The Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 177, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 25, 1893 Page: 4 of 4
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CHAPTER SL
1THE CAPTAIN KKUCKLES TODEB
A7an at once icfaZ a pistol In his face
Alan and I sat down to breahfasj
about six of the clock The floor was
covered with broten glass and in a hor-
rid mess of blood which took away nij
hunger In all other ways wo were iu a
situation not only agreeable but merry
having ousted the officers from their
own cabin and having at command all
the drink in the ship both wine and
Epirits and all the dainty part of what
was eatable such as the pickles and the
fine sort of biscuit This of itself was
enough to set ns in good humor but the
richest part of it was this that the two
thirstiest raen that ever came out of
Scotland Mr Shuan being dead were
now shut in the fore part of the shi >
and condemned to what they hated
most cold water
And depend upon it Alan said ws
shall hear mcro of them era long Ye
jnay keepaman from the fighting but
iiever from his Ijottle
We wade good Company for each
other Alan indeed expressed himself
most lovingly and taking a Iraife from
jjhe table cut mo off one of tho silver but-
tons from his coat-
I had them says he from ay fa-
ther Duncan Stewart and now give ye
one of them to bo keepsake for last
night s work And wherever ye go and
show that button the friends of Alan
Breck will come around yon
Ho said this as if ho had been Charle-
magne and commanded armies and in-
deed much as I admired his courage J
was always in danger of smiling at his
vanity in danger 1 say for had I not
kept my countenance 1would be afraid
to think what a quarrel might havo fol-
lowed
As soon as we wero through with our
meal ha rummaged in the captain s
jockcr til he found a clothes brush and
hen taking off his coat began to visit
his suit arid brush away the stains with
inch care and labor as I supposed to ha
bnly usual with womeni To bo snro he
bad no other and besides as he said is
belonged to a king and so behooved to
be royally looked after
Tor all that whe1 saw what care he
took to pull ou the threads where the
button had been cut away I put s
higher value on his gift
1 He was still so engaged when wo were
hailed by Mr Uiach from the deck ask-
ing for sparley and I climbing through
the skylight and sitting on the edgo oi
it pistol in hand and with a bold front
though inwardly in fearof broken glass
hailed him back again and bade him
speak out
This is a bad job said he at last
shaking his head
It was none of pur choosing said 1
The captain says he would like
to speak with your friend They might
speak at the window
And how do we know what treachery
heineans criedL
Ho means none David returned
Mr Riachf and if he did Ill tell ya
the honest truth we could nae get the
men to foilow
Is that sosaid L
FIT tell ye more than that said he
its not only tho men its me Im
< frichened Davie And ho smiied
across at me ITo he continued
what we want is to bo shut of him
Thereupon I consulted with Alan and
ho parley was agreed to and parole
jiveri upon either side but this was not
th whole of Mr Uiachs business and
he now begged me for a dram with such
mstancy and such reminders of his
former kindness that at last I handed
him a pannikin with about a gill of
hrahdy He drank a part and then carP
edthe rest down upon the deck to
P fare it I suppose with his superior
A little after tho cantain cameras was
agreea to one or tho windows and stood
therein the rain with his arm in aslingj
and looking stern and palo and so old
that my heart smote me for having fired
aponhim
Alan at once held a pistol in his face
ut that thing up said the captain
Have I not passed my word shyer do
yon seekto affront mer
Captain said Alan I doubt your
word is a breakable Last night ye hag-
gled and argle bargled like an apple
wife and th i passed me your word
and gavo me your hand to back it and
ye ken very well what was the upshot
Bo damned to your word says he
Well well sir said the captain
yell get little good by swearing 1
And truly thai was a fault of which tho
captain was qnito free Bat wo havo
other things to speak ho continued
bitterly Yeve inado a sore hash oi
my brig Ihavent handserongh left to
work her and my first officer whom I
could ill spare has got yonr sword
throughout his vitals and passed with-
out speech There is nothing left me
sir but to put back into tho cort of
Glasgow aftsr hands
