Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-17

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because there are not nine of them. He
on the other hand, who looks on this world
as but pathway to the world beyond
may love as well, as deeply, the lovely
things of time; but he docs not here gar.
ner up bis heart Nor does be look on
events as inevitable accidents. They arc
the writing on the wall by the finger oil
God for encouragement, reproof, chasten.
ing. Whom the Lord loyeth, He chas-
tenetb.' Life is the journey to death, aud
death the portal of Paradise, to him who
epdureth to the end. The Philosopher
tries to bear through pride, love Of appro
baton, and inevitable necessity; the Chris
tian through love of God, sense of duty,
and hope of endless and cloudless happi.
ness. The one leans on himself aud the
world, the other on the Great Being who
made him, and who is able and willing to
sustain tothe uttermost all who are weary
and heavily laden" lss. .c .ait -
The conversation was here interrupted
by the nautical salutation, "ship ahoy,
from revenue cutter, whose business ii
was to "oyerhaul" outward bound vessels.
In England, many articles are charged
with export-duty, and at the period to
which our narrative refers, certain classes
of citizens were prohibited from transport
Ing themselves or their machinery beyond
seas, Moe ollcctually to secure these OBJ
jects, each ship was searched before her
departure, and the passengers were mus
tered and examined, lest some of them
should have neglected to obtain "pcr-
init" at tue custom-house. As soon al
the ship Grounds" the rock at the mouth
Of the Nlersey, she is liable to be inspected
in similar manner by revenue cutter
One OF til csc vessels was how about to ex-
hibit to US the disugrceablc routine OF re-
view, which our captain, with some show
Of half repressed spleen, hoped would be
the last. e.f
The boarding official was short, plump
rosy parsonage, with very large hands and
feet, aud a scrutlniziug eye, which, usually
in a rolling mood, was at times fixed in-
ienty for an instant on some thing or per-
son, as If about to make n valuable detec.
tion--"Passcngers and crew, cried he.
GAN arranged, replied the captain
Une, two, three, four, fl ALL
That's the young Scotchmarl Sir, want
q moments private conversation with yQp,rs.
whom he Immediately seized
by the shoulder, and led 10 the taffrail on
which they leaned, and conversed for about
three minutes, when something passed
from the youth to the skipper, which the
latter carefully deposited in huge pocket
book. ..5e .s..t. .l.,....
After ull,n said the official, turning
suddenly to the lieutenant, she is Scotch
man." and witha knowing wink he tapped
the back of thi9 pocket book three times;
and with greatcare deposited it in deep
inside pocket. "a sierti"g Scofchman
that; and no An erican-no-not he !"
COZ tiuued be with a good humored look.
AN ready; steerdgt1 asSengers on deck
-gentiemcn in the cabin."
The former were carelessly looked at
by the coxs ain, while the chief and lieu
tenant descended to the more important
task below. ! he simply raising the lid of
tTunh, duu tuc Ou"HSU VI o"nNlSniP "
a piece oil gold or silver sufhcod in every
case until they came te tue baggage OF the
gentleman whose conversation with the
captain has been already detailed. The
lid of the first trunk wis raised by the
lieutenant, aud so held while the chiel
looked fxedly at the owner. The latter
looked quietly back. 'Examine," said
the oiieial, and the deputy threw a shirt
or two on the floor another pause and
look, and the same quiet replication. "Go
on my hoarty"--shirts, shoes, books very
neatly packed lost their arrangement, and
were strewed on the or,-until, after
sundry pauses, and repetitions of exami-
nation, the trunk was emptied aud the floor
filled. The owner Of the trunk seemed
rather amused than annoyed, but our CON-
mander, after noddng and winking and
putting his right thumb into the palm oil
his left hand, whispered something into the
ear of his friend, which produced from
him an emphatic "No," aud decided
shake of the head. The captain then, ar
parently out of humor, left tho cabin, and
the refractory passenger had to bear til,
entire dislocation Of all his baggage, aud
the disappointed looks of the searchers
who got no fee, and found no prize, and
what was still harder to bear, did not pu
the owner Of the tumbled baggage out o
humor.
When the party emerged from the cabin
Captain Anter was pacing the dock rapid
ly, in evident dissatisfaction; which wa
not lesscned by hearing that he must keel
bis sails aback, until some other vessel
were boarded, and the man Of tho reyenu
had time to make further search. Thi
order, conveyed imperatiyely, entirely over
threw the captains equanimity; and he dii
not fail to express, not only loudly, bu
deeply, his dislike Of duties, officials, Eng
land, the King, Kings in general, an'
George the Fourth in particular; fror
which he digressed to an eulogium on re-
publics in general, and the United State
in particular; by which means he ha
worked himself into a calmer mood, by til
time his passenger bad adjusted his bag
gage and reached the deck again. Tn
calm look of Mr.. Tremond put Captai
Anter on his guard, and with a smile h
f suid-"A pretty mess you have cooked ic
us this morning, Mr.. Tremond Had yo
given a guinea you would have saved YOU
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