South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-07-19

spite, and sap his mill dam or cut his
gearing, and then we shall git into new
| fight and be neglectin the most important
part of.our business, which is first to git a
clean crop and then select the most hons
est miller to grind far US.
We have got plagy rift of garlic, and
mullen, and dock weed in the present
Congress, and that's the reason the har.
vest amt worth nethin. The Senate is
the best part ont, and il it warnt for some
folks there, things would be pretty squalls
|ly, and there wouldn't be seed enuf left
to plant a new crop. | don't believe in
all creation we could find set of folks
who deserve more, the support of every
honest man and true patriot in the coun<
try than the Senate we've got now and
every time listen to 'em, and mix in a.
mope IN, and see how they battle agin the
storm that is all the while peltin agin'm.
I can't help thinkin of a time l had once
with Capt. Jumper, the first time he made
a trio in the 1.-TWO Pollies' from Kenne<
hnnk to Charleston. The 1.-TWO PelIies'
was pretty new then, and Capt. Jumper
was shockin proud on her and I went as
long with him with some notions, bein
NV first trip in trade to foreign parts.
We went along spell pretty smooth,
and the Captain was all the while boasts
inc Of the 1.-TWO Pollies : and well he
might, for she was peeler, and was call
ed arter his wife and eldest darter, and
they was both named Polly. Well jest
as we got along off Cape Hatteras, it
came on to blow pretty sharp right on
shore, and the Captain he tack'd and tack'd
one way and t'other, but all the while the
Two Pollies kept gittin nearer and near
er to the shore, and Capt. Jumper began
to look pretty streaked. 'This pesky cape'
says he Major is bad place, and there
is no gitlin round it in no way,as the wind
is now blowing, wish,' says he, had
never let sThe Two Pollies' git SO near
it, and never will agin, if Git her out Of
this crape,' and with that he call'd all
hands, and got up his best new cable, nigh
upon as thick as my leg, and he hitch'd
it on the biggest anker abroad and let it
60, and took in all sail this is the last
hope now says he, 'for all on u.s. The
waves came smashin along, one arter as
mother, and the two Pollies' for spell
went along with 'em sometimes one eend
first and sometimes another.
Capt. Jumper said it warnt no time now
to make long speech, and all he had to
say about it was, that if the anker hook'd
on to good holdin ground, the 1.-TWO Polls
lies would, by the blessing Of Provf
dence, be saved, provided we didn't finch
from our duty, and that was, that as soon
as the anchor did git hold and the vessel
faced the storm, we must not quit the
bows, but keep all the while tendin the
chafing mats, and see that the cable didn't
chafe off, and keep every thing we'll grea-
sed there. Il can depend says he, ION that
ere cable if we do our duty by it"-and
just then sure enuf, the anker got hold.
and the Two Polles' faced right round
head to the storm, and every wave chat
come she'd smash her nose right into it,
and split it clean through and it would
break and smash right over her and we
was all on us as wet as dock rats.
The storm whstled, and it Numbered
and lightin'd, and the two Pollies' ROLL
ed and tumbled and bounced & thump'd
agin the waves like all posser,-we all
sprung to it, and Capt. Jumper took the
lead, and we kept victim the chain mats
and kept the grease goin.-Tf this cable'
says he, gifts chaf'd off by our neglect,
there is nothing will save us-and
Wouldn't give two inch plank for the
Two Pollies' and all on board, 'and so we
kept it till arter midnight, when the storm
civ way andthe wind shifted and by day
light it was blown jist t'other way, and
right off shore, and clear sky, sand now
says Capt. Jumper, my boys let's all ON
Us thank God for all his mercies, for their
amt one on US that haint got much to be
thankful for this time, and arter that we
up anker and tuck'd on the canvass and
the 1.-TWO Pollies' streak'd it out of that
ere scrape about the quickest, tell you.
Ius'd to hear Capt. Jumper tell about
that ere peril pretty often, and when /
would try to corner him about his venture
so near the land in that quarter, he'd try
to git off by tellin me that as the two
1.-TWO Pollies' was brand splinter new
and the rocks all along there plagy old; if
she had gone agin 'em they would had
the worst ont; but when he'd tell the
story to folks who knew more abont the
natur ont than did then, would he al
L. g., l.