The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-06-06

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the bedgered and irritated Post Captain.
"Here Jack take this fellow away" resume
the officer, and il be gives any more lip, cap
gag between his grinders. In the morning bel
most likely be sent abroad the Artaxerxos
when he can make the acquaintance of oil
GrImshaw at his leisure.
Avast there, exclaimed that prosecuted wor
ty in vice OF thunder, Startled at the bare ide
of being introduced to his ships company in
such plight. "Im old Grimshaw myself"
"Wheugh!" whislled the lieutenant "th'
mans evidently drunk or crazy. In eithe
case.
"Neither drunk nor crazy" shodted tht
maligned hero. "My name is Tobias Grim
shaw, and am Captain of the Artaxerxes, al
you may Rnd to your cost you will take tn,
trouble tosend this ill-lavOred looking son OF
bsrnacIe down to the quay, where my boat il
now lying, to tell Bob Harding, my coxswair
to come up to the rendezvous.
The lieutenant Sc m staggered by the earnes
and peremtory tone Of The sailor with the rue
full phiz who stood before him. While ne still
hesitated unwillngly to believe that Post
! Captain wonld be caught in such diSgracfu
scrape, Grimshaw continued, ut will take but
few minutes to ascertain the true or Ealsehood
of my statement neglected to do so, and rely on
my word the word Of Post Captain IN the
British navy, that you will be for your whole
life.
who in due time returned accompanied by Bob
Harding, the Captains coxSwain.
"Do you belong to the Artaxerxes, my men?
enqured the bowildered lieutenant.
"Aye, aye, siri" promptly replied Bob,
stretching himself to his full hight six feet one
inch and three quarters, as ifproud ofthe dis
tinction.
"What situation do you hold on boardf de-
manded the lieutenant.
"I am captain of the main top and coxswain
Of tho captains gig"
"Do you know that MANI" asked the officer
pointing to Grimshaw.
"Never saw him before, SIR" said Bob, after
glancing at the disfiyured figure head OF his un
happy commander "nor to judge from his looks
am particularly desirous of making his ac-
quaintance, as the monkey said when the pilot
fish proposed to introduce him to the shark
which was swimming along side"
THAT will do" said the lieutenant, and then
turning towards the apparently convicted I'M
poster, he was about to give utterance to his in
dignation, but was prevented by Grimshaw
who, looming with passion, addressing Bob,
and Shocking his manacled fists in his face, roar
ed out as ifhe was hailing the main-to topgallant
cross tree in hurrican; You scoundreG you
ungreatfuI villain! you unmitigated swab! Nev
er saw me before, hey? Is that the way you
lend hand to your Captain, when you see
him hard up, you lubtery rascal? But ill
again tread the deck Of the Artaxerxes."
"Oh lordy!" exclaimed the astonShed Bob,
half frightened to death. "FidS, beavers and
eEtackles! 1t is the Captain as sure as am
o lOOStef. ! SnOulu KNOW MS NOlCe alluUS u
thousand Oh, that ever should not know my
Captain, and he in trouble too! l ak your
pardon, sir with my whole heart,' continued
the honest hearted tar, actually blubbering.
But your face is so swollen and knocked out Of
s,rts, that your own mother would not know
you Who did this sir? Only let me come at
him" and doubling up his brawny fists, he
turned and began squarng away at the DUNG
foundered lieutenant.
Captain Grmshaw succeeded in establishing
his Identity. was relieved OF his manacles, and
allowed to depart along with his faithful cox
swain. The lieutenant humbly apologzed for
the harsh treatment the gallant commander of
Artaxerxes had received at the hands Of his
maiesty's press" to which Grimshaw replied
not syllable, but looked unutterable things.
He went on board his ship, feeling like the
wedding gust in Colerdse's Ancient Mariner
"a sadder and a, wiser man"