The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-31
THE
SAILORS WgOING
THE


locked back from the ship sstorn 10 N,
tgig- oE wars clean white deoEs, hush fore and
sn, with the men sl frEArd at their stations,
nsstly drsssed IN regular man-o'wr style
svsry ons siike-a ,ight tina, would have done
me good at sn0ther time, smull a. she was by
tompariron; but the very Thought Of the Indis-
mans lumboriny poop aud galleries was too
much for ms-'t~As as NJ oud knocked out
thoss two rouad-houss doors Of hers, and let In
q gu,h Of bare sky insiead. The ship shape
msnso'.var cut Of things vss nothing, fancied,
20 the snug SPOT under those top gallant bul.
vsrks Of hers, and the breezy poop all
s-Hu,pr with mus IN q All evening, where
,ou foasd booss . a hsue ba,kst aHuis
suek iato tho culs ct rope Thought
the old seringHp tam never looked 40
we'll ~ shs couint need trimming sal on .
wipc, beginning T. drive sbe,d, with a white
foam st her buwr, snd her mole length bro ID
sids-on 10 us. All A. once va saw her clue nj
uisos and TO gall n SAILS tail o, o was ST. nd
inc slowly Cff under ths three topsa Is and H.;
iAe Two lieu Grants couldn't unienand VII
she wa about, and h. cspfsin pat this glass 10
his eye, az or which he sail s'nc.hing TO the
ssoo' d lieutenant, who won't 70 ward directly.
The next thing saw wls t1s lndauan CON.
ine up in the wind again for about minute;
she had her Stern nearly N ms, whom the mo
tnent after as she rue upon long sea, you
s.v something fash white on her lee gangway
in the sunlight, that dropped agaiust 1t into the
hollow Of wave. The next minute she fell
OH again WIN ntT NtI~aiAs liA hhh tAN hAof
shower Of spray was rising across her forefoot
when the fash OF gun truce Ont OF her side,
and the sound came down tbus; then a second and
third. TIE big gave her tn same number in
answer, and seen he smoke bstwixt US
had cleared away, the snip could ne seon under
full sAn 10 the s,u'h. westward by west.
TIhars her poor fsippe-'s hammock dropped
alnnqside, gentlemen ~ said Captain Wallis
20 his ofi ,srs; "Goi be with MN " Amen"
adue drst eutenatt, ,nl W put our caps on
again. "Set sun siii.. M Adrldge, said the
csptain limping DO n re ha'chgay: "a for me,
rant I don't know nov long over the briggs
taffraii, watching the th'p's canvass grow in
CO., through the width IT air netviXt NJ; my
heart fu |, ss nay be supposd, tot 70 say what
notions came into my Iasd of what might
b,ppsu 10 her under Fin.h's charge, ero she
rrsei N BOMBAY n ono belonging to the
big ~ Ike 20 M, oa' e kinlucss no doubt;
spd TOO ship vas hui rosn IN tho horizon, TO
nv fancy With sons shl OF figure like hers.
when q stool with he Ct-h mere shawl over
bsr head 40 The du.k. Then | went gloJmily
d1wn 20 my berth, where | pit ciose by my
slfbll fell ssicer, 'nough thc gun room stew
ard Nss s-ny mare thsn once 10 ask me 10 Join
oficers.
Nwasn't til TIE rext day, IN fact, when
vent on the quarterback a, noon, woario for b
ffesher gulp Of air that l saw any u them /:
and the breeze having filen lighter that mora
ing, tbey wtra too busy trimming sail and hui
ssy had ssldom seen n conn snior seem moro
impatient about the sailing of his craft, in time
fpsee, than the cpt,in II the Podargus ap-
peSrSA n be; walking TO the starb ard side as
fast a. the halt in his gait would lot him, and
the anxious tuIn OF his eyes palmer than before,
while he looked from the btig's spread of stu n
sails to the horizon, through he glass, which, !
may say, he never once laid down. From wher,
The brig spoke the lndlanSn to q. Helena
N0ull DO Gu twOo. t1ron days slu with q
for wind, at The cd mary srtns n e the south.
