The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-12

TO me during the last minute or two, whether
she knew IL or not: nj anyrate the thought of
protecting such a creature made all my bloOl
tinglo.
"Neyer fear, ma'am," said I, in n halfwhisp,r;
when Fiuch's eve met mine and he threw me A
malicious look, sufficient to show what A devil
the fellow would be If ever he had occasion :;
however, he gave the sign for the men to stretch
out again, and high time IL was, as the India
mans maintopsail made another loud clap like a
musket-shot
still he was holding right for her quarter
rolf the ship had on her was fearful, and ii was
perfect madness 10 try it but few merchant
mates have CHANGED 10 Ia boating in Line swell,
darsay: when just as we came head on for her
rarboard counter, took the boats tiller a sud-
den shove with my foot, as If by accident, that
sent us steering in close under her stern. Tho
bowman priced his boat-hook into the ruddcr-
chains, where the big hull swung round us on
h sides like an immense wheel round lis bar
rel, every SARA window with face watchn,
s-though one storkc Of the Loose rudder would
have stove Us 20 bit-, aud the swell was each
moment ike TO make the men let go, as it hove
NJ Up almost near enough TO have caught hanl
FROM the lower deck.
For godsakc steady your wheel" said ];
"harC-a-pvrl' while the mate was singing out
fr line.
"Now. up you go, 81 said | to Jacobs in the
huhhub. 'look sharp, and send u down n whip
and basket from the boom end, as we did once in
the Pandora, you know ~
UP the rope went Jacobs like cat, hand over
hand and five minutes aiter, down came the
"baSket" over our heads into the boat, made
out Of studdng sail and three cap,tan bars
Ike big grocers scale dangling from the SPAN
ker boom.
The mate proposed to 20 up frs' with Mis-
HYDE hut she hung back in favor Of her COM
pinion; 20 away aluft went VI 81 Wyndhim and
ho swinging aero IS the lad Hman's stcrn ~ she
~ 81 4 limo. 20, 81. tlss 1tnt in
Finch lodn, on 30 tho whip 10y one hinl, aud
tie other round the young lady, while my blood
'rcpi at the thought hoN IL might have been
| LOLA her II = As sUon as IT came down again,
@ look q fora moment from me to jacob b, when
'ap'aiu williamson himself -hoI'ed over tho
| ahlHil
"Sharn. ,harp there the squalls coming
town src1l he up in tho winl lcts got the
helm fee :" and directly alter found my-clf
.wiuging twenty feet over the water with NiD-
let Hyde as the ship heclcd TO pull that Tiled
he spankcr. AMI rOs, again ON a huge swell,
gathering Storage way, while every bolt Of can
vas IN her fapp.d in again a. once like thunder
| flt her shuddcr aul cling TO mc-.hre vas
me half minute we swung fairly clear of tho
'orn, they stopped hol3ting-ind | almost
thought | Il have wished that same half minute
half a day; bat a minute at err she was In Ia,
Judges arms ON tho poop the men had conirv-
ed to get the cadets On board, too, AMI the boa,
md her crew still in it balm; her ont.
fixed my eyes al one, hreathcs as W. Of
| the boat party wcrc on the weather signs m
| he other vessel, vi ich everybody on the pom
| was locking ut, rs soon rs We were safe, and our
friends ~ the git had to he thought Of. The short
top-swcll was beginning to soften in long reg
ulHr seas. with Just air enough aolt tp give OUT
light sail, purchase on il, aud put an end I,
the Internal chatter; hut the ydpor had gathered
| quicker than you could well fancy behind ia,
lrig in the distance, 20 that she looked already
couple Of miles nearer, rising up two or th0G
time, ON as many huge swsls that sh me like
| blue glass while she stcadicl herself like u
| tight rope dancer the top If them, by sta l.
dng-sail set high from each side.
