Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-28

cried failor TO his comrade, who was buIied ia
heasing overheard The lower div'fioa of q naeE.
mate, jpR cut in halves BY chain fhot AyaR !
let Us, frR Zee if be las not the Key Of our reis
Chef 10 bis pocket I" - 49,
As their enjoyments are Gmple and few, fail
ors are equally at home at Port Royal. Halifax,
Canton, CaPe-Coat Cattle, or the Point al
PortTmouth.
From the admiralEo the cabin bov. their AZ.
tachment to the fair rex IS earnea. lal2ing, and
ximolt indieriminate--The wives Of featuring
men Ga Ezgsnd1 are far from being yefnarla.
bic tor beauty Or youth, Jet few woman live
happier inthe conjugal fate, as The heartinefs,
the inceritY, and the general good humour.
mot to mention the frequent abfences) of their
mates, make ample amends fer thoie Grall def
ciencies, as to delieacy or pol.eiIc, which they
fometimes might complain Of.
Except the monensary Joy Of receiving his
money, a failor's happief time is, BIZ no means,
that period whenhe has his pockets veil ffored.
He poasHes, isdeed, an anxiety 70 pet ria ofhis
cath, which amounts almoa to adual sdiltrcis.
I" Why do 1oa notreturn and enter me again,
as you promifsdlD faid captain 10 valued
feanian. How can |, captain Ihave Till
money IN my pouch, and yet am never with
out girl and a fdler. ''@ g Try Two girls and
two 6dlers, fad the captain. The tar thousht,
the hint good one, and by adopting it, foon
.Ob,ained fate Of fnance which put him in a
humoar to return his occupation
Two Of the brightsf points in the character
ola feaman feem = be, intrepidity, and pref.
enee Of MIND. Without Partially, we may FAY
that i is in the Birth mariner, particularly,
thai heie qualities arc 70 be obferyed. In the
hour If extreme danger, he doesnos ike the
Portugne(e, the Iatlian, or the Ruis, either ak
afiiRanre firm, or denounoe vengeance aeainR
his patron Cant. No, be truIls 10 His own aeili.
" and rel; LUTON for fafety and if he impre.
Gates On any head,it is on his own, or that of
fome lubber who is net as active as himfslf in
the general wotk Of Pretervation.
Superltition and prophznenels, thofe extremes
Of human condUds are too often found united
in the ftilor and the man who breads the
Rormy effects Of drowning cat, or Of whiting
country dance, while DE leans over the gun
vale, viii, too often, wantonly defy his creator,
by the mot daring excavations, and the moi
Iicsntous behaviour. But mott aGnrediy, he
is thoughtlefs Of the fault he commits, and
like the poor fellow Who fpiel land, after ma
ihirh, IN the boat Of the ihipwrecked Centaur J
thinks he is at lib4rtY to cEPrefs bis gratitude,
or his difrefs, by The method which 10 him ap.
pears mott apt, and mot expreaive.
A fpecies Of ready Wit is ofen connected
with the character Of a faiior--and as, whare
yer he conceives, he always thinks hinelf at
liberty to eIprtfs, let the company, the place,
the time, be what il will be has, of coniequence
VAT advantage over the more balhful belle
elPrit-A couple Of failors, foms years ago,
went afhore in ChatleRon, Is. c. They nat
uraly advanced towards a crowd which had
gathered round the celebrated WI feld, who
was preaching with infnitive vehem ,againlt
the Gns Of his audience. They ed Iuft
time enough to hear him fay, with iutmoft
exertion of voice and geaure, [" and /, your
PATIO, yoar teacher, lhall be forced to bear
wituefs againl you at the awful day ofjudge
msnt." . Hollo, jack" cried one Of the tars,
whom the crowd had divided from his com.
rade, d-n my eyes, if that is not iuf as il
goes at the Old Bailey The sreatea rogue
always turns kings evidence"
But the aiIor's charatter n1ra not Be diE
miGed, without fome notice being taken of thar
fraternal regard which reigns among all, let the
out"oeS u iOHiS DC ever 10 TuSSeo' NO rye OF
!rce-mafonry, no oath, no end Of fociety, can
unite any denomination of mankind together as
failors are united. It is in The mot trying fit
nations Of life, that the eFeas Of this union are
NOT ieen. If fea officer dies, leaving fami-
ly behind him unprovided for, his fons become
the children Of bis Fraternity, and are handed
up in life By their fathers friends, from one
aaI;oh 70 another in the feryice, until they are
enabled to provide for themlelyes--As a
proof of this ernanation Of genuine philanthro.
py, amorgR tbs gallant race Of men, the fol
lowing circumhsnce may be properly brought
forward. Not many years pAR an unknown
benefa6tor, gave cool per annurn, 70 be divided
among thirty fea officers widows. In order TO
appreciate The merit Of the competitors, each
who applies, brings in fa cf her children,