Litchfield enquirer., 1838-09-27

WIND, about knot, when master Tom. nm
observed, slips out the port he came in a,.
ann dropping Hsiern, began to hail the shin.
|Ihe Dolphin ahoy 2 sHaIlo.' saws the
q"arier master, who was about pettinp q
pun on The 'nainbrace. Says Tom, I'll
You don't take hack the naiusaii and heava
70, shall sink, for mo- man can swim TO lie
West Indies without provisions
Every body ran aft in amazement, for
"ad been blowing fresh during the time
we had supposed he had been overheard !.
o"t there was NO time to be lost-so the
boat ,a was lowered, and poor Tom was pick
ia up I" the qualification Of every body on
board. ~ F'' 0NN' ="
On our arrival, as the captain was on
shore dining with the governor, the talk
turned upon swimming. The governor
was extolling the powers Of a black man
no had, and the captain declared no man
could swim with Tom Cardboard. of The
Dolphin's foretop; however. 10 make a
long story short. the captain and the gov
ernor made heavy bet-lhe time was ap-
Po'nted-Tom requested ono week to yet
ready. -.
Tho carpenters were ordered to make
what chests and convenienccs Pom reouir-
ed. The purser was instructed, at his re-
quest, to supply a fortnight's provision.
The day came, and Tom went ashore al at
the iwharf appointed, when he began 10
stow hisgrab. The black fellow looked at
him with establishment. = What yon doing
dere, m'assa = says he. .'What am doing
here z says Tom, why Fam taking in my
provisions, To be sure, and advise You to
do the SAME for not a bit of this do you
get on the road a,..9 49,. ..5 ',e
Why massa, says the negro, me no
more swim nine or ten miles, Says Tom,
as 1t IN MANAGEMENT at the short distance,
why man. am going to Tobago, which
! believe is over two hundred miles, and
shan't be back for a fortnight -
The spectators were aslonished. The
black refused to swim. The governor
lost his wager, and it was not until we were
homeward bound, that Tom told the secret.
ga. d.. Montreal Herald
CLEARNEss OF SCUM AT NrGHr.-The
greater clearness with which distant sounds
are heard in the night. is an Interesting
phemomemOn. II was noticed by the an
clients, and ascribed tn tire rep0se ofanima-
ted nature. When Humboldt heard the
noise Of The great cataracts ofthe Oronoco,
his attention was directed to this curious
fact and he was Of the opinion that the
noise wasshree times louder during the night
than III the day. AS the humming 1.-THE
insects was much greater in the night than
in the dav. and "a the hraeze which, .riul,t
nave agitated the leaves OF the trees, never
rose t''l alter sunset, he was led TO seek for
another cause OF the phenomenon. In hot
days. when warm currents OF air ascend
from tho heated ground. aud mix with the
cold air above, ut different density, the
transparency Of the atmosphere is so much
Affected, that every object seen through II,
appears to be IN motion, just as when we
look to an object over q fire, or the flame
ofacandlc. The air. therefore, during the
day, Is mixed medium, IN which the
sounds are reflected and scattered ia pass
ing through. streams OF air OF different
densi'ies, as w the experiment OF mixing
atmospheric air aud hydrogen. AT mid
night, Oh the contrary, when the air is
transparent and OF uniform density. as may
be seen by the brilliancy and number Of
the stars, the slightest sound reaches tho
ear without interruptions. M. Chlndni has
illustrated the effect O1 q mixed medium by
an experiment 81 gasy Fepest'on. - we
pHul spa'ksn " I"a"Pd'gns ni'o = .ah s.ass
WI ~ Is va" 'u''; "'s s.ass Sa""o' oe mace
tug ny s''"A0 y" ,'s Jugs w, on ~ /"
dni'' d'sagreeaO'e' ano pany sonnd. Inc
enec' CONTINUES as long as tue e gne,vescenco
ias!s, ana WINE '"e wine - "''eo WIZ" ~"
bubbles. bot as inc enervescenGe soo-
s!des; the souno becomes clearer w a. Ias'
me glass rings Us "soa' w"sn inc "'l DuoD'cs
disappeared. ny reproducing tue sre''
-VASC@nCR. tN@ SOun0 rs 0RAOGnGO as before.