Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-05-19

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animal, and youlmust look
out thath does not run away with you"
"That would be good joks;" said I
I" and should not hear the last of it for
six months. But / know how to put "a
stop to that business at once" So took
and led my horse down to the wharf where
my old ship was discharging, and asked
the mate to lend me the small boats
grapnell, and piece Of rafting stun
which he did, for Mr.. Ramsey was clever
fellow, although he used to bother us
good deal in his watch. in trimming the
sails. l fastened the rope around thS
borse's mock, then made a snug coil of the
rest ON the bow of the saddle. and on the
top of all put my anchor, ready to let
90, and bring up my craft all standing, if
She got too much way on. Bat was al
ways fond of going fast, and didn't believe
there was much danger.
AFTER getting every thing ready, l
was helped up to the horse's back, and l
never felt so queer in my life. A horse
knows thing or two--tho cunning crea-
ture lifted up his head and gave me
look over the starboard shoulder, as if he
would say, an fix you. my lad, before
we get back and would have given ff-
ty dollars to have been at that time stand
ing ON the Flsmish horse at the end Of
Mon.ezuma's main-topsail yard, reefng
topsails in gale of wind. But it was too
late to alter my plan, and meek or moth
ing" was then my motto-so determin-
ed to heave ahead and save the tide, es-
pecially Ms had my anchor at the bow,
all ready to let go if l found myself in
among the breakers.
"I'll tell you what, shipmatss, this ri
ding on horseback is serious thing, un-
less you are used TO it--such pitching and
rolling | never met with before or since
not even when sending down top gallant
yards in gale of wind in the Bay of Bis
cay. They told me how to steer him-by
hauling hard on the starboard rope, when
l wished him to go more to starboard--
and on the larboard rope when wished
him to go to portland if l wished to
heave to, must bring an equal strain to
bear on both the ropes, and take strong
pull.
1--WE started OF, and seemed to under.
stand each other very well for while
The horse did not seem inclined TO go fast,
and l managed to keep my perpendicular
pretty well-but the boys shouted, and the
men grinned as | rode along the street
and having gathered courage, foolishly
resolved to clap on more sail, and get out
of town, where should find plain sailing.
and be able to crowd on every stitch of
canvass. Accordingly | gave my good
friend n touch with my whip, and off he
started with a jerk, that came near tumb
bling me over the starboard quartcr-and
Just then some little powder monkoys, bad
luck to them, set up hideous yell which
had frightened him, and away he went
with poor Jerry on his back, kicking and
sprawling and gal!opiug at the rate Of tif-
teen or twenty knots
"I chung to him like Guernsey frock
to the back Of sailor-and although at
first rather tickled than otherwise, at tho
idea Of sailing at such furious rate, 1
soon found | could not stand it long. for
my ship was mighty uneasy, and plunged
"a if scudding against head sea, imme-
diatoly after the shifting Of the wind in a
hurricane, Such jolling and pounding
as got, has seldom fallen to the lot Of
poor Jack Tar, My larpalin was soon
left behind, and u felt as if every timber
about mo would be shaken out of place.
l dropped the whip, grabbed the reins
and pulled with all my might--but i. was
of no use, 1 might as well have tried to
sway up the main -topsail by pulling up
on the main-top gallant-stay. Indeed, the
more pulled, the faster the ugly creature
went.
"Thc town I soon left far asLorn, and
passed by fields, and bushes, and pas
lures, and trees, and houses, and carts,
and men. and women, and children, who
all looked on with open mouths and star
ing eyes, as if they had never seen 4 horse
running away with sailor before, More
than once was within an ace Of being
pitched heels over head into the jungle
alongside of the road, notwithstanding l
had by this time dropped the bride, and
chung to the horses name. grew sea-
sick, which you know, shipmates, is a
dtsaSrccablc feelng-and was in hopes
that my cutter would soon shorten sail,
and allow fellow little time to breathe.
But ou-on he went, over bridges, him,
and valeys-nothing seemed to stop hme
or lessen his spccd-and at last came
to the conclusion that it would be as well
to bring the ship to an anchor.
"WG soon came to spot whore the
bottom was muddy and rocky, which
thought must prove to be good holding
ground. l took my riggcr's knife from
the sheath, although while so doing
had like to have gone overheard, head
first, | cut the stops which fastened my
ground tockling to the saddle, and sung
out, "Staud by the anchor!" "Ays, aye
SIR By hauling taught upon the lar
board rein, brought my ship up into the
wind, in true sailor fashion, but with all
my seamanship, l could not manage to
check the ships way. ''Lct go the an
Choir !" shouted l, at the top of my lungs,
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