Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-09-10

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his comrades were on the alert, and, as
one means Of safety. they scattered hem
.coops and spars on the waves, until the
ship could be brought round or hove TO.
AS this operation required some little time,
the unfortunate man got to the windward,
and at last got hold of the rudder, and in
this way kept his head above water. His
messmates in the meantime were busy
searching for him on the side of the vessel
from which he fell no one thought OF looka
ing to the windward, and as 1t wa llmpos
sible to hear his cries amidst the oar oil
the waters and the whistllng Of the Dreeze,
they gave him up as lost. The half ex>
hausted tar then managed to clamberup the
rudder, and creeping IN by port-hole, TO
ensconce himselfiu the gun-room but his
cries Of distress were not heard, as the
gun-room is under water. He, however,
found plenty of grog and biscuit, and with
this remained very quiet for day and
half. A calm then e,sued, and the poor
fellow crept cautiously out of his prisons
house, descended the rudder, entered the
water, and went swimming alongside, puff
ing and blowing, and exclaiming as well
as his affected breathlessness would per-
NIT.
Ship a.hoy! ship a-hoy!'
The seamen could hardly credit their
senses. Mercy on us, they exclaimed,
'that's Jack Thompson himself!
'Ay, to-be-sure, replied he, 'and pret>
ty set of ubbers you are, to leave fellow
in the lurch; I'm three parts murdered al
ready, starving of hunger, and tired to
death and had it not been for this calm,
| should never come up with YOU
When Jack was pulled OH board, vari-
Gus questions were put to him; but he
humored the joke and kept his secret to
himself. The captain of the vessel, soon
after his arrival at Madras, dined with
some friends, one of whom boosted great
ly of the powers of negro swimmer
Capt. Sinclair, recollecting the story OF
Thompson having lived day and a half
in water, backed his seaman against the
man of color. The day Of trial came and
with it a great crowd, Both parties hav-
ing stripped, Thompson fastened bag
round his shoulders, which, rs every one
remarked, was filled with something.
Blackie looked quere, and Immediately IN
quired -
What you do wild dat ?
DO with it, replied he, you know we
are bound on long cruise, and although
| can swim, | can't starve for a whole
week, and must therefore carry provisions
with me since for the sake OF being light
| have rather pinched myself, and cannot
therefore promise you a single biscuit
Swim week = said blackie, 'and mess
in de wave? den me nod swim wild YOU
pau be debil, nod man-you six me : aud
in short remained so deaf to entreaty, and
withal, appeared so frightened, that Cap
tain Sinclair gained his wager.
| HAVE NO TIME LEFT FOR STUDY.-The
idea about the want of time is "A mere phan-
tom. Franklin found time in the midst of
all his labors, to drive into the hidden re-
cesses of philosophy, and to explore the
path of science. The great
Frederick, with an empire at his direction,
in the midst of war, on the eve of battles
which were 10 decide the fate of his king
dom, fonnd time to revel in all the charms
of philosophy and intellectual pleasure.
Bonaparte, with all Europe at his dispo-
sal, with kings in his an,ichamber beg
gng for vacant thrones, with thousands
of men whose destinies were suspended
on the brittle thread of his arbitrary plea
sure, had time to converse with books.
Cesar, when he had curbed the spirit of
the Roman people, and was ,hronge2 with
visitors from the relnotest kingdom, found
time for intellectual cultivation. Every
man has time, if he be careful to improve;
and if he does improve as well as he
might, he can reap three fold reward.
Let mechanics then make use of the
hours at their disposal, if they want to
obtain proper influence in society. They
are the life blood of the hands, the desti-
MES Of the republic; and they are numer-
Gus, respectable, and powerful; and they
have only to be educated half as we'll as
other professions, to make laws for the
nation.
Every man has time TO study. If far.
mers and mechanics, yes, and merchants
too, would devote one half of the time at
their disposal to study, they would reap
a rich reward. Let them helake them>
selves to industry, and devote more of
their time to study and the acquisition of
useful knowledge, and not SO much to un-
profitable amusement. There are very
few, who cannot daily spend two hours
for mental cultivation. If they would do
even this, how much more extensive
would be their information, and how much
greater their influence in society. In adj
lition to this peculiar advantage, we wqnld
not then be necessarily compelled to 3IH