The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, June 09, 1905, Image 3
Sir Henr
BUCC
By CYRUS TO""
Author of "The Sc
of Country,*' "Th<
1 COPYRIGHT, 1005. BY G.
as he spoke the men hurried to tbel
stations*. There was no lark of ski
on the frigate. and now was seen th
value of Morgan's constant drilling
The cannon of (be ship were cast loos
To the death 11
anil loaded, loggerheads and nintchet
lighted, small arms distributed and
primed, pikes were served out, cut lassos
loosened in their sheaths, and such as
lrnd armor, still worn in greater or less
degree even In that day, donned It, nud
the ship was full of busy preparation.
"We've no flag (Tying, sir," said Iloruigold
as the men settled down to their
statlo^ grim nnd^vndy.
"Aye,** said Morgan, "show the Engllsh
flag. We'll make as much trouble
for his gracious majesty King .Tames
as possible."
In a short time the glorious colors
of England, which had never waved
over ho despicable a crew before, rippled
out in the freshening breeze. As
they were rapidly approaching the
ttpntiiah ship now. Morgan descended
from tho poop dork to make a personal
Inspection of tils frigate before beginning
action. He found everything to
lila taste and passed along the lines of
silent men congregated around the
guns with words of stern appreciation.
The crews of the guns had been constituted
with great care. The gun captains
i:t each instance were tried and
proved seamen, men as fearless as they
were capable. The weaker and the
more wretched of the band had been so
plneed that opportunity for showing
cowardice would be greatly circumscribed.
and the stern command of the
captain that the ofilcers and petty oflVers
should instantly shoot any man
v ' Cl .? .. ?*.. .< *?.!. ? I. -r
ort effect. I!" did not hesitate to remind
the men. either, that they fought
with halters around their necks.
Tloanigold." said Morgan as ho
stepped up ou the quarter deck again.
'I v v.t the frigate to pass as close to
win '.ward of that Spanish ship as you
can bring her without touching. Let
her not suspect our desire, but wbtrl
Into her as we .get abreast. Don t fall
foul of her as you value your life!"
"Aye, aye. sir." answoreu mar veteran,
squinting forward along the jibboom
with bin one eye as if measuring
the distance, "I'll bring her close
enough for ydu to leap aboard and yet
never touch a rope yarn on her."
He spoke with the consciousness and
pride of his skill.
' Now, lads," cried Mo.gun. "have everything
ready, and when I give the
word pour it in on yonder ship. I want
to settle lier with one broadside. Stand
by for the word! Now lie down, all,
behind the bulwarks and rail?. We
must not arouse suspicion."
The two ships, the Mary Rose going
free, the Spanish frigate close hauled
on the port taek, were now within hailing
distance. As they approached each
other tin? buccaneer could see that the
other ship was crowded with men.
Among her people tlie flash of sunlight
upon iron helms denoted that she
carried a company of soldiers. The
Spaniards were entirely unsuspecting
The men had not gone to their quarters,
the guns were still secured?In
short, save for the miliiury trappings
of the soldiers on hoard and the tain
plotted muzzles of her cannon she was
in appearance as peaceful a vessel a?
failed the sens.
Hie two ships were near enougl
now to make conversation possible
and the Mary Itose was hailed by t
tall, richly dressed officer in glistoninj
breastplate and polished steel caj
standing on the forecastlo of the othe:
B ohln
J "What ship Is that?" he cried in bro
ken English.
"This Is the frigate Mnry Hose." Tb
usual answer to such a hall woul<
have been, "This is his Britannic maj
esty's frigate Mary Itoso," but th
Spaniards suspected nothing as Moi
gun continued, "carrying Sir Ilenr;
Morgan, some time vice governor o
the Island of Jamaica."
"I have the honor to wish the vie
governor a very good morning," at
awered the Spaniard, courteously wai
lug his hand in salutation.
"Now, Hornlgold; now!" said Morga
iu a fierce* whisper.
The old boatswain sprang himself t
the wheel. With bis powerful hand
l:e revolved it quickly until It was hai
np. .The frigate answered it instantl
Bhe swung away toward the Spauiui
, to leeward of her with a suddeuue!
that surprised even her steersman.
