The Arkansas advocate., 1836-04-29

took his battered speaking trumpet from un- der his arm, and putting it 10 his mouth, the deck reyerberated with 'sPass the word for Smallbones forward.n The dog put him. self in baying attitude, with his foreleet on 1 the combines of the hatchway, aud enforced his master's orders with deeptoned and measured bow, WOW, WOW.
 Smalbones soon made his appearance, rising from the hatchway like ghost; u thin, shainbling parsonage, apparently about twenty years old--a pale, cadaverous face. high cheeh bones, goggIe eyes, with lank hair very thlnly sown upon head, which, like bad soil, would return but a scanty har- vest. He looked like Fatnine's eldest son just arriving to years of discretion. His long, lanky legs were pulled so far through his trowsers, that his bare feet and half way up to his knees were exposed to the chilling blast. The sleeves of his jacket were so short, that four inches of bone above his wrist were barred to ylew-hat he had none his ears were very large, and the rims of them red with cold-and his neck was so immeasurably long and thin, that his head appeared fo topple for wan; of support. When he had come on deck, he stood with one hand raised to his forehead, touching his hair instead of his hat, and the other oc- cupled with halt-roasted red herring. ..Yes, sir said Smallbones, standing be- { fore his master.
 Be qulckw commenced the lieutenant; but here his attention was directed to the rcd herring by Snareyyow, who raised his head and snuffed at its fumes. Among other disqualifications of the animal, be it observed, that he had no nose except for a red herring, or post by the way side. MT. Vanslyperken discontinued his orders, took his hand out of his great coat pocket, wiped the drop from off his nose, and then roared out, "How dare you appear on the quarter deck of kings ship, sir, with red herring in your fist?o
 s.If you please, sir" replied Smallbones, "if were to come for to go 10 leave it in the galley, shouldn't find 1t when l went back"
 "What do care for that, sirl. It's con trary to all the rules and regulations of the service. Now, sir, hear me-
 .'0 Lord, sir! lei me off this time, ifs on- y soldier,o replied Smallbones depreca- tingly; but Snarleyyow's appetite had been very much sharpened by his mornings walk; It rose with the smell of the herring, so he rose on his hindlegs, snapped the her ring out of Smallbones' hand, bolted for ward by the lee gangway, and would soon have bolted the herring, had not Smallbones bolted afier him just as he had laid il down on the deck preparatory to commencing his meal. A fight ensued, snallbones receiv- ed d severe bite in the leg, which induced him to seize a hatdspike, and make a blow with il at the dog's head, which, ii ii had been well aimed, would probably have put an end to all further plfering. As it was, the handspike descended upon one Of the dog's fore toes, and Snarleyyow retreated, yelling, to the other side of the fcrecastle, and as soon as he was out of reach, like all CUTS, bayed in defiance.
 Snalbones picked up the herring, pulled up his trowsers to examine the bite, poured down an anathema upon the dog, which was. May you be starved, as l am, you beast!" and then turned round to go aft, when he struck against the spare form Of Mir Vanslyperken, who, with his hands in his pockets and his trumpet under his arm, looked unutterably savage.
 "How dare you beat sny dog, you vl- lain?' said the lieutenant ut last, choking ] with passion.
 s.He's a-bitten my leg through and through, sir" replied Smallbones, with q face of alarm.
 "WeH, sir, why have you such thin legs. thenlo
 "'Cause gets nothing to fill them up with.o
 'sHave you not herring there, you her ring -gutted scoundrel! which, in defiance of all the rules of the service, you have brought on his Majesty's quarter deck, and for which intend-"
 'sIt arn't my herring, sir, it be yours-for your breakfast-thc only one that is left out of the half dozen.''
 This last remark appeared to somewhat pacify Mir. Vansyperken.
 sGo down below, sir,'' said he, after a pause, 'sand let me know when my break fast is ready"
 Smallbones obeyed immediately, too glad to escape so easily.
 ssSnarleyyows" said his master, looking at the dog, who renamed on the other side of the forecastie, 70 Snarleyyow, for shame. Come here, sir. Come here, sir, directly' ;
 But SnarleWow, who was very sully at the loss of his anticipated breakfast, was , a::a :!a ::!!.. . ' stood at the other side of the forecastle, while his master apostrophized hins, look ing him in the face. Then, affer pause L -..t.