Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-09

some high wave, he might hope to make
good his transit in safety.
eater allowing great many seas to break
before he attempted to cross the outer bar,
he at length seized the proper moment, and
turning his little bark seward, padded out
as fast as he could. Just as the gallant fell
low, however, reached the shallowest part
of the bar, and we fancied him safely across.
a huge wave, which had risen with unusual
quickness elevated its foaming crest right
before him, curling upwards many feet high
err than his shoulders In a moment he cast
away his paddle, and leaping on his feet, he
stood erect on his catamaran, watching with
bold front the advancing bank of water.
He kept his position, quite undaunted, till the
steep face of the breaker came within
couple of yards of him, and then leaplng
head foremost, he pierced the wave in hor-
izontal direction with the agility and conf
dence of a dolphin. We had scarcely lost
sight of his feet, as he shot through the
heart of the wave when such dash took
place as must have crushed him to pieces
had he stuck by his catamaran, which was
whiske ID, instantly afterwards, by a kind of
somerset. completely cut of the water by its
rebounding off the same bank. On casting
our eyes beyond the surf, we felt much re-
lieved by seeing our shipwrecked friend
merrily dancing on the waves at the back OF
the surf, leapng more than breast high
above the surface, and looking in all direc-
tions, first for his paddle, and then for his
catamaran. Having recovered his oar, he
next swan, as he best could, through the
broken surf, to his raft, mounted it like he
no, and once more addressed himself to his
task.
"By this time, as the current always runs
fast along the shore, he haG drifted several
hundred yards to the northward farther
from his point. At the second attempt to
penetrate the surf, he seemed IT, have made
small mscalculaton, tor the sea broke SC
very nearly over him, before he had time to
quit his catamaran and drive into still water,
that we thought he must certainly have been
drowned-Not wit, however, did he appear
to have suffered, for we soon saw him swim
ming to his rude vessel. Many times ir
succession was he thus washed off and SEN
whirling towards the beach, and as Otter
obliged to drive head foremost through thu
waves. But at last, after very nearly al
hour of incessant struggling. and the loss q
more Inan mile OF distance, he succeede
for the first time, in reaching the bank {
the surf, without having parted compan
either with his paddle or with the catanarar
After this it become all plain sailing, h
soon padded off to the Roads, and placed til
Adnliral's letter in the leutenant's hand a
dry as if it had been borne in despatc
box across the court yard of the Admiralty
IN the careful custody of my worthy frien
Mr. Nutland.
81 remember, one day, when on board tn
Minden, receiving a note from the shore b
}. Il catamaran lad whom told to wait for a
answer. Upon this he asked for rope, wit
- which, as soon as it was given him, he mad
his little vessel fast, and lay down to sleep j
the full blaze ola July sun. One ofhis arm
and one of his feet lung in the water, thong
dozen sharks had been seen cruising roun
the ship. A contract, indeed, appears
exist between the sharks and these people
Irf for never saw nor can l remember eve
int having heard of any injury done by one
ste the other. By the time my answer wa
int written, the sun had dried up the spay on Il,
srs poor fellows body, leaving such coating
ats salt, that he looked as if he had been duste
be with -four few fanams-a small cope
= coin-were all his charge, and three or tor
rs, broken biscuit in addition sent him away I'll
ION happiest of mortals."
SITS The following is curious account of tt
as antipathies of tiger
ing 1--WE had good opportunity Of studyin
ere the habits of the tiger at the British reside
my cy hard by, where one of the most remark
ur- BILE specimens of his tribe was kept in Il
en- open air. He had been brought as c.
ate from one of the jungles yeat or two befor
ers and being placed in a cage as large as
in ordinary English parlour, in the centre of t
, to stable yard, had plenty of room to LEI
,eir about and enjoy the high feeling in which
nay was INDUCED. He devoured regularly o
ore sheep per day, with any other extra bits
,eir meat that happened to be disposable.
sheeL in India is rather smaller-say temp
,ro- cent-less than our Welsh mutton; so Il
Who was no great meet for tiger four feet hie
in The young hands at the residency used
nd plague him occasionally, till he became in
yed rated, and dashed with all his force agai
ven the bars, roared SO loud that the horses
ray the surrounding stables trembled and neie
rry ed In great alarm Indeed it was very dl
ross cult even for persons who were fully sal
the fed with the strength of the cage, to sta
near with unmoved nerves. He would ST
Il a have made famous mincemear of half
lag zen of us could he but have caught the d.
esl- open for moment.
the "Rut what annoyed him far more than
Ell a poking him up with stick, or tantalis
ged him with Sims of beef or legs of mutton,
Door introducing mouse into the cage. No
cap, lady ever exhibited more terror at
r oil sight of spider than this magnificent no
his tiger betrayed in seeing the mouse. {
his mischievous plan was to tie the little amir
by string to long pole, and thrust it eli
our to the tigers nose. The moment he saw
n in he leaped to the opposite side, ard when
lost mouse was made to run near him, he jam
ayes ed himselfinto a corner, and stood trembl
on and roaring in an ecstacy of fear, that
in a were always obliged to desist from sheer r
nos, to the poor brute. Sometimes we insisted
r he his passing oyer the spot where the uncons
pace GUS little mouse ran backwards and forwar
we For long time however, we could not
as if him to move, till at length, believe by
- ''',-1u of sauib, VIC obliged him to start;
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