The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-11-20

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DC ksaeOb lad bhsslEsd 81 take TIE
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10 he slvO. sRd sins her. We now sec
a,m thus iaI la III. Prrsrsss ol his ta Ct
pasv. RE
Toe carnon wste Long Lsifry thirty.
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;. Ii ss eau ony slssd oa IN IE,bule.
mar, 'siah." sd ne Deacon ~ h,a
nsse, :. I don't lssr thea 81 tso rIui,ets
shckf One on .m 90 See h. laf, i
toby and sLI y. of. H'lssIt i.I tais
plasuy Lssr. non se''s sos IN her. I'D
shes sLs enemy to- 20 make ktei Cut
blDs "a r throtgh! Bat &c mus, get IN.
L0l," he added. ,uinng 10 3 ragged old
mae, sho looked Like a weather beaten
alderman, ako comprIssd all his ctew.
aud sho Mas how ,ngsgsd IL iehd ne Tie
m.i0.shee;, The slack Of ahieh he held
10 bis iron fisl.
"h's set 10 5 fely, Deacon" sn.~ered
Los D.s,el gtOfIl, !" AID geil~o bundled
s.d fity doli4s. or I's slIk The sioap,
snd no insursnc,. :"
"lThs,'s fac. Mr.. Blssel.' responded
the yankee Skipper, xIlh emphasis; aud
shiiuna his tnbacso from his l-rboard 70
III. st,rbOsrd cheek. he glanced under the
Mn hgo@. dsss han t,s fs5i and II s !. Z.
and loeR with il dsIlbstaIs Iuspecnoa vi
the enemy. ...mn...
"Gise small pull Il on The msiu
sheet, Nc. Basel. Ssh, haul aft tie
iba hi. The Bit sher is smoking hts
p,pe!' aided the skipper. quietly, as he
ssw a jot oi smoke beiched from The bpw
Of the sloOp al wsi. lie hid hardly got
The words oUL OF III, mOun:h, when the
boon Of q gun reached shelr ears. and
simultaneously shut passed ahizzlns
OVER their eats. .. .. 4
al don't sisa' tia, ar !" said 'Siah, in
a very determine d tone, which s,ngulsrI,
conirasteJ With his awkward. rusuc ex-
terror. Give the leave, Deacon, aud
I'll give them shgt back, darn ne il |
dun't!" ..Ae
"Yonr gun won't sore EN-. Sish.-I
Ease off The main-sheet. Lot. BE ready
TO dodge, Tor | guess lhere'h be another
one o them junks o iron thus way. They
sn't no pilo,, or they wouldn't keep so
near potpoise rock ledge -
Cool aud steady, the skipper stood at
his post, aud directed the course Of his
lille craft. All a, once he gave a loud
hurrahl The sloop OF war had struck.
under fall ssll, upon rock. bsIe al low
v alter. known as PurpoIse ledge. sUd eve
ry thing VAS taken aback, whale her
mala-roysl mast aud yard went over the
side. .s
4 That il Tor not taking ptln, no
strange coas,," sald The skipper, dryly.
wInle his keen lille eyes larry gliltereGs
with plrasure; bit be made no Isrthrr
demonstrations of joy; but after tSking a
second glance al The sloup If var, and
seeing that matters on board Of her were
in too much confusion for them 10 trouble
themselves farther about HIM, he. now
gave his whole suentlon ~ The brig.
which was about mlle and half from
him in a straight line. and sbnu, eqaslly
distant from The entrance Ia The river.
Upon seeing The accident that had oc>
CURED TO her conseri, she bore down
luIe, AMI hoi.ted signal. |, vas re-
sponded 10 on board The shop, when lle
brig resumed her course.
"fhe sloop o!-@ar, suppose, Gays she
don't want shy sld; go the big is left al
liberty to inlercep, US" said the skipper.
:. Ii looks, too, ss if che would be likely
10 gel,o The entrance ss soon as the Pol
"; and then | guess ms all up with US!
But, don, give up. so long As . mmber
hangs 10 her. or ] can have l,mb 10 hold
on the tIller by! Bat what in nalur' are
yon doin there. 'Sish!"
Well nigh. The Deacon AK this ques-
ton. The ambitions young kennebecker
had brought fIom The forecasle keg Of
powder. and knocked in the head with
handsplke, AID vas now tying some half
peck oil il up in bandanns handkerchief,
which he had taken from his neck.
Dom? am goin' 10 pl,e ZEN gun,