The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-16

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touches British ground is Ireei" "Britons
never never shall be slaves sung out boy,
and the screaming and hurrahing was universal.
Tom strucf his tongue in his cheek TO has mess.
mates, and went on. Though We was all
pressed ourselves, and has knocked about in sar-
vice Of our king and country, an ben po-T
men, we honors the flag my lads y "lloorah .
hoorsh booray!' so you see, gemmen, my
shipmates an me has come to the resolve Of let.
tin this here wild savid,;e so tree into the
wocds--though, bein' poor men, dye see, We
hops yell make II up TO us bit first
What dive say, all hands ?--slump together
for the Other guinea, will We, and of
he goes this minute, and d the oids ~
Eh 2 what dye say, shipmates p 60 y, ay,
Tom, siIk the damage too said his comrades
we'll always get a birth at Blackwell,
sgain !"
Stan1 by to easc oil his tiw lines, then"
said Tom, -" now Look sharp with the sinner.
there, nv lads-ownly guinea - g No no :"
murmured the townspcople, -" send for the con-
stable we'll all be scalped and murdered in
our beds mo, no, for Gods sake, mister
sailorsl"
A grocer ran out of his door TO beg the tars
wouldn't think Of such thing. aud the village
constable came showing himself in, with the
beadle. Come, come, said the constable in a
soothing STYLE while the beadle tried to look big
and clustering, you mustn't do IL, my good
men,-not on no dcsidcration hire in his
majesty name Take nm ON 80 tho next
parish ! horlcr all COOL subjects to resist,
me J" WHIT! g-owled tho ioreiopnano
with on air Of supreme disgust, " han't ye
mo irelius for liberty hefeiwav Par
ish be blowcd BIZ, NY lad, let go his moor
ings, AID give the pvor devil his ma, raj free
DOM I'm right down ashamed on nv
county, sad Bll. "lIullo, shpma'c- cast OH
at once, au' never mind the LOSE hasn't slept
easy mvs,lf N lie wor col,Lcl g. "Nor me
ertcr, said ~ iher, "hui I'm feared lac II play
"a "a la = ltatass ua.t.
hal u, en- watching III" affair all this time
& IN insii., good Il al smu.cd, in those days.
at the tricN- specially 80 well carr led out ~ II
was by th' sailors. 'llcrc, my iine fellows, ="
said a. lat. bring him in, II YOU please aud
let me l. 800 4 look at him" Next minute in
eams III hole parry, and ,uppo. ing from my
drcss, that ! was merely Ion Z; shore trw ] r.
they pat heir -avaCo through bis dance with
great yigor. "WOndcrul iim' hc got. ,pu.
honor said the top-m'ni Its noihn. To
what lac dee, ii You iicshcus his mp eva!
does h. caii ! asked, pre- 81 ding AIT 10 an r-
stand the hint. "Why, uuusht 10 .p'ik ~.
SIR" said he; "hut we won't lot hu, Il ur u
The cruise, nobody knowN h'W- hm ;h I've
thought he went o'boa'd, some o. ~ had ou
toubts.' "Curiously t,toucd. too, | ,iil 81
should like to examine his arm IA bit oh.
stropolous he is, your honor, If Nou han Hes
himl" "Never mind, said !, getting up AID
seizing the wrist of the Andaman islander, in
spite Of bis grin'; and my suspicious were m-
modiately fulfilled by seeing a whole range NJ
familiar devices marked in blue on the fellow
arm-amongst them an anchor with a hear
transtXed by a hatpOuu, on one side IT, Wuti
SAIL" and on the other "R. q. ISL.