"And I salute the vice governor
continued the Spanish captain Just i
the English ship swept down upon hir
and then he cried in sudden alarm an
excitement:
"Hnvo a. care, senor! What inea
you? You will be aboard of us! Hni
op with the helm!"
m
y Morgan,
ANEER
CVN5END BRADY,
>utljcrncrs," "For Love
: Grip of Honor," Etc.
W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY
lr ! As soon ?3 the Mary Hose had begun
II to fall off?nye, even before her motion
e had been perceptible? lloruigold had
J. reversed the lielni.
e "Flow the head sheets there," he
cried, shoving the wheel over spoke by
spoke with all the force of his arms.
"Flatten In aft a little, here! Steady!
| We're right abreast now, captain." lie
I said.
Almost as quickly as sjie had fallen
ntf the nimble frigate, beautifully
handled, came to the wind again. She
wus now almost in touch with the olli
er ship. Ilornlgold's seamanship ami i
f-K111 had been mngnii'.ccnt. 11 ? ha?l
done all that was a ked of him and
all that ho had promised.
"Aye, ayo," answered Morgan in triumphant
commendation. "Hands unely
tlono. I could leap aboard!"
! The Sitanish ship \va ; tilled with cou1
fusion. The oaptaiti, with his face
' black with rage, stood oa the forei
castle slinking his fist,
i "This Is outrageous, sir!" ho shouted,
i "You have nearly run us down! What
do you wantV"
"1 want to return your salute." answorod
Morgan suavely. "Up. lads!"
ho cried. 'As the men sprang to their
foot he loured out fiercely: "Stand by!
Fire! I'our It Into them!"
The Mary Hose was almost in contact
with the Spanish ship when a perfect
tornado of tire burst from her
side. Kvcry gun in licr broadside, and
she was a forty-eight gun frigate, was
discharged point blauk at the astonished
enemy. Not waiting to reload the
guns, the crew seized the small arms
ready charged to hand and as they
slowly swept by poured a withering
tire upon the Spaniard's crowded decks.
Out of the tlame ami smoke the Mary
Rose burst upon the astonished eyes
of the officers and men of the two remaining
ships. The first frigate was a
wreck on the water. Some of the pirate
guns had been depressed, great holes
How like you our salute > "
I had boon opouod by the snot the masts ,
ad boon carried away, and the devoted
si" p was sinking, her decks covered ,
witii ueau uiiu uyiug. i
"We wish you the compliments of
the morning, seuor," roared Morgan:
facing aft toward the battered and
ruined frigate. "How like you our
salute?"
But the captain of the Spanish vessel
lay dead upon his bloody deck, and if
any answered the Jeering taunt it was
drowned by the laughter and cheering
of the English crew. They had eliminated
the first ship from the game.
They had diminished their enemies by
a third, and full of confidence they
swept down upon the other two.
CHAPTER VI.
SLTITOUCII they could not comprehend
the reason for the vicious
attack upon their consort
by a ship of a supposedly
friendly power, it was evident to the
Spaniards in the two remaining ships
that the English frigate was approaeh'
ing them with the most sinister and
! malevolent purpose. Consequently the
exultant men on the Mary Rose could
hear the shrill notes of the trumpeters
1 on the two other ships calling their
1 men to arms.
With a confidence born of success,
1 j however, Morgan resolutely bore down
* upon the enemy. Even the dastards
in his crew had been excited by the
? ease nnd success of the first trencher.
ous blow aud plucked up courage, bet
lieviug that their captain's invincible
f skill, address und seamanship would
) carry them safely through tho next
r encounter.
