The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-30
THE
sAILoR,s " WooINe
A SEA STORY.

from NApe lONnf lOuhlnk kihNtf hi' r
"Do you know, Mr.. Collins this schooner Of
ours is likely to he laid up in chancery. Heaven
knows how longl The Admiralty Court ashore
are doubtful Of condemning her. apparently
abe must either Ia sont home or TO where ,hs
master Of her claims to belong Colilnsi hien
his lordship; "youye wcathered the NApo DO
fore, by the bye"
"a dozen times, Lord Frederick, said 7.
'Mr. Colins, said his lordship,ss" youIwill
get your ths and ., on board the schooner
directly. The her IN charge, sir, and send Mr..
Hammond here. | cln only spare YOU dozen
OF the men she has But II YOU r.. 80 u
can send ashore AT once 10 pick up any hing YOU
can find. Should We part GO, p,," % r''
you will mako for he ti,, Ut u .-tl
"Vcrv COOL m, LORD Do sail ].
"By the bye, said he hastily Chat Indiaman
of yours !. h.rc mo- dou1ti
week ago.
"Dcar me. the deuce cScliimcl BE- !
meant to send lum. .pN. To- have yea d
Wcstwocd c,rcd ml rrourh "n b,'- @
best you can do. Collins, aided Lord Frederick,
''if you are obliged to run out 90 sea Is to Look
after that Indaman. Take out Wcstwool bp-
dily-lose him Afterwards in the llooi,lnv IT
you liko-so good bye O you my dear fellow,
lest we should not meet on this sdo tn limo
again. -.~-
In ten minutes was over the frigltcs side,
and by sunloNn we were lying beyond hail Of
the ship, opposite 'hr l,'"," ii"1S'' "'' "''
oncihns M's "hoI' 'u' i' ,,'in''.', ,,,, t.,,,
~ wa" '"''B -, ~, -. d,
coming from ,owud' the town NcNl ellnn a
hail from Smelling in our own gig. As soon as
ne luinp'n on III tt, ~, w H. lie 80.
boa aoniS'"' II w. E"' AZ, "''' o,' AZ al
$500 rus was S'l' W '',u' ~, ,',,,,'ri a..
low, WI" mNe me " paw Wv m, i ~,
what was my asoni.hmtnt on opening the pa
Der 10 find him called colbert Webb, lllrbor
Master Assistant h't'.N H"'"p 'H.' - W..
Admiralty Ceirt, STUN, 100 'tp' Town !" ''N'
charge oi the doiNiI'l N'77'i ".''.'', W.. ~, y"
hlonto Nide'' inIll u, G'n ~ LII
Prize Gre" oi us D'''"i''i' "H'''' '"'P
Hene. u,I,,.,
MY hrs' ltouE,' "'N y" l'.,' W. r.,,,,
hlS moN asuh' M"tn ny 1..''t I"'n, ' .,.i
smelling was sumo ',"' U" ''ln'" ,"' u't "''
hahded BACK Ih' "".'n I" J." wv "'u'' E','
tcnan' win = very M'I., S.l 'ni' WI ~
suppose u hI," NY NY "'n w, H''"-
tent lullih. san ne, WIN H'h'N "'en,'y
,nhN Nf, Sal" !, SupPo'y y ou n'u' ..
iicrenpon up 'n''l,e1 iouI "r Nv. s''Ne TT
lohI"rd ny sun ''n,i'' W ,,,,. ,,i,5 ali
an L,sars' '1uiu' ,''Nt W. ',3 MI "l'
lcogld do. d'Int feel e,sy u, ,ha ! YEA ,L OF
parting win an anchor anu car lnt o' 'i e
government n'oW'' Nn,ch Pi'" "'s" W S''
Sn.llihg han determine" on
The weather hcsan 10 ir'sheh' ana INC sShoon
~ pulled uheHl,y Nv n't W',n't. Sul'G,'N
Smelling screamed u"Wh III 'hS 'a"ll' Mr ro'-
Inns, she's been dragging anchor the last ten
minutes. ,
1 sprang on dcek WIN t""s ponh's- ~
schooner had some now GOT het "nInor gu. "
the hold nj the tine but tho cane was taul
AS fiddle string. II was quite dhtk moit, ana
not veSllIc OF lhhie Mountain 10 DC SEEN
~ ia'I !" w, Mur'h N"'' W o. ',,'' .
