New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-25


Whea Death uilI carry him up 20 life,
~ bshold hcr lace once more,
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a sssIsssssslssT fsscs 4 IN ! shark.
foung xenslemsnx yoaag gentlemen / sky
lsskiag y s6ls sinseI For shame, Disturbing til
d MAois M1sakueMl 6inen ron 6Fe se wakefui, ynaa
1hafl make ye1raelres usetul. You, Mr. Fuiss, I'd
~ tls naaskkesd md NAfch for signAls from the
sJansst01n; Ars Seymour 10 ashore iii the
seeand casssT ~ Itsxh bssf; and you MI. Bnrges,
4 ~ e1srEe 0f ~ tAtsgHe parry and 10 with the
t11seA u ~ coral rsst sos ballast =
Z Z Not ~ tufns NJ y ~hinsd
erst lentenSnf q Kind hearted man aud a.
thsrouR1 sailor 90 ever trod q deck, but some
thing " srtiiet wittxi especially with us mid
Z ales 4 60 or If your tnrn sir, then, a. punish
dress, too sir. and take yenr side arms, sr and
BE- qAaSk sh0Ht M fHus sIE sf
said DO more; bat as Mad Jack Che patrs-
his sssfsrooIa, proceeded 70 invest my limbs IN
blle hannxl Wuwsefs, aud to don shirt Of the
aafne fnalsriaa, " pnt my feet into pair OF thin
pumps, whsnl feand Rysst ready for duty. W.
belt vt t31e~Affi& over NY shoulder instead of MY
waist, and ID pid Panana hat upon my head com
Pset4d nv eguipmeut. and / hastefed an dsck
" tine ~ M poor FAles ~ be way Y the mast
~ M&S SsgNHiR, and rte twenty men iumbisd into
~ zS1nch and OF we went slow " aud suggishiy.
Tha6ficer 0f the deck called ont to me 10 come on
ho&fd - gun dre, for breaktast, and warned nae.
faMt Mxa responsible Tor my men.
VS. landed It bold reach, and the men went to
@0rk with WILL The heavy pieces OF hrillian.
white or ectored coral, that grew up from the reef
lks trstss Msrs Futhles~iy brs.kea aff and lifted
Into the boat The water on the reef was from 2
feet aseps and the men we're mostly up oh their
wsisis the wstsr, while |, from my low stature
WIS Frequently up 70 ny neck, as went groping
a search 1f besutiful specimens VI coral ! had
kprs of h.
launch, md a. wore nothing that4i feared to ill.,
jlfes NAs free ~ enjoy myself in the lnkeRsrm
s WAiEr. Az VAS ppking round, lt0pnd the car
oass uf adead pnrpuse, that had apparently been
killed by y swi,rdlish, 6rbayed among the coral
spires. With the help of one Of the men turned
y oqer nna pushed ~ ius ~ barnaees and crus-
ttssa cliaging g Us belly and then pushed it oil
30 the ieeward side of tho ledge Then seating
mysrH upnn = heap VI the broken spires. | sat
About examining these ~ my leisure, blinking
might ns sols 70 uisnnguish their species BY rea-
bon ot she long taks with winch our Kind old sur
R.on had often bored me upon his passian--conch
olo8y.
Asu specimens were hardly dsengaged from the
foreign lstter ahont them when iny attention was
aItrscssd W shual g nosed sharks lighting
sank md TIE cause " their dispate with them
NON \ vas fHriy engaged IN considering the genus
q lay efustacea. having some Of them open and
Wsitng ne euect 81 tne light on them. when bang
4 went = gun from me stilps and saw recall sig
mai hyiug NOW. though was ready enough for
ny nrt&kfast.i 4 Manted about ten minutes more
over my neEsl pleasure, 50 told the cuxswain
V 81 tns MsM y sHe.r places ana make ready q
start 10 WAS na sooner said than done for the
rascas we're nunSfy All ready tu shove on, III, Y
satd harvey Inen shove Oh aud be hanged to
you, RESPONDED, \ ana VIII swim oh 70 yon, I"
knowing saet could SWIM TWO lengths Of the beat
Ehils tias gHlled onss 90 heayily vas she loaded.
ttrsen. - ne ptlied tne arst stroke, sung ont,
atch ont Iof sharkas sir & put ~ We all had
soyafelgn csnsempI Ior shovei-noses, paid no Mt
% % they went and went on with my stadies.
bat soon fgnna could do nothing with the snt.
leQ6. LAKE tae puAtlt was loo deep tor me-Sso oil
ssartso. Ine iauncn had now some hundred
6eInre they had doubled the distance. SO SWAN
ietsaFeif aitaf tnrm AL nt once saw Green
spesx % me coxswain. who dropped the tiler aud
ssooa & W " Wy s.srnanesss, ana iooked ~ y about
~ ~ ISL - ai5-taen tIteen Rhiled MS irock anu
shey eoherfsa together = y nat does that meal,
Moauefea. All snis Time tne boaf haa been head
s9 aoF she shlp: NeW tney enangsd Their course,
lalfy heaa.ns 1oI .ne snofe' 20 mat oy the force
{ q Is hae amey ManI1 come Ialriy across my
8 c9azse. t1aiipe. tainks \, !. tney are on Tor the
anvre ana ovnna tor aay's rant Gia, 1t were
oaly ~ tne eoat Wouluntl break Their heads with
~ aaaalss ne5 sasss II,
= s1yasSu ,a % sneM u Keep tne course or td NJ
-. naIVsJ saoateu ohek II voice That seemed
treMutons, talha'ig me WIN slow swimming.
nnsrstsa' ". Nssasas iosng stroke, that Id show
,em wnat Y could d0--and Indeed was doing my
best. Now Harvey stood up in the stern sheets
= wish along bbathook in his hand, harpoon fashion,
spo# renewing hia taunts at my slow swimming,
i aha neR dannlng the men for their slow pulling,
~ e theHl bsnt before. Icoulin't answer without
abatinx my speed. so ! centented myself with
bearing dogn on their quarter-and the course they
were pulling helped me. Green now dropped his
oar ia the water, and his haad out Of sight, and
hefnre could wonder at 1t. sprang up on the
thBart, with one Of my pistols IN each hand, aud
y cooked tham. Hatvsy. Green, and the men were
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