Nb continued Alan thatll pao do
Ye ll just have to set mo ashore as wo
agreed
Aye said Hoseason but my first
officer is dead ye ken best how Theres
none of the rest of us acquaint with this
ccast sir and its one very dangerous
to ships
Well then to Glasgow if yo list
sajs Alan v
Bat all this will costr money sir
said the captain
Wellsir says Alan 1 am nae
weathercock Thirty gnineasif yo land
mo on tho seaside and sixty if ye put
me in the Liunho loch
But see sir whoro wo lie wo arc but
a few hours sail from Arcbitinnirchan
said Hoseason Givo mo sixty and Ptf
set yo there
And Im to wear my brogues and run
jeopard cf tho redcoats toplease you
cries Alan vNo sir if ye wart sizstj
guineas cam them and set < mo iu iny
Ita to risk the brior sir said the
captain and your ovn lives aipug with
her
Take it or want it say3 Alan
Couldyo pilot us at aHV aak cd tho
captain whoVas frowning to himself
Well its donbrfui said Alaa Tin
mora of a lighting man a ye bays seen
for yoursel than a sailor man Ent 1
have been often enough picked up and
sot down upon this coast and should
ken something of the lie of it
Tho captain shook his head still
frowning
if I had jess money on this unchancy
cruise says he I would see you iu a
rope s end before J risked my brig Fir
Eut bo it aa ye will As soon as I get a
elant of wind and there s some coming
Or Fni tho more mistaken Ill put it in
hand But there s ono thing more We
may meet in with a kings ship and she
may lay us aboard sir with no blame
of mfne they keep tho cruisers thick
upon this coast ye ken who for Now
sir if that was to befall ye mfght leave
the money
Captain says Alan if ye see a pen-
nant it shall be your part to run away
And now as 1 hear you re a little short
of brandy in the fore part HI offer ye a
raugnt me Jle w3 in tne nlaci Watcii
when first it was mustered and like
other gentlemen privates had a gillieat
his back to carry his tireloek for him on
the marcli And that was tho father
that I had God rest him
I think he was rot the man to ieavo
you rich said L
And that s truo said Alan He
left mo my breeks to cover me and little
besides And that was how 1 came to
enlist whicji was a black spot upon my
character at the best of times and
would still be a sore job for me if I fell
among the redcoats
What cried I wero you in tho
English armyr
That was I said Alan But I de-
serted to tha right sidojat Prestonpans
and that s some ccmforL
I conld scarcely share this view hold-
ing desertion under arms for an unpar-
donable fault in honor But for ail i
was so young 1 wa wiser than Fay my
thought lJD e ar dear says I the
punishment is death
Aye said he if they got hands or
me it would be a short shrift and a lang
tow for Alan Eut I have the kiagoi j
Francos commission in my pocket j
which would aye be some protection 5 i
I misdoubt it muck said L j f
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change a bottle of brandy against two
buckets of water
That was the hist clause of tho treaty
and was duly executed on both sides so
that Alan and I could at last wash on
tho roundhouse and be quit of the The
mofials of thoso whom we had slain and
+ he captain and Mr Riach could be
happy again in their own jvaytlia cams
of which was drink
To Be Gokiinuep
The FeSrifleA Man
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Jai 17 Parties arrive here this
Morning from Swisher comity with
a petrified man ou their way to the
worlds fair This specimen was
pronounced genuine by all irlio
brw it It was found iu the Guad
ulupe mountains of New Alcxioo by
miners who were prospecting in a
cave for gold An old Sharps
riflewas found in Hie same cave
hut near the entrance The gun
was wormeaten and rusted The
present owners bought the npeci
raen from the finders for 2000 It
is sunobsadthepetrified man was
one of a party that either died or
was killed by Indians and laid to
rest bv his comrades He measures
5 feefc 10 inches They will take
the specimen to the state geologist
at Austin for osatnination before
carrying it to Chicapp
She Oh yea mamma and I
have much tho cams tastes Do
yen tliiiik 1 am like my mother
le an old widower I hope not
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Wheeler, Jesse O. The Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 177, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 25, 1893, newspaper, January 25, 1893; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61289/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .