Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-27
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@aattts 49, l0taNA " 0toNR No.
!, ashamed Of my alarm, was glad tx
silent The next night, Dick Dsgf9
took the helm. Dick had reryes like n
OK aud sinews like a whale; it was l,til
he feared on the earth, or beneath it,
The clock struck ene-Dick was lear
ing his head on the helm, as he sanl.
thinking Of me, or my story, when TIA,
awful voice again called from IN
shrouds, "Stand from under." Diek
dsrted forward like an Indian arI,s.
which they say goes through and thre'
a buffalo. and wings on its way, as lat
had not left death in the rear. 1t vac
an instant, or more, before he fnuvs
presence Of mind to call out Let gcs'
Again nothing was seen,-no,hiRg
heard. Ten nights in succession, at
o'clock, the same unsarthly sound ruses
through the air. making our sioutest sa5-
lors quail as IL a bullet shot had gcsa
through THAR brains At last the Greg
grew pale when il was spoken OF; sae
the worst OF Us never went to sleep WITH.
cu, saving our prayers. For myself, q.
would have been chained 10 an oar al
nv life to hare got cut Of that vessel.=.
But there we were in the vast solitu.,.
OF the ocean; and this invisible beitA.
was with Us! No one put . bold faee
on the matter, but Antonio, the Sran.
lard, lie laughed at our fears, and d.
fed Satan himself to terrify him He's.
ever when il came to his turn at i~s
helm. he refused to 20. Several tinavs
under pretence Of illness, hs was exoa-
sed from a duty, which all on boa nj
dreaded. Bot at last, the Captain o.
dered Antonio 10 receive a round dozs.
OF lashes every night, until he .shonSt
consent to perform his share Of The Ia.
welcome office. For while this VS.
borne patiently; but at length, he cssf
ed out, VI nay as well die one way .ss
another Give me over to the ghostfn
That night Antonio kept watch ,a.s
deck. Few OF the crew slept; for .es
pactation and alarm had stretched ulp
nerves upon the rack At one o'clo.k-
the vsice called, ISLAND from Unds. ~
Let go!" screamed the s~paniard--
This was answered by a shrek oil lauaL~
ter-and such Iaughieri-i ii seemed asa
the fends answered each other frn,s
pole to pole, and the bass was hswlas -
hell Then came a sudden crash uAa.a
the deck, asif our masts and snare .L.4
fallen. We all rushed to the ssot-a~
there was a cold, stiff. gigantic coyvze.
Tha Spaniard said il was tbro.n Gsnsu
the shroud,: and when be looked % "a
he ground his teeth like q madcaaa ca
know him exclaimed be, Il afabL.dEis,
within an hours sail Of Cuba. a4xk
AranL hss kf.xl - k-.
We all stood aghasi at the monster~-
In fearful whispers wa asked lxhxf,
should be done with the body. F,nsIIw.
we agreed that the terrible sight .ussx
be removed from us, and hidden in e.
depths OF the ses. -Four Of Us ate nofea
to raise it, but human strength .m4s.gr
no avail-we might as we'll have tus ed
at Atlas. There il lay. stif. rigid, ht a..x
and as immovabIs as fit Termed 4 + re
of the vessel. The Spaniard was fnr-
Gus; let me lift him. said he; Il l,fte.l
him once, and can do itAgain. IL teaa.
him what il 10 to Gene and trouble ma
tie took the body round the waist. ara
attempted to move it.-6lowly and he.
Willy the corpse raised itself up; its ray..
less eyes opened; its rigid arms stretch
cd out, and cissped ito victim ia a clos.a
death arapple-and rolling over to .lE.
side OF the ship; they tottered an instant
over the waters-and then with a l.,ssA
plunge sunk together Again that Laugh.
that wild, shrisking lsugb,-a as
heard on the winds. The sailors bowel
their heads and put up their hands 1.
shout eutthe appalling sound, :
81 took the helm more than once -
ter; but we never again heard ia tfsr
shrouds that laundering sound. .stsra
from Under"
Mode Of keeping appies-Nseerls
not TO be generaiiy known, that 4
pies may be kept the whole veg
round. BY being immersed in cors.
If the American apples were paak i
among grain, they would arrive h4r
10 much finer condition. IN Portu 4
Is IS customary TO have a small Iea
IN every apartment Immediately 80
der the cornice.) barely wide ens
to hold an apple; 10 this way Ia 4 i.
ings are ffinged with fruit, ii
are not easily got without . Ii ers
while one glance of the eye will ~
1 sf any Ao-u.l. -