Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-31
The tide had just turned and every thing was ia

ssMr. Mallet," said, addressing the young
man, ST thought your father was coming down
with you.'' .s<@ s=5s ># ss II zssae
ssHe is not well this morning, sir, and conse.
quently will not be here. But I have all the pa
pers SO there is is no need Of delay. y
"Better set off at once' said the bluff old pilot
ssThere is fine wind stirring, and IIl soon
have you outside. My boat went down half an
hour ago.''sss So <e= sass sF@@
"If Mr.. Mallet is not coming down." replied
't'I have no objections to casting off at once.''
with considerable earnestness in his tone and
manner, the result, probably, of his thinking that
rather doubted his first statement. -
had no further objections to make, and SO
called all hands to get the ship out into the
stream. Tn less than half an hour our head was
pointing seaward and under the three top sails,
spanker and jib, the ship was starting forth upon
her voyage. Soon the op-gallant sails were
added, and then, the courses. andy were slipping
rapidly away towards the ocean. 7-7
It might have been fifteen minutes, after we
had made sail that my first mate took the glass
from my hands and levelled it towards the wharf
we had left With tide and wind we had made
nearly three miles
'There's man just got out from carriage.
and he's waving his hat like good fellow said
the mate, as he lowered the glass and handed it
to me.
I Immediately got view of the object, and /
had alluded, but was confident that it was none
other than Mr.. Mallet.
s:By heavens, sir!' uttered, turning to the
pilot, 81 must heave-to. There is Mr.. Mallet
upon the wharf.' ~ '-.
1--WE cannot heave-to here, sir,'' he returned.
s'The channel is too narrow for any such opera
ton as that.
'sLet me take the glass" said the young su-
percargo.
Mechanically handed hin the instrument, and
for some moments he gazed upon the object Of
our remarks. At first he turned pale and trem-
bled; but soon he grew calm again, and when he
lowered the glass and turned towards me there
was strange smile in his face. He took me by
the sleeve and drew me one side.
s.Captain Palmer" he said. with some trem-
u1ousness in his tone, ssthat is not my father NV
sister told me that yea would be kind to me-that
you would protect me-"
The young man spoke with such a winning
imnloring way that could refuse him nothing.
81 will be as good as my word," quickly re-
Piled
"Then.'' continued Rnbert Mallet, speaking in
a tone so low that none but myself could hear
him, II know who that man is upon the wharf.
He could imprison me at this moment if he had
me in his power I may have done wrong, hnt
It would not make me better to be carried to Pris
on. For my sisters sake, save me.''
Il can heave-to now sir, if you WISH" said tha
pilot. ..-=- ~.
sNo, sir!'' / would have my ship at sea as soon
as possible" quickly replied
Ny supercarco gave me greatful look Ah,
for his sisters sake I'd have done much more.
81 think there's pilot boat putting off after
u.s. said the pilot, who had been looking through
my glass back upon the wharf
My supercargo clasped his hands, and looked
at me most imploringly. ] mistrusted that he had
been engaged in some wild prank, and perhaps
without meaning evil he had laid himself liable to
severe legal penalty. But was determined
to save him and gave orders to keep on. In half
an hour longer we had reached the clear sea, and
plot-boat came along side. I clewed up the
courses and laid the main-top-sail to the mast.
and as the pilots skiff came under our gang-way
he gave me shake ofhis honest hand in farewell
and then went over the side. @
sCaptain,' said my mate, after we had filled
away and set the courses again, "that boat is
surely making signals to u.s. se. .E.
4 Itook the glass and looked. The boat was
coming down with both gaff topsals set, and
saw man in tn e bows waving a flag. My ship
was the only thing for which these movements
could have been made, for there was Other
sail near save the boat that had taken my pilot
and she was standing in $3.50
'Shal you heave- to again?" asked my officer
as lowered the glass. - .-,-s<f.. ....4..- :.
i aNo, sir,'' returned. sect up the stud'n'
sails below and aloft. Set every thing that viii
draw
The mate fastened to obey order, and ere lon!
the old ship had bone in her teeth that woul
have shamed race horse. With fresh breez
upon the larboard quarter, and all the larboar
stud set, we were running the reef off il
! fine style. ..s-s
"God bless you, sr,'' uttered. my supercargo
as the boat was lost to sight; and as he spoke h
passed me and went below.
Time passed on, and the more saw of my su
percargo the better liked him. My conclusion
on the first night saw him did not do him justice
for he was by no means the rakish top ] had take
him to be-. His dark moustache looked littl
"soft' at first, but as found that there was real
a good heart below it, 1 thought no more of i
save once in awhile would find curl Of COZ
I tempt working about my lips when noticed tl