The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-08-19

uam ogiy idce In the wafer. I"h
like yours would be good ting for sal
Tor, Jaclsoo; il would leave his two
hands free aloit-more use, more hor-
namcnt too, I'm sure, den de piece OF
greasy junk dat hangs from the cap
tain's tall'rail-Now shall sing to you
how, dat coromantec rascal, my tader,
wat sell me on dc Gold Coast:
Two red night cap ono long knife,
All him get for Qasckoo.
For gun next day him sell his wife
You tink dat goody song = Jacaoo:'
'Chocko, cbocko,' chattered the
monkey, as if in answer. 'Ah, you
tink so-sensible nominal What is
datl sharkl-JackoO, come up, sir:
don't you see dat big shovel-nOsed fish
looking at youl Pull yom hand out
Of the water, Garamightyo The ne
gro threw himself on the gammoning
of the bowsprit to take hold of the poor
ape, who, mistaking his kind intention,
and ignorant of the danger, shrunk
from him, lost his hold, and fell into
the sea. The shark Instantly sank to
have run, then dashed at his prey.
raising his snout over him, and shoot
ing his head and shoulders three or
four feet out of the water, with poor
ljacky shrieking in his jaws, whilst his
small bones cracked and crrnched
under the monsters triple row ofteeth.
Whilst this small tragedy was act
ing--and painful enough it was to the
kind hearted negro--I was locking out
towards the eastern horizon, watching
the first dark blue ripple of the sea
breeze, when rushing noise passed
over my head.
looked up and saw gallinaso, the
large carron crow of the tropics, sail
ing, contrary to the habits Of its kind,
scaward over the brig. l followed it
with my eye until it vanished in the
distance, when my attention was at
tracted by dark speck far out in the
oiling, with little tiny white sail.
With my glass I made it out to he a
ships boat, but saw no one on board,
and the sail was idly tapping about
the mast.
On making my report, Twas desired
to pull towards it in the gig; and as we
approached, one of the crew said he
thought he saw some one pecring over
the bow. We drew nearer, and saw
him distinctly. "Why don't you haul
the sheet aft, and come do.n TO us,
sir!"
| He neither moved nor answ cred, but,
rs the boat rose and fell on the short
sea raised by the first of the breeze,
the face kept mopping and moving at
,is over the gunwae.
81 will soon teach you manners, my
iinc fellow give way, men"--and l
ircd my muslset, when the crow that
had seen rose from the boat INTO the
air, but Immediately alighted again,
and 10 our astonishmcnt, yulturc like.
with oustrochod wings, upon the head.
! Under the shadow of this horrible
plume, the face seemed on the instant
30 alter like hideous change in a
! lream. Ii appeared to become Of IA
dcathlikc palcncss, and anon streakGd
with blood. Another stroke of the oar
the chin had fallen down, and the
tongue was hanging out. Another pull
the eyes were gone, and from their
sockets, brains and blood were fer
menting, and lowing down the checks.
IL was the face of II purifying corpse.
Va this floating coffin we found the
body of another sailor, doubled across
one of the thwarts, with IA long Span
ish knife sticking between his ribs, as
/. a. Il NJ
or, what was equally probable, had put
an end 10 himself III his frenzy; whilst
along the bottom Of the boat, arranged
with some show Of care, and covered
by piece Of canvass stretched across,
an oar above it, lay the remains of u
beautiful boy, about fourteen years of
age, apparently but few hours dead.
Some biscuit, a roll oijcrked beef. and
an earthcn water jar, lay beside him,
showing that hunger at least could
have had no share in his destruction
but the pipkin was dry, and the small
water cask in the bow was stared aad
empty.
We had no sooner cast our grap-'
pling over the bow, and begun to tow
the boat to the ship, than the abomina-
BILE bird that we had scared settled
down into il again, Notwithstanding
our proximity, and began to peck at
the face Of the dead boy. At this mo-
ment we heard u gibbering noise, and
saw something like a bundle of old
rags, roll out from beneath the stern
sheet, and apparently make a fruitlcss
attempt to drive the gallinaso from its
prey. Heaven and earth, what an OBJ
ject met our eyes ltwas full grown
man, but so wasted, that one of the