The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-04-23
From the New York Dutchman
GETTIN G. Put OFF DUTY.
OR, A TOUCH OF QUARTER DECK
DIGNITY.
BY CHARLEY olEvtisE

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Eight bsllsl Hold the somebody
Beautiful She's sliding tl1ng leu of en-. and
on a taut bOwline at that.
And now, passengers Of the 'DutehmaN,
we've got two hours in this dog watch, aud as
it's fine, pleasant weather, Il yo1'n gather aft
here, on the weather side Of the quarter deck,
I'll use up a few minutes OF this watch in spin
ming you the yarn promised not long since.
So, here we are, all ship-shipe, and I'll give it
to yOu already laid up
1t was about eighteen months after my Hare
up with the old man about the look. out, and
we were rafting it off about eight Of EN- 1--WE
never got more than that out Of the old Haidee,)
Just about mid channel between Gambia and
Cerigo, with spanking breeze at z. S. f., I'M
der whole topsails and courses, bound to Pal
ermo.
We'd been five mouths knocking about in
the Black Sea, where the ship had male lots OF
money, and the old man, who owued half OF
her, had got to be so very good natured that l
didn't believe he'd ever try toquarrel with any
body again.
1t was about three bell: in the first dog
watch, long days in the summer, and the sun
nearly two hours high yet, and was tinkering
at one of the grpes to the gig hoisted up aste!n,
when the old man, who was pacing fore and ait
the weather side Of the poop, stopped, looked
aloft for few moments, and said:
'Mr. Clewline, wen single reef those top
sails, sir"
cay, aye, sir" And l started to 60 for'ard
on the weather side.
The old man spread himself like Maltese
bat, and stretched out his arms as if he was
going to hug me when got near enough
But twas mt that, and knew IT, He wanted
me to go to leewsrd.
Now the Haidee had a raised trunk cabin,
built up in the poop, leaving about two feet
spsce between it and the builwaTks, aud on The
lee side, sat five lady passengers, with their
| feet on the monkey rail, so that the passage to
| leeward was completely blockaded with pet
ticoats, and The old man knew it as well as
did.
We stood there, looking at each other lik,
two tom cats that wanted to fight and was afraid
! to begin, for about two minutes, and then
! went back to fussiu with the boat gupe.
! "Mr. Clewline, i0U you reef those topsail5
sirf" screamed the old man, after about iivD
minutes.
cay, aye, sir I WA1r' and attempted t.
pass along to wind'ard again.
GO to leew ard, sir '' growled the old bear
blocking up the whole passage with his hug
bulk.
did mt want to get into a row, and jid'n
mean to disturb all that calico, on the lee side
and 50 / stood still,
"GO to 0'ard" again beloved the oil
man, with his face as red as a beet.
But, Captain Cresaell---"
pnt No knta n ma sir f1N tn
81 will not l'
"Ha Whats"
"TlI see you d---d first Is That planners
Steward Steward, l say Bring up m
pistols |" yelled the old tyrant.
"Peter You boy, Peter Hand up my pis
tols,'' sung out Mr.. CIewline.
Captain Creswell's room was NJ the for'ar
part Of the cabin, on the starboarl side; min
was chock aft, On the larboard side, The stow
ard was standing by the door fOrard, and on
cabin boy, Peter, was on the steps hat led dow
into the cabin aft, so at the very moment ths
the old man got bis shooters from the steward
/ Peter passed up mine from the head Of m
tuuk.
The Captains was pair Of beautiful njn
inch hair-triggers, duelIiug fellows and nine
. couple OF Colts patent life -preseWers.
As the old man jerked one Of his irons ont @
the mahogany box, and slowed it round toward
me, he was taken all square ah1ek by then
twelve black holes within ten feet Of his figure
head.
"Cut in, Captain Creswell, - sung out; "bu
= don't shoot the man at the wheel; he amt NTH
quarrel
He looked msrling spikes at ne for about
minute, and then dashing his pistol down int
the case, he slammed to the lids and gave it Il
} the steward. | did the same, olly l gave min
to Peter; and then the old man squeezed him8el
up flat in the mizzen rigging, while passet
along TO wind ard, and went f0r'a.l to reef tn
fore -topsail, nearly ready to burst all the tim
at the idea Of the old mans threatening t
shoot me with pistol chock full af sweet oil
and The muzzel eorked ap. AZ ieF boz
hadn't been mite Of powder 81 n naea
for more six months.
The three topsails were rcefed, aid Just as th
mizzen topsails was swayed up, thesleward's bel
rang for supper.
4, Inever saw man quite 50 polite as Captai
Creswell was to me at the table, aikl | was sur
that that squall had gone by WITHOUT carryin
, away anything.
Twas mistaken that time for after supper, Z
i was eltbluk Nh tnb AdtuGba TASK tldhlDE fOLn
t fcol's knots in my marine watch guard, th
Captain opened on me in this wise--
allowing pretty strong, amt il Mr.. Clew
] lineq What dye think Of the weather, siri"
r 81 think we'll have rough night Of it, sir.
''You do ehi Then let me tell you. sir, th;
s you're fool"
!, every likely, C.ptain Creswell; but am nc
50 big fool as to try to shoot mn with ri,
q tol fill Of Sp0et 0ji."
e ''You know that, do you, Mr. Clewline''
"What, sir9"
"Why that my pistol was s'nt loaded"
e "Yes, sir"
! ''Then let me tell you Mr.. Cewlino, 70
h know d--d sight too much to 20 mate Of hi
e ship. You can go off duty, SIR I'M stand Won
e watch till / can get another mate"
Thank you, sir" and IN less than five min
utes / was in the very heart Of a game Of back
/. CANNON, with Donna Eleora, beautiful Spap
ish girl, who, with her parents, were passenger
i in the ship, bound to Gibralter.
J by nine o'clock It was blowing living gal