Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1882 — Oaptain Jack. [ARTICLE]

Oaptain Jack.

The following story was told to the correspondent of the Leed’s Mercury by a sea, captain, the sou of au Irish landlord: “When T got home hist August ij. found' things ip a fearful state. My father, more than 80, ami bedridden, \yas crying ai day long, sa;, ; ig ruined and that his children; would be killed; and my sister, who was nursing him, was broken down with grief. They could not pay the doctor’s hills; they had hardly money enough to And food or medicine

for the poor old man; and this where there had always been nearly two thousand a year coming in. Not a penny us rent had they touched for eighteen, months. Now I .knew that the chief tenant could fay without any difficulty, so I slipped a* revolver into my Eojket and started down to the public ouse. I found nay pan there; bordered my glass and sat down, none of them knowing-me; After a while I eaid: ‘Do any of you boys know what’s the state of things ftp at the house?’ They stared, but said nothing; so then lup and told them the truth. ‘Faith, it's Captain Jack !* said one, who recognized me then—the very man that I was after. ‘Yes, Tim, my boy, it’s Captain Jack, and he’s come for the rent you owe his father.’ They looked as though they thought I was clean mad, aud eue of them laughed. I wheeled round upon him and said: ‘And it’s because your master and his daughter are dyiug of hunger that ye laugh, is it?’ But the others all told him that he ought to be ashamed of himself, only—they couldn’t pay the rent. ‘Well, but boys,’ I said, ‘that’s what I have come for aud lam going to have it. It’s my father’s lite or your mouey, aud you can not suppose I am going to sit still when I know you can pay abd ought to pay. Now, Tim, I mean to have your check before I leave this room!' And I pulled my revolver out of my pocket and laid it on the table. There wasn’t a man moved. I said nothing, but I took the revolver up aud cooked it. Tim turned as white as a sheet. ‘Well,’ said he, ‘I didu’t know things was as bad as ye say, Captain Jack, or maybe I’d have paid before. Ye shall have your check, anyways, but, for goodness sake, put that thing byJ ‘All right,’ said I, “It’ll be put by when I’ve got the check.’ Aud five minutes afterward I went home with the three huudred in my Socket aud the revolver, too, which ad never been loaded. n