The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-14

On reaching the mug little ater. cabin. wtth
in swinging Lamp and barometer, is sid>
" state-uom, seven feet long and its two stern.
windows showing dark glimpse Of the rclii,g
waters they found the tes-things sst, pantiosi
style, on the hard-a-weather, boxed table--
the surgeon and one or two elderly gsntlsmeu
waiting, and old Jacobs still trimming up ths
sperm-oil light. Mrs. ST. Clair, presiding IN
virtue - relationship To their host was cautious-
~ pouring Out the requisite half-cups.
u" "' that ..tu.,. Mr. Jacoba, SAID
W. Hi a, with u H. auiy and Nalob in N.
% you ollu'ed tu a shor, time l''
Il adm 10 ny dnactly include upon Il. yo, r
ry hip" ,oI'icd old Jacobs, with a tug of n q
hair, arri bow not Just a Ia mditrs; "but u .
AGAIN 'an give you It better nor I can, seeing
A. hIs honor we're the Nero on IL as one may say
There seems sOmeihing curious about this
said adventure Of YOUR, my dear captain" sah
biis. St. Clair archly, and n Beauty tool IL
mSkes me positively inquisitve, but I hopa
,our fair lady has heard the stop2" why.
not exactly ma'am" replied Captain Collins,
lot nrghing, while the romantic Miss Alicia col
ored and was silent. "IIowever," said the
captain, coolly, "it Is no matrimonial secret e
any rate We both think OF II when We resf
the Church Service q Sunday night st hons,
With Jacobs for the clerk" "bo, Mr.. Jacobs.
oblige US requested the younger Of the giris.
We'll, Mis-, said lac, smoothing down hs
hair in the doorway. and hemming, ''TA.t
neither for the likes o me 10 refuse q lady, ner
nccordin to rules for to give such ayarnin prcs-
cnCe Ot superior officer much less the captain
with midship helm, yc know, marin, ye
carb't haul upon ono tack nor the other. Not 70
aay but next ior noon watch" ~ Sc.
Jacobs, my man, interrupted Captain Collins.
there's nothing for Il hut to fore.reach upon
YOU, or else you'll I've Green. Handing me an
As well ss forward: 80 ! must Just make tho
bcst 1t IL, ano take the vinch In my own FASH
ION at once J" "Ay ay, stray, ay, your hon
or" said Old Jack demurely, and concealing
uis qualification ~ he turned on into the pantry,
With the idea of for tho frst time hearing the
captain relate tho incidents in question.
My old shipmatc," said the latter, ia
~ fond Of having trained his future
captain, that IL IL his utmost delight 10 spin out
everything We ever met with together into one
endl, ~ yarn, which would go On from our irt
acquaintance 10 the present day, although ne
ships company ever heard the last Of Il.
II you choose To listen till bedtime TO plaia
draught OF the affair, why suppose I must
tell II you; aud what remains then may stand
over till next fine night.
liy the time | was twenty -four, had been
nine wears at sea, ant at tho ond OF the war,
vas third Lieutenant Of a crack twenty. eight
the ssucy lrs---as perfect a sloop model, though
u,cr-spsrrcd certainly, as ever was eased OF the
ways at Chatham, OF careened TO a north-eastsr.
The Admiralty had learnt to build by that day,
aud glorious hip -ho was, mnde for going
'itcr the small fry q privatecrs, pirates, and
However, this kind ct thing was 50 popular st
home, as pckings after tho great haul was over,
that the Iris had to give up her station TO q
post-irigate, and be- paid oG. Tho war vi. over.
and nobody could expect to be promoted without
u friend near the blue table cloth. The
men spent everything in a fortnight,
even to their clothes, and had little
more chance Of eating the kings biscuit with
'"'s Cf prize money; | used TO 500 knots of
them, In tel shirts and dirty slops, among u q.
t1rcmast Jacks IN outwaribound ships, dropping
past Greenwich, and waving their hats TO u o
Hospital.
A. was riding down to Croydon in Surrey,
vhcrc my mother and sister had gone TO live,
l i,ll in with a sample Of the hard shifts tho
men. . war s-mon wero to put to in getting
p,ross from harb'r to some merchant port,
when all their earnings were chucked away, II
was at a little town called Bromley, where 1
brought - by the door Of tavern and had
drink for the horse, with n bottle Of cider for
myself at the open window, the afternoon being
hot. There was a crowd u towns-people at tho
| other end ID the street country pumpkins and
bOys-T omen looking out Of the windows doeG
barking, and children shouting-the whole con-
ern bearing down upon Us.
As soon as ! could hear or see distinctly for n q
confusion observed the magnet Of Il to be pa 4
~ Of i've or six regular blue jackets, good dea.,
| battered in their rig, who were roaring out sea-
-nngs in grand stNle, as they came along, Lead
II
As to singing Tor money, however, knew nc
true tar with his members whole would do II ;
and ] supposed Il to be merely spree ashore,
until the curious looking object from behind
was luggtd forward by couple of ropes, prov
ing 10 bc human figure about six feet high,
with rough canvass cover as far rs The
knees What with three holes at the face,
and the strange color Of the legs, which
were bap--with the pair Of turned.up India
shocs, and the whole shape like walking smoke
uni el over a hips caboose-l was puzzled what
they would b" nt. The leading tar Immediately
took OH his hat waved II around for clear
space, and gave a hem while hc pointed TO tho
m ystornus or a,urc. Now, my lad, :" said be-.
'tlis here won erlul bcin' is a sayich we brougl
uhoafd Of ~ from the Andyman Isles, where
he was caught one mOrnin' padding round tho
hip, IN u canoe mado out ol the bark Of a sar-
tan tree. Bcin' the ownly spice Of the sort
brought tn this country rs yet is and we havin'
run short of the nccdiul to take us 10 the next
port, We expects every lady aud gemman as has
the whcrcwlihal will give us u lit, by consid-
ration Of this same cur Gus sic ht, and doesn't"
'Ilcayc ahead, Tom. lad.' said another en-
,ouiagingly ns the sailor brought up, fairly out
ul breath. Doesn't want no mans money for
! nout, aye sec, but all fair an above board
| We're not agoin to show this here sight exccp'
| YOU makes up hali.a- guinea amongst ye-srter
| that all hands may see shot iree-thems tho
articles /" "Ay, ay, Tom well slid, old ship !"
observed the rest; and, after a considerable
| climbing Of coin amongst the crowd, the re-
| qurod sum was poured, in pence and sixpences.
| into Toms hat. IAN right 70 said he, as soon
is be had counted h-''host away tho
| tarTauln, mates 80 For my part, was
rather surprised at the rare appearance Of this
said savage, when his cover was of-his legs
nd arms naked, his face streaked with yellow,
md both parts the color of red bOom-yanish
his red hair done up in tuft, with feathers all
round il, and bright feather tippet over his
-houllerS as he stood, six feet in his yellow
.lippers, and looking sulkiy enough at the poo
pie. "lio'bory puckalow - said the nautical
head Snowman and all at once up jumped the
Audamnn Islander dancing iuriously, holding .
littlo Indian puRkdh over his head, and flourish
,ng with the other hand what reminded mo
strongly of a ships tcp-maul-shouting "Gooe
-goOr-goorre 80 while two Oh the sailors held
| on by the ropes The crowd made plenty cf
room, and Tom proceeded TO explain to them
very ciyly, that "n them parts twas 50 hot
| tho natives wouldn't fight, save under portable
awning" laying exhibited the points OF their
extraordinary savage, he was calmed again by
another unc0uth word OF command, when the
man. 'war's-man attempted further tTdpersd
ON the coed bromley olks,fo which gave him