eat t'vic though, ~ biz rate, II nigh
cost - tNi q the tunH. | noticed tn
Iueu on the foroJasis loos to en- n
Der now and t"n kupEn ely, AT som
fresh Egn Il TIC cAp'a'n's impt.iunca An
ile soCoi d lieut@nsut to'd Tno IN lon Wi -
with his hsa1 over the side near minis. ep',i
Wall IA had bee n on 1 sorts ever since thsy no
sight Of he .sland." "Yo a supp 80, sir O.
h, lgughirs, "thSt oil Mp wa his sseo
heart, by the wy hs watches over him; az
now, fancy, he's afraid st. Helena may
sunk In blue water while We were away!
fact, Mr.. Wes,wood, =" added hs, ait looks Dc
ilish like as II II had come up from Divy jon
all standing 40 don't see why It shouldn't
down 10 him again some day; ! can tell v
it's hresone work cruising to windwird the
though, and we aren't idle At all !" IBID Y
ever see the French En- yeror yourself, sir
asked for must say the thought Of neari
the prison such man was in made mo a liz
curious "Never, sir, except a. a miles d
iAnoe," said tho second lieutenant; "lndeed,
hard TO set pas. pr.ess you know the gov;
nor. Bot PTo a rotioB," continued he, at
Governors ca,efllness is nothing to o
cur 'ligp'IGs .n i s9 Ho tsSy tell La quo
guided for months TO sthsr, whom he "
governor Of Capt. Is aud. in the Medit-rrlpeS
As flr tic ca AL, again, you'd Geek lo
tiss ere you found a b.ty- seanau- hos
wide awake, to-, as Nelson biusni while {.
curious thing ia, bli1ve, he never ones ella
ped eyes on Bopspsre in bis life Bat 90
oauie he has to hate him, You know, Mr.. We
wood "
'Ind,ed' said /, taking a n o vents in'sr,
in the thing; and | was Just gorg o ask Il
reascn when the first liea'e' ant ca ne over
say, Captain Wallis you'd be glad II l won
die with him In he cabin
Az dinLer-timo accordingly put on a COS
for the first ne, less like o. 'e Tho cadets
the befioRapatam wore, and went aft whore
foutd TIE first lietenant and u midsh,pni
with the captain. He did his best 10 soften IT
case, ~ | saw by his whole manner during di
nor; a'tsr which, ne sooner bad tho Refer h
has one glass Of wine, than he was sent on &C
TO look out TO windwArd.
swell, si'," said Captain Wallis tbereupl
turning from his first huff TO me, I'm sorry
this drag reeable business. | believe you de
beirg the person at sll, tbouRb?"
"Why, sir, said /, II am certainly no mi
the first lieutenant of the Orestes than yours
Captain Wa lisl Twas all owing to mists
Of that India n ate, who owed me grudge
ooh, oh, sssl" replied he, beginning
smile, "the whole matters as piaiu as a haT
Pike, Mr. Aldridge! But couldn't do less
tho information.
"Howtver, sir" put in the first lisuteni
there's no doubt the real man must have bt
in the ship, or tbs mistake could no. have h
psrsd, sir"
'well-you look at things too square, A
ridge" sid the captain. Gan you've got to
l hope, sir, ia Just 10 prove you're NO, W.stwc
and If you want still TO 90 out to tho East
dies, why, l dAresay You won't be long Ot Il
ing some outward bound ship or other of ia
Town. Oily, I'd advise you, sir, 20 have y
case over with Sir Puterey, before Adm
Plampin comes in-as fear no would send
10 England"
at meters little 10 me, sir" | answer
''seeing the reason had for going out hapI
10 10 done with"
Here couldn't help the blood rising in
face; while Captain Wallis stsady eye tur
OF me, and heard bin say in a lower key
tho lieutenant, he didn't think 1t was ma
for n court martial at all
. "Pooh, Al1ridRel" said he "soms proty
amOugst the passengers in the case, wager
"Wos," Teturnsd Allridge, carelessly,
heard NJ. Moore say some Of the ladies '
pretty enough, especially one-s2me India ju
or oth.I's young dtugtter--l believe he W.
rsptures sbOu, sir.
This sort Of hing, as YOU may suppose,
like touching ons on the rlE with a ma