etch was wholly
absorbed in the fate of his cur, who had endeavoured to follow his
master. His eyes were fixed upon Snarleyyow, and Snarleyyow's were
fixed upon his master; thus they were permitted to remain for a few
seconds, when Sir Robert gave the signal. Away went the line of men who
had manned the starboard whip, and away went Jemmy Ducks on the larboard
side, and at the yard-arms of the cutter were suspended the bodies of
Vanslyperken and Snarleyyow.

Thus perished one of the greatest scoundrels and one of the vilest curs
which ever existed. They were damnable in their lives, and in their
deaths they were not divided.

By the manuscript records, found in the Jacobite papers, it appears that
the double execution took place on the 3rd of August, in the year of our
Lord 1700.

CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR.

IN WHICH AFFAIRS BEGIN TO WIND UP.

There are few people whose vindictive feelings are not satisfied with
the death of the party against whom those feelings have been excited.
The eyes of all on deck (that is, all except one), were at first
directed to the struggling Vanslyperken, and then, as if sickened at the
sight of his sufferings, were turned away with a feeling very near akin
to compassion.

One only looked or never thought of Vanslyperken, and that one was
Smallbones, who watched the kicking and plunging of his natural enemy,
Snarleyyow. Gradually, the dog relaxed his exertions, and Smallbones
watched, somewhat doubtful, whether a dog who had defied every other
kind of death would condescend to be hanged. At last Snarleyyow was
quite still. He appeared nearly to have gone to--"Where the wicked
cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest."

"He won't a-come to life any more this time," said Smallbones; "but I'll
not let you out of my hands yet. They say a cat have nine lives, but,
by gum, some dogs have ninety."

There was a dead silence on the deck of the cutter for a quarter of an
hour, during which the bodies remained suspended. A breeze then came
sweeping along and ruffled the surface of the water. This was of too
great importance to allow of further delay. Sir Robert desired the
seamen of the Yungfrau to come aft, told them he should take their
cutter to Cherbourg, to land the women and his own people, and that then
they would be free to return to Portsmouth; all that he requested of
them was, to be quiet and submissive during the short time that he and
his party were on board. Cob