Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-02-18

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Wal, that's straightforward what
for p
Bad usage
Cap'n's name 2
John Waters
'Salem?'
yes, SIR
wal, l don't blame ye. kmotO him.
Jump into the boat No man shall say
that Cross Clifford ever left a countryman
in distress in furrin port. Cast of there
10 Ben, put the boys bundle for'ard.
Give way now
And off we went towards the ship.
What's your name, young man 2 the
Captain asked.
flames Byerly,'
HWal, guess you'll have to be called
Jim. hate long names. Got some
money, l s'pose 2
Yes, SIR
had three dollars.
= We were soon on board and, as the
wind and tide both served, we got our
anchor apeak, laid the fore-top sail to the
mast, moved up, made sail, got the anchor
on the bows, and stood out 10 sea.
I may as well say here that am ma
tiv of lovely village in Western New
York. The name, take it, is of no inn
portance to the reader. l was hot-tem-
pered, and somewhat hayward boy, as
some yet unwritten biographical facts
might show, AT the age of seventeen l
ran away from college; and, with the
money obtained from very un6nancial
sale of my books and furniture contrived
to reach Boston, where l shipped on
board the Haidee, East Indiaman.
The Portland was fine sea-boat, and
in an hour after sunset we were leaving
st, Georges Channel with fresh north
easter, under royals and foretopmast
studding sail, The crew was made up
entirely of Americans a iovial, good
humored, sailor-like set, with whom
was soon on very good terms. But as
the events of the voyage have nothing to
do with my present story, shall reserve
all future details of Cross Clifford, his
crew, and his ship, until l sec how we'll
the readers of this story like these life
leaves, Well, we anchored, late one
night, after passage oftwenty-ni days, |
off Long Island Light. The next morn
ming we hauled into the wharf. The
Portlanders were to be discharged by
stevedores. 1t was not an hour later, |
therefore, that had grasped the hand of
the last of my shipmates, who had been
somewhat moro leisurely than the others
in packing, his chest, and had hidden him
good bye,-lIe turned back suddenly.
was standing, bundle in hand, on the
wharf, looking sorrowfully at the noble
vessel whose every timber had learned
to love. could not help thinking, for
the life Of me, that she, too, had a forlorn
and detected look, made fast as she was
to the wharf, like n hound to his kennel,
'Whcr're goin . asked my shipmate,
Indeed, l don't know, Ben
60 to the Mariners Home with
me .
Perhaps will, by and by
well, good bye, old fellow, if l don't
sec you again
And he left me. was alone, in a
strange city, friendless, with three dollars
as the amountof funds available.
AS l stood, utterly at loss what to
do, I received a rough hearty Stay on the
shoulder
Hello Got into the doldrum, Jim o
asked Captain Clifford
"A trihe, sir
Tut, tutl what's in the wind? Out
of money!
mo, SIR
Wal, don want to question you too
close; eff ye want any help afore l sail,
call on me, You'll find me at the Lowell
House. You've been a good hand, an
eff you want berth v'y'ge you've only to
ask for it. Good bye!
Good bye, sir = uttered as well as
my quivering lips would let me and he
walked away. He turned back once, as
# to speak again; but seemed to change
his purpose, and went on. Then was
indeed alone,
AS turned to leave the ship, car
riage drove up in front of large store
house. Next door, large box was be-
ing lowered from the loft, When about
half way down, the strap broke and the
box fell within half a yard Of the horses
heads. They Instantly backed, and in
spite of every effort of the driver, went
with the carriage off the wharf. l heard
9 Shrek and caught glimpse of white
dress as the carriage fell and without
pausing to think Of the consequences, l |.
plunged into thewster. There being but
about two fathoms of water alongside the
wharf, the carriage rested on the bottom,
and the horses founde,ed to the surface,
as divided beneath it. 1t was but the
work of an instant to undo the door. Il
clasped light form in my arms, rose
with her to the surface, and with little
exertion, contriyed to get footing on the
carriage, By this time, boats and ropes
were at hand, and we were soon safe on
the wharf. A tall gray-headed, aristo-
cratic looking gentleman came running up
to us,
IL 10 M, duty To saw hnra that tho