The weekly sun., 1861-10-19

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you may have teen at sea twenty years, for
aughi | carc--Jut I'D like 10 know irLy you
me aboard here, and give your-elf out tor a.
aw grteLhorn ever toiched ropes with a
kid glove p "Well, Nc Finch, said !, "snd
what's that "a you, if choose 10 I've green a.
a rth Sea whaling ground p "Why, sir,
sad Fmcb, working himself up, "you're dov
ilish cunning, no d0upt, but perhaps you're not
aware that passenger uudrr false rig, in an
lDdlaman may lie clapp-d in limbo, If the cap
tain thinks 6t Who ard what are you, ask
--sUine runaway masters mate, ! suppD'e, un-
lees yon' We got something deeper 10 hand
Perhnpa, ended he with snoer, "a pckpOck
O, in disguisei 7" Sir " raid getting up OF
the Dulwatk Id be, leaning upon, 'at present
| chOo e to be n cadet, but, at any rate, you
she'll make an apology for what you said just
| now, sir " apology ~ said the mate, turn
| ing on his heel, 4 shant do anything Of tho
sort You may be thankful, in the mean time.
| if | don't have you locked up below, that's all
| PcrLaps by the bye, sir, all you wan'ei was
| to show on your Ieamanship before the young
| lady in the round-hou'e there Here the glance
| tho fellow gave mo was enough 20 show he
| knew pretty we'll, all tho while, what we were
| matched against zach Other for.
| | could sand this no longer, Of course but,
| 'ecinu thai one or two of the passengers were
| O'cing us from he poopI look,d ~ polite as Il
| Is possible to do when you've lost your temper
and, in tact, the whole disappointment Of this
| har-brainCd cruise Of minc-not to speak Of
| Jew things one had to stand--cauied ine away
| nj he moment There was NJ scheme wouldn't
rather ldvo been suspected Oi, by this tune, than
the real Onc-namclv, having gone in chase Of
Violet HYDE. | took card out oi my po kst, an
handed It quietly TO Mr.. Finch. hNou don't
7eom able to namo me- sir, SAID - 'hOw'vor.
I give you my word, you may trust that bit Of
pptobOafd for II; and as take you ~ he a reu-
ilonan by your place in ths ship, why shall
expect the satisfaction one gentleman should
tI,.W th. tr4t - -
hOu,h it shoutl bo tomorrow morning" Aud
mo-, Thought |, hope I'm done with ihe tool
shest trick ever fellow played hm'el! Tho
| man that ventures 20 call mo groeH again, or
look al mo as il he wanted to cool hs eyes,
| hang me ii he tLtnt answer for IL! A. for "A
" man, thought I-hut Oh, thoc two hue ey es
| yondof--CouiDuul IT, a. | caught sight oG ~
| nhIic muslin tkitt in tfc shade Of tho poop.
awning ubUvc. | mast ,ay, for Fin. " he took
my last move c0ully enough, turning round TO
tyr ~, another look, after glanoins at the
arJ. 'Iiicod." said he, as IL "a her sur
| pi,d; "nUl, sir, l'm your man for mt,
ihop.h i, can't Je - so,n a, tomorrow
muuing! A Co1ptnys officer may inset
q ltuu nJnt in tie navy anv tme--tv aud
take his ship OH the land too, hope sir ~ adl
with that Le lk,d OIL forward. LcutcGant
sad to myscli how did he give ms my con.
mission So pat, wonder Z and pulled out an
other eaid, When found, u my great ann ".
| ance that, in my hurry thit morning, | hV
| Happened to put on coat NJ WostwOod's 10y
mistake, and, inst al Of plain Mr.. Collins
Ct | hey Weru all Lieutenant WostwuOd, X. n.
Z, Here's another CuniJunlod mess thought l.
u aud all will b. blown IN the end, llOwoydr, on
second thoughts, the notion struck me, that, 10y
J. iCSir' to the name, | must do HJr at anl
!, rate, why, 3huu'1 tu, = NosiwoVi clear OF AL
"A cn,rss. which, ~ his c.ue, might bo disagreed.
d bic enough whereas, al present, ho WA, kuowr
u only ~ the Reverend Mr 1homT-aud, ~ fo
Net
Il how 10 work tho ship, lac wa, onc of thos,
II men you'd scarce know tor sailor, 10y
II iught in his manner, at least and, in
2, | decd, Tom NestwOOd alway, seemed to neod
l whole ffigatos ways about him, with porhap
= somewhat Of u STIR to III Nv what he really wa,
e Five minutes or afier this, it diln' certain
i " surprise much to see the lndilman laid ~
! the opposite tack, with her head actually north
4 by-cast,O within u fow point, Of where the CHI
! haze faded into the SKY; the mate seeming by
a his time TO sec the matter clearly, aAd quietly
u making his own Of It.
