Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-06-28

I "Oh, hope not many years." said Green
81 expect we shall make a short voyage"
Here the conversation dropped, but Julian
had gathered enough to believe, that although
Miss Allen might have conyersed with Green
for want of better society. there was no real
attachment in her breast. cat least" thought
he, g shall see her again us soon as he will. "
The captain of the ship in which Julian was,
having seen several spouts in the vicinity of
the Sandwich Islands, concluded to delay his
passage to Japan few weeks, and try his
luck there ere he proceeded They cruisod
about in the neighborbood Of the Islands five
weeks; every day seeing something to raise
| their hopes, which were as often disa ppointed
| AT length, weared out with frutless expecta-
ton, the captain held the following conyersa-
tion with his first mate, one fair evening
"Mr. Russell" said he ,f",o morrow we will
turn out all hands, and get up the royals and
steering sais--wo must fish that lowe. steer
ng-sal boom, and crack Gil all sail for the
coast of japan; what would our owners say, ic
they knew how much time we had wasted
here -
"What could they say'" answered the mate,
certainly we want full ship as much as they
do--we've done the best we could; and we
may cruise japan through and through, with
out seeing single blow"
81 don't know said the captain, show our
crew will work--many Of them were never a
whaling before thoro's Doughty and Williams
never saw a whale"
eyes said the mate, "and that Julian! It's
true he's spunky enough now, and rather too
venturesome; but guess that sperm whales
fan will tame his courage down He some
times talks like a min ister, and is so full of
sentiment and soft feelings, that guess he's
not the man to fill ship soon-he belongs TO
my boat, but if see him finch, | Il DART my
lance through him." The captain only an
swered by smile, and muttercd: .'You NAV
find him out--such fellows are often very de-
ceiving."
The next morning the mate turned out very
early, and was about giving orders to call all
hands, when, observing that the ship was en-
vcloped in u thick foy, he changed his deter
and ordered ali the crew TO 90 down
between decks out Of ihe mis-, and plat SEN
mt. Accordingly all hands were soon engag-
cd in this business, and, as usual, long warns.
tended to divert their minds, and cheat the
tediousness of time. Many long whale sto-
ry was told-those who had been engaged in
The business before, exul!iugly rocounted their
wonderful feats; told of hair. breadth escapes,
dreams, ard omcns. Amongst the
rest, the following tale was told by an old
whaIem an, who declared that friend of
his, on whose vera city he had firm reliance.
was an eyewitness Of The whole scene.
"Jack Thomas,' said he, SAILED with a
black fellow, who never held much convcrsa /
lion with the crew, but would sit hours an .
hours by himself, as though he saw nobody, .
and was oppressed by some horrid weight
which rested on his mind. At night, after he
turned in, voices would be heard in his birth,
talking with him: and the cook swore he saw
he devil in close conversation with him. Jack |
asked him one day, what was the reason of his |
lie answered, that he had made .
a league with the devil, and on such a dny lie |
was going to hin. Accordingly, " len the day .
came, 'he black fellow jumped overheard and .
swan directly to windward, rs fast as he could .
90. They lowered away boat and pursued .
him, but he out swan them ALL and was never .
afterwards heard of''