Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-07-17

| Charlestown. The Two Pollies" was
pretty new then. and Capt Jumper. was
shockin proud on her; and | went along
wiih him with some notions, bein my first
trip in trade TO foreign partss We went
along spell pretty smooth and the Capt.
was all the while boastng OF the 1.-Two
Politics. and well he might. Cor she was
| peeler and was called arter his wife and
| eldest dater, and they was both named
Polly. Well, Jist AS we got along of Cape
Hatteras, Il 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 time kept giitin nearer and nearer the
shore, and Capt. Jumper hogan TO look
pretty stresked "1his pcsky cape" says
he sNlsJor Is a bad place, and there is no
getting round It no way. as the wind is
now blowing. twish, says he, ] had never
let "Ihe Two PoIies git so near It, and
never viii agin, if | CT her oui of this
| scrape," and with that he call'd all hands,
aud got up his best new cable, nigh upon
as thick as my leg, and he htched It on
The biggest anker aboard and lei IL 60. and
look IN all sail; ''this is the last hope now,n
says he, "ior all on US The waves came
smashing along, one arter another. and the
Two Polies" Tor spell went along with
EN- sometimes one ecnd FIRST aud some.
times another.
Capt. Jumper said Il war no time now
10 make long speech, and all he had 10
say about Il was, that II the anker book'd
an 10 good holden GROUND, the q Two Pol
hes" would, by the blessing OF Providence
re saved, provided We dIdn't tilnch from |
our duty. and that was. that as soon ms |
the snker did XII hold and the vessel la
eed the storm. we must no, qui, Toe bows,
bat keep all the while tendin the chatting
mats, and see that the cable didn't chsfe
III. and keep every thing well creased |
here II can depend" says he, ION that
re cable II we do our duty by it"-and
jist then sure enutf, the anker got bold,
and the n wo Poliies" faced right round
head to the storm. and every wave that
come she'd smash her nose right into il,
aud clean through and il wol lid break
and smash right over her anu we was all
of ns as wet as dock rats, The storm
whislled, and 1t numbered and lighiiu'd,
aua the Two Poll.es" rolid aud tumbied
and bounced and thumped agin the waves
ike all posses,,-we all sprung TO il, and
Capt, Jumper took the lead, and we KEEP,
wet,en the chain mats 4 kept the grease
gong Ill this cable" says he, "giis chat
ed off by our neglect, there is nothing viii |
save us aud wo1ld'nt give two inch |
pine plank for the 1.-Two Poliies' and al. |
Oil b. AID" aud so we Kept al II TIL arseT |
nlid Bignt, when the storm give way aud |
he wind shifted AID by day light il was
bowln Just iother wav. aud right OF sh1ss
sad clear ak: tand now says Gap,
Jumper, ssfny boys let's all on ms fsiaak |
UOa tor all his nnafcies for their aHss ono
on Us that hsint got much TO he thankful
for ihis time" aud after that we up ankeI
aud tuck d on The canvass, and the Two
Poiies' sireak'd n out OF that ere scrape
ahou. the quickest tell you.
used TO hear Capt Jumper tell about
taat ere peril pretty often; aud when
would Try 10 corner him about his ventnr
N SO near the land Ia that quarter, he'd
jfy TO get off py teilin me that as the 1.-Two
Poli,es" was brand splinter new, and The
oeks all along there pisgy OLD, II she had
gone agiu en- they would had the worst
o. !; but when lac q tell the story to folks
a nu knew more about the mater ont than
did then, he would always say II ii hadn't
been Tor bis men standin by the cable,
and keep:n IL well gieas'd and well mat
ted, as strong as 1T was. II would ehai'd
of aud that a ben the last oil the Two
Politics. and Cap Jumpcr-and suppose
also oil
Your old friend
J. DOWNING, Major,