The Arkansas advocate., 1836-06-03

they did, like men and Christians, to Him who made them, and the wntcrs which sur rounded and threatened them; for Death was then in all his glory, and inc foan.ins crests of he waves were as nlnmes of i4a= thers to his skeleton head beneath them; but be cried like q child--and swore terri hly as well as cried-talkng about his mos ney, his dear money. and not caring about his more precious soul.
 And the cutter was borne down, every wave pushing her with giant force nearer to destruction, when the man at the chains shrlelSed ont--" Mark three, and the Lord have mercy on our aouls!'' and all the crew, when they heard this, cried out, lord save Us, or we perishl" But still they thought that ther time was come, for the breaking waves were under their lee. and the yellow waters told them that, in few minutes, tho vessel, and all who were on board, would be shvered in fragments; and some wept and some prayed as they clang to the bull warks of the unguided vessel, and others in q few minutes thought over their whole life, and waited for death in silence. But hc; he did all; he erred, and he prayed, and he
 
 came furious and frantic; and when the men said again and again, "The Lord save ,isn' he roared out at last, Twill the depil help us, for" In d moment, before these first words were out Of hls mouth there was a flash of lightning, that appeared to strike the vessel, but 1t harmed her not, neither did any thunder follow the fash; but a ball of blue flame pitched upon the knight heads, and then came bounding and dancing nft to tho talirail, where he stood alone, for tho men had left him to blaspheme by himself. Some say he was heard to speak, as if in conyer- saiIon, but no one knows what passed. Be as brave as could he, and was followed by this creature, who carried his head and tail siouching as he does now.
 "And the dog locked up and gave ene deep bark, and as soon as he had parked the wind appeared to lu---he parked again twice, and there was a dead calm--hc bark- ed again thrice, and the seas Went down and hc patied the dog on the head, and the animal ihen bnyed loud for minute or two, and then, 10 the astonishment and fear of all, instead of the vessel being within ca- ble's length of the Texel sands in heavy gale, and without hope, the Foreiand lights were but two miles on our beam with clear sky and smooth water.''
 The seaman finished his legend, and there was a deep silence for q minute or two, bro- ken first by Jansen, who, in low voice, said, "Then te tog is not log.''
 .sNo," replied Goble, Gan imp sent by the devil 10 his follower in dislress.'
 aYrs," said Short
 "Nhll, but, said Jenny Ducks, who for some time had left of touching the strings Of his fiddle, ''it would be the work oi good Christian 10 kill the brute.n 9s
 ''li's not a mortal animal, Jemmy."
 ''Truo, forgo; that"
 "Giten by ie tyfel,' observed Jansen.
 "Ay, and christened by him too," confi- nued Coble, Who ever heard of any Chris- tian brute with such n damnable naine7''
 "Well, what's to be done?n
 "Why," replied Jemmy Ducks, tat all events, imp O Satan or not, that 'ere Small. bones fought him to-day with his own wea. Hosis.v
 "And beat him too,s said Coble.
 "Yes,n said Short.
 "Now, its my opinion that Smalbones ar'n't afraid of him." continued Jemmy Ducks, '.and devil or no devil, he'll kill him if he can.n
 "He's the proper person to do it." replied Coble, "the more so, as you may say, that he's his natural enemy"
 "Yes, mein Got, te poy is te man, said Jansen.
 "We'll put him 10 1t, all events, as soon as he is out of his hammock,v rejoined Jem- my Ducks.
 A little more conversation took place, and then 1t was carried unanimously that Smallbones should destroy the animal, if it was possibleto destroy it.
 The only party who was not consulted Vas Smallbones himself, who lay fast asleep iii his hammock. The consultation then broke up, and they all went belows''
 To De confirmed.
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