Uncovered rrs IT, 10" cl, ia 80 y ,...
Inc sclo'n'' '',' i'',' '".
anchor on h'aNN r'' VI va - y
quick strokes "l W. ~ '' -, '.', '", ~. r
was sp'nn'h Nr'l on l'' NJ" W. w.. 81,
black water was wash NJ ,oh'y away WIN ut.
Such Grail never M tue lNl' H'hA ''h'',
Of before ~ my me- am you my fancy now
telt at dlNidins inc ilandS' win inc Two W'tch.
os giving niue smelling command "i one rs hrs
mate, ana puck ~ "l' our Il'n IN ,"'"' As
for the lasat-, We slump a. hnI 10 nun 81
90 each OF US, Tor miN'-"elGh's-whnh Snel-
hngs fresh mana chuEht my eve nfhh ms ne
stood at the wheel. don't know how J. was,
but telt inclined To o'ier MN mate pli'a on
trial. 70 my own surprise, ihls man. hihcd
Jones, didn't seem surprised at the oher, cN.
ccpt that he gave me quick glance from heal
10 foot
Zone thing, sir said hS, touching his nat,
81 have only shipped Tor tho outward voyage,
and leave at the tr-t port:
Have your own WAY, sad !, 'h' any rae
HI try you IN the meantime.
II had got to clear, drv north-eastcIly gale,
singing through the ropes, and bitter cold II q
ray Of white cloud appeared Il was blown away,
aud YOU saw the black wrinklod side OF one wave
at a time mile wide, you'd have said, frcClled
all over with spots Of foam and It's ridge hcaying
against the eye OF the blast
1--WE must strip her to the storm stayslls,
said |: Uand IL il blows harder must lie to a.
once"
NV eve was anXousy fixed on Jones. "Iou
are accustomed to schooners?" asked l. firmly,
and pnzin, him in the face.
FOR a moment hc gave me a dcvilishlv fierce
loon Glance thcu turned away, Take tho
trumpet, then, Mr.. Jones, said /, singing out
int his car 'tI1l leave her 10 you. sir. Mr.
Sne,linr. lei us see the matches all fast"
UAre Won All ready fore and aft " rolred Jones
1t was blowing harder than ever, and the awful
scud Of the sea rolled her boldly away the gale
heaying her down on her lee beam TIL She
plunged 10 the hrim on that side at every for
ward pitch, ~ that all hands on deck hid Il
keep crowded together aft. The schooner lie
haved wonderfully. About midnigh, We had go
everything oil her, to the TWO Smhl storm
stay sails main and fore, the wind hoMlnS Srra
guns All a. once, ~ 'he very helSht OF th
gale blue iaSh OF lightning shot SlS'%ag INV
the very comb OF a wave ah'll oil u'; Ihsi
came the clap OF thunder IoIl enough 10 u
heard above the Wind, ana III haI mllul,
there was sudden lull. lou saw ho'hins bu'
the hare smashing melter oi the pillows rising 10
miles round, while the schooner rallied help
iessly away III me trough Inc u 'aNy tNlSh,
SVEN rom hotth,ast was 'lo'e hpohrl' am "
soon as khe" WhN Was h"ou,, 'u.'' sue W.
leailIhS wv W ."' tni' NV y, Wv '"l'' VIZ
ou' power 10 u'R'. uncut go ~ q" "h''' Y" il
seai IVY, Wy ,'1',, say j." .,eT ,,i"'! ~