The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-06

as much awe as ill-will. This Is certain that the cutter had been Il little while before i'll stale of muIlny, and a iorebie entry attempted tt night into ihe lieutenant's cabin. Ii is therefore not un- reasonable to suppose that 'ansyperken felt that q good watch dog might be u very useful appendage 10 his establishment, and had procured one accordingly. All the af- lection he eyer showed 10 any thing living was certainly concentrated ill this one ani- mai, and the next to his money, snafley- VOW had possession of his masters heart.
 Poor Smallbones, cast OH the world with out father or mother, had become starved before he WIS on board the cutter, and had been starved ever since. As the reader will perceive, his allowance was mostly eaten I'D by the dog, and lie was left 10 beg procarious subsistence from the good wiil and charity of his shipmates, all of whom were equally disgusted with the command CTS cruelty and tho ungain temper oi his brute companion.
 Having entered into this retrospect for the benefit of the reader, We will now pro- ceed.
 Mr. Nanslypefken walked the deck for nearly quarter of all hour without speak ing: the men had finished their breakfasts and were lounging about the deck, for there was nothing for them to do, except to look out for the return of the two boats which had been sent away the night before. The lieuiensIit's thoughts were, at one minute, upon Mrs. fandersloosh, thinking how ho could bo,. Smallbones, thinking how he could render the punishment adequate in iszopinion to the magnitude of the offence. While dis cussing these two important matters, one of the men reported tie boats ahead. and broke up the commanders reveiie.
 ..How far offln demahded Mr. Yansly- perken.
 ''About two rhiles.n
 "Pulling or sailing!o
 Pulling, sir, we stand directly for tbeIn.s
 But Mr. Vanslyperten vas in no plea- sant humor, and ordered tho cutter to be hove to.
 ''i think iiie men have pulled enough all night,s said Jansen, who had just been fe- lieyed al the wheel, to Obadiah CdbIe, who was standing by him on the lorecasile.
 ssI think so too; but therell be brcezei depend upon it--never mind, the devil will have his own all in good time.n
 ..Got for dansn said Jansen, looking at Beaehy Head, and shaking his own.
 Why, what's tie matter now, old Schnapps?s said Coble.
 "Schnapps-yes-te tyfelASchnapps, l think how the French schapped us Dutch men here, when you Engishmen wouldn't fght.'
 Mind what you say, old twenty breech- es-wouldn't ight-aWhen wouldn't we fght!"
 "IIere, where we were now, by Got, you leave Us all in the lurchs and not come down.v
 "Why; we couldn't come down.
 .sBah!" replied Jansen, who referred 10 the defeat of the combined Dutch and En- glish fleet by the French of Beachy Head in l690!
 .We wouldn't fight, heh!'' exclaimed Obadiah in scofn, swhat do you say 10 the Iiogue!'
 .sYes, den you fought well@-dat was good"
 "And shall tell you why we fought well at the Hogue-you Dutch porpoise--just because we had no Dutchmen to help us.n
 "And shall l tell you why the Dutch were beat off this Headl because the En- glish wouldn't come down to help us.n
 Here Obadiah put his tongue into his right check. Jdnsen in return threw his into his left, and thus the argument was f. pschod Isbocx. the tinie, but seldom proceeded further than words certainly not between Goblc and Janseu, who we're great friends.
 The boats were soon on board; from ihe time that .he cutter had heen hove to; every stroke Of their oars having been accompa- nied with nautical anathema from the crews upon the head of their commander The steersman and first officer, who had charge of the boats, came over the gang way and vent up to Vanslypcrken. He was thiclfset stotit man about five feet four inches high, and wrapped up in Flush ing garments, looked very much like bear in shape as well as in skin. His name was Dick Short, and in every respect he answer cd to his Iiaines for he was short in stature, short III speech, and short in decision and action.
 Now when Short came up to the lieuten- ant, he did not consider 1t at all necessary to say, as usual, .scome on board sir for 1t was selt-evident that he had come OH board. He therefore said nothing. So abrupt was he III his speech, that he never even said ''Sir;'' when he spoke to his superior which 1t may be imagined was very offensive 10 MT. fanslyperken: so 1t was, but Vansly- rl .s,s sul.e u GLe.. Glao.I ....e