I Tho ship began To- stard over towards the outo
' -et Of tie current, which ,oIld now he -eOn rip
I ping along here and there to the -urI,cc as ia,
~ ro,lo fell slowly.
a. Still every minute of air alurt helped her ncr
If or TO where you saw tho water winding ahru
~ the horizon in long swathes, as It were blue
II than the rest, and swelling brim full -o to speak
IA out Of line Of light; with the long dents an,
n tIll the whole round Of tho suffice a, far as yo
. could SEQ clmc out into tho smooth like tL
. | wrinkles On n nutmeg.
J., Four tells Of III afternoon watch had struck
II two o'clock, that is-when Riokett tho thr,
=, mate and one or two mon went out 10 tho arm
a Of the spritsail yard across the b)wsprit, wher
4 they lowered away EeWy pitch-pot with
q long strip Cl yellow hunting m ale fast 90 it, an,
l wei hted "A little at the loose eIl, 10 mark th
l. d u the currents ami rs the pot sank away gu
% on her larbu ard bow, one could soc the brigh
L | col red rag deep DOWN through the clear lAil
T. | water, streaming ulmo fairly north.
= She appeared 90 be nearing the turn of III
y ed iy, and the chiei oaic3rs 'pirit5 BEGAN L
, rise: kiCkttt screwed ono eve glo,o and looLN
+. out under his horny palm with the other, doubt
n fu ns no said, that We shoull "sirht the Ian,
| otI.deck before that A. ior this trilo Of an al
: alot, sir, said he I'm afraid we WON'T
; "uoot, Mr.. Reckett, put in Macleod stem
ping one Of his long trou-or legs, down from o, q
, the quarterback awning, like an ostrich thu ha,
/ been alott, ''ycic aye afraid, but its not easy
to see aloit, Mr.. Fcnch, sir"
4 How docs the land lie now, Mr.. Macleod p
asked the frs officer.
: "Wcll, wouldn't wonder but We soon drop
u ped It, sr-thats 10 BASTARD, mein, replied
is hci 'fhuJgh ito what VIC c.ll bit IN mnt lin
/ 1,sr n scouand--not that unlike the Grampans
S | Mr.. fcnch yc know
1t Hang your Gampians, mau!-whl,'s ah.al
q oi us, oh !! said the mate nasiily.
10 why, sir said tho Scotchman. "hero i
4, somc miro Of H. on the u7r'clsr, lower Il 90 !,
N deal--iIN Just Hush Tn tho water from here Z,
a present, Mr. iench.-with peak or two. trend
h ing away ouard north; but the light Won Ter OF
r, our siarbomd bow makes them hard for to see.
10 may say.'
n In llet, some Of the men forward were mallinl
= II out already On the starboarl bow, where vol
I. ,pon could see the faint ragged shape OF a head
10 land coming out, as II were, OF tho dazzle DO
Of yohd the water which lav hickcring and heay
r. lng between, from deep blue far into pale; Will
It almost at the 'aue tine, on her sIarGulrl quar
4 tcr, whcrl there was less Of tho light an6,ho
ne outline was to be cen, looming like pretty higl
nc | land, th7uEh otlll fainter than the first
Il As Tor tho spore hc'wiVt them, for aught on
H. could dstir gui,h ls yo' there mi.ht bo nothin
ID there except air and waor over against the ship
"a | sio.
We'll" said the mate, bri.kly, after it'll,
N "wo're pretty sure no ., Ia have the land lrecl
III to give US sea room, before two or three hour
/, To overly which tlmo | hope, we II be in Il
IN | eddy Of this Internal current. at any rate"
+ However was scarce sure he didn't be gin I
loubt the plan I'D given him; whereas had
@ known the whole case In time, and done III
r thing then. it was certain ouEh--and the he.
is thing he could do, even as il was: but wha
| troubled mo now, why, suppose any thing haI
le peLed to the ship mightnt he turn the tabl,
of on me after all, and say bad some bad desig
N iU
a | loitered about with my arms folded, sayin
al never a woid, but watching the whole ala
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