Southern telegraph., 1836-07-26


lad on board a quantity Of lace and silks, d
purchased at the Dover custom-house for 8
which he was to put on shore ;
again, to be sen: up to London. The send d
ing up to London we had nothing to do with !
he agent at Dover managed all that; We a
only left the articles at his house, and then
the money on the nail. We went
to the harbOr, where we found the brig
hauling out--so we made all haste to get
away before her. 1t blew fresh from the
northward and eastward, and there was a
good deal of sea running. As we were
showing out, the London agent, jolly little
round-faced fellow, in black clothes, and a
bald white head, called to us, and said that
he wanted to board vessel in the ofing,
and asked whether we would take him.
This was all ruse, as he intended to 20 on
board the brig with US to settle matters, and
then return in the pilot boat. Well, we
hOisted our jib, drew aft our fOresheet, and
were soon clear Of the harbOr; but we found
that there was devil Of a sea running, and
more wind than we bargained for. The
brig came out Of the harbor with flowing
sheet, and we lowered down the EOresail to
reef it-father and brother busy about that,
while stood at the helm,' when the agent
said to me, 'When do you mean to make a
voyageP 'SoOner than father thinks for,
said |, for l want to see the world 1t was
sooner than l thought for, too, as you shall
hear. As soon as the brig was well OUT,
we ran down to her, and, with some diff
Guilty, my father and the agent got on board,
for the sea was high and cross, the tide
setting against the wind. My brUther and
| we're left in the boat to follow in the wake
of tho brig; but as my brother was casting
off the rope forward, his leg caught in the
blight, and into the sea he went. However,
they hauled him on board, leaving me alone
in the coble. 1t was not of much conse-
quence, as could manage to follow before
the wind, under easy sail, without assist
ance; so kept her in the wake Of the brig,
both of us running nearly before it at the
rate Of five miles an hour, waiting till my
father should have made up his packages Of
, Il proper size, to walk through the tunnel
5 drain.
The channel was full of ships, for the
west'ardly winds had detained them for a
long time. had followed the brig abou
S an hour, when the agent went on shore il
d pilot boat, and | expected my father woulc
soon be ready; then the wind veered more
e towards the southwark, with dirt; at last i
v came on foggy, and could hardly see III,
brig, and, as it rained hard and blew harder
L | wished that my father was ready, for m,
u arms ached with steering the coble for 8
long while. could not leave the helm
e so steered on at a black lump, as the bri
"a looked through the fog: at last, the fog wa
D so thick that | could not see yard beyon
!" the boat, and hardly knew how to steel
g | began to be frightened; tired and cole
and hungry, certainly was. Well, steere
Ill on for more than an hour, when the 70
Is cleared up little, and then | saw the ster
Of the brig just before me. My little hea
to jumped with delight, and | expected that sh
would round-tO Immediately, and that m
Se father would praise me for my conduc
ga and, what was still more to the purpos
", that | should get something to eat ar
as drink. But no: she steered on right dow
er Channel, and followed for more than q
lis hour longer, when it came on to blow vel
as hard, and l could scarcely manage the DO
ad she pulled my little arms off, and W
ne quite exhausted. The weather now clea
he ed up, and | could make out the vessel plai
lis ly; and Immediately discovered that
els was not the brig, but bark which {
ire hold Of in the fog, so that / did not knC
nd what to do: but did as most boys Of nj
wv, years old would have done who were frig
ich cned-I sat down and cried, still, hOwev,
ly- keeping the tiler in my hand, and steeri
as as we'll as could. AT last, could hold
les, no longer; | ran forward, let 60 the f
vas and jib haulyards, and hauled down I
on sails; drag them into the boat could n
ore and there ] was, like young bear adrift
the washing tub. | looked all around n
his and there were no vessels near; the bs
wn had left me two miles astern; it was bio
ing ing gale from the s. E., with heavy 8,
Of the gulls and sea-birds wheeled and scres
hey ed in the storm; and, as | thought, wi
fter they came close to me, looked at me v
the their keen eyes, as much as to say, sW
his the dew pre- you doing theser The b
ome was as hight as cork and although
lun- was A6ssed and rolled about SO that !
ex- Obliged o hold on, she slipped no wate
ark, any Consequence; for the iib IL ;hc wa
cot forward had brought her heaa -.
r in acted as sort of Hoating anch0 Atl
was there was nothing u sight; 50 ] laid q
in, in the bottom Of the boat, and fell AISLE
J his II was daylight before awoke, and the
erly got up in the boat and looked around me
ulin bIew harder than everj and, although ii
ar to were some vessels at distance, scudd
'ater before the gale, they did not mind, o.
outh haps see me. / sat very melancholy
Dver- whole day; the tears ran down my che,
the my eyes were full Of salt from the spra,
ured saw at last nothing but the roaring
lther trembling waves. lPrayed every pray