Show unrnAVED macto laIn nl < apUlii lin Nnritil S lpuist lime tragic Illte of Cnptaln Vllion ublnll cximmander of n trnllng vix set Idtirliifr tlio French war with the i Jnltrd States In I71H I recorded by tho hlnlorlan of Stratford Conn Wimile returning with u argo of mo aate from tha Wont Indlm Captain uliliolld nilIp wa overtiikon nnd ptiirwl by n French I irlvat = A iriiemaitor I anl bum ranch comet worn put on board the captured dulls hfttll hll ansI the ol privateer Milled away in arch of other iwHnnturo Only aptaln llulibsll ono caruso and a cook were lull on lioird tho trailing eel 1 AlthdUgh reeinlngly reitlgned to hlo Ito thn captain felt his iltnatlon keenly and determined omr way to recover control of Ills ship Ho lIIalo no how of dlrapiolntnient but nMiimod rather an air of atupld mill > rnnoe and tho prlrematlor looked 11On him as n lout of n Yankee hi meatli hi nntlm ansI ierinltted him contldornhln Illwrty The cook and mman were required to work hemo thn woro iinrottrnlnvd On the necond nfleriioon out thin irltumaiUir retired to thus cabin whoro ho remained for noine time in cook contrived to got near tho tlUII ansi l iecp 1 through a cnick limo renchmnn was nnleop lilt word and 11101 on the Door Iwnlili him flue nsuok tuastenvuI l to Inform Cap laIn lluhuoll I I I whu ijuletly mado hli lay to thus < abln und a few ndnutat later the Vreiiohman woko to find him oil n prlioner It was not dlnleult to eeiiro tho two Trench noainen and aptaln llulilwll ua once moro In command hula oncl The trtnchinan aerepUid the change with inrfaet Mivntty of spirit I ant quite I willing yimnm commando xo iihlp I ho Mild umlnbly lint nlmm I 10 Iw free And ho made inch fair iromlie that tIme captain was won to gbie him hN freedom Ho proed to xl III oa r1 ol it excellent company 1 ho told stem lo aughoil at Cuptnln Ilnhlieir Joke aumh Indeed twomed to loi an excellent How Ono ovcnlng Captain Ilublwll and time frenchman atoOlI l togdthor ondetk eanlng mur tho dulls sub Ihey haul punMiil iJr K plenvtnt exanluj and U in captain niMplcIonn of IsIs gucit D ho now railed lImo prlromnttcrwara mimi to rout limo 1 Knmchman wa In tho act of Ightlng a Ireiti cigar whon It drop > ed from hIs finger 110 Icmsomh to ecovor It und quicker than a tubs soloed the uiuiUjioctlnj I captain by tIme IIi feet and thruit hInt I overboard rime Venrhman wa doaf to till cntreatlo asl lets him In drown rIme cook who eventually returnoi to Connecticut related lIsa mournfu story of Captain lluht lli fate |