The Arkansas advocate., 1836-08-19

lpora once more knocking his head; but lie knocked Tn vain; like an empty house, there was no one within 10 answer the appeal The corporal could do no more; so he returned his pocket handkerchief the breast 1 hIs Baa kets and Lsayy sgh escaped from his own breast All the devils in hell were mentally connred and summoned to his ad but they were is to be pre- sumed better employed, for although the work in hand was dlabollcal enough, still Smalbones was such a poor devil that probably he might have been considered as remotely allied 10 the fraternity
 IL may be required why, this was on sefrcc, Cor poral an sper did not apply for the assistance of the seamen belonging to the vessel particularly to the officer in charge of the deck but the fact was that he was unwilling to do this, knowing that his application would be n Valn, for he aware that the whole crew sided with Smabones; 1t was only as last resource that he intended to do his and being now at his aifs end, he walked up to Dick Short who had been watch ing the corpefas motions in silence and accosted him.
 'If you please, Mynheef Short, Riynheer Vansiyper- ken give orders dat de boy be keehaued dis morning; want haben de rope and de wayo
 Short looked at the corporal, and made no reply.
 "Mynheer Short, haben tell de order of Mynheer Vanslyperken.'
 Dick Short made no reply, but leaning over the hatehway, called out, ''.Jemmy"
 ssAy, ay," replied Jemmy Ducks, turning out of his hammock, and dropping on the lower deck.
 Corporal Van Splitter, who imagined that MT Short was about to comply with his request after his own Harpocratc fashion, remained quietly on the deck un- til Jemmy Ducks made his appearance.
 "lands,o quoth Short.
 Jemmy piped the hands up.
 "Boa,' quoth Short turning his Lead to the small boat hosted up astern.
 Now as all this apparently preparatory to the work required, the corporal satisfied. The men soon up with their hammocks on their shoulders which they put into the nettngs and then Jemmy pro- ceeded to lower down the boat; as it was down and hauled up alongside, Short turned round to Coble and waving his hand towards the shore said,
 "Beef."
 Coble, who perfectly understood him, put a new qud into his cheek, went down the sde and pulled on shoe to bring off the fresh beef and vegetables for the ships company, after which Dick Short walked the deck and gave no further orders.
 Corporal Van Splitter percevng this, Went up to him again.
 "Mynheer Short you please get ready"
 Mop thundered Short, turning away.
 Get for dam, dat is matiny" mutered the corpo- ral, who immediately backed stern foremost down the hatehway to report to his commandant the state of a fairs on deck. Mir. Yanslyperken had already risen; he had slept but one hour during the whole night and that one hour was so occupied with wild and fearful dreams that he awoke from his sleep dhrefreshed. He had dreamed that he making every attempt to drown Smabones, but without effect, for, as soon as the lad dead he came to life again; he thought that Smailbones' soul was incorporated in small animal something like mousse and that he had to dslodge 1t from it's tenement or clay, but he drove 1t from part of the body, 1t would force its way back again into anotber if he forced il out by the mouth a ter incredible exertions, which made him perspre at every pore, It would run back again into the ear; if forced from thence, through the nostrl, then in the toe any other part; in short he labored apparently in his dream for years, but without And then the 'sehange came OCT the spirit of his dream,' but still there was an analogy, for he was now trying to ki2 in aI nto the Widow Nandersloosh, but in vain. He adninis- tered 1t again and again, but 1t acted emetic, and she could not stomach it, and then he found himself iected by all--the widow kicked him, Smabones stamped upon him, Snarleyyow flew at him and bit him; at last, he fell with enormous paving stone round his neck descending into horrible abyss head foremost, and he increased his velocity, he awoke trembling and confused, and could sleep more. This dream not to put MT. Vansyperken into good humo and two cuts his cheek with the he attempted to shave, for his hand still ren,- bled had added to his discomfort, when 1t raised to its climax by the entrance of Corporal Van Splitter, who made his report of the mutinous conduct of the first officer. Never was Mir. Vansyperken in such tumut ofrage; he pulled off some beaver from his hat to staunch the blood, and wipng of the remainder of the laher, he put aside the operation of shaving till his hand was steady, he threw on his coat and fol- lowed the corporal on deck, looked round with wage air, spied out the diminutiye form of Jemmy Ducks, and desired him 10 pipe Gall hands to keel haul.'
 Mhereupon Jenny put his hand to his mouth, and after long flourish, bawed ont what appeared to MT. Vansly yperken to be-al hands to be keelhaaied but Jemmy slurred over quickly the little change made in the order, and, although the filtered, Mir Vansly- persen thought 1t better to say nothing But there Is an old saying, that you may bring horse 10 the pond, but you cannot make him drink. MT. Vanslyperken had given the order, but one attempted to com mence the arrangements. The only person who showed any activity was smalbones himself, who, not aware that he to be punished, and hearing all hands called for something another, came sham