The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-06-18

when Tom Cardboard, belonging TO the
fnrctop (who,by the bye, was bi, Of q
wng,l sleeping in the Ice forcchnins, by
a sudden lurch Of The ship was thrown
overheard.
a mon overheard was tha general
cry fore and oft. and evorv one rnn TO
offer or rive assistance to the drowning
man.
Tom was tolerable good swimmer,
ms every body thought, hut nothing ex.
lrnorlInnrv; he woke on finding himself
~ deep wafer, and began to ,iso his
paddles. and lhr ship going nhrnd. MS |
was saying before, at The rn,cs Of thrco
and kaf, Tom was soon los. sight Of
under the counter. whcrn Tom was
lucky enough to get hold Of The ru'lIcr
chains. he hnnds nll ran nn 10 see
him ustrrn.un to lower the jolly bont
to pick him up. but Tom WINS no, TO ~
seen.
Hes gone" they said, 10 Davy's
locker. nnd efforts crnsrd.
Our ship was very deep, bound on,
TO the West Indies; consequently our
gun-room ports were low in the water.
This Tom saw, and as it was getting
dark, he thought he would wait ill they
be"' he quarters, md p;ped the ham
n'ocks down, before he got on board,
which hc did, and he popped into lady's
hold, where the gunner keeps his wnds
and spare monkeys tails, and there
remained III tho middle of tho frs,
watch, when he Sail"l f,r'h and mnsI"
fec wit: or brend bnns. 'nking enough
TO serve him f;r three DAYS.
AT the cnd oi" this time we w"rc Jog.
"ing along at un cnsv rate. with scare"
~ any wind. about AN knot m hour,
when Tom, unohscrvcd slip, out If The
port he came in at, md dropping nstcrn,
began 10 hnil the ship
"Thr Dolphin ahoy!"
Halo" says the qnnrlcrmnstcr,
who was about getting a pull on lie
main brace.
"lfv von DON; hack IT," mninsail and
h"av" TOO, shnll sink. Cor NO man can
swin''n The Yves, Ir'li.S wilhmr pro
Visions"
Every holy ran nft in amaz"m"n,,
for il had been blowing fresh during
The time wc had supposed he Ind been
or"rbonrd; hui i.,crc was no time 10 bc
lost, So Tho boa, was lowered and Tom
was picked Up, to the great qualification
AMI nslonishmcn, of every BODY on
board
On our arrival, rs ,hr captain was
on >hor', '!in'n. With the governor, tho
talk turned upon swimming The go"
crnor was "Xtolling the powers Of n
black he bad, aud the cap,nin declared
That 10 man could swim with Tom
Gnrbnard, Of the Dolrhin's tore,op;
how"Nrr 10 make long s,o:v shorl,
III" captain ard tho governor mntIe n
very heavy bcr the time appointed
Tom requested one week ;n ret ready.
The carpenters were ordered 10 make
what chests and con nyenie noes Fonr re,
CURED. The purs"r was entrusted Mt
his request, to supply q frtni.ht's 3 pro-
visions.
The day came. and Tom went on
shore u, tn" wharf appointed. when he
began 10 stow his grub. The black
fellow looked al him with establishment.
"WiIa, you do dcrc, mnssa2' saws he.
"Nhat am | doing here" says Tenn.
"whv, am taking my provisions, 10 be
sure. and advise YOU to do the same;
for not biz Of This do you &C, on the
road
"Why massa," says the ni-gcr. enc
no swim Mn" or ten miles"
"Says Tom, rs if in nmazcmcn, al
the Short Distance
"Whv, man. I'm going 10 To,ugn,
wEicb h.icvc is over Two hundrcd
miles, an! shnm't be back in fort
night"
tn" spectators were n.l"nishnh
The blo,i; man refused 10 swim. The
governor lost his wager, and il was nol
nniil we were hornrwar1 bound. ,h.l
Tom told The secret,
CooI.--Thr following orr.s were civ, y
by the captain Ola western So nnhoar, when
she w's about 10 engage in a race with an
o'lcr bout:
'Kn>n up, thar, and tell the engineer Ia
shut down the SAFETY valves. Give her
go>s. Gentlemen who haven't office and
settled. will please retire TO .he ladioS' cab
IN I'll we pass that boat or burst. Fro np!'
soEaLsan-lnG G3=.
III" FoiinrS in advance, Two Dollars
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