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safe enough how squire chris i shouldnt like to risk going near him but you might
hes held
fast by that tailo of his and all he could do would be to thrash you with his long
body
one bite said cheris nay his biling would go far nothing now what about his fangs
snapped off like points of glass they were sharp enough and poisonous enough but
bound to say the poisons all out on the stone along with the teeth razors are very
sharp and would make horrible cuts but not after youd
been chopping a piece of stone withthem like that eh doctor i think you are right
grggs said the doctor
who seemed fascinated by the replies impotent struggles well you are a sneak cried
griggs gahn with you id put my tail between my legs if i were you only you havent
got none thats right rattel away i say i hopehe hasnt gone to fetch a lot of his
,mates to pitch into us thats not likely said the doctor as he watched the bigger
and free snake gliding swiftly away heedless of the struggle of the companion which
was evidently growing exhausted by its furious efforts to release the lower portion
of its body what are going to do said the doctor quickly as griggs handed him his
horses win again im going to put that chap out of his misery sir replied the
american no no dont fire its waste of a charge not going to sir theres more the
ways of killing a cat you know than hanging it eh squire chris as he spoke griggs
put his hand at his belt in which a stout keen hunting or bowie knife was stuck and
drew out the glittering blade going to cut his head off said chris eagerly yes
unles you like to squire i will cried chris i dont want to run away risks my boy
said the doctor do you think you can do it without danger oh yes father said the
lad drawin his own perfectly new knife see how slowly the things keep on lifting up
its head to hold it quivering in the air before letting it falldown again on the
rock but if it saw you go near tit might strike at you i hundred pound of powder
two hundred and fiftty pound of small bullets with many other military provisions
among the prisoners were taken also two spaniards who had bare arms under the
english against his catholic majesty these were shot to death the next day by order
of the major the th day of september arrived at the isle an english vessel which
being seen at a great distance by the major he ordered le sieur simon who was a
frenchman to go and visit the said and tell them that were on board that the island
belonged still to the english he performed the command and found in the said ship
only fourteen men one women and her daughter who were all instantly made prisoners
the english priates were all transported to puerto velo excepting three who by
order of the governer were carried to panama there to work in castel of st.jeram
this fortification is an excellent piece of workmanship and very strong being
raised in the middle of the part of a quadrangular from and of very hadn stome is
height is eighty eight geometrical feet the wall being fourteen and the curtains
seventy five feet diameter it was built at the expense of several private persons
the governor of the city furnishing the greatest part of the money so that it cost
his majesty nothing of the island of cuba captain margon attempts to preserve the
isle of stcatherinc a a refuye to the rest of pirates
but fails of his design he arrives at and takes the village of el puerto del
principe captain margon seeing his predecessor and admiral mansvelt were dead used
all the means that were possible to keep in possession the isle of st catherine
seated near cuba his chief intent was to make it a refuge and sancluary to the
pirates of those parts putting it in a condition of being a convenient receplacle
of their preys and robberies to this effect he left no stone unmoved writing to
several merchants in inform him of his diagrace and to request his immediate return
in this course of the day it was expected he ant arrive and bring with him a strong
party of friends all burning with revenge and eager to punish his brother of th id
unnatural perfidy it was thought thgat unlesss gearge interfered much bloodshed
might ensue and it may readily be imagined how anxious we were that this dreaded
meeting should be over ye it for one had determind that i would be a witnesss of it
therefore when word was brought to me tht atoi was crossing the boy i hastened down
to the beach there i found all parties assembled from both villages gearge and his
followers ho wee to act as mediators sal immediately in front of the place of
landing behind were atois brother and all his parlizans and