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Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
spleen . Christian , Churchill , Young , and Stewart , had several enemies , particularly the former , who carried himself , they thought , in too supercilious a manner , when ; in fact , the p ride and authority which Christian affected were for their general safety . Soon after Churchill had come into possession of his new title and estate , he desired Thompson , who was one of their seamen , to fill two vessels which he had with water . Thompson felt himself hurt
at being thus commanded , and asked if he knew whom he was speaking to . " To a seaman , " replied Churchill , with a stern look ; "but perhaps you forget that I am master at arms . " " I remember , " answered Thompson , equally haughty , " I remember what you were when Bligh was our commander ; but as to what
you are , I think you now no better than myself , although the people here have dubbed you a chief . To be a servant to a villain is intolerable , for we are all villains alike ; perhaps , if the truth were known , you are a . greater villain than some among us " Churchill interrupted Thompson . with a menace ,.. which the other disregarding , said with a sneer , " D—n you , though you are a chief
you shall be your own servant for me . " Some of the natives were attracted to the spot where these disputants were by the noise they made , and not understanding why their chief Churchill should be treated in this insolent maimer , obliged Thompson to retire . This cut him to the very heartland he began now to meditate revenge both against Churchill and Christian . It is necessary to remarkthat Christian had advised his men always
, to carry their guns ready charged with them , for fear of any sudden attack of the natives ; for he ^ did not know how soon a breach between them mi ght take place . The next day Churchill and Thompson met again , when the latter , being of a vindictive disposition , renewed the contention ; Churchill was exceedingly warm , having been provoked by Thompson ' s up-1
braiding him as one of the greatest villains ( alluding to his being one of the ringleaders ) , and above all with his exclaiming in a scornful manner , " Oh , what a great CHIEF ! " that , losing all patience , Churchill exclaimed with much rage , " Hold your tongue , scoundrel , or , by G— , I'll kick you . " " Scoundrel I" echoed Thompson , who immediately levelled his musket at him , and lodged the contents of it in his breast .
Three natives were present when Churchill fell , who by their loud lamentations soon collected others . Thompson , apprehensive of their fury , fled . Churchill lived but a few minutes , during which time he could not speak ; the ball had entered near his heart . He was conveyed in great solemnity to the habitation of that chief whom he succeeded . The murder was soon reported to Christianwho was extremel
, y .affected at the news . Tinah enquired if he did not mean to put to death the offender ; but Christian apprehended that if he threatened Thompson with punishment he mi ght be tempted to make a discovery pf the mutiny business , and bring destruction upon all their heads
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Authentic And Interesting Narrative Of The Adventures Of The Mutineers
spleen . Christian , Churchill , Young , and Stewart , had several enemies , particularly the former , who carried himself , they thought , in too supercilious a manner , when ; in fact , the p ride and authority which Christian affected were for their general safety . Soon after Churchill had come into possession of his new title and estate , he desired Thompson , who was one of their seamen , to fill two vessels which he had with water . Thompson felt himself hurt
at being thus commanded , and asked if he knew whom he was speaking to . " To a seaman , " replied Churchill , with a stern look ; "but perhaps you forget that I am master at arms . " " I remember , " answered Thompson , equally haughty , " I remember what you were when Bligh was our commander ; but as to what
you are , I think you now no better than myself , although the people here have dubbed you a chief . To be a servant to a villain is intolerable , for we are all villains alike ; perhaps , if the truth were known , you are a . greater villain than some among us " Churchill interrupted Thompson . with a menace ,.. which the other disregarding , said with a sneer , " D—n you , though you are a chief
you shall be your own servant for me . " Some of the natives were attracted to the spot where these disputants were by the noise they made , and not understanding why their chief Churchill should be treated in this insolent maimer , obliged Thompson to retire . This cut him to the very heartland he began now to meditate revenge both against Churchill and Christian . It is necessary to remarkthat Christian had advised his men always
, to carry their guns ready charged with them , for fear of any sudden attack of the natives ; for he ^ did not know how soon a breach between them mi ght take place . The next day Churchill and Thompson met again , when the latter , being of a vindictive disposition , renewed the contention ; Churchill was exceedingly warm , having been provoked by Thompson ' s up-1
braiding him as one of the greatest villains ( alluding to his being one of the ringleaders ) , and above all with his exclaiming in a scornful manner , " Oh , what a great CHIEF ! " that , losing all patience , Churchill exclaimed with much rage , " Hold your tongue , scoundrel , or , by G— , I'll kick you . " " Scoundrel I" echoed Thompson , who immediately levelled his musket at him , and lodged the contents of it in his breast .
Three natives were present when Churchill fell , who by their loud lamentations soon collected others . Thompson , apprehensive of their fury , fled . Churchill lived but a few minutes , during which time he could not speak ; the ball had entered near his heart . He was conveyed in great solemnity to the habitation of that chief whom he succeeded . The murder was soon reported to Christianwho was extremel
, y .affected at the news . Tinah enquired if he did not mean to put to death the offender ; but Christian apprehended that if he threatened Thompson with punishment he mi ght be tempted to make a discovery pf the mutiny business , and bring destruction upon all their heads