Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-09-24


Paddy!' enguied the ships corporal,
laying on WIN MS cane, Why amt you
a, The messenger Paddy ?'-whack II
went again, 'or at the nlppers Padd,
another hump. 'Wha'A the mater {
asked the purser-' matter Sir! cries
Pat, BY my iaith Sir, aud Pm tired with
The ship, aud every body abuses me.
When first did myself The honor OF be-
coming your servant, and taking you Tor
my master, was proud OF serving real
gentIemon, and would do Tor your honor
/ by night, or all day long, though they do
call you nip cheese, and say you chaie
them out Of their allowance; but know
IFS not true your honor. Wen this spal-
peen (poin,ing TO the ships corporal sent
me up stairs 10 get up the anchor, nu1
how, your honor, should | now where
to fnd IL? And then got ,hreshed tor
that.-They told me II was under the BOY
(buoy, and So axed every boy IN the
ship, but they only made game oil me,
and led me wild goose chase. AND
then they SAID we should soon be under
Weigh Arrah' says |, what weigh The
ship !? o besure,' says they Och says
|, III they'd land me on The sod says by
my conscience, but I'd take care never TO
be weIgh'd III such pretty par OF scales
as this AGAIN. and SO they made me take
hold oil nlpper, because they said 1t was
my masters (your honor's) namesake;
and then they stuck over SO many long
poles INTO a barrel on the ground, and
began 10 ron round as il they were mad.
On your honor | don't know what TO
make ol 1t, at all, al ALL Alter this, Pat
was turned over to the boatswan tor two
tail itchum, think they call 1t, and now
he got it hot and warm. One day he
tumbled overheard, and his master
rope s-ended him for quitting the ship
without leave. Twice he married the
gunner's daughter, for thinking 100 loud
that the FIRST lieutenant was groggy, and
he'd three dozen for his portion each
line. Hailoo ye murphy digger crI-
ed the buaswain, : is the dinner ready {
Faith and it is SIR says Pat, only the
beef wants boiling, by token that forgot
to give it 10 the cook Well he'd get
dumped Tor that is the kettle tliied
for ,ea p Yes, sir, I'll engage it Is, see
ing that it slipped overheard about two
hours ago, and is not come back YET.
Have you got my grog ? is 1t run
you re ,naoeing sure and Us that
have got it, tor being unable 10 lind a
botle, whipt ii under NY jacket, SO
dii' Where is it then 2 Arrah where
Is i, now how can you AK such 'hIn5
I WASH, | afraid the pursef's stewatd
would chale you, and SO TO save your al
lowance, didn't swallow II whole -
But all these honest excuses only
trough heavier vohgeano C. upon poor
Pa'--at last he sent iorm ard and promot-
cd TO The loretop but even there, while
a lott with Tie eherubs, his evli genius
followed him, and hls old master, the
boalswain, never tailed to give him to-
ken OF remembrance, at least once a
Being ssnl alofj Oh particular &C.
casioD with couple OF foxes, to soize
SO all bio k IN the topsail yard-arp, he
used tie frs fox, and then made slip
bend and tell overheard. il blew gale
OF wind, and The sea was running very
high but the boat was lowered from The
| quarter, and alter some tine succeeded
In picking him up, and he was brought
! aboard almost exhausted with the re-
naming fox IN his band. 'YOu scoun-
| tirel,' cried the captain, how came you
| 50 iubberiy as TO fall 2 Faith, your ho
no. replied Pa, the boalswaln'5 mate
tald meto let go with my hands aud hold
o0 by my toes, and SO tried it, your ho
nos; but it was only tone 70 deceive me-
bad luck To him. And what arc you
| doing with the fox in your hand 9 Oh j.
your honoi, took care o. that, tor " as
| afraid that the boatswain would thrash
ne it left il behind. Och botberation
| bal Wouldu't come back without II Tor
| the world Wei soon alter his, he was
grown a fine stout fellow, and the capt.
Lord G.. occaslonally gave hlm
| couple of dozen at The gang way
| 10 stretch his SKIN a bit, be was soon
made one of the barge's crew, which he
/. said was he hsppiest day OF his lite +;
but ah F.! and alb and alas sasters fol-
lowed him still, for being left boai-keep
err, towing as,ern when he had shipped
two or three heavy seas, he pulled up
the plug from her we'll to lei the water
out, and then stretch himse!ioD the all
thwar,s % sleep; bu, contrary to his ex-
pectation, the water, instead OF running
out, rushed in, the boat was swamped,
and poor Pa found waery grave. The