The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-04-06


mer and tie Club (havins mott hing else 10 ssy,
a. l suppose) tried back, and ouos again sane
, out altogether, Hear hearl"
81 hope you will plssse to let ne on, ssio
to the chairman "for the reason that have
got no story to tell"
'.No story to tell" says be. "a sailor
,S,as stsso,t osy s.oryln Who 'v'r hoard Of 'seh
Nobody" says the Club, bursting cut alto.
sether at last with q new word, by way Of .
change.
Ic.ut ssy I quite rclishcd the charmsn's
| talking Of me as II was before sbe mast. A
man like. his true gu il,ty 20 he known when
be 10 publicly spoken to am"og = party Of
strangers | made my true quality known t
the chairman and company In these words:
'All the men who follow the sea- geut'ersss,
are sailors" I said. bat there's degrees
aboard ship as well as ashore. Nv rating. II
you please Is tn. rating of . secopd mate"
cay ay, surely 2" saws the csairman.-
Where did You leave your Apa"
"At 'he bottom Of the sea, made An.
swsr-which was, am sorry TO say, only too
true.
"wbatl you've hsen wrecked ?" says he.
"Tell us all about it. A shipwreck siory 10
just the sort Of story we like. Silence there
all down the table!-silsucs for tho second
mate |"
Tho Club, upon this instead Of keeping
eilence, broke out vehemently with another
new word, and said, "CbairV' After which
cvety man suddenly held his peace, and looked
at ne.
Idid . vcry foolish thing. withcut stop
ping 10 take counsel with myself, 1 started of
at ,cnre, and did Just what the chairman had
hidden me. II thew had wal ed the whole
nipht long for Il should never have told
them the story thcy wanted from me st first,
having all nv life been a wretcbea bad nand
al .uch matter.-for tn. reason. as take IL,
that A story is bound TO be something which ia
not true. But when found the company
better than the accosnt Of my shipwreck
which is not a story at ally, the unexpected
luck of heing let Oft with only telling the truth
about myself was too much Of . temptation for
me-so up ard told it.
got on we'll enough with the storm, and
the striking Of the vessel, and the strange
chance afterward, which proved to lie the saw
ing Of my lifs-the assembly all listening Cto
my great ssrprise) as II they had never heard
anvIting Of the sort before. But when the ne
cessity came next fer going further than this,
and for telling them what had happened to mo
after the saving Of nv life-er, TO put II plain
er, for telling them what place was cast away
! on, and what company was cast away in--the
words died straight off on nv lips For this
|
statement made up just that part Of II which l
i. souldn't and durstnt let out TO strangers-no,
oct IL every man among them had offered me
handred Dounns APIECE, on the spot; 10 40 u !
on SAYS the chnrmsn. MnA, nap
pence neN'I now u,d you get on shoret
fesiinS what 1901 nau oeen 70 run mysei'
nesnlon6 n,o aterate, ior want St thnknf
orlore sPoke, l now cSt ABOUT nscIeeuy ~ ~
my "lou 'or 'ue scs' MEANS o' nni'ulhs on'
E oanu w,'nouI le',lne OUT wo,u 70 .ne COM
psny ,on,erpus 'noss particulars osIors men
= '"nen. va some h,''e .,me oe,ore ssonng
. my way 10 no.si Hroins .ne cnair"an an"
iSmPa run %. Ia.,u,, n.""s T., ,p,.".aan.a M so;
ir.a, s,.,;ng NJ ~ ~. 20 Jrnmmins
III, tssir feet, and tb.~ to calling out Justify.
- 90 on 20 on Chair Order I" a.d such
, like 10 tho midst Of this childish hupbub I
.aw my ~sy to what considered to be rather
. neat fp,sh and got en- my leSs to case thea
Ill off with II handsomely.
0 "H-ar! hear ays the Club.-' He. 60
ing on again At last"
: "Genti-aen!" made spswer, "vith your
: >ermission will now conclude BY wishing you
} al good night !" ssyins which words, fsvs
hem 'ren lily nod, 10 make things pleasant
And " liked straight to the door Its hardly
q bs believel-th .urh nevertheless quite true
I that these curious men sli howl.d and prosn
8 VI at me directly, .srf | had done them som'
,rievous injury. Thii king would try to pa
a nfv them til their own favorite catch.word
said, Hear hear |" as eivilly as might be
E ~bereupon they all returned for answer "oh
t ,h!" never belong 10 Club Of any kline
a nyself; and after what saw Of thar Club,
. ion't care II never de.
Y Ny bedroom, wheu found my way up to II
sas large and airy snolsh, but not over clean
hms were Two oeds IN y, not over clean either
= bosh osing empty, sad my shoics. one wa
1 ,e"r the windo., and one near me aoor. "a
o he sweetest Of the two. and took II.
: Altar faring asleep. 1t was the gray Of III,
q morning before awoke. When l bad fairly
h ,pensd NV ewes and shook no my memory int6
: ,sgling NE where was | made two diseovee