The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-30

sh;rs' ,soro made I'm omen water 20 the north
eastward. Next morning, by daybrcak, wo
were 10 windward OF the weathermost-i fine,
| large Indamau she was, crowding perfect
tower of canvass She hove into the wind, when
| We found she was the COmpIny's ship
Wnrringford, AMI that the other was
the something Castle, forget which both for
Calcutta. The next thing a. soon M they found
We were tender 10 llis Majcsty's frigite Hobo,
was 10 ask after the Srringapatam on which
was told she was three or four days sail ahead,
with tho Mandarin, bound for China neither Of
them having put into Johannah Island to re-
fresh. The Warrington got under weish at her
leisure, and in an hour Or two her tOp3ils woro
down to leeward Of W.
On cracked, with square and siudding sails
10 the quarterng breeze, I'LL the sch9oncrs ght
hull Jumped to IT, and lloit she was hung oui OF
a side like diirymin's daughter carryin,
| milk with the pace he went az ] could almost
| sav to an hour when We should overhaul the
| chase.
sill, after two or three days sail in the trade
| wind well in the Inlilo ocean, and not a sp1.
10 boz seen, We got 80 iar up the line as % mike
sure we had ovcrrun her. Accordingly the
schooner WIS hauled sharp on the wind 10
cruise slowly down on What must be the India
man trirk, Judging, "a W. could to a nc''Y,
lv the knowledge ul the weather we hid.
For my part, | wa 50 contain Of II gh'ing
her soon that urlar the after Ihius 10 br st
10 RI .ht. sariu no ion that hm taken hold It
me-. 81 actually OIL ring them to Sr Cha-. llylr,
for the voyage to C.lcu'a. Our fine nj Oh,
wishing 10 s1c th' maze Of the wtlcl on the
weather quarter deck he hal diyippclrcd nnl
4 walked aft 20 the weather side ol the mlnsiil,
and saw him leaning over the lee bIlwIrk AMI
reading aloud TO himself from one OF the French
mans volumes; and regular Greek it was too.
"Ihrre'' said h., "tlerc, old llpincr--wOm ~,
wine and ndycnturc-wl could the devil AK
more blind old pratcr Ni i sound in you l'ko
the sea. II ronscs th" Old tim" in m'-hfno
comes tho book across mo, too. Aye, aye
the Rector lJuri !, -.'iins aching m
Greek out Of the Old Nill Homer, all week
dnv. aud -- lis girl Tipping oul aud
in-Twas in me, though and all the bloc and
in h,r dark eyes too, Nary though shc was.
Dimnaiion. didn't TAX nrr The frat tins |
came homc--nor th' s''pnl-'u' bat oh
that parting style in Of sh' OF TIC sea and
that u,ck,t ship-Bui, ola God, That night
bcllish. holli-h, hy Cod hc said sud lculy
standing mp right. "Shc was Isrc to the last"
ON sudden, saw Jones wheel so Wy round
where he stood like a man turned about by
main strength, with his eyes liXcd aloft. "S,c,
see, said h., turning h head all the words
his.cd between his teeth. 10 Ik at tut
Fnr heavens stke vhT Mr. Jonr', said |.
IN . hsr, was hi, answer, looming against
the wind-leal fore and aft in the shade Of
the sails
| thnurht as | followed Jones fuger, saw
something like the shape of n womins drcsS,
floating rln.c into the bonnet of the fore tppmas,
siayssil "Now in the iOrcslil, VIII sp,rcd Jones'
his eve moving as on pivot, an thrill ran
through inc ono single moment, though next
instant saw IL was but block slvercd hv thu
moon A, the schooner lifted. "Now the IN lin-
sail, said he huskily-"Jnd now-now by tho
heavens -ri,ing-rising to the gaiT topstil-
| ava Oh, Christ. Mary
"1his il strange, Mr.. Jones' said l. whats
| the mattcrI'
"Oncc in the Bermudas, said he, still Wildly;
"oncc in the Paciic--and nov Does the sea
| give NJ its dead though, think you:'
| E"Youtc a strong fancy Mr.. Jones, sill I,
| 1, VS. near the end of the watch, tn, moon
| L.-iuuiug to set, while il still wanted three
| hour, ufdaylrcak in those littuic', when Sncl-
| In. ,auc on deck, and reported tbs IndiamIn
at last. Jones himself going nloit to mako her
Nr Sn llius," said I, Sec the hands on
deck r,.iy FOR going about
No., minutes saw him ron iny up the rest
of she lqscus, who slept watch and watch
ON the fer castle. SudIouly | saw scuilll
between the mdshpmlu anil stout, dark
| faced ,ouls B'usulcc, whom Smelling had
rrol ally helped along with touch of tho
| rp'. . oul and in a moment two or three more
o' thcm were upon him, while the rcaicr drew his
duL aud sung out TO me, AMI th, Llsclrs let 20
| the hllyarls IN a b,dy, making rush at Smell
! lin, and m,,rlI, with everything they could
| Pick up in tho shape Of q spar.
