The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-06
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mcnis Il our amy, there Is 10 he found
sori oi officer VIM is = privileged od-
dftt who takes liberties with al hi,
brethren ol the me.s with impuu.,, and
WHO pockets every ihine sloIt.ot .rbIov
viii The best possible humnur In zen f.
III, tn individuals III lli, description are
deslcnated IA Ihe meNSruom vocabulary
Good teaYc,,a I'D StdRtrs,' aud oil
Sbrktrs, locwipg thereby, thai they
IA po' nj the bottle, aud stick NJ The
tahlr TIL ALL, blu
One ol these, Quarlermasier of
intnuS, with Il nose OF the genuine
bardolfh complexion, rosy, and eternal
smile, n shorl ilelne, aud il by head, hay-
nv dIhod with party of brother officers
nj 1he fhfsc Ups, llurwlck---the day
on winch bS regiment marched into the
barracks ol that town---was in the best
possible spirits 81 much So, that he gnve
the bottle no Icst until about eleven o.
clock and became glorious inst ns
Tie company broke up--lirhl or wrong
he "0ad 90 along with three of the
youngest subaItens 10 ranbe by the sea-
side IN the moonshinc, having been so
io"g I he sHa.' Thcy permitted him
reluctantly; perhaps, indeed BECAUSE
they could not prevent him; but when
lhe party eot down 10 the place where
passengers and goods are usually en-
banked, the Quartcrmastcf brcame total
~ ovrrpowercd.3 4 sank senselcss on the
shore. Thu officers whom he aeeom-
panied could not think of carving his
corpus buck to the inn, nor were there
any persons near whom they could en-
ploy tor the purpose one oi lhrm, lherc
fore, opened the door of private car
rage which stood near, 'uoshippcd' lfom
the wheel.---rcady fer embarkhtlnn and
IN moment the sleeper WIS bundled IN
TO II where he WIS left 10 his rpposc
with the door fast ,hnt upon him.
Next morning at day break (aboul
three O'clock the roach, with its con-
tents, was pun on board tho HAMBURG
packet, and slowed away at tire ycly
bottom ofihe hold IN hall an hour al
Ter tins the vessel put to sea.
For the Whole OF The day ihe packet
had a brisk breeze, aud II midnight was
a good hundred mules away from il1r-
wick "a dead calm sci In. ii was a
beautiful night IN July, aud the passen-
gers were not all gone 10 bed some
walked the deck, and others sat below
III cards--ryery thing was silonl except
the iatiline Ol the ropes as the ship well
edd 10 the smooth d gentle swell of the
sleeping North Sea. About tins time.
the y Gternlastcr, il is supposed ,awoke
A least M had nol been head before
10 utter his complaints, probably ilom
the busile consequent Oh the managing
oi the vessel IN a stiff breeze. However.
II WAS at this lime that his cracked and
buried voice fell first upon The ears of
the crew and for abont twenty minutes
the pane II created is indcscrlhable.
The whist company in the cabin, al inst
thought II WIS one OF the sailors in a
chest, y calieo the captain; who declared
he had been thai minnie examining into
the cuuse of lhe mccarthy sounds, and
bad mustered his crew, al ofwhom were
on deck Is much astonished rs he was
nay, more So, for one Of them, a
Welslman1rlt convinced that the voice
proceeded from the speaking trumpet Of
The Ghost OF David Jones, his folmpr
shlpmaie, who had died III i'll viii with
HIM
il1llo--o---o--o---o- Murder y.
Moruer pnow rose upon ali ears, rs il
the voice were AT the bottom Of the sea.
The Ne,bman fell upon his knees, aud
begged lorgNnesS Of his injured aud de-
parted friend, David Jones The resi- Of
The Grew caught sIighl tiuee Of hislears,
aud paced about III couples 10 and fro !;
some declaring the voice was below lhc
ruddcr, aad others thai it was at the
masthead. The passengers, one and
all, hurried on deck ~ short, none on
DO I'd, not even tne Captain and the OIL
Gcst seaman were free from alarm for
y
III the vessel without discovering the
cause ol their terforS, aud the hold TWAS
evident, could not have contained an eX-
TIA rat II Was 50 crdmmed with luggage,
Sc. Let me oui, you----rascaE let
me outlet me out, | say screamed
the voice with increased yleor.' These
excIamatons the WcIshman declared
were addessrd to devils, that were tor
menling his deceased enemy David !;
and he uttered a ielvant prayer for ibe
peace OF thewanderIng y unhappy soul:
but different idea was awakened in the
mind Of the Captain by the words Let
me out.' There is somebody packed
up in the hold exclaimed he and in
slantly ordering the men TO follow him
down, all began to remove the uper lay
CIR Of articles, winch, being done, The
voice became louder aud more
distinct.