Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-06

nights since, which Tor the heTo'sm OF uhos.
concerned, as welt AZ for he entertainment OF
our readers generally. will he proper TO 'tia'e'
Two Of our ii liens, led Tor undsun'ed re-
solution and liberal share oil hnmor ana wiz
happening 20 meet each other te" evenings
ago at Sciasconset, concerned plan something
like the following: That at the food ofthe tide,
which was 10 ne abou, <midnigh', they would
repair to the shore where the brig Packet was
wrecked; and perhaps De SO fortunate as 10 ma
a bolt of duck, bale Of diaper, or something
which nigh, reward ,hem for the loss OF sleep
and rest This concerted scheme, very differ
emily from waat they bad reason 10 suspect,
was overheard by a ,hi' d person, who immedl'
ately communca ed il 10 fourih; end Of course
the two latter gentlemen (bring up TO 'hingo
,wo) look ,Leir turn TO Garry on little sehem,ns.
They agreed to go to the shore about hall an
hour In advance Of the two duck and diapers
spectators Accordingly hey went; and one,
by the name of 10 Stout, warmly clad, and
snugly wrapped in pea jacket, was stretched
GU, on the beach just above the washing OF the
surf; and the o'her, concealrd partly oy
wild grass and partly by little eminence lie"
rods from the shore, waited the issue They
had no, been in readiness many minutes, before
the two nights Of ,aour, with bludgeons in
their hands, were seen approaching with firm
strides anxiously wachlng the waves oil IN
aud recede, the whole scene being rendered SUBJ
lime and solemn by the pair light Of the moon.
Thus plodding the coast, one, who had got "a
head Of his comrade, sung oui-"hall"o, ship
male!" "halloo!" replied the olh'r. "Dontyos
see," said he first, "somrthug near the surf
Wonder? that's bolt Of duck" With palpitai
ing hearts they FASTENED forward, bu, as hey
approached The supposed prze, an indescriha-
BILE horror seized upon them, when the moon
beams revealed the semblance OF fellow crea-
ture. But rue courage is seldom overcome;
especially when prospect Of gam stimulates
10 action. After moment Of silent cons,e,na-
ton, our Two heroes very naturally concluded
,ha: the object before them, was one Of the un-
fortunate men lost when the Packet was wreck
ed, and bumanely determined to roll the body
up the beach, that the rising tide should not.
wash il away, and then pursue their search Tor
goods. They first touched the body with their
long sticks, then summoned up that kind OF
rt solution which is required to lay hands ON
dead man, washed on shore al the dead OF night,
and commenced rolling him up the sandy ga h.
10 Stout was lying face down, with his legs,
arms and body, as stiff aid mntionltss as ii
they had bren in the cold embrace OF death for
weeks. The two duck hun'er, had not rolled
the supposed corps over more than three times,
when 10 fetched solemn, loud, sepulchra!
croar, which might have frightened even a ny
ena from coipsc; whrreupoH our che valifEs
started for S iascpnset wi h u velocity surpass-
ing that Of the z Dra a 'emp"st ni sand lying
for reds behind their heel; and 10 f airing The
terror nigh, prove ia al vocif'ralfd with the
voice Of S,en, or-I'm 10 o'oul. But with
Esuch as onishing swif,ness had The aft lighted
couple fed, that e,eo he ,oice Of 10 did not
reacn Sciansconset I'LL some Seconds Alter III.
trembling fugili,es had arrived! 10 and his
compsaion hasentd buck with all convenient
despatch TO crack joke upon f,co who have
crac k d thousands upon others Inquirer.
eve understand the demand for DIAPER is at pre-
sent yer, great ON this Island; and who COULD blame
sn, man, or even WOMAN, for picking up a bale that
might drift ashore.