De pilot am as watchful as a cat. Dey had
tied tings round de oars dat dey should make no noise, and when
dey get to de side ob de ship dey lay dem in very quiet, hook on
de tackle and hoist her up. De hatchway were off, and de men beckon
to Sam, and two ob dem go down wid him, and de hatchways closed
down again.
"'I tink we hab tricked him,' one ob de sailors said. 'Dere great
row at New Orleans about de four men found dead dar. Dey come off
and inquire ob de captain ober and ober again. Dey know you missing,
and dey find de kitchen poker lying by de men, and tink you must
have had a hand in it. A thousand dollars reward have been offered,
and dey searched de ship high and low, and turn ober all de cargo.
A guard stop on board till de last ting to see no one come off.
When de captain say he anchor de pilot say no, but de captain say
he in no hurry and not going to risk his ship by sailing at night.
Me tink pilot smell a rat, for ebery time he hear a noise on deck
he come out of his cabin and look round. We greased de falls to
make dem run quiet, and took off our shoes so as to make no noise
while we were lowering it. De men on deck was told to get de
hatchway open when dey saw us coming, and so we hoped dat de pilot
heard nufing.
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