The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-17
a cIIIr rRoN a sAILoR's LOG.

| II was dead calm not breath Of air s-
tla -.'il- il,i-d 'lls eeri't-t tt- rtavt,; tho
I h'Im hAd I"'t it- r"Wcf, alt Tie shin TWnC1i
her head bow and where she liked Tho L.at
was intense, go much sn, thar thr chief m,tp
had t"ld the hn1t-waiu to keep the wairh ngt
I of the sum- hut the w1trh below found il tn
warm tn sleep. aud were tnrmcnt,d with
thirst, which they could,no crafty uil thc
wator was served out They bad drunk an the
previous day nllowaucc, and opw that their
sruttlr butt WAS dg there was nothiuu Ion
G,s tl.- =. l..ssarap lhs lap-pailaui i....--.i-,
Whrrr thrN gazrd on the clear blue water
with longing eNrs.
How cool aud clclrit books said % Tall. pow
vril Nouug -,tuBu. II don't think there are
man, sharks abcug what do you Say Tor
bath. lai. =
That Tor sharks " burst almost ,imulmnc.
ou.ly from the prhrd lips at tho gruup.wcll
have q jolly rood bath when the mate goes IN
Ia dinner w about haitian hopr the dinner
hell rang, Tho boot,wain took charge of thr
dock. some twenty sailors worr uuw,.t triupcd
except pair of light duck trousers; amuug
the rest was 70 tall, powerful, co3stot- Atrico
negro ut thc nam, of lcgh,ui,y usvd tu ioNv
him, and cal him Samlu,
Nlu Lu- ~ ~. -,---...4- ----r--l-
dressing me. Feared ot shark, hch shark
uchhcr bite me. Sunno.c ! myyl .hnrk in WI
Tn. swim alter GUu-bim nun Ikc. dcGT,T~
! was tcmpiod, aud like the rest was som
uadN lu quick ,ugccsslun- M iHtst.. -'.'I-
The spritslil yart, the black leading. We had
scarcely bccu ia the water five minutes, when
,umo voice n-hoard cried out. 4 ,harl u
shark " In an instant every one ui. the swim
mcis came umhliug mp the ships stiles. half
mail with fright The gallant black among the
rest. II was q false Alarm N,.t felt aurrv
with ourselves for bciu. frightened, angry
with those who had frightened ~, and iuri-
ous with those who had laughed at us. n au-
other moment We were again in the .Wptcr,thc
/ black and myself swimming at some distance
from the ship, For two successive VOYAGES
/ there had been \ sort ofrivalry bctwccn ~:
each Gncicd that he wa, the best swimmer
and we now were testing our speed
| well done, Ned cried some OF the sail
ors from the iurcraslc. Go it, Sambo = cricu
soulU uthrrs, wr77'-hutir- vtr1rrrirr1r TIM
tutmost, excited h, the cheers of oar rusprc,
tive partizaus. suddenly the voice of the
hoatswain was heard shouting. a shark 2
. shark Como back for Gods sake
!. Law att and lower the cutter down. thct
came family ON our ear. The race iustautl,
ceased. A. yet, We only halt believed Wha
we heard our rccen, fright being still ircsl
in our memories.
Swim for Gods sake" ,rird the captain
who WAS now on dcck he has not vet. seen
YOU. The boat il possible, will yet hrtwocI
YOU and him. Strike out,lads. for Gods sak e.,
My heart stuod stilll cltwcakcr than a chil,
rs gazcd with horror at hc dursal fin ot
large shark ON the starboard quarter rhougl
in the water, the pcrspiratiou dropped Trnl
me like raiu the black was striking ont lik,
mad for the ship.
Swim, NCd-swim cried several voice.
they never take black when they can gc
white
did swim and that desperately the watc
toamcd past mo. | soon breasted the black
but could not head him We both stIainc,
every nerve 10 bc FIRST, for we each iaucic,
the last man would he tukcu. Yet we scarce
-AN seemed Ia movc;thc ship appeared as far Il
,cYCreirom- us. We wore powerful swimmer.
and both oil MS sM3lm in the French lrny call
ed Ia fruSse, or hand over hand in English
Ihcrc was something the matter with th
t1u1t t5tits, uutt trey ruutrtruut tower hcT
3 lie secs You now was shouted; he l. at
ter YOU oh, the agnnv al tlnt moment g.
thuupbt of everything in the same instant
AZ least 50 ct seemed to me then, Scene
long forgotten rushed through my brain wit
the rnpidity ni- lightning, vut in The midst nj
this was striking out mndlY for tho ship
Each moment hncicd could feel the pilo
fish touching me, and almost screamed wit
lngony We were now about TIN yards frur
the slhP fifty ropes were thrown TO us, bu,
as # 10y mutual instinct, we swan for th
same.
'Iurra they arr saNnd they are along
side was Shouted 10y the eager crew W
both graspcd the rope at The same time;
slight struggle cnsncd;I had the highest hold
Rcgurllcss of everything but my own salct,
! / placed my tfrt on the blacks ,huuldcl..
is1rmblcd az The itli. and t,ll exhausted m