The Arkansas advocate., 1836-08-05
From the Metropolitan. .sNARLEYYOW; OR, THE DOG TEND.
BY CAPT. MARRYATT CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VI.
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 Notwithstanding all the precautions of the party on e forecastle this consultation had been heard by no less parsonage than the huge Corporal Van Splitter, who had an idea that there some mystery going on forward, and had conrved to crawl up under the buwark, and throw himself down the fore staysail, which lay between two of the guns. Having done so without being perceived for at the very moment that tho party all listening to Bill Spureys legend of the dogs first appearance on board he threw part of the sail his fat carcass and thus remained discovered during the remainder of the coloquy. He heard them all descending below, and remained still quiet till he imagined that the forecaste clear. In the mean time Mir. Vanslyperken, who had been walk ing the deck abaft, unaccompaned by his faithful at tendant, for Snarleyyow remained colled up his masters bed, was meditang deeply how 10 gratify the i've nest powerful passions nature, love and yenge; at moment, thinking of the fat faR Yan- dersoosh, and of hauling in her guders, another, revertng to the stared Smalbones and the comforts of keel-hauling. The long conference the fore- castle had no; been unperceived by the hawks eve of the lientenan and they descended he walked for ward to ascertain if he could pick up strag ger who, unsupported by his comrades, migh. be in- duced, by fea 10 acquant him with the subject of the discussion. Now, just Vanslyperken for ward Corporal Van Splitter had removed the canvass from his body, and was about to rise from his bed, when he perceived somebody coming forward Not making 1t out 10 be the lieutenant, he immediately dropped down again and drew the canvass over him. Vanslyperken perceived this manoeuvre, and thought he had now caught of the conspators, and, more over who showed such fear to warrant the sup position that he should be able extract from him the result of the nights unusually long conference.
 Mr. Vanslyperken walked up to where the corporal lay as quiet but not quite small It oc- cured to Mr Vanslyperken that .ittle taste of pun ishmen is would very much assist the threats of what might be received posse, he laid aside his speaking trumpet, looked round picked up hand spike, and raising 1t above his head, down 1t came, with all the force of the eutenants arm, upon Corpo ra Van Splitter, whose resounded like huge kettle-df,m.
 "Tunder and 1amel' roared the corporal under the canvass, thinking that one of the seamen having dis covered him eayesdropping had thus wrecked his re- venge, taking advantage of his being covered up and pretending not to know him. "Tunder and fame!" roared the corporal mufied up in the canvass and try ing to extricae hmsel but his voice was not recogn sed by the lieutenant, and, before he could get clear of his envelope, the handspike had again descended when up rose the corpora like buffalo out of his muddy lair half blinded by the last blow, which had fallen on his head full butt at the lieutenant and pecipitated his senior officer and commander headong down the fore-hatchway.
 Vansyperken fell with great force, was stunned, and lay without motion at the foot of the ladder, while the corporal, whose wrath always excessive when his uood was up, put whose Pnlegauc DIOOd cotd not De raised without some such decided stimulus hand- spike, now turned round and round the forecase, like bull looking for his assaiants but the corporal had the forecase all to himself and he gradually cool- cd down, he saw lying close to him the speaking truui pet ofhis senior officer.
 "Tousand tyfels!" muttered Corporal Van Splitter, "bu 1t must have been the skipper. Got for dam, dis IS hanging matter" Corporal an Splitter as cool as a cucumber as he observed what mistake he had made; in fact, he quyered and trembed the tat "But heno thought he, sperhaps he did not know me-no he could not, or he never would have hand- spiked me-" So Corporal Van Splitter walked down the hatchway where he ascertained that his command ant lay insenslbe. "Dat good,' thought he and he went ait, lighted his lantern, and, @se, knocked al she cahn dear1Rae hat the Grnwl nf snareyyow, he went n and then ascended to the quar- erdeck, looked round hlm, and enquired of the a the wheel where Mir. Vanslyperken might be. The man replied that he had gone forward few minutes be- tore, and thIher the corporal proceeded. Of course not hndng him, he returned, telling the man that the skipper was not n the cabin or on the forecaste ap1 wondering where he could be. He then descended te the next officer Tn command, Dick Short, and calico him.
 "Well,' said Short.
 "Can't find Mr. Vanslyperken anywhere said the corporal
 Look replied Dick, turning round in his ham mock.
 Mein Got, have looked de forecaste, de quarte deck, and de cabin--he not anywhere"
 Hoverboard,s replied Dick.
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 "lurn out" said Dick, suitng the action 10 Il. wo1os' and lighting with his feet the deck in h.
 While Short was ]ressna himself, the coruoral sum noned up all his manes; and the noise made by thi