Jaynes

Captain Jaynes is sure out of his element in defending the rights of the oppressed, and should be on his own quarter-deck with his cutlass in hand and his rapscallions around him, slaying and robbing, to be in full feather.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

Captain Jaynes is killed – I saw him fall – and the parson has fled, and – and – I know not where be the others.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

But Captain Jaynes swore with one of his broadsides of mighty oaths that 'twas best as 'twas, since Beverly had some influence over the militia, and that he was safe enough not to turn traitor with his great store of tobacco at stake, and that should the court proceed to extremes with the Gloucester plant-cutters, such a flame would leap to life in Virginia as would choke England with the smoke of its burning.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

Then Parson Downs pelted to her side and besought her to turn, and so did Captain Jaynes, though he was half laughing with delight at her spirit, and his bright eyes viewed her in such wise that I could scarce keep my fingers from his throat.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

'Twas not the best time of day for the meeting of those choice spirits for the discussion of the other spirits which be raised, willy-nilly, from the grape and the grain, for the enhancing of the joy of life, and defiance of its miseries; but the Barrys and Captain Jaynes and the parson were nothing particular as to the time of day.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

Mistress Mary turned to me, and her voice rang sharp, "'Tis a pretty parson," said she; "he is on his way to Barry Upper Branch with Captain Jaynes, and who is there doth not know 'tis for no good, and on the Sabbath day, too?"

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

But Captain Jaynes called a halt, and divided us into rank and file like a company of reapers, and to work we went on the great tobacco fields.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

Much gaming was there that night after we left; we leaving the Barrys and my Lord Estes and Drake and Captain Jaynes and many others intent upon the dice, but Humphrey and I did not linger, I having naught to stake, and he having promised his mother not to play.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

At last Captain Jaynes and the other gentlemen begun to conceive the situation and I caught sight of them forcing their way toward me, and shouted to them with a failing voice, for I had lost much blood, to come nearer and assist me to hold the door.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900

Captain Jaynes essayed to form the cutters into ranks, but with no avail, though he galloped back and forth, shouting like a madman.

The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900