Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-12-05

the soup drinking lubOtrs, naNtu SUN"
them half whu, my lutte Nella' can DO yet
IN bet my eyes 10 a bucket OF tar tina, go
out as came in. with my colors flying,
looking them right IN the teeth
"You had better be careful, WI; they
are on the look out for YOU bu, whele is
your long Tom that you had mounted on
pivot Yesterday said !, looking IN vain
/ for ihg G n.
aThere il lies on the forccaslle, along
side the heel Of the bowspril its onl y a
pine log, shaped like gun and painted
/ yellow. thought American naval OH
GERS had better ewes than 10 take a log OF
wood for a-fide barker.
"Y GU made a good imitation, Will, bu:
where are your marines ?
ooh the soeers ? threw them o.
v or board on the bar, for the benefit OF the
Frenchmen J"
"Threw them overheard Why, what
do you mean?
dWhv. mean iust what ! say; that
threw a dozen bundles of straw dressed up
in red, yellow, and white flannel, o' erboard
on the bar Yesterday, for the especial bene'
fit Of the Johnny Crapeau's
II Understand you, WILL your guns, SOL
dicrs, and all were qual,ers
"Preo sely so, Ned The Nella was
slowed too full OF dry goods, flour, and the
like t. have any room for arms; and |
, trust more to her speed than my own valor
have got my cargo in safe, and have sold
!, for juvenile fortune. enough. to enable
me to get splicod to my old sweetheart,
, pretty Kate s., and settle down
. in the iron city for life, And as | have fin
+. ishcd here, am going out as soon asst Anto-
i MO will send me brceze-so look out tor
, the homeward bound the first norther that
:, blows; as snre as i, comes, III run by the
: Frenchmen in spite of their threats.
y After spending happy day and evening
i with nv friend, in overhaulng joint rec
4 elections of old times, returned on board
q ship.
( During several ensuing days we were
occupied in procuring wood and water,
n preparatory to continuing our cruise, and
n were nearly ready for sea when the visits OF
70 the skipper to his barometer became fire.
ouent; and the most knowing Of our tore
- castle oracles shrugged their shoulders
!. coldv as they turned their eyes toward the
y. mountain tops in the interior The clerk
: of the weather was evidently brewing mis-
" chief One Of the most certain omens o.
&c an approaching gale on that coast is sin
- pulariv clear atmosphere Distant hills
=, seen nj no other time, showed their blue
i peaks plainly; thus forewarning the mari
" ner to be ready to cut and run, We, al
- well as our French neighbours commence
- preparing for it by sending down our high
l., spars, housing top. gallant masts, close reel
ing top sails and returning them snugly t
IA the wards, intending if possible 10 "lay
OUT at anchor
ss Night came on, and as the sun gradual
he descended behind gathering bank in tn
west, the wind increased. beginning to pip
Vi. the sailors warning in lis loudest key
The ground swell rose very high causin
to labor heavily and TO pitch bows ur
be der into it. The distant thunder began
,ce echo the hoarse moaning gale, and ligh
NV ming played flfully through the Ayin
# clouds. "Ths is the very night for such
mo daredevil as Will Allen said |, as hu
do red on deck, enveloped in the folds of m
an. storm Jacket, with my sou wester dashed q
90 nv head. The thought had barely passe
~ through nv head when the lookout on Il
night heads sung out Sail no"
TOR. "Where away is she2 said !, stralnin
M, my eye sight in the gloom.
- "Right ahead. sir | believe it's tn
clipper that triched the Johnny's the 9TH
dav. trying to come out over the bar
ng mGreat God she'll be lost ? said I, as
sure caught glimpse at her struggling throue
80 the heavy range of akcrs, that ran mou
'no tain high entirely across the bar, one IN
n@ ment hidden in their tumultuous boiling
'he the next seeming 70 leap high above the
INC SNOWY crests. Oh ! it was beautiful, graz
,e's TO- subimelelv, terrifcaly beautiful
TO- The lightning flash illuminated the seer
'ne the eve in one hurried glance would GOV
ia'n the bioh. rolling breakers, tingcd with {
'iue nrisma,ic hues of the rainbow, that seem
neu to lean madlv up from the quicksand h
al the gallant and beautiful vessel rushi
- .ne swiftly through the flashing waters, b
'n spars bowingto the full strength of
uny storm kings breath; her sails white as
'n i cloud spot whence the lightning burst for
an her crew hurrledly flying from post to
anu other. as their varied duties required, in
dread time of danger.
ID a Again the lightning cloud closes, q
Teh the Imagination is left to picture the SCI
ioa,' from the wild uproar Of warning elemeI
WIN Once more the jagged rays OF lighlnI
.s'ug fash forth, the vessel has passed the bar
u safety: here she comes, right down into
'heI midst The gale had increased 70 a hoy
o'.u that rendered our anchorage unsafe, ana
~ together. French and American, were
w. :, bIged to slip and scnd.
and Inc ire oil '"e r'S"1n'''I" 10, /
that Yankee clipper pass into biockadei p
in fair weather. under their very pOrt.ho