The Spanish had little warning after
- all, for the breeze was rapidly freshening,
and in what seemed an incredle
bly short time the English frigate wus
3 close at hand. Though they worked
I- with a desperate energy, they had not
e entirely completed those preparations
'- required by the shock of battle. As
y usual, Morgan was determined to lose
f no time. If he could have thrown his
vessel upon them out of the tire aud
e smoke of tho first broadside he would
i- have gained tho victory with scarcely
r- less ditlicuity than he had seized the
first advantage, but that was not to be,
n and it was with considerable anxiety
that he surveyed the crowded decks
:o of the two remaining ships,
la He had no fear gf the armament of
d either one, but ir those spanish boiy.
dlers ever got n footing ui>on his own
:d deck It was probable they could not
? be dislodged without a tremendoun sacrifice
of life, and as he gazed over his
," motley crew he even questioned their
is ability to contend successfully with
n, such a mass of veterans. lie had hoped
id that the remaining frigate would detach
herself from the galleon, in which
in event the superior handlness and mo d
bllity of his own ship, to say nothing
of his probable, advantage Jn the way
I
ui which his batteries womn do rougnr
would enable him to dispose of bet
witliov.t too much difficulty. Then ht
ConM with ease place the lntjjc nml
tinwleldly galleon at his mercy. Bui
' :bo two Spanish ships stuck close to
i getlier, too close indeed, Morgm
(bought, for their own safety. Thcj
! were both on the wind, with their lar
hoard tacks aboard, tiie frigate slight
ly ahead and to windward of the gal
lean?on the side, that is, whence tin
Mary Hose was approaching. 80 l'ai
as he could divine it, the Spanish plan,
if they had formulated any pi theh
hurry, appeared to be for the frigate tu
engage the Mary Hose, and while she
had the latter ship under her buttery
the galleon would tack across the ling
lish vessel's bows or stern, as might
be, rake her, got her between the two
ships, run her aboard and thus effect
her ruin. The plan was simple, practicable
and promised easy success, provided
the Lhtglishuiuu did what wUjj
expected of him.
Morgan was not to be caught napping
that way. As be rushed down
upon them there came into his head one
of the most daring ideas that have ever
Hashed across a scninau's brain. Hastily
summoning Brazilian-.;, be bade
him take a dozen of his men, descend
to the after magazine, procure two or
three barrels of powder from the guhner
and stow them in the cabin under
the poop deck, lie charged him to do
it as quietly as possible and take only
men for the purpose upon whom he
could depend. While this wiu
(lone young Tench was also summoned
from the forecastle, his place beiug^
taken by old Velsers, whose division fn.
the battery was placed under the command
of ltavetieau. There was a whispered
colloquy between the chieftain
and his young subordinate, after which
the latter nodded his head, ran below
and concealed himself in one of the
staterooms under the quarter deck. In.
a little space the Portuguese reappeared
-with his men and announced that
they had completed their task, whereupon
they were directed to *eturu to
their stations.
Meanwhile the crew had been recharging
the battery and reloading the
small arms. Morgan addressed t:>
them a few words of hearty approvtd
of their previous actions and predicted
an easy victory *over the two ship#.
The Spanish captain naturally supposed?and
indeed the courses upon whisk
the three ships were sailing if persisted
in would have brought about the
result?that the Mary ltose would pass
along his larboard side and the two
vessels would engage in the formal
manner of the period, yardarui to yardarm
until the galleon could get into
action and so settle it in the purposed
way. lie intended, of course, if it
could l?e brought about, to throw the
masses of soldiers he was transporting
home upon the Lhiglish decks and cay?'
ry the frigab^ by bwrdl^
U'AV MYik uj.c cnose to\
mudle the spokes himself. There was ,
t brief conversation between them, and
hen the Knglish captain ran forward
in the forecastle. The ships were \eijj
near now. In a moment or twd they
would pass each other in pafalle)
courses, though In opposite directions,
itud tlielr broadsides would bear. But
when the Mary Rose was about a cable's
length from the Spanish frigate
the astonished don heard a sharp com- '
niand ring out from the approaching
English ship, after which site made a
wide sweep and came driving straight
at him at a furious speed. The English
captain intended to run liim down!
There was to be no passage along his
broadside. The other was upon him!
The cutwater of the onrusliiug ship
loomed up before him tremendously.
