em. So just get ’em and stick together and fight until ye’re dead. Just remem ber that it’s better to be killed than to fall in their hands. I’ll use my wits to get away from them, but if worst comes to worst, we must fight. That’s all.” The stout words of the grim old whaling captain lent new courage to The crew, and they gave a little cheer that meant more than the loud huzzah of a crowd. Every man felt that he was about to face deatb, and he was determined to do it with a brave front. Nearer and nearer approached the threatening boat, on whose decks black swarms of armed men could be seen. A small swivel gun sent a ball ricochetting across the waves toward the whaling schooner, bnt the latter continued to thread her way carefully among the runken rocks. The pirate craft, when sha cached the outlying fringe of rocksJ^ve to ■-oamI- !»»«>* op oml \» tt~ ttfce uncertain which way to go. “It’s dangerous water here if yon don’t know your way,” mattered Cap tain Bald, and I guess vori don’t know it.” . He was scanning the ship through his sea glasses. “Aha! Now Captain Low takes the wheel. His pilot don’t know the way. Now we’re in for it!” There was a change noticeable on board the pirate. Then she directed her course once more toward the rocks and plunged boldly between them, following the narrow, tortuous chan nel. Captain Bald watched her in silence. Then his light bine eyes, shaded by thick, shaggy eyebrows, grew worried and restless. He scanned the sea and the shore, and then he returned his gaze to the pirate. “We can’t lose them here,” he said finally to his first mate. “They’ll overhaul us before night, and then—” He shuddered involuntarily. “We might run her aground and swim for the shore,” he ejaculated finally. “No, we’ll run her np the river. This is Machias Point, and we might reach the river ahead of ’em.” It was late iu the afternoon when the Carrie sailed up the mouth of the river against a strong tide, with the pirate (-raft less than a mile astern. The coast at this point was bleak and deserted in those days, and it was al most as certa ; n a death to land and desert the ship as to face the pirates. “■still, we’ll do it,” Captain Bald said. “It’s better to fall among the Indians than among these human fiends. I’d rather be eaten by wolves than have my tongue and eves gouged out." The pirates w ere so certain of their prey now that their loud shouts could be distinctly beard by the whaling crew. Suddenly Captain Bald started, and, know ing that the best way to keep his men brave was to find employ ment for them, he gave orders quickly. “Get the whaleboats ready for action!” he shouted, There were four of these, two on either side, and each one was manned with a crew of three saikirs, and an officer. When the men had unlashed them from the davits the captain shouted: “Form a water-bucket brigade for a fire in the hold!” This strange order made some of the men hesitate, but explicit obedi- ence.in their captain’s words had be come a habit with them. When the men w ere in line armed with their buckets, Captain Bald went below and in a few' minutes the men were passing the buckets from one to the other, emptying their contents first into one w haleboat and then into another. Bnt there was no fire to tight, and the men were not handling water. They were dipping the whale oil from the great tanks and hogsheads in the hold and pouring it into the small boats. “Enough!” shouted the captain a little later. “Every man on deck!” The novelty of the orders made the men now obey with alacrity, and they had partly forgotten their danger in their exe^iions. But when they as sembled on deck again and saw the pirate only a short distance off their faces paled once more. But Captain Bald realized that the moment for action had come, and he gave his orders in quick, sharp com mands. “Lower The boats and tie them to gether with a rope twenty feet long!” He fastened one of (he lengths of rope to the first boat himself, anil threw the other end to the first mate. The pirates saw the launching of the four whaleboats, and prepared to do the same with their boats. But they little realized that the brave seamen were not making ready to escape to the shore, but were planning for their destruction. “I want four brave men who are wil ing to risk their lives for the rest of us,” Captain Bald said in his usual abrupt wsy. “Will you please step forward.” Instead of four men Tfcvery one of the crew stepped forward. “That’s enough, my brave men,” tbe captain said, while bis eyes grew moist. “I’ll select my men.” Then taking four of his most trust worthy sailors he gave them brief di rections what to do. The sailors nod ded their heads, and jumped into the boats, each carrying a life-preserver with him. The last words the captain said to them were: “Remember the right bank! Swim toward it and I’ll pick you up.” What could he mean? The sailors on board the Carrie asked this, and the pirates must have been curious also to