"Where did you steal this top.miul, you re-.
cal" said I, cuully looking ia his face; Will /
noticed one Of the mrn overhaulng ~" suSpi-
ciously oui OF his w"ather-eye, and sdling 10
the door II didn' stale il at all. exclaimed
the savage, giyin, his red head scratch,
twas Bill Greon thereby jahers whack,
pillalew, mates, I'm done Lord oh Lord
said BIZ himself, qrir crcst-f.ll,n, III |
didn't think twas him, Wc'ic all press
cd again, mates lrs ne lcltcnant,' Press
ed, bo' !" said Tom "molc luck. | wish
We was but they wouldn't tnke We nov
for bounty, We know Here | was ian tu
slack down and give hearty laugh, part,cu'
larry at recognizing Bill, who had been a ship.
male Of jacobs and myself in the old Pandora,
and was nicknAmed Z" Green believe from d
little adventure OF ours-so gave tho men
guinea apiece TO carry them ON. Long lil,
To your honor :" said they and said Tom. 81
might make so bould sir, II your honor has 60
n ship; wo all knows We, sir, and we d enter,
twas for tho North Pole itself" mo, my lad,
said /, " I'm sorry to say have not got 80 t.
yet Dykes, my man, can you tell me her'
your old mesrmate Jacobs has rot tor why
sir" replied Bill, " did hear he v As living "A
Wrapping with his wife, where y means to CIV
him a call, too, SIR. TO" nay, your honor,
khlu MI Ol lnen Us tHPN iuA WI NhNu uhS W ~
and covered their o.. ,osty again with his tar
paulin, "Im blessed, Bill, said Tom
u but we'll KnOck of this here carivan
ming now nd put before the wind f.r Black.
wall" Won't YOU give YOUR savage his free
dom .hen1" asked Sartinly. your honor "
Irpiiod the roguish ioretUpman, his eye twink
Ling As he saw that enjoyed the joke. Now
Mick, my lad, yc must run like the devil ~
soon as We casts We on :" "Oh, by the powers
airy me said the l.ishmsn; 'Im tired o
this Gamble mnnatchcry! BY tho holy
mouse though must have a dhfop o. dew in
me, or III fall - Mick accordingly swiyged
of noggin Of gin, and declared himself ready
TO start. Head due nor east from the sun
Mick, and well pick Won up in the woods, and
rig you out all square again, said the captain
Of the gang, before presenting himself to the
mob outside. NOW, gemmen and ladies all 3"
said the sailor, coolly, Eve see we're bent on
giyin' this here poor unfJrt nate his liberty-an
bein' tould we've got the law on our side, why
we means TO do II. Micro by token there a
lcftenant In the Kov1 Navy aboard there, az
has made up the little salvage-money, ben
poor men, orierin' us for to do it-so look
out Il If ye only gives him clear ofling,
he'll mot do no harm. Steady, Bill
slack of the starbOard sheet, Jack-let go--all.
"Oh oh no no no for Gods sake 70!
screamed the by-standers, rs they scutted oil
TO both hands" shame shame knock un
down catch un l-tipstaff bcadle :" Hur-
rah r. reared the boys, and Off went Mick o.
Honey in fine style, llOurishing his Top maui
with wild hullaloo, right away over a fence,
into the garden, and across the field towards the
nearest wood. Everybody iel ont OF his wav
as he dashed on /; then some running after him,
dogs barking, and the whole of the seamen civ :
ing chase with their tarpaulins in their hands
ls TO drive him far enough into the country.
The whole scene was extremely rich, seen
through the open air from the tavern window
where sat Ching, till the tears came into
my eyes at Jdck-tars' ROBUSTNESS aud the stupe-
6ed Kent rulties, as they looked to each other
then at the sailors rolling away full speed along
the edge Of the plantation where the outlandi,h
creature had disappeared and lastly, at the
canvas cover which lay on the spot where he had
stood. They were actually consulting how 10
guard against possible nroads from the savage Al
night, since he might he lurking near, when
mounted and rode of; daresiy even thc
hearing that was live and real litutenln
would cap the whole story.
CroS dOn is pretty, retired little town, 81
quiet ANA old-fashioned that ! enjoyed the un
usual rest in il. My mother AMI my sister Jane
were 20 kind--they petted me 50, and were sc
happy to have mo down TO breakfast anu out
walking, even TO ieel the smell of nv cigar. 49,
that hardly knew where | was
However, as usual got tired by little and
little OF this sort Of thing; l fancy there som,
peculiar disease gets into sailors brain tina
makes him uneasy with firm floor and NJ
offing beyond.
Well, one evening my sister Jane and wen