Instantly ull was confusion on the
Spanish ship. The steersman lost ids
head and without orders put his helm
up sharply. Some one cut the sheet of
the after sail on the huge lateen yard,
and the frigate went whirling around
on her heel like n top in a violent and
fatal as well as vain effort to get out
of the road. *
It was a most foolish maneuver, for
close at hand on the lee side of her
the galleon came lumbering along, ller
captain, too, had seen the peril and
had elected to meet It by tacking under
his consort's stern, but he was too
near, and the other ship fell off and
was swept to leeward too rapidly. His
own ship, cumbersome and unwieldy,
as they always were, was slow in
ausweriug the helm. The frigate and
galleon came together with a terrific
crash. The shock carried away the
fore topmast of the frigate, which fell
across the head yards of the galleon.
The two ships were instantly locked
together. They swung drifting and
helpless in the tossing waters.
Morgan had counted upon this very
catastrophe. A twist of the helm, a
touch of the braces, and the prow of
the Mary Hose swung to windward.
As her batteries bore she hurled their
messengers of death into the crowded
masses ou the Spanish ships. Although
dismayed by the collision, the gunners
on the frigate made a spirited reply
with a discharge which at such close
range did much execution.
Unfortunately for her, the Mary Itoso
had rushed so close to the two en
tUUglCU snips mat ll WUH impusnniu:
for her to escape hitting tlieiu. The
English captain would have given anything
if he could have gone free of
the mass, for he could have passed
under the stern of the two helpless
ships, rnked them and probably would
have had them at his mercy, but his
dash at them had been an enrnesl
one, and in order to carry out his plan
successfully he had been forced tc
throw his ship right upon them. There
fore, though the~~liclm was shifted one!
the braces hauled in an effort to gei
clear, and though the ship under Mor
gun's conning and Ilornlgold's steering
was handled as few ships have evei
been handled, and though It was out
the speediest and mo$t weather];
i Tin* Spanish captain, morlUled and ,
} humiliated I icy ?n,l ex predion by tke
I .mtshap. ius'autly rcaliv.?Ml that this cou- :
. tad presented them with a possibility
^r'of retrieving themselves. Before the
ships could Jip depurated grappling
irons were thrown, and in a second the
_ i three were looked in a close embrace,
j Morgan had anticipated this situation
i also, although he Ii:nl hoped to avoid
} It. and had prepare*I for it. As tlie
, two ships became fast the high poop
I and rail of the Spaniard were black '
', with iron capped uien. They swarmed ]
| o\er on the lower poop and quarter i
| t'eck of the Mary Itose in a dense mass.
?_The small arms on both sides had been
| discharged a moment before, and there
j The three were locked ,
in a close embrace I
;
0
? r
had been no time to reload. The re- '
mainder of the engagement to all in- ^
tents and purposes would he fought i (
with the cold steel. I |
The advantage was now with the I y
Sp aniards, whose force outnumbered | ..
I j.uiucs iwo or three to one. Sur- v
j prising a.s it was tlio ol?l but'cauoers
and the bolder spirits anions his crow. ?.
whoso blood was up sufiiclentiy. to J
: enable them to long for the onset, Morgaa
had run to the waist of the ship ,M
when he saw tlie inevitable collision
and had called all hands frout the poop "
ami quarter. Tiie Mary ltose was proyided
with an elevated quarter deck ; '
and above that a high poop. Massing '
his men in the gangways Just forward , 11
of the mainmast and on the forecastle i 11
itself, with the hardiest spirits in the j '
front line and Morgan himself in ad- I
viince of all, sword in hand, the two
parties contemplated each other for u !'
little space just before joining in the '
onset. "
The poop and quarter deck were
crowded so thick with Spanish soldiers
and sailors that room could scarcely he
found for the increasing procession. ,(
for, anxious to be in at the death, the
men of the galleon clinging to the frig n
ate ran across and joined their comrndes.
Here were trained and veteran w
soldiers in overwhelming numbers, 1,1
with the advantage of position in that w
they fought from above down, to oppose
which Morgan had his motley to
crew behind him.
WV^Hstnrdly villain!" shout?"KLMiUL.JL
havt tlj
M?P. quarter?" Ciie.i til
A*low growlS s.,
of the buqeuneers at this "qtiw*..? . ^
the rapscallions among the crew back
of bim instantly took up the cry.
