On this page
-
Text (1)
-
Untitled Article
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Untitled Article
alongside , lii the bow < tf * Hitfi lay a eksk of Awti ** & jtyifig oti the gunnel of the stern ^ as a riiarij lqoRihg ni&ithfefr likfc lahdsrhati nor seamkti : on his face the friodn shdne full y ; thd s ^ aggeHng iiiantter iti which h& caj ) sat on the Side of his head Had in it a daredevil recklessness of expression which seeihefl tb tell the mku ' s character ;—his long black hair lay down on his shoulders—his naked throat snotie in the tnoonligtit ; hk sat
with his &rms compressively folded across his breast , with a h&nd , as I saw , iti each pocket of his closely-btittctaed iafcket . He exchanged glaftceS with the captain of the schoptifer ; his owii seemed to signif y * ' Say nothing—leave it to rne to manage them ? Not a word was uttered , except a * hush V from tfifc captain , which I perceived was addressed td a little Spanish boy
who lay on the deck , wailing piteously , and striving to check his cry as he clung in terror to the knee of the captain , who was leaning on the Schooner ' s main beam , with his cnin . resting on his crossed arms , castin g out a singularly watchful and wary look , in which , wiih much of dalculatiofr , there was a snatch of
mirthfiilness , sis if he could only laugh at being detected in the act of smuggling , and knew how to make reprisals , or easily solve the difficulties . The crew stood in groups , more vexed at being interrupted than alarmed at being discovered in their occupation ; and all eyes were directed to one point , whither
mine also turned , and showed me the cause of this alternation of uproaf and stillness . What was going on on board ! the schooner could be seen from the shore as fiilly as if it wer& Broad daylight ; afrd so barefaced was the act , that the otherwise winking authorities were now compelled to Vindicate their charactet for loyalty and vigilance . To this end , a stately boat , rdw ^ d . b y about fourteen oafs , was advancing towards the $ t&rgaretf aha , taking the usual dignified formality of sweep round ,, stopped
close alongside the boat in which was the tell-tale c&sk of flour and the boat's sole occupant , who sat motionless . Ih the sternsheets of the Custotft-house boat—for such wag the . Quality of this iinwelcotne intruder—were tWo officers and several fire-arms . The chief stood up and stooped his head till Ee looked under and into the bent-down face of the man with the cat * . ' Ma ! Fwlmt V he exclaimed , and , without tuj-ititig h } s eye , thrfew out his hand beckoiiingly , and called for his * darabiAe . ' ' Are you going to shoot me V said the otheiS cj ^ uite undisturbed ! . ' Sy was the reply ; and with it the cocking ' click' Was heafd , and
the muzzle was at hi § breast . There was , a flash , a spaTk of we barrel , a * a ptetol ftdW froitt the kft packet at thd head of the officer , who fell back dead ihto thfc boat , hfd own cdtabftie exploding at the same instant—yet \ Vtis Pulgaz tintotkciiecl ! As quick as possible A pistol in the left hand wa& fired at the } otlier officer , ^ he de «^ erado then toW open his \ i £ K 4 t , Aiid ; WitJ ( his S £ Atifch > knife Ush ' mi dVer his head , htf tedWd Utf the ' CWttrt-
Untitled Article
7 * t ) Attlob&graphy If Pill Vbrfalm
-
-
Citation
-
Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1834, page 790, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2639/page/44/
-