know. They stopped a mo ment in their yelling and watched the peculiar proceedings of the men iu the whaleboat. The four boats shot out from the Carrie and were rowed directly to ward the pirate, the strong current of the river helping them in their speed. The pirates did not notice at first that each boat was fastened by strong ropes to each other’s prows. They were too intent in watching the strange proceedings of this attack. It might have dawned npon their obtuse minds that part of the crew of the Carrie had deserted, or that they were com ing to plead for mercy. . .iJBuJ the four rowec^jreHi^klent and a duck Active! When they were within fifty yards of the pirate the men threw away their toars simultaneously and bent over something i* the middle of their whaleboats. There was a tiny spark of light, a flash and then a sud den upward blaze. The four brave men slipped over the side of their boats and disappeared, but the flames which they had started burned furiously. The whale oil in the bottom of the boats famished fuel that made a fire hard to extinguish. The tide was carrying the boats rapidly down the rrver toward the pirate. Then for the first time the pirates noticed that the boa|s were tied together,forming a wide line stretch ing half across the river. Instantly there was a commotion on board the pirate ship. In the con fusion everybody forgot the prey they had so neatly hemmed in the river. The guns were aimed at the approach ing oil boats of fire, and one was actu ally blown to pieces,bnt the oil floated on the water anil only spread the flames. In a few minntes the fire boats struck the pirate ship, and the ropes holding them together drew the end boats around toward the ship in such a way that flames were soon spreading through the rigging and hull. A few prlates climbed down and cat the ropes, but before they floated away the ship was a huge mass of flames and smoke. Meantime Captain Bald had been idle. Jnst as soon os his dropped into the water from the boats he crowded on all sail, helped by the tide, he went, bowling down the river close np toward the right bank. While the pirates were fighting tho fire and trying to avert the dodm of their ship. Captain Bald was leisurely picking np his four brave sailors who had caused the mischief. “Now we’ll stand ont to sea,” he said, ‘^and let ’em chase ns again.” But the last he saw of the priates, as his schooner rounded the point of laud at the mouth of the river, was a cheering sight. Most of them were seeking safety in the water. For more than two hours a dense wreath of smoke could be seen curling up ward, and as long as it was visible Captain Bald chuckled softly to him self on the forward deck. “What wouldn’t Captain Low give to catch me?” he said over and over again. “He’d cook me alive and feed me to his men.” But no one was more joyful over the outcome of the encounter with the celebrated pirate chief than the sailors of the Carrie, who ever afterward told with great glee bow they helped to burn Ned Low’s best ship. N" 33. Tblsquar- ter-xnWi d oak writinx dc>k is pol ished like a piauo. It hss a 9-inch beveled f dste sriass n top and a deep drawer below. Ar- U-tto French leg»i alaofbilshi-d In mahogany. $3.95 is our spec ial price for this $10 desk. (Mail orders filled promptly.) we will mail anyone, free of all charge., our pew IK* puae Special I’ata* lonue. containing Furniture. Drancnes. I .amps, 8t..ve-, Crockery. Mirrors, Pictures, Ueddinr, Itetrlgeratnrs. Baby i arriag s. etc. T is is the most com plete bonk ever pul>li«hetl, and we pay all |<o.tage Our lithographed Carpet Ca alogue. ahnwi i* carpets In colors. Is also youra tor the asking. If carpet samp'es are wanted, mail tia Sc. in damps. There Is no reason whv you should pay your local dealer 60 per cent, profit when you can buy from the mill. Drop a line now to tka money-save s. JULIUS HINES & SON, Baltimore, Md. Please mention this paper. wmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmm SAW MILLS. not men flre- and, A IliessluK In Disguise. The Montgomery Advertiser says: “Tbe Selma limes, usually very cheer ful, gete blue and says that ‘with.Vcent cotton and dollar wheat staring us in the face the year 1898 does not look hopeftu to the South. ’ “Of course, the situation is going to work some hardships, but the bulk of them will come from the lack of home- raised food supplies rather than the low price of cotton. Those farmers who have raised plenty of bread and meat are not lying awake nights worrying over 5-cent cotton or ways of getting along next year. “Looking at the situation from what we believe the true standpoint, the low price of cotton and the high price of bread constitue a most hopeful outlook for this section. The disadvantages and discomforts of the present are the stimulus that will bring about a happy future. Tbe bulk of farmers are not going to make the mistake next year they have just made. They are not going to plant the earth in cotton ou tho hazardous speculation of making a big crop, getting a fine price and using it to buy bread and meat with. They are going to set their pegs to raise a living at home and have some cotton as a surplus crop. “if cotton would stay at 5 cents for five years in succession it would be the greatest blessing conceiva! 