"Quarter! Quarter! We surrender! '
We strike! For heaven's sake"? 1
"Silence!" roared Morgan, an order
which was enforced by the officers and '
veterans by tierce blows with pistol
butts, lillts of swords and even nuked
lists. "I would bear the answer of the
Spanish captain." y
"We give no quarter to pirates and |
murderers'." the other shouted. j
"That's what 1 thought," said Morgan
triumphantly, and as he spoke he I *
drew from his pocket a silver whistle ?'
like a boats/wain's call. lie blew it j ai
shrilly before the wondering men. I P
At that instaut Teach, followed by C1
the few men who had remained below
I in the powder division, came running
up to Morgan from the hatchway be- ?
tweeu the two forces. ?
"1s t done?" cried the captain.
"Aye, sir. In another"? "
"Forward, gentlemen!" shouted the "
Spanish captain, dropping from the 11
1 t K x ,M?t? .1 Mflft.! II
quarter ui*ur iu tut; muni uiti\. uuu ?
ami 8t. Jago! Ilavc at them!" v
Before he had taken two steps the A
terrific roar of a deafening explosion ^
came to the startled bueeaneers out r
of the blast of flame and smoke, in the f
midst of which could be heard shrieks V
and groaus of the most terrible an- i
guish. Teach had connected the pow- t
der with the fuse, and when he bad
heard the sound of Morgan's whistle, *
the agreed signal, he had ignited it 1
and blown up the stern of the frigate. 1
The Spaniards were hurled in every t
direction. So powerful was the concus- <
slon that the front ranks of the buccaueers
were also thrown down by It. 1
Morgan happened to fall by the side of t
the Spanish captain, and the latter,
though badly wounded, with determln- 1
ed and heroic valor raised himself on
his arm and strove to kill the buc- *
caneer. But the faithful Carib, who '
(
Strove to kill the buccanee 1
1 had reserved one char Red pistol by his
master's command for such an emerJ
gency, shot him dead.
Morgan struggled to his feet and
' looked at the scene. Some of his men
' did not rise with the others, for they
had been killed by the falling splinters
and bits of Iron. The whole stern of
the Mary Itose was gone. There was
of vessels, they could not entirely
* swing her cleay. The stern of tho
p frigate crashed against the stern of
i tlio nearest Spanish ship drifting fran?
Iljcally to leeward.
J
not n Spaniard left bcforo them,
few figure* shrieking vainly for hell
clutching at floating pieces of tiniho
Might bo soon struggling in the so.
Tho Spanish frigate liaii n great hoi
ti the port side of lier ufterworks.
was on tire. The three ships wei
rooking as if in a hurricane.
Panic tilled the minds of the greatr
part of the bueeanoers at tliis tn
inend'Mis catastrophe. Had Morgan t
save himself ruined his own ship
They were appalled by the terrilie e:
pcdlenl of their captain. Wild eric
uid inii>re<'ations burst forth.
"The ship is sinking!"
"We are lost!"
"Silence!" shouted Morgan again am
igain. "The ship is sinking, but on
diip is there. I.et those who love lif
"ollow me!"
lie sprang at the burning rail of th
spanisli frigate. Black Dog was at hi
leols; l?eii Iloriiigohl followed har?
lpou; Teaeli was on the otlr-r side
I'roiu the waist Itaveneau and the Bra
dlian strove to inspire the men. OI?
I'elsers from the forecastle drove then
'orward as quiekl} as he could. Pre- ntly
they recovered their courage ii
some measure, for the fighting force
f the enemy had disappeared. The;
t- ' *
mu iosi a snip, but there were tw:
ither ships before them. They swarm
'd over the rail with cheers ami cries
'here was little or no resistance. Tli
nen of the f riff a to were stunned int.
lelplessnesss by the explosion, a!
hotiffh the captain of the galleon ra!
led a few men atul fought until the\
rere all cut down and the two sliip>
rere taken I y storm.
They had scarcely gained the dec It
f the galleon before thm^'omains ot
lie Mary Itose sank hcu^iih the sen,
lie, wounded upon her decks vainly
rying for succor.
