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Those orders were promptly obeyed. The master spirit there had asserted its control, and established it, too; and a more orderly crew never moored a slave ship on the south side of Cuba, than were soon busily engaged in that duty after the set of sun on the day when this bold attempt at mutiny had occurred. THOSE ORDERS WERE PROMPTLY OBEYED THE MASTER'S SPIRIT THERE HAD ASSERTED ITS CONTROL AND ESTABLISHED IT TOO AND A MORE ORDERLY CREW NEVER MOORED A SLAVE SHIP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CUBA THAN WERE SOON BUSILY ENGAGED IN THAT DUTY AFTER THE SET OF SUN ON THE DAY WHEN THIS BOLD ATTEMPT AT MUTINY HAD OCCURRED
n a body. "Hold, where you are!" shouted the young but determined commander. "The man who advances another step dies!" All paused, save two of the most daring of the rascals who continued to press on. Captain Ratlin now bade the mates to shoot the first man who came aft unbidden, while he marched a few paces forward, and once more bid them stand. They heeded him not, and the foremost one fell with a bullet though his heart! Captain Ratlin instantly drew a fresh weapon from his bosom and presented it at the other foremost man, "fall back, fall back, you imps of darkness, fall back, I say, or you die!" The crew had not counted on this summary treatment, they were beaten and mastered; the culprit addressed sneaked back among the crew trembling with fear. Captain Ratlin returned to the quarter-deck, received fresh arms from one of the mates, and then calmly began to issue orders for the sailing of the vessel, as though nothing had occurred to interfere with the business routine of the day. ONLY A MOMENT WHEN THEY MOVED AFT IN A BODY HOLD WHERE YOU ARE SHOUTED THE YOUNG BUT DETERMINED COMMANDER THE MAN WHO ADVANCES ANOTHER STEP DIES ALL PAUSED SAVE TWO OF THE MOST DARING OF THE RASCALS WHO CONTINUED TO PRESS ON CAPTAIN RATLIN NOW BADE THE MATES TO SHOOT THE FIRST MAN WHO CAME AFT UNBIDDEN WHILE HE MARCHED A FEW PACES FORWARD AND ONCE MORE BID THEM STAND THEY HEEDED HIM NOT AND THE FOREMOST ONE FELL WITH A BULLET THROUGH HIS HEART CAPTAIN RATLIN INSTANTLY DREW A FRESH WEAPON FROM HIS BOSOM AND PRESENTED IT AT THE OTHER FOREMOST MAN FALL BACK FALL BACK YOU IMPS OF DARKNESS FALL BACK I SAIL YOU DIE THE CREW HAD NOT COUNTED ON THIS SUMMARY TREATMENT THEY WERE BEATEN AND MASTERED THE CULPRIT ADDRESS SNEAKED BACK AMONG THE CREW TREMBLING WITH FEAR CAPTAIN RATLIN RETURNED TO THE QUARTER DECK RECEIVED FRESH ARMS FROM ONE OF THE MATES AND THEN CALMLY BEGAN TO ISSUE ORDERS FOR THE SAILING OF THE VESSEL AS THOUGH NOTHING HAD OCCURRED TO INTERFERE WITH THE BUSINESS ROUTINE OF THE DAY
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