American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-04-29


why some said one thing and some said ano
ther, continued the spokesman. but Tom says
they be parcel of Dutch men. who murdet'd some
English out there in the Islands, somew here mon
strous long time ago. ] think Tom said twas al
Amooyna. ! was close in with the place once
when was aboard the Pepper-Coin.'' "And how
come you didn't see her % asked lad who wa.
gazing Oh the old sailors face with the most intense
curiosity
by, it is a wonderment to me-" returned the
narrator, that | didn't, for we had some as big
devils along as ever put loot on ratIin; but, then
iom says she never comes 'cepting Tor some grea
body, as has bin selling his soul for the counters to
some tune Howsomeyer, if you can get plain
man along that's beat his father mother or killed
his vie, or murdered one o his Children
A hasmolhered groan, tho it es, aped the notice
OF the sailors, turned my attention to the wretched
stranger, and ! heard him convulsvely mutter
IL then she may come to night.''
" II so be might speak my mind, Jimmy Sykes,
SAID sailor, getting up-for he had been lying on
The deck with his hands under his head-"-my
|eyes but don't think It's good to be talking oil
|siCh things"
But this opinion was over,ued by the almost
unanimous voice OF the company lha the old sea
man should proceed. This he did in an unde, and
subdned tone, which added not little to its effect
on his hearers.
tom says it was about eight bells, and there
WASN'T as much wind agoing as would blow feather
from The topgallant-yard-n a breath aoft or be
loW-and as Twas as hot cotton in the cabin, the
brought the Great Lord tcld you about. and sal
him OH the quarter deck. Tom was al the wheel
at the time, but as the ship as easy as ii she
had DIN 10 dry dock, he had nothing to do; and
so ne took squint at what was going on.--Two o
his fellows help'd him up the companion- way and
Tom says he give such groans as he would me- ve
wish 10 hear again Well, there he set, as long ant
as lank as a hali-sarved snake-hs iace as yellow
as an orange, and his legs about the shape OF cap
stan-bar The ship had several passengers, ant
they crowded round, bowling and scraping, and h.
ping he was better and that he would soon be II
Old England, to enjoy his honors and his riches :
and SIGH like things. But Tom says he only shool
his head and groaned; aud SO it went on, they jaw
ing to him 'bout the good things he going Il
have, aud he grooming and moaning like grounded
whale till one OF the boys. who was laying in the
mizen top, cried out ga sail close aboard on TIL,
Weather bow" Well, 10 DC sure, Tom says, it pu
la great surprise on EN- all 10 hink how she coule
get there; for there hadn't been cap full of wint
going for the last two days -Howsomever ever,
body run forward, to look out but never thing
could they see With that the Captain, who was
main passionate old leer sworc, fore and aft, he't
make the lubber smar. for giving false alarm, ant
disturbing the passengers; whereby he catch'd holt
OF the lad, with one hand, and of ropes end witt
the other-but, before he could Law on, the boy el
on his knees, and swcre, that, "as he hoped to b
saved, he seen large ship, with every thing Sc
from the trucks to the deck, coming bows on, witt
Ia howging sa'' But that wouldn't have saved hi
bacon, 1t somebody hadn't called out from the quar-
ter deck" Hold your hand, Captain, who knows
but she is the Flying Dulchman.'' No sooner h,
hear'n that, but the Captains teeth began to cha,e
he dropt the boy and the rope; and SAID says he
l's it 1t is The Flying Dutchman IT'S all up with us.
So with that, Tom says, the Great Lord ax'd wha
he meant by that. Whereby the Captain up, az,
tells him, how, if man sells his soul to the De
vii in foreign parts, Tor gold and SIGH like its odds
as his going home with it, if the Devil don't com
for his own in the Flying Dutchman in partcuIa,
if SO be there's been any blood shed gone to the bar
gain. The Great Lord gived sort OF start; blu
he made light Of it, and said, he believed sailors
were the d--st fools in the world y AYE, aye
interrupted weather beaten Tarpawling, 6 then
andsmen are the most unbeievingest people ago
ing but ak pardon-go on.' &c The whole ship
proceeded the sailor, " Tom says, was as mute a
mouse; for his part, he says, his hair stood vi
like hogs bristles and he felt himself in cold swea
from head to foot--for the men glided about lik
ghosts, as the saying is; and if any body ventures
to speak, twas only in whisper. Not thing cou
they see-but they knew the Flying Dutchman wa
close aboard-sometlmes on one quarter. and the
on the other Some heard groans--some heard th
sails flap against the masts; and all smet brimston
SO strong, they might easy guess who was keepn
their company. Tom says, the gentry on the quar-
ter-deck at first wanted to cut their Jokes about he
but one of 'em, the same that called out to tn
Captain, told so many stories about SIGH like things
that they began 10 be as quiet as the sailors, an
presently the Great Lords face began to get a
white as sheet; the flesh his bones-what lit
tie there was-seem'd to culver; his eye-ball
locke for all the world il they going to dar
out of his head, as he cried out, "She comes Sh
comes -
"Wel to be sure, the whole ship was throw'd in
10 most terrible combustion The women pas