Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-08-05

r.y.r Atiions Captaln Glasc0ck's
I@es q a Tar, i. one entitled ssSa;lor 81 :,
young woman who follows her s,xss,s 80,
on board Of a man ofwar, and does I,sr A.,
rs ioremast man--She is brought mn ~ ~.
sanS-way ioi punishment "lVeU. nv lad
Gays me skipper, for | said before. be wa.
soo1 man, and couldn't abi1e the use q, the
cat Da. IA course he'd TO do his duty rs well
a. anolhers well, my lad says he, what do
you nave 70 say 10, yourself? You see no,v
ne dangerous consequence of lookout me,,
laliing asleep on the watch / am sorry 10
punish you says the skipper, for | believe
you to ba wiling lad: but this is too se,;o.s
an oa.hce 70 look over, so strip saws the
skipper, Il axes your pardon. sir. saws len,
sieppin iorard in front c, the peon,c. f,r vo,
see, the skipper looked for all The world =. n
he was only waiting ie,' some of the Officers
or petty officers 10 come f,js'ard and sneak
good word for unfortunate Sal: 4 axes your
pardon. sir, says Jem, Il hope youll allow me
TO say word IN favour OF the prisoner by
all MEANS says the skipper Sal all the time
pretending to angrial the sssnnys as tied her
Land#ercbiei. was fumblng away with her
fingers to gam time. You NAV depend, SIR,
says Jem, the young mans not in his sii,td:
Le Was drowsy and stupid The whole day
long, and moreover says Jem, sas another Of
LIS nessmstcs, Farley, The main-top man
eau TELL hc would MT break bisenit the whole
afternoon. or touch drep of his allowance
o gro5.' Then he should have gone 10 The
oecior,' said The captain well SIR saws
Jein, know hts a seris offence: and rs sun
pose you must make sample o. some one
abroad. IL is all the same 10 Won. SIR, saws
Jen, stripping, and leaving the Jacket at sai's
feet. IN take the p,.aishment 0itiseif for |
am sure the lad can't .,and the lasll!' Wen,
at has, Sal, first heapin' lcok at Jem, the
ieUow te6fs never seed before or since, and
ghln' gngele in her threat. as il gong TO
chotk, SHE tell hat IN j faint at his feet Tor
she stands 1t Gil very well till she sees Jem
stlppln' to take her place. Well the hands
We're all plpcd down, Sal carried TO the coca
phi, & the murder out in a minute Now, diets
what call behaving ike seoma,,' concIu-
ded Farley, rising from the groop round the
hatchway, and retiring TO relieve the look
out man at the lee cat head'
"A lubber's knot SO designated by seamen.
Duty efc Newspaper Editor To peruse
daily from forty TO eighty American newspa-
Fers, with such attention as may be necessa-
~ Tor culling from them such articles, great
and small, as may suit the diversified tastes
oil a number of readers
To pefuse, with the same object at least
one regular lie Of London daily newspaper
each paper containing as much matter US
volume of the WavefIy novels.
To read, from time to time, when the
ships arrive from foreign poets, great bun
dies OF French papers IN the French Spanish,
and Portuguese languages and II the editor
happens to understand those languages, coca
sional bundles in German and Italian
To examine, the English magazines in
search of anecdotes. tales, and poetry, Tor the
ladies.
To examine the State Documents which are
issued by the Federal and State authorities
each of kien as long speech an Congress,
and as dry as a table OF iogaritinis.
We say nothing Of the duty OF putting new
novels, recording daily occurrences, and fit
ting the Communications oil correspondents
for the press (the last mentioned duty we
more frequently neglect than perform Nei-
Their do we say any Thing OF attention to the
mechanical affairs of the Office, and 10 pecu-
mary concers We have SAID enough OF show
that every active editor of daily paper, has
a title 10 be ranked with the ~ orking kieli'
il he chooses.
Researsis Of a Newspaper Editor--To be
repiled by the malignant, and misunderstood
by tie stupid.
10 have your sentiments paiSconStrueo,
and your motives n,isrepresented.
10 labor for years together, making great
personal sacrifices, for the advancement, as
you fancy, of important principles, and, after
your labor is completed, to End that you
were laboring only for the advancement of
men an whom goa never had any confidence
II be conrted by politicians on the eve Of
an election, and by men who are moi politi-
clans, on all occasions, when you can rem
der them service through your paper and
after these SCI vices are rendered, 10 be Tor
gotten.
To hear each ofyour patrons declare him
self friendly TO The liberty OF the press: and
end that by liberty of the press, the great
majority mean liberty to express sentiments
exactly similar 10 their own, and none other.
To find that even those general principles
accord exactl, with your own, depart from
you, if you will not support some favouritc
Project which is perhaps incompatible with
both your and their general principles, though
! they may not clearly see that ineon,patilsiity.
We could mention other rewards of like
nature, but these are suiiicient.--Phiia. Gas.