Southern telegraph., 1836-07-26

MOonSnlneS what nave We Bo1 IoE 0lh
nerH'
Skinner, sar3 me not yet tink about din
ner. What you like to ab, sar2"
"What have we got in the house, Moon
shine2"
"Let me see, sar: first place, VS. ab
very fine piece pickIum pork; den we hab
picklum pork; and den--let Ine tink-den
We hab-we hab Picklum pork, sar."
"T6e long and short Of it is, Bob, that
we have nothing but piece Of picked
pork. Can you dine off that3''
"Can duck swim, COcklei"
"Pleasc, sar, we alb plenty pea for dog
Daddy" said Moonshine.
"Well, then, Cookie, as all that is re-
quired is to put the pot on the fire, you can
probably spare MoOnshine, after he has
done that, and we will look to the cookery;
start him off with note to Mr.. Johns, and
he can bring back couple Of bottles from
my quarters"
"RealIy, dat very fine fought, massa Far
ran; put in pork, and den | go and come
back in one hour"
That you never will, Mr.. Moonshine J,
what's o'clock now7 Mercy on us, how
time flies in your company, Cookie; it is
nearly four O'clock; it will be dark at six"
"Neber mind, sar, me always alb moon
shine wherebber ! CO." said the black,
showing his teeth.
/" 1t will take two hours to boil the pork,
Bob; that fellow has been so busy this
morning that he has quite forgot the din
ner."
"AIl you business, massa Cookie"
"Very true; but now start as soon as
you can, and come back as soon as you
can; here's the note"
| Moonshine took the note, looked at the
direction as if he could read it, and in few
minutes he was seen to depart.
"And now, Cockle," said |, Gas Moon
shine will be gone some time, suppose you
spin us yarn, to pass away the time"
"rll tell you what, Bob, am not quite
so good at that as used to be. Pve an ide;
that when my pate became bald, my memo
S ry oozed away by insensibIe perspiration''
"Neversnind-you must have something
=; left-you can't be quite empty"
"No, but my tumber is; so I'll just fl
that up, and then III tell you how it wa
that | came to 60 to sea-"
"The very thing that l should like t
h hear above all Others"
"Well, then, you must know that, lik
:, cookies in general, ! was born on the Sc
ii shore, Just quarter of mile out of Dove
towards Shakspeare's cliff My father wa
fisherman by profession, and smugglC
by practice: all was fish that came to h
e: net; but as his cottage was small, he wG
= supposed to a very poor, and very b0
: fisherman--for be seldom brought hon
many; but there was reason for that;
= very seldom put his nets overheard. II
chief business lay in taking out of vesse
coming down Channel, goods which we
shipped and bonded for expectation, al
running them on shore again. You kno'
Bob, that there are many articles whit
og are not permitted TO enter, even upon pa
W. ing duty; and when these goods, such
silks, ETC., are seized or taken in prize
they are sold for expectation. Now, it W
&c, then the custom for vessels to take them
board in the river, and run them on she
D." as they went down the Channel; and
to fishing-boats were usually employed for Il
ne service. Ny father was well-kno'
ay, hand for this kind Of work; for, not bel
ne; suspected, he was always fortunate:
ssa course, had he once been caught, tn
lay would have had their eyes upon him, af
lis he had suffered his punishment. Now,
cry way my father used to manage was III
Top there was long tunnel-drain from so
up houses used as manufactures, abouta b
axe dred yards above his cottage, which
ay, tended out into the sea at low water ma
IN and which passed on one side Of our
AXE tage. My father had cut from cellar
say, the cottage into the drain, and as it '
}; ! large enough for a man to kneel down
ID | he used to come in at low water with
you coble, and make fast the goods, Props
not secured from the wet and dirt ia IarpaV
AXE bags, to a rope, which led from the celia
not the sea, through the drain. When the W,
tom, had flowed sufficiently to cover the mC
you, Of the drain, he then threw the bags o
board, and, securing the boat, went 70
Veil, cottage, hauled up the articles, and sccs
them too; dye understand My ia
Q by had no one to assist him but my brot
miss. who was stout fellow, seven years Q
you than myself, and my mother, who use
're, give q helping hand when required:
, you thns aid he keen his own counsel and (