By this time the weather sale of the
fmnining Spanish ship was st mass of
nine, and there was imminent danger
nit the tiro would he commuuieated to
le galleon. <living his men time for
olliing. Morgan set to work furiously
> extricate himself. Axes and hatch
is were plied and all the skill and soaiunship
of the conquerors brought into
lay. Finally tlioy succeeded in getng
clear and working away from the
timing frigate. Morgan at once put
le galleon before the wind and when
t> had drawn away a short distance
live to the ship to take account of the
milage before determining his future
?urse.
Far hack on the ocean and low in the
uter drifted the sinking remains of
ic first Spanish frigate. Near at hand
as the hulk of the second .ship, now a
azlng furnace. The; first was filled
itli living men, many of them despcrely
wounded. No attention was paid
them by the buccaneers. They cried
?r mercy unheeded. Anyway, their
isponse would soon be over. Indeed,
e first ship sank and the second blew
? with a fearful explosion a short
'c .nctn "nosy ffot away. A brief iuir\
. , ?bowe<l tliat the gallean had
>out t wen (y''\v('iiii1 1 ? - th.:t c>o! I
? care for them nor for the two shTps
. had fought so splendidly, pirate
ough he was, he clapped sail on the
illeon and bore away to the southard.
CIIA FT Hit VI I.
BllR Aimiralite Kecalde. for such
was the name of the galleon,
was easily and speedily repalrI
ed by the skilled seamen of the
ary ltosc under such leadership and
irection as the experience of Morgan
id the ottieers afforded. By the beilining
of the first dog watch even a
itical inspection would scarcely liu\e
lown that she had been in action,
k'lth the wise forethought of a seainn,
Morgan had subordinated every
tlier duty to the task of making the
ossol fit for nnv danger of tlic sea.
nd lio had deferred any careful examnation
of her cargo until everything
ad been put shipshape again, although
y his hurried questioning of the suriving
officers he had learned that the
limb-ante ltecakle was indeed loaded
rith treasure of Peru, which liad been
eceivod by lier via tlie isthmus of Pan
inia for transportation to Spain. On
>oard her were several priests return
ng to Spain and also an aged abbess
Sister Maria Christina.
In the indiscriminate fury of the as
lault one or two of the priests ha<
icon killed, but so soon as the ship ha<
^eu fully taken possession of the live
if the surviving clerics had been spar
id by Morgan's express command
The priests were allowed to miniate
o their (lying compatriots so long a
liey kept out of the way of the sailorIn
the hold of the ship nearly 15*
.vretched prisoners were discovered
They were the crew of the buccanee
(hip Daring, which had been com
mnnded by a famous adventurer nam
ttl Itlngrose, who had been capture*
by a Spanish squadron after a de.?
peratc defense ofT the port of Calla<
Peru. They were being transported t
Spain, where they had expected snir
mary punishment for their iniquities
No attention whatever had been pal
to their protests that they were Knj
llshmen, and, indeed, the statement wn
hardly true, for at least half of thei
belonged to other nations. In the Ion
passage from Cailao to the Isthmus an
thence through the Caribbean they hn
been kept rigorously under liatche
A/vnflBAmoiii fi\r mnnv iIhvs ni
enforced subsistence upon n Ream
and Inadequate diet had caused mar
to die and Impaired the health of tl
survivors. When the hatch cove
were opened, the chains unshnckh
nnd the miserable wretches broug
on deck their condition moved ev<
some of the buccaneers to pity. Tl
galleon was generously provided f
lrer long cruise across the ocean, ni
tho released prisoners, by Morgar
orders, were liberally treated. I
work was required of them; they wt
allowed t9. gamier a_Vout_ the decks
/
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pleasure, by the open an.
' the lirsl g <r> I luvitl they had enjoyed
' In several months and by a general*
allowance of spirits. As soon as thov
ie learnml the object of the ernise. with
lC> out exception they indicated their de?
?ire to place themselves under the
| command of Morgan.
