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Updated: June 15, 2025
You know dat de pirit's life am forfitid to his country, so ob course you'll gib him up." "And what said Zeppa to that?" asked Rosco eagerly. "I's just a-goin' to tell you, massa.
"Oh! you don't shove your legs into them at all," said Zeppa; "you've only got to go on your knees into them see, this part will fit your knees pretty well then you strap them on, make them fast, and away you go. Let's try them." To the delight of the women and children, Rosco was quite as eager to try on the legs as they were to see him do it.
Having been placed in the bottom of the boat alongside, with his hands still bound, they shoved off, and Rosco, taking the tiller, steered for the little creek. The instant the keel touched the land two of the men jumped out and hauled the boat ashore. The others assisted Zeppa to land. They led him to a grassy bank, and bade him sit down.
"Must it be done now?" "Immediately. Can you assist me?" "I have assisted at amateur operations before now," said Orlando, "and at all events you can count on the firmness of my nerves and on blind obedience. But stay I must speak to him first, alone." "Rosco," said the youth, as he knelt by the pirate's couch, "your sins have been severely punished, and your endurance sorely tried "
"A mere waste of ammunition," murmured Rosco, with a contemptuous curl of his lip, as he rose. "But the next may be better aimed, so I'll bid you good-bye, Redford!" Descending into the ravine, he was soon safe from the iron messengers of death, of which the enraged Redford sent another group ashore before finally bidding the island farewell.
Tell the captain I have found him through God's mercy but that he is very ill and must be carefully kept from excitement and that in the meantime nobody is to disturb us. The doctor will of course fetch physic; and tell him to bring his surgical instruments also, for, if I mistake not, poor Rosco needs his attention.
Where did you say the British cruiser was last seen?" "Bearing nor'-east, sir, hull down on our starboard quarter. I called you at once, but she had changed her course to nor'-west and we lost sight of her." "That will just suit us," said Rosco, going into his private cabin and shutting the door.
No comments were made in regard to this, the pirates having been accustomed to see their commander land in various places for a day's shooting, the result of which was usually an acceptable addition of fresh food to their larder. "Remain by the boat, lads, till we return," said Rosco, leaping out when the keel grated on the shore. "Come with me, Redford."
At the same time Rosco stood with blanched cheeks, intense horror in his eyes, his lower jaw dropped, and his whole frame, as it were, transfixed. The inaction of both was, however, but momentary. The madman sprang up, clutched the heavy staff he was wont to use in climbing the hills, and rushed impetuously but without word or cry at his foe.
The negro was too heavily weighted to care about conversation just then, and Rosco suffered so severely from the rough motions of his black steed that he was fain to purse his lips tightly to prevent a cry of pain. On reaching the neighbourhood of the cave the pirate whispered to Ebony to set him down. "You will come in sight of the place the moment you turn round yonder cliff.
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