Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-03

| N HlHU Ol seHNt. itsiIugs uDseTSdllpll
and TO lack OF lli,nor, could hardly muk.
d pedestrian tour through England with
ont picking up something fresh and rentl
able even in so we'll worked a field Ou
author, who appears to he cross betweel
the farmer and saIor--liaving matticu
lated upon Connecticut river sloop, Mi,
graduated in an / darrinn. .4--crosses tl,t
Atlantis In the serend cabin, aniusin.
himself aud his readers with lis voyage
and landing il, England. carpet bag il
hand, goes sifoing through The country
admirDq green fields am trim hedges
getting his bit and sup at road side inits
mixing with The people and giving fhe
"upper circles aud everything pertaining
10 them the "go.hy.'
On the passage. Dutch vessel Tint
br1gs the packet 10, md sends b boat ii
her to inquire ssw, il te ,,ews,n gives
our author a COOL opportnpity to tell n
story peculiarly Illustrative of our eur:
| saying
yoU CAN TAKE NY CAP.
"11e was once. he said, ronnd in the
| Pacific, IN Sag. lIafbor wl,alpr. rayther
smari, we accounted her, when they
tried TO speak an Enalisl, ftcate. aud did
not get quite near enough. SO. as they
had noiiinu else TO do, they np't aud
chased her and kept after her without
ever getting any bearer fpr nearfy three
days. Finally, the wind hau'el round
ahead aud leaan 10 blow little fresh,
aud they overhanIed her very rapid =, 50
that along about sunset they found hem
selves coming well to wilitward Of her,
as they ran upon opposite tacks. They
then hove.to, and he was sent IN n bont tt,
board her. and she promptly cunie t, aIto,
and waited for him.
dressed in dpngnree jumper yellow
oil skin hat, aud CANVASS irowsers, H..
climbed on hoard the fti2aie, aud was i'm
,uediately addressed by The officer of the
deck.
a. Now then. air. whni is it =
- Axe you the cap'en Of bis here ffi.
gate. sir?'
a. What's your business 2
So Why, our Cap'en spnt his compli
ments TO yourn, sir, aud --if ypn ute u
l'a,k Luereetshy Ann. of Sag llari,nr,
Cap'en J. Coffin Srartuck, tbirtv.-even
days from Wahoo tOalin), seven hundred
aud fifty barrels OF sperm, and two h,u
died and fifty Of wlloie. guess we shall
go in 10 Tukeywnrnef (Ialcahualo).
a. Il that all, sir 7?
a. Well, no; lie old nian did say, if yon
was mind to, he'd like TO have me see if
could make trade viii, yer h,r some
tolaeky. We havn't had none now a
going on two week, aud he's most sick.
How is'l--yet mit,d to-
l. that oil your business. sir ?
WelI--yes guess It's about ALL
al think you had better get into your
boat, sir
"IIe thought so too, when he saw
the ma!n yard Immediately ailer begin
to swing round. As the officer stepped
below, lie went over The side. When he
called out to have the painter let 90
though, he was to wait n hit, and direct y
4 small parcel of tobacco was handed
own, and the same officer, looking over
lle rail, asked,
odd you say the Lucretia Ann?
e" Ay. ny, sir Lucleetsl,y Ann, ol Sag
[Iarl,or.
a. Nj. >tarboard, | believe
a. Buck sir, buck. How about this
backcy 2
The lieutenant, raising Ills hend, his
zap, striking the main sheet as it was
lauled down, was Knocked Off aud fell
uto the water, when one Of the wl,a,ers
lanced il, aud held it up drip
hing.
a. Halo. mister; I say. what shall we
10 with this cap? Did you mean ter
brow it III stts +,
"The officer once more looked over the
ide, with half dozen nrinning middes,
nd impertnrl,ably dignified, replied,
=. Yon Will do ne the favor 10 present.
| to Captain Buck, and say 70 him, il you ]
'lease, that when he wishes to coinninH-I
ate with one Of Her Maje>fy's ships /,
gain, it will lie proper for him TO do SO
Il p rSon.
~ Oh. certainy-o',. yes; good night ,
0 yer. Here, lets have Tint emp Give L
vay, now, hoys; so saying he capped il |
II the top of his Old souwe~ter, aud as
he frigaie fofked allead, the hoHt dropped
stern. and was pulled back 10 the Llscre- {
ia Ann. IN Y. Liteayy Hotka. !
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