The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-03-14
THE GREAT WESTERN.

LnPUing, to an officer Of the lnconstdnf.
Dear lakeland ahead my boy, and to-
morrow we come down with the dust, not
coaldust, please the pigs, nor gold dust, for
never could raise the wind to raise that
kind Of dust, but the real right down genuine
Yankee dust and no mistake. What dost
thou think Of that, Jack? Oh it blue till all
was blue again, the whole voyage, but our
smoking steed, the charming Cinderella,
behaved nobly. She few thro' the water
Ike the steam through the fiue, she never
broke bucket, carried away coal SHUTTLE,
or sprung poker, but behaved like dear
little sculIion as sheis. She padded like
duck, and Missed like swan. She ran q
race with mother Carev's chickens, and beat
them by neck. Oh, she is dear love OF
a smoke, Jack. five haven't had any dis
tinguished characters on board, we have
had ,he honor of carving the sashes Of the
CRATE (old pun that, Jack, but we always
wear old clothes and fire old puns at sea,
you know and although we have been ac-i
cused of .poking' our way across the Allan
tic, don't know how that appliee to US, for
we kept straight COURSE ran like the dew
il, and cleared sall the bars 1t was a stir
ring time on board, every countenance was
sllghsed' up, and though there was much
sheat, there was no squarreling.' Failing
OUT however would be much less dangerous
than failing in and there is some little DIFF
ference between a blow up and sblow
OUT as you and happen to know to our
cost. We have lots Of land-lubbers on board,
young agitators, fond of intestine commo-
tions,' who are constantly sspouting;' maid
ems, whose bosoms sheave;' young clerks,
who cast up accounis;' custom-house Of
ficers, who sclear QUIT sharpers giving to
sover reaching;' Jews, who at the taffrail
keep passover lawyers, who take moth
ing by their notion doctors, who have sick
visits choleric people, who cannot, keep
down their bile;' bankrupts, who give up all
they have;' spendthrifts, who keep nothing
long, idlers, who do nothing all day but sgo
up and down. men Of business exhibiting
'bills of lading;' swindIers, who cot and run !;
military men, who surrender at discretion; :
boys, that quarrel and throw up at cards; :
servants, that cannot keep their places; :
auctioneers with their going going-gone
preachers, who say sthey want but lltfie here
below nor want that little long; : hypocrites,
that make slong faces;' grumblers, that are
sopened mouthed;' babblers, that keep moth
ing in;' painters ever reluctant sto show their
palette; authors, that cannot conceal their
elfusions; sprinters, that never leave their
shests;' and publishers, that first puff and
then bring forth their trash;' in short, men
of all sorts in tone common mess,
| What fun tits, dear Jack, to see these
creatures. Good christians they are too
for they give and take.' They return all
kindness with interest. Charitable to de.
gree, for they give all they havean strain
Il point to do their utmost. Candid souls
they keep nothing back but bring every
thing forward without any consideration FOL
themselves; although there is no danger o.
death, they are resigned to die. Their pride
Is SO humbled, that they no longer carry
their heads high or are burthened with 8
Isproud stomach but are content to remain
in the place they occupy THE vanities b
dress they wholly discard, and would b
disguised at the sightof new clothes or q
fnery. They are abstemious at table, ant
8 taste Of the bitters Or this world on principle
What can be more edifying, Jack! Ii is d,
lgood asa sermon, is it not2 Then whel
/ they stand on t'other tack, it is as good as a
play Halo! what's this? Oh dear! 8
beg your pardon, Sir, do indeed, but wher
4 comes on SO sudden, it blinds me so Ican'
zee; ! am SO sorry i mistook your hat for III,
basin. Don't mention it, madam, but, 81
Lord! my stool is loose behind, and away
we both roll together into the lee-scupperl
and are washed fifst forward and then al. -
Hops you are not hurt madam, but l couIg
not bold on behind, it came so sudden, N
shipped seal hope shall never see
ship again. It's wonder she did nots 3,
down that time, for she was popped. Oh
sir, did you ever9 do call the steward, pleese
do take me below, shalt never survive thi1
am wet drought ever reach land, no
body will catch me afloat again. nm =
ashamed shall die, hope didnt 81
tainly mol, madam, the long cloak prssenteI
any thing Of that kind Well, 1 anlso eIal
, Of that, pray, take me down 0hil6 Inn "a
for have swallowed % much g {l,6x horn,
salt water. Pretty dialogue llai, Is itnots
i 'Oh!my dear fellow you may eo rom
! the world il kings ship faueer3s ship
mean, God bless herl and taiso up ! fo1k I
enemies to her, that We may lick tli6u6 a.
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