New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-26


dear fellow" he remarked to the nsn In the boat
"are all the women In BOothbsy sick, aud has the
doctor prescribed brandy for ell of them You the
second chap that hss been here within ten minutes with
the same story. Had MT you better call town meet,
ing, and confer together, 10 have little variety
10 your pret,nsesi"
The man laughed and explained that, as no liquor
could be bought in town, the only way they had to
get it VAS by buy ing of vessels in the harbor and
they had found the preteDse of sickness usefa in in
Cucing their visitors to violate the law by selling
them.
Shortly after this fellow left u.s. the Professor who
had been scIuti1 the craft in The hsrbor through
the telescope pointed out schooner at some distance
which he recognized the United States Coast Survey
vessel, the Hsssler, and said he knew one of her
officers.
The Assyran snapped bis fingers in delight. "I
know one too" he said Sand right good fellow he
is. Let MS 20 ON board. We shall find something
there TO wet our whistles with, know"
In few minutes we were all in the dory, and the
Skipper soon rowed us alongside of the schooner. We
we're cordially received by the three officers board
and found the Assyrian prediction amply verified Az
we sat IN the cabin, whose spsciousness seemed mag
ni6cent, compared with that of the Helen, wss
btdIutu ny aPpa'ihVh ~ NA"N" VI 80
ebony complexioned individual, bearing tray con.
tanning decaners gasses lemons and pitcher Of hot
water. How he had got into the cabin wss incon
cevabe, for he certainly had not descended by the
only visible entrance. His coming, go sudden and 90
noiseees made me think of the geni Of the ring and
Of the lamp that waited on Aladdin. But though he
came in 30 questionable err "the prince Of dark
ness was gentleman" Placing the tray before as,
he vanished as silently as he came-behind curtain.
We spent merry evening, and on parting, our
friends of the Hasser invited to dine with them on
board the schooner the morrow, remsrking by way
Of enticement that their etc ward had been to marks
& at afternoon and had brought back capital leg OF
veal We accepted tie invitation as Governor Gardi-
ner Of Massachusetts accepted his denomination
"Pronptly, unbesitstngly, joyously."
Farewell" sad the AssJ rian, as he descended the
eide of the schooner into our boat If were
Cockney, would say to you as Byron said to bis
mistress:
For others real svailed on high,
Mine will not all be lost in air
We got back to the soop little before midnight,
and TO celebrate the discovery Of the Hassler fired
of, before we turned in, all our remaining rockets
blue-Eghts and Roman candles.
The next morning Sunday was serene and mild.
After breakfast two of the officers of the Hasser
TO visit us in their cutter and the Assysn proposed
that, as we were going for the first time In several
weeks to have Christian dinner should all 60 to
church To this reasonable proposal we assented
and dressHg ourselves in best Clothes went ashore
10 state In man-of-war style, with the United States
officers; and after rambling awhile the shore, pro-
ceeded In search of meeting house. very deaf old
fellow, whom we made to understand by much shout
ing what we wanted conducted 70 a sort of garrett,
where we found small and singulsrly hard-favored
congregation who greeted our entrance with stare
which was prolonged throughout the whole service.
Presently the minister entered and he too fixed his
eyes upon Us as we sat in a back bench, and
seldom removed bis gaze, except when be shut hli
eyes to pray.
It wac Methodist meeting, and Notwithstanding
the hoeliness of the place and the people, the sermoD
wac a sound discourse full of practical good sense
The Assyrisn listened with devout attention. and when
we came out declared that he could now eat the fated
calf with a coed conscience. Reembarking in the
cutter we were soon on board the Hassler where din
ner was speedily served, in fine STYLE by the mystic
rious gentleman in black who came and went In the
most absolute silence.
After dinner, we adjourned with our cigars to the
deck and spent the afternoon in conversation which
was prolonged by jet, and song, and story far into
the evening Tea was served deck, soon after Gun
set by the speechless African whose silence to this
dsy know not whether ascribe to absolute dumb
ne g or to his sense of discipline and propriety.
AT length we bade our friends arewell and returned
10 the Helen about 10 o'clock The night was 80 tins,
and the air 80 warm that fingered on deck TIL as'
midnight. Our parting command TO the Skipper wss
In oet npder WAY az daylight and make sail for the
nearest large town to the eastward.