Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-26
LITERARY saI4f.G ZION
FOR THE DELAWARE PATRIOT.
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II will BE easily conceived that my life was a
life Of hardship. | wls moi Only ship boy OH
thc h;s'l and eiSv mast 5nt. also. IN The cabin
where every mca.I office fell t. NV lot set, It
Wa restless anil Disseminated. c&n. safely INV
il wae not 50 much Oh account Of thi- o my
being prpcuded from all possibility d reading. as
my master did mt p0sscss. rar 10 sacolircf sec
ing, during the wncle course of ny abode with
him. a single Cook q. any description, EXCEPT the
Coast;n. Pilot
As my ut seemed to bc cast, Inucver. was
not negligent il seeking SUCH information a. prom
Used to be useful, and therefore .raqnrntcd at
my leisure hours, such vessels a. ,,opt mo lor-
hav. On Alternating IN Get on board 0ue e these.
Which did al midnight. missed ny footing. and
el into the sea. The Heating away Of The boat
alarmed the man on deck, who camc TO the -h !,
sd, Just IN time to me sink. II immediately
threw cut several ropes, enc Of .,.ich. rto,iden-
tialv, Tor was unconscious 0i 1t. entarg led ,rli
about ne. and was draAn up 20 the surface I'LL
boat coulh bc Sot round TIE usual mrthod
were taken TO rccoscr me- aud 0kc in bed the
next morning. remembering nothing Bat the horror
plt when | first found myself unable TO CT. out
for assistance.
This was roi NY only escape, but iorbcar 10
speak of them. An escape Of another KIND was
now preparing !or nc Which deserves all my no
ticc ~ It was decisive Of my future fate
message from my godfather, saving that he had
Sent il man and Nurse TO bring me 10 Ashburton.
and de.irnr me to SCI ont without delay. MY
master AS well as myself supposed ii was 10 spend
tEc hol,days there. and hc, therefore made no ob-
lection to my going. We were, however, both
mistaken.
Since had lived at rrisham had broken Of
all connection wife Nshhur0n had no relation
there but ny poor brother who was YET too ,oung
| 4 & ANIL t!,.. ,,lnrt
Of nv godfather towards me did not entle him t.
any portion Of my gratitude or kind remembrance
lived therefore in kind of sullcn independence
on all had formerly known. and thought without
regret of beng abandoned by every one to my fate
But had not been overlooked. The women o
i Brixbam who travelled every week to hshburtor
with fish. and who had known my parents. die
not see RE without kind concern running aDou
the beach in ragged jacket and trousers. The,
mentioned this 10 the people of Ashburton. and nc
yer without cummiserating NJ, change Of condition
This tale, often repeated. awakened. at length th
pity of their auditors and. as tic nest step. thcl
resentment against the man, who had reduced MI
. to such a state Of wretchedness. In large towl
This would have had little effect, but. in plac
/ like Ashburton. where every report speedily be
comes the common property OF all the inhabitants
5 it raised murmur, which my godfather found him
self either unable or unwilling to withstand. h
easily do as | wanted some months OF thrtee,
+ and consequently was not yet bound
All This | learned on my arrival, and my hear
) which had been cruelty shut up. now opened
kinder sentiments and farei views.
After the holy days returned 10 my darling pun
SUIT arithmetic my progress was now SO rap'
that in few months was al the head of the scho'
and qualified to assist ny maNter( Mr. r. Furlon2
on an, extraordinary emergency AS he usual
4, t1p
. Thought in me that b. engaging with him as reg
!, Mar assistant, and undertaking the instruction
{ few evening scholars. might. with little al
. dit,onal aid be enabled to support myself, 90
knows. my l'eas Of support at this time were .
no very extrayasant nature. had besides anotl
or object in view. MIR. Hugh smerden, my tir'
master. was now grown old aud iniirm, it SCENE
. unlikely that he should hold out above three q
four years and fondly ilatte,ed myself that, moi
l. wthstanding my youth, might possibly. be ar
pointed to succeed him. was IN my hlteent
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