>r | As soon as it eoulil be done a more
careful inspection and calculation sat-'
y islied the buccaneer of the immense
' value of his prize. The lading of tho
k' galleon, consisting principally of silver
s i bullion, was probably worth not far
I from a million Spanish dollar"?pieces
' of eight! This divided among the ISO
survivors of the original crew meant
* i nliluence for even the meanest cabin
r ( boy. It was wealth such as they had
'' j not even dreamed of. It was a prize
1 the value of which had scarcely ever
'' , been paralleled.
s | They were assembled forward of the
' I quarter deck when the announcement
' was made. When they understood the
news the men became dymk with Joy.
It would seem as if they had been sud1
| denly stricken mad. Some of them
i stared in paralyzed silence; others
1 i broke into frantic cheers and yells;
| some reeled and shuddered like drunk4
en men. The one person who preserved
1 i bis imperturbable calmness was Morgan
himself. The gratitude of ttiese
men toward him was overwhelming.
Under his leadership they bad achieved
' such a triumph as had scarcely ever
?1
> ? Hi hi iik? painucst days of
, their career, ami with little or no loss
tliey had been put in possession of a
prodigious treasure. They crowded
about him presently with enthusiastic
; cheers of affection and extravagant
vows of loving service.
The general joy. however, was not
shared by the rescued buccaneers. Although
thejt had but a few hours before
despaired of life in the loathsome
depths of the vile hold and they had
been properly grateful for the sudden
and unexpected release which had given
them their liberty and saved them
trom the gibbet, yet it was not in any
He seized the dazed man by the throat
human man, especially a buccaneer, to
view with equanimity the distribution
?or the proposed distribution?of so
vast a treasure and feel that he could
not share ,.i it. The fresh air and the
tood and driuk had already done much
for those hardy ruffians. They were
beginning to regain, if not all their
Morgan s onmn...? =lowering
brows and flushed faces at the
frantic revel In which they could not
participate. Not even the cask of rum
which Morgan ordered broached to
celebrate the capture and of which all
hands partook with indiscriminate voracity
could bring Joy to their hearts.
After matters had quieted down somcwliat?and
during this time the galleon
had been mainly left to navigate herself?Morgan
deemed it a suitable occasion
to announce bis ultimate designs
to the men.
"(Jentleinen, shipmates and bold
hearts all," be cried, waving bis band
for silence, "wo have captured the
richest prize probably that floats on
the ocean. There are pieces of eight
ami silver bullion enough beneath the
hatches, as 1 have told you, to make
us rich for life, to say nothing of the
gold, jewels, spices and what not besides"?
lie was interrupted by another yell
of appreciation.
"But, men," he continued, "I hardly
know what to do with it."
"(live it to us!" roared a voice, which
was greeted with uproarious laugher.
"We'll make away with it."
Morgan marked down with his eye
the man who had spoken and went on.
"The ports of his majesty the king
1 of England will be closed to us so soon
1 as our capture of the Mary ltose is
s noted. England Is at pence with the
world. There Is not a French or Span'
ish port that would give us n haven.
r If we appeared anywhere in European
s waters with this galleon we would he
taken and linngod. Now, what's to be
" done?"
' "Run the ship ashore on the New
r England coast," cried the man who
'* had spoken before. "Divide the treaslire,
burn the ship and scatter. Let
'' every man look to his own share and
his own neck."
K "By heaven, no!" shouted Morgan.
? "That's well enough for you, not for
mo. I'm a marked man. You can dls*
appear. I should he taken, and Ilornl(*
gold and Itaveneau and the rest. It
won't do. We must stay by the ship,
* keep to the original plan. We'll sail
11 this ship down the Spanish main and
^ capture a town, divide our treasure,
make our way overland to the Pacific,
where we'll find another ship, and then
s- away to the south seas! We'll found
a community, with every man a law
^ for himself. We'll"?
W Rut the recital of this Utopian dream
10 was rudely Interrupted.
"Nay, master," cried the man Sawkins,
who had done most of the talkInj?
from among the crew; "we go no
!n farther."
he 1
or [to bb corrrnnjED.j
V Needs a Digester,
Man may not live hy bread alone
Without his good health shaking;.
>re Particularly if the bread
la of his wife's firat baking.