Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-08-17

the trouble to send this i'll favored lookinc
son of a barnacle down to the ouav where
my boat is now lying, to tell Bob Harding.
my coxwain, to come up to the rendeyous'' =
The lieutenant seemed staggered by the
earncstness and peremptory tone of the sailor
with the rueful phiz who stood before him.
While he still hesitated, unwilling to believe
that Post Captain would be caught in such
disgraceful scrape, Grimshaw continued
Ii Will take but few minutes to ascertain
the truth or falschood of my statement. ner-
lcct to do so, and rely on my word. the word
ola Post Captain in the British navy. that
you will have cause. to regret it but once. and
that will be for your whole life" :
The officer sent messenger to the ouoy.
Bob Harding, the Captains coxwain.
" DO you belong to the Artaxcrxes, my
man = enquircd the bewildered lieutenant.
aye, aye, SIR" promptly replied Bob,
stretching himself to his full hight, six feet
one inch and three quarters, as if he was
proud Of the distinction.
w hat situation do you hold on board :"
demanded the lieutenant.
l am captain of the main top, and cox
vain of the captains gig" - "a"
!, -" !ou nho" thaI man :! asked the Of
ficer, pointing to Grimshaw. t-....-
Never saw him before, SIR" said Bob, af,
ter glancing at the disfgured figure-head of
ms unhappy commander, nor, to Judge from
ms looks, am particularly dcsirous of ma
KING nus acquaintance, as the monkey said
when the pilot first proposed to introduce him
side" '''o
THAT viii do!' said the lieutenant, and
lhen turning towards the apparently convict
ed lmpostor, he was about to give utterancc
to his Indignation, but was prevented by
Grimshaw, who, foamng with passion, adj
dressing Bob, and shaking his manacled fists
IN his face, roared out as if he was hailing the
man-top gallant cross trees in a hurricane ::
I" lou scoundrel you ungratefnl villain !! you
unnitisatcd swab! Never saw me before,
hey Is that the way you lend hand to
your Captain, when you see him hard up,
you lubberly rascal? But III freshen your
memory with wanion, if ever again tread
the deck of the Artaxerxes." .
"oh lordy p exclaimed the astonished Bob,
hall frightened to death "Fids, beavers and
reef.tacklcs! 1t Is the Captain as sure as I'm
lobster! should know his voice among
thousand. oh, that ever | should not know
my Captain, and he in trouble too! ak
your pardon, sir, with my whole heart y con-
tlnued the honest-hcartcd tar, actually blub-
oering. - But your face is so swollen and
knocked out OF sorts that your own mother
would not know you. Who did this, sir p
only let me come at him ~ and doubling up
ms brawny fists, nc turned round, ard be-
gan squaring away at Che dumb founded lieu
tenant! r ss a4
captain Grimshaw succeeded in establish
ing MS identity, was relieved of his manaclcs
and allowed to depart along with his faithful
coxswa,n, Thelieutcnant humbly apologized
for the harsh treatment the gallant comman-
der OF the Artaxerxes had received at the
hands y of his majcsty's press" to which
ufilnshaw replied not syllable, but looked
unuttcrablc things. lie went on board his
ship, feeling like the wedding guest in Coler
ldge's Ancient Mariner, "A sadder and wiser
man."