The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-03-25

ORTHE CONSCIENTIOUS CAPTAIN.

30A RIlLs sA0.NEAtL4N1t0l1 6hFNAAN.
- BY HAwsER xAkTisGaLE.
cspsia chns,opher cdrgle. Vas Q
shoiI. ,hirk sci. spscia en- Of humsn k,nd.
md with broad. good hundred lace. and
bright eye, which said ss plainly - an
eye could say. thai snul Inhibited that
body. Aiihe time knew him, he COM
msnded the sh,p 0.ord.les Of Boston.
and enjoyed The irepnlsliun Of bring q
good sailor. Straightforward man; one
sho was not back ward to express bis sen-
,iDenis on sll occasions. with bot 100 lit
.le regard 70 tine or plare. His feelings,
wsrs kind. but his temper b9rdered q IT.
lie on The eholeric. ~
oae morning. Captain Crinsls w,s
standing IN iron, Of Dslollne's Coffee
House in Instances, place where Yam.
kee shipussiers Ia dsys pssi, sspseislly
those ~ho INDUCED in habi, Of losfins,
sere wont 10 eongregaie. He bad been
converting with some friends. and was in
The &c. Of telling an interesting story Of
an adventure be once met with in the IN
inhabiled Island Of Croek,,oo, in ,hs
straits oi Sunis, where he once landed
during calm, aud was chased By mon.
slrou' serpsn, while exploring smona the
bushes. Me. Mayduke. . well Dr., ssed GEN
,lemsn. veil known in Cuba. having ts.
sided Tor several years in H.v.na and
Masanzas. csme up, wi,hon, being per.
,si,ed by the comp.uy. end tapped Cap
tain Cringle on the shoulder, saying
/ With eUn"ilislory smile
Captain, word with you. IL you
please" =, 49,. -
/ Cr,ngle turned around. and when bs
saw Msyduke before him, started back
As u he had suddenly come in eon,ae,
-ish aha iJsntissi serp~ns Icon ph;sb he
had escaped 10 The E,st Indies. A o, =.
pie hue ovsrspresd his vis,ge, his ey.s
dashed with more than ordinary ERE, and
adsrk irown RAPIDLY Raihered on bis brow.
lie returned hsyduks's salu,ion. ho~e,.
sr, with 81 ghs inclination OF the head.
and dryIy said. Mr. Msyduks. wha. Is
your wishr
"oh, only wish 10 speak 10 you Q.
bout little matter: ,riA,ng thing, per.
hsps; buiitis an affair which deepIy con.
Germs me--ny character; I should ear
my rspui:tion.-bui which | dare say
yon viii DO able 10 explain sa'i.f,csori-
"Well, cir. what is III" demanded
Crinele, with i'll suppressed indignation.
why, Capt. Cringle. have M doub,
that il is eli mistake. and you will bs
quite surprised 10 hear il, bu,-but-in
these cases l." Here Msyduke vas
50 embarrassed. tina, he could no. proceed.
Tie evidently did no. like The looks of
CtIngle. WHO was n'ently cycling him al
The while. =
"Mr. Mayduk.," exclsimed Crinsie.
IN clear tone. n don't understand you.
Whist is the misiske.'
"Oh" said Mayduke. who saw tho
necessity Of forthwith bringing the mat.
ter TO a crisis. 81, j. rumored in Havana.
butt don't believe il. Capt. Crinels, that
sou have on more than one occasion ssid
some r.sher hard things about me-"
4" lndeed!" said Cringle, mu.inely,
and what hard things. according 10 ru-
NOR, have | ssid on these occasions Z"
why" sedlied Nfsyduke, Who seem.
ed To be gathering courage from the quie,
manner Of the vorthy seaman: al have
been told, end ay petty good authority
too-bus il must be q mistake; that on
one occssinn. at dinner given by Mari
sisgni, Knight Il Gu. you denounced mo
s swiudliug blorkhead! Hard words.
those CsP''in criugls, TO apply to "a gen
tlenau."
Amy thing el.e!" inquired Crinsle
in quiet tone,
"On smother occasion. il | have not
been grossly rlisinformed. y GU applied 10
me the cpl he. Of thick headed seous-
drel"
"h 10 ell true. Mr.. Msyduke," said
Chnges g have sPPl ed such epi,hets
10 you."
Mayduke was taken all aback a, this
candid svowal> "Do / understand, then.
Captain Cringlr." raid he. I" .ha, GU are
prepared to jns'ily your language in 70.
la,ion 10 me I"
I" By no MEANS" said Cringle, 81 am
glad :hs. sou have directed my st,eu.ion.
to the subject, ,hs, we may come 10 fair
understanding. / have always regretted
that ! used such language on those ocea-
sions when was speaking Of you."
/" Pray listen to him, gentlemen :" said
Maydnke -Parenthe,icslly, addressing The
bystander..
81 consider il ungeatlemanly." cont.
nued Cfingls, "to apply sbusive eplths,s