The herald., 1837-03-08

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were all new-ligged, from the masthead downwards
and Betsy 10 'ked regular sailors wife when she
turned out spick and span. 1t was not right fol
chaps such as we belonging to the Sovereign, to be
married Ike parcel ofsolders who march to church
with their side arms, and stand all attention before
the parson. 1t is oil well enough for them to toddlt
on loot but was not going to smuggle tobacco a
ter that fashion. SO, first of oil, mustered my ship
mates, and then set about the order of sailing W.
were twelve belonging 10 the Sovereign, and Betsey
had six belonging to her TO sail in her wake. They
We're all dressed alike but Betsey was worth them all
we were TO be splced at ten and we had only two
hours TO get the convoy together.
u felt my pockets-my money was safe and
was up to the mark to do the thing like good un-
so ordered all the coaches could find got toge-
ther six decent looking articles and clapped oul
said they ought to be white; and think it was old
Drnkhard the landlord but Bill who had just taken
agass to the success of the day. showed his fist in the
old fellows mouth, and says he, White! why you
truce to parson? No, no-blue's our color and
If 60 all square and abovcboard that's only what
ought to do; so up with the blue at the main -
and we showed large cockades into the hats, and
made the horse whlppers show another from the
breastwork of their button holes.
VI course bringing all the vehicles together in
this manner made bit of stir amongst the folks
about the Point; and they had time enough recon-
nore our force for when We got the carriages in ne
as we intended to start, we hove about for good
swg TO the honor Of the bride; and in order to keep
up the hearts of the women, we made them hoist in
enough to I'LL Their spirit rooms WE'LL time went on,
and quarter to ten came. "Now," says Bill, "heave
and weigh my lads; and come, stick on the coors,
and hurrah aoft." So up jumped and handed B:t-
sy into the cabin of the COACH with three of her
tribe, whilst and Bill got on the quarterback.
Heave and paul" said Watson, !" I'm not going
IN this jelly-boat wheels. I'll ride horse and
keep look out ahead Of the squadron; and what's
more I've a-comng, and here is, so avast hea-
wing minute. Let hang the colors to the flagstaff
forward;' ) and ne caps bunch of blue ribbons
round the ears OF the ANIMAL iamming it ato the
ears, and saying "Tllere, my boys there's no mis-
take here for as make SAIL they'll see the colours
even out of the hawse-holes. Jump up, young
ster," said Watson, behind me, and now Pm off,
And of he was sure enough; for he gave himself too
mach heel TO starboard, and fell on the other side
We soonrighed him, however, and he started ahead.
"fou mustn't sit on the roof" said the coachman
to me and Bill and Scrapehard, who had got on the
quarter deck Of the COACH the old fiddler paving Mo
in the Wad, and Slowing round his like fifer
on the capstan when it's sup anchor"
" Driv: on said Bill or Pm blessed if don't sit
on your shoulders. Why, here mutiny before we
read our cOmmss sions! You are pretty particular
going to be smuggled into your stow-hole below
Start ahead and save the tide, shall have the
parson a-lectarlng us. Make sail" said Bill, as he
stood upright on the roof "and follow the motions
of the commodore" and off we went
cob! the Gibson ahoy!' said /.
"Hulloa p said he. Ha
"Keep close in the commodore's wake; and if your
chap does not clap little moro on his COACH
do you supersede hm-do you hear 2"
"Ay, ay, sir, said Gibson.
swell, the chap that steered Joe would not crack
on-not bit So Joe says, BY your leave, my
man-and he endeavoured to take hold of the tiller
ropes.
"No" said the coachman, " this is my place."
"Your place! !! said Joe. "Pl let you know that
I'll be captain Of my own ship And he mmics an
old skipper who used always to begin with that when
he, n.4.It audxx he 90 onf >f
guardo, and make room for statoner." The coach
still held on, and Joe still held also. Joe got
the whip, and began to bellows away at the nags
I'll the animals not being accustomed to punishment,
forged ahead in spite of the hawser, which was fast
10 their bowsan they ran their bowsprt night smack
through the after panels of stern-frame carried
away the stern-lantern, and popped the women.
"Up helm, you lubberly scomdrew said Joe; II
told you not 10 pass the commodore but 10 back the
mizen top sail in iime and there you are right on
board Of him. Why, yoa lubber, you went endon,
like bull with his peak up;" and seizng hold Of the
sler-ropes, he gave Me arboard one haul the hor
made starr, the larboard wheel got foul Of
post, and over went joe coachman, and coach. Joe,
who was like cat fell upon his legs without being
hurt and called out for the next ship in the line TO
take the place Of the capszed but as was not
going into action without all my line complete gave
the signal 10 hcave-to 10 repair damages.
"The women in the cabin, finding themselves
popped, thought they were going down stern fore
most and roarcd out 10 open the cabin doors; whilst
Joe, and a landsmaA who was sfa2dlng thereabou,
lifted the coachman, whs had been wounded in the
leg, into a pothecarys which was within hail. Lea
vng him there, we rghted the craft and Joe jumped
upon deck seized hold Of the tiller-ropes and made
signal for ready for We filled our maintop SAIL
and forged ahead; and Joe, who had got both lines
one in each hand, and who sprawled his legs cut on
the foot-rope to hinder his fetching way when she
roed-for we were night before the wind-lookcd as
if he understood navigation. His eyes were wide
open; but of the ribbons got foul of his optics
his long curls, for. do you mind, in those days we
wore our hair like corkscrews-get blowing athwart
his face--hs hat cooked on one slde-and his big
chew was little TO leeward although his tail stuck
out behind like the staff of a rocket TO keep him head
20 wind. He got hauling at both ropes at once, SO
that his vessel was not under command she had no
seerage way, but just the reverse; for the animals
made stern-board before Joe could drop the ste6f
age TO get hold Of the whip, and he backed aboard
OF fhecoach astern of him.
"This threw the whole line in confusion; and when
Joe started end again. he kept yawning about like
a pig in a high wind; il hard A. starboard and
hard a-port every moment The squadron were all
in disorder and although Bill roared like bull for
the next ship in hne TO make sail and occupy Gibsons
Mace vet il was no use; there was not a master in
the fleet who could take charge of vessel in such
rocky water and the crews Of half the squadron
were in state of mutny. think Gibson would have
eathered the corner Of the church after all and come
safe TO anchor iii had not been for about a thous
and spalpeens Of boys who kept shouting, "a sailor
adrIft on carragep' and bobbng under the horses
poses until they rot disseminated at being worked