The Arkansas advocate., 1831-01-19

i | ous pretenders to her favor who was most likel' to succeed. Had other cause been wanting ], this sight alone would have been sufficient |, restore his good humor; and making a place fo himself, by quietly dispossessing Francois, tht } domestic of his niece, the persevering burghel lendeaYored to encourage an intercourse, that ht had reason to think must terminate in the resul
 he had both medtated and desired
 In the present effort, however, the Alderman
 failed. 'fiierc is 2 feeling which universally IPeryades landsmen and landswomen, when they hrst embark on an element to which they are
 strangers, Extraordinarily shuts their mouths and
 renders them meditatiye. In the older and more Iobservent travellers it is observation and com
 parison, while with the younger and more sus-
 ceptible it is very apt to take the character of
 sentiment. Without stopping to analyse the
 cause or the consequences in the instance offhe
 Patroon and h belle Barbarie, 1t will be suai-
 eent to state, tfatin spite of ali the efforts ofthe worthy burgher, who had navigated inc slug
 glsh creek too often to be the subject of any new emotions, his youthful companions gradually igFew silent and thoughtful. Though celibite in ilis own person, Myndert had not now to learn that the infant god as often does his mischief through this quiet agency, as in any other man. Iner. He became, therefore, mute in his turn. watching the slow movement of the periagua with asmuch assidaity asif he saw his own i'm age on the water.
 A quarter of an hour of this characteristic. and 1t is:to be inferred agreeable navigation.
 brought the boat to the mouth of the inlet.
 Here powerful effort forced her into the tides way, and she might be said to put forth on her voyage. But while the black crew were trim
 ming the sails, and making the other necessary
 preparations for departure, a voice was heard
 haillng them from the shore, with an order, ra-
 thef than request, that they would stay their movements.
 Sflilfoa, the periagna!'' it cried. sifaul over your head-sheet, and jam the tiler down into the lap of that comfortable looking old gentle man. Come; bear hand, my hummers! or your race horse of q craft will get the bit into It's mouths and run away with you."
 This summons produced pause in the move ments Of the crew. After regarding each otEl- CT, i'll surprise and admiration, the watermel drew the head sheet over, put the helm a-lee. without however invading the lap of the Alder man, and the boat became stationary, at the dis l tance of few rods from the shore While the 1 new passenger was preparing to come off in yawl, those who awaited his movements had l ieIsuFe to examine his appearance, and to form tnelr different surnlses concerning his charae- l ter.
 It IS scarcely necessary to say that the stran- ger was a son of the ocean. He was of firm knit and active frame, standing exactly six feet in his stockings. The shoulders though square. were compact; the chest full and high, the limbs round, neat and muscular; the whole indicating l a form Tn which strength and activity were ap- l portloned with the greatest accuracy. small l bullet head was set firmly on its broad founda- l ton, and it was thickly covered with mass of brown hair that was already little grizzled.- The faces was that of a man of thirty. and it was worthy of the frame, being manly, bold. l decided and rather handsome ;though it express ed little more than high daring, perfect coolness and some obstinacy, and a certain degree off contempt for others, that the owner did not al- ways take the trouble 10 conceal The colour | was rich, deep and uniform red, such as much 1 Is apt to give tomen whose compilations are by nature, light and flord.
 The dress ofthe stranger was quite as remark able as his person. He wore a short pea-acket cut tight and tastefully a little low, and rakish cap, and full belmouthed trowsers. all in d spot. lessly white duck; a material well adapted to the season and the climate. The first was made without buttons, aiiording an apology for the use of rich Indian shawl, that belted his bo- dy and kept the garment tight to his frame- faultessly clean linen appeared t!i tic opening above, and collar, of the same mate rial, fell over the gay bandanna, which was thrown, with a single careless turn, round his throat The latter was a manufacture then lit- tle known in Europe, and its use was almost en- tlrely confined to seamen of the long voyage. One oi its ends was suffered 10 blow about in Lfc wind, but the other was brought down with Fare over the chest, where it was confined, by bringing the blade Of small knife with an iyo-
 handle, in manner to coniine the silk to the hen; a sort of breast-pin that is even now l ch used by mariners. If we add that ' It canvass slippers, with foul anchors worked