| made one rush upon my Cape Town gentle
| man while ht th, uis scs, Dulrmnln full be-
| hind the ,ir. telling him TO the deck; and ut
! tl, tim, mad pleasant iuklng of a NJ day
| llscar slipping towards nv back with
a bare kru,sc in his hands. had
ju-t looked over my shoulder at his
black ewes, twinklins devli' " before
he srrang, when soha ono pit nod in
.tt,li ,,tl h.,.I l,r.stlt ,f,, I
saw jones himself hillils right and left with his
:ht rlass, Will Su,llinE standing up in
boxers stNls, tuuhl,l over u LI.cIr at every
slap. By the time the rest Of the men came
down all Was settled.
Arl,r breakfast time next morning, the 'cc2e
| frcshcncd a,ain, and the ship hal ovid 'ntly
| u ,rcriycd us. Wo wca hcrcd fast upin her.
and iauci,d made out the yellow India pat IL
e. On her canvass. When on turning about
| caught Jones glin'' nj me, a il lac could not
| understand my ca scrnc-s, or clse had got curl
Gus what the schooner wanted with the ship
at all.
The truth was, thu n 'arcr We GOT, tn, more
| it struck me that altered ms the schooner was
iloft our red streak and lcad-coorcd sid - were
Just IA the first time | saw them; which
wouldn't do much towards settling the India
| mans Doubts of US, for they couldn't fail to re-
| member her the moment our hull came in Il sht ;
and "a for my own character all along aboaId
| the ScTingapatam, why, neither irst nor last
did II seem 10 stand in gool odor. Mr. Jones, "
sid !, as we slipped quietly through the water
"have YOU got any old canvass at hnl
sir?--bc so good as to have it ripped up in
lengths, and fast cllpped outside from stem
TO stern along that red streak of ours,
up as far as the plank sheer, missing tho
ports-give her good broad white stripe, air
instcad!' "Ay, ay, sir :" answered he, with a
CLEAN in his eve, rs he turned OFT halt know
ing, half in surprise. "And Mr.. Snclling, "
continued l. "hark We, see al the hammo ks
slowed over the hulwarAs in her waist-and run
both those long guns forward, chock in to the
eyes Of hcr, TO bring her down by the heal a
lulg--kccp the men on the isle, to>--ShC
lUUk, rather rakish at present, must confess W
All this the Young gentleman seemed to do will
ls ruriul look II he were putting knee
hr,cohcs AMI gators, in place Of white ducks, OF
| | his ownluwcr timhcrs; and presently he came ai
TO ak irhc miGhtn't lex shot into each of tn
10 gun What tory' said |. son said tn
,, | thyu:' JpI then tho white range of the India
Z mans heavy quartcr-glllery came into Wow
2 then thn bulge of her big baking body halt NJ
3 JUS Ni,h a port i or Two raised in the whit
hnu'; w. W,ic 90 Niudwari of her already
, Surllu.. "th' ruWl blow rs out of water
. she chose, Mr.. Collins, an only had plucl
, enough. "Nh,, that all You know about il
To- d,ut cary hong nude in her side" AMI in
D, happen to h' t..H's, thl.s Of mn moment, Nh
Sullmg. After MI, though | aided, "yo
D r"y ud once, aul stand 10y TO fire across lac
4 . H.. la.