New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-31
wRECKERs or KY WEST.

Madame Rumor tells some strange tales abou,
he inhabitants OF Key West ,nd we have heaiu
rnany wea,her-bes,eu tar decl-re he would raiser
AXE direct ra.sa-c o. Davy Jones locker than
he wrecked On the coast Of Florida. which ! 80
fatal % mariners.
The ni,for:unes of navig9iors give great Joy To
he inhahi.ant- Il the key. and their manner OF
settling balances betwccn each other. bear some
resemblance 70 the course adop'ed by the planters
IF the South who pay all demands on lhe receipt
oC the money for their crops. If key-Nester ia
dunned for payment Of debt. he coolly replies
that he viii square the yard, " the next wreck,
which in all cases l. satisfactory
The Key T.. beautiful and salubnous place OF
residence aid contains sorue Of the finest gardens
We have ever seen. Those fond Of a f>h and
vegetable diet, can enjoy themselves to Their
hearts content; bat the lover of roast beet and
other fxins. would not reside there twenty-tour
hours. John Bull would lcayc the orrid ole il be-
had TO swim from the lighthouse 80 Havana; and
Uncle sam need be under no apprehension OF
seeing the Key attached to the crs~n Of nation
On whose possessions the e SUI never rests. No.
no. John might stand the fever OF Cuba. but
never the fare Of kcy-We-t
The wrcckcr, are peculiar class Il men, and
appear to be a. liitie affected by the cares and
troubles OF the world. a. Turk smoking bis opium
pine. Most their time Is spent IN Incidence,
.ounsns about the taverns and >nore-sdc, spend
ins freely their salvage money. and "-iher
sources of revenue. - long intervals between
the appearance II wrecks. however. their hrows
are cloudcd, and they become sulien and distant n
their conduct, cur..ug their bad luck. and looking
anxiously toward. the theatre Of their operations.
To- the hope of seeing distress has flying.
Whenever wreck j. taken. and the goods
brought under the hammer II IN. United States
officer every iuhabiau Of the Key is dir,ctlv. or
indirectly, benefited. Tie merchandise d. -od
Tor a song and gold and silver rate about in every
direction All is Joy thcn-every c1unienance j.
lit up with smiles. and even the necroc. show
the; ivory at the prospect Of lingering the hard
stuff
MANY years since, q Scotch divine lct that be-
wa, called To save from pcrrli'cn lie vgetcscd
sinner, Of the Kew. and accordingly took up his
residence there. The wcarcr OF the black g'r-
meuis was very devout in exhortarion> 70 the in
habian,s. for some time after his arrival; bat con-
iinua dripping wears a hole IN a rock, and IN due
course OF time IL was discovered that he wa, anX-
lou, to "lay up his store on earth as IN the
better land to which his cycs had 60 often been
turned He entered fully into all the specuaiion'
of the citizens and wa, considered the most adroii
" nnanCicf on the h"N. ms W"UdN oHtli>'
however. were not permitted To interfere with lh-
sacred duties. Meeting, were held regularly IA
the old brown frame building; and he attended as
usual to the spiritual want. of his flock.
During one Of his discouiscs, which was parii-
culsrly long. = well known SPECTATOR. entered the
house, and taking seat by the door. whispered TO
an acquaintance. there's wreck in sight
The news spread like wild-fre through the room,
and the whole congregation were soon taken
81 with leaving TO the apparent astonishnieut
Of the worthy divine. He had all inkug Of the
cause however, and raisin. his voice, ne com
mandcd his followers to halt for moment. adj
dressing them thus
Brc,hren-l'vc but che word to say before
conclu1ing-T you are all going, tets haze a
fair start :"