On the far horizon beyond her you'd have
| thoug ht tn was deep black ditch sunk llon !.
under the III kcniug hluc hals, rs IL stretched
nut past hes to both hiuls til actually the SOLD
hr,r,t of il seemed h .Iovs the brig bJlily for
ward over ,ho oily like water, every spar and
rope distinct; then the fog lifted below rs If thc
teeth e a saw came splitting through it, AMI W,
Jaw her bearing down toward us--cluud. water
and all, as il wcrc-with white heap Of foam
al her bows
, Brace up sharp, Mr. Finch !" said the oil.
, -kipprr hastily, "dnd stand over To meet her
C,-,lound this! we must have these people gu
a Of that brig in a trce we shall soon have
D touch Of the Horse Latitulcs or my name
=; not Richard WIlliamson-ay, and bid good-Oy
4 20 EN-, too, | think
Q For quarter of an hour or 50, accOrdin ,lv
O wo kept forging slowly ahead, while the brl,
I continued IN hear us No ono spoke, almost
D YOU heard tho lazy sSish Of the water rom.
rur fcrcchaiGs, ard "a, stiffness aboard bal !
gloomy enough cR,cl, as one noticed he top u
the haze creep up into round vdpury heads upOi
tho sky, and felt it datkcninS aloft besides
We were scarce three quarters of a mile apart
: ANA could see her sharp black bows dip over tn
| migh' shcathiug, as She rolled easily on tn
q swell, wien the lndiamau suddenly lost Wa
: again, shecrcd head round, and slab went a
. her sails from tho royals down. as if she hl
b, | tired a brCads.de.
Q Almost the next moment a Ion, low grow
Z ran mul!crln; and rumblEg Ter away round til
1 | horizon. from 'hc clouds and back to then
b | again u If they hid been some huge monso
$ ~ othcr ON the watch, with its broad grim muz
t lie shooting quietly over Us rs it lay; the h-
D dipped her gilt figure head abaam OF Us, an
" | hen shaved her long rod streak the swe
I sinking fast, aud the Whole sea far and vii
coming out from the sky ns dark and round
p he mahogany drum-head OF the capstan.
Z 0Blcss me, Small" said the Captain, Shut
\ hope they've not knocked u hole nmy gig--l
h there they axe, think, looking over the hril
| quarter; but don't seem to have a boat to swil
\, Get the cutter hauled alongside, Mr.. Slcbhini
q continued he to the fourth mate, and 20 ahOl
cl for thcm at roniuuIdcd bo,hcrng thi
MIMI anu ~ my ElE 'Llc rll' u YOU Iied't
)u can We yGyi,y-rop, though, Mr.. Stebbing p
g, mot a word, sir, said the Young mate,
II l,entlemanly, rather soft fellow, whom the 9th
ri three all used 10 snub.
," BLESS me, can't We muster a bit O. Fren
/, amongst US 7" said the skipper, ''catch a ma
~ ,hoOr that knows n word Of English like al
70 other man--'spccally If they've a chance
Il keeping. my gig. .,,,
y" the officer, as | can speak French "
. enough.
u Thank We. young gentleman, thank We"
III said, you'll do it ~ we'll As any man I'm 81
only look sharp il you please and bring l
X zig with you!'
nj So down the side We bundled into the cult
~ and pulled straight ior the brig, which had j
u, ioisted French cOlors not Old three patche
u n course. but the new Restoration flag.
overhauled her well as we got noar, and
~ ,elutilul long schooner model she was W
a.. harp lows and fine easy run hull from II
W. o stern, but dreadlully dirty and spoilt W
~ OPP hu,warks a, If they meant to make her Ia
I'm ~ clumsy as possible; while the brg-rig of
~ ulOlt, with the ropes hanging in bights a
li' nches gave her the look Of hedge parson
"a, u race horse; at the same time, | counted
70, Sped ports of a side in her red streak, the ,
" af breadth and color Of itself
II Full Of men, with a long gun, and schoon
he rgged she could have sailed round the Ind
eli man in light breeze, and mluled her to q
A | extent.
II. They hove us line oct OF the gangway
MI once, the mate got UP Ter .idc Hs she Tol
'r,' gently over, and followed