. Alnomuc, or, The golden rule : with twenty-four engravings . ALNOMUC : OR running for his life, and his legs then didhim service which astonished all who sawhim. Well for him it was, that he hadstart enough to gain the quarter deck beforehis enraged pursuer overtook him. Neither George nor the captain were ondeck : he hastened to the companion way—his foot was lifted, but Durkys hand wasalready falling upon his collar. The poortailor felt that his case was desperate, andhe took a desperate remedy, pitching headfirst down the companion stairs. Once safely at the bottom, Land Crab didnot stop
. Alnomuc, or, The golden rule : with twenty-four engravings . ALNOMUC : OR running for his life, and his legs then didhim service which astonished all who sawhim. Well for him it was, that he hadstart enough to gain the quarter deck beforehis enraged pursuer overtook him. Neither George nor the captain were ondeck : he hastened to the companion way—his foot was lifted, but Durkys hand wasalready falling upon his collar. The poortailor felt that his case was desperate, andhe took a desperate remedy, pitching headfirst down the companion stairs. Once safely at the bottom, Land Crab didnot stop to consider whether he was hurt,but looked back to see what ha-d become ofhis pursuer. There he stood looking morehke a demon than a man : and with hishand upon his throat, plainly signified to thetailor what was to be his fate. But thefeeble creatures courage was screwed up,and the threat did not prevent his doing hisduty. He was pleased too to show his grati-tude, and proved that he had more moralcourage than many a bolder man who des-pised his THE KEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR. LENOX ANDTILUEN FUUNDATIONS THE GOLDEN RULE. 77 CHAPTER YII. ;-- THE REVENGE. On examining the scene of the depreda-tions, it was found that they had been car-ried on to some extent. Nor was the dam-age confined to the articles stolen, for many-packages had been cast adrift, so that theymust have been destroyed in the roughweather in doubling the Cape, had it notbeen previously discovered. Ais it was, lit-tle harm was done, the articles taken beingmostly recovered. It seems Durky was collecting a store, in-tending to desert at the first island theyshould touch at: he would have had wealthenough perhaps to have set up for a king inthe South Sea, had he succeeded in gettingoff with his booty. He frequently made hisboast among his shipmates of what he in-tended to do, and endeavored to persuadesome of them to join him. But he was no favorite with the crew; for though in the7* 78 ALNOMUC : OR
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