1 - to the South. It would educate our people out of their bad habits of all cotton raising and make the farmers money lenders instead of borrowers. The present situation ia really most hope- foL; It is a blessing ia di guise. ” i A Beautiful Sight. A Detroit philosopher says that ab solute confidence and trust between man and wife is tbe most beautiful thing In the world to observe, and then be goes on to state that tbe most per fect illustration of It can be had by watching the expression on tbe faces of a man and bis better half when she arrives at the depot from her summer trip purposely one day earlier than she telegraphed she would arrive, and finds him there watching to sec if she came in. If yon need a saw mill, any size, write me before buying elsewhere. I have the most complete line of mills of any dealer or usnufactuier in the HoatlL CORN MILLS. Vary highest grade Stones, at unusuai- U low prices. WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY, Planers, Moulders, Edger-, Ite-Saw\ Hand Saws, Laths, etc. ENGINES AND BOILERS, Talbott and Liddell. Etiitieberg Rice Huller, In stock, quick delivery, low prices. V. C. BADHAM. No. 1320 Main St., Columbia, S. G. make Home Attractive! The mellow tone of h good Piano or Organ vvijl efrush Hint rest the P’trenta, aiiuitte the hildreii and keep them at home. Do you a out one? 1 am prepared to supply you with lie mo*! detdranle Piano or Organ the mar- *ei afford*. Don't say you can’t afford 11 mtil you know my liberal term* and low •r cets. Only a postal card is ne. essary to auk tie for catalogue, terms and prices. Address M. A. Malone, COLUMBIA, - SOUTH CAROLINA. c (INVERSE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, fcimrlaniiiirg. e. HARLESI0N COMMERCIAL SCHOOL. ( harledon. N. Child Sent by Post. A novel parcel for delivery by expresa post was recently handed In at a Bir mingham postofllee. A workingman, who had been out of town with his 3-year-old child, arrived at Birmingham in time to reach his place of business, but not in sufficient time to take his child home. He therefore walked Into the nearest postofflee and tendered the youngster as an express parcel. The authorities, under tbe rule regulating the delivery of live animals, accepted the child and delivered It at a charge of ninepenee.—St. James’ Gazette. COLD-BREAKERS WILL CURE YOUR COLD Id8 to 12 hours. SBC. ft BOX at Druggist* or THE COLD-BREAKER CO., AIKEN, - - SOUTH CAROLINA. Doable Breech-Loader' Cunt and Rifles from <2 to $60. Rt- volvert, 70 ett, up. RnUtt, Razors, —i Seines. Tsnts, Sporiino Goods of sll kinds. Send 3c stamps for 76 paoo Catalogue an save 26 par cent 690 W. Main St _ ALEX. L SEMPLE 1 CO. utumi, IM It Look* “Queer.” Smith—Do you know that our Gov- i-rnment encourages counterfeiting? Jones—Why, of course net. What do you mean? Smith—Well, anyway, it employs a lot of Congressman to pass bad bills. I he laiv^st. best equinpetl and mo«t up-to- at« BUSINESS COLLEGE in the HUte. ore pnKitfons o|K'n to our grndunteH than wo n till. \N rite at once for catalogue. If. W. (.FTKIXQKIt, Uiulne** Mnnagrr. parUnburg, s. “Rust,” the dread of the cotton grower, can be prevented. Trials at Experiment Stations and the experience of leading growers prove positively that Kainit is the only rerpedy. We will be glad to send, free of charge, interesting and useful pamphlets which treat of the matter in detail. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Kauaa St.. New Yorit ALABAMA TO THE FRONT. Pregnancy. Daring the periodof prrgni al state ana physical com Aunistou, Ala., wrltest Have been using Dr. K. A.Simmons Liver MedJp clfae in my family IB yean. It bus cured me and many others of Indi gestion and Dyspepaia. 1 think thsre la quite a difference in tbe strength of It, and “Zeilln'a” end "Black Draught." Dr. M. A. S. 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The condition is a serious one as it may cud In pcruiatcnt hypochondria, followed by la* sanitT* Quid; relief may bo obtained l>y stimu lating tho digestive organs with Dr. M. A. Slmmona Liver Medicine, and Dr. Sim mons Squaw Vine Wine will regulate tho menstrual function by toning up tho tlsscoa of the uterus. * TIR’CTE. * Rica’s Goose Qroaso Liniment Is -Iways sold under a guarantee to enre all aches and pains, rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains, bruises and burns. It is also warrant ed to euro colds, croup, coughs and la grippe quicker than any known remedy. No cure no pay. Sold by all druggists and general stores. Made only by i.OOSK GREA8K LINIMENT CO.. Ghebssbohu, N. C. OSBORNES mnujd Augusta. Ga. booGin Short luu* bssinsM. WaUst l 'b«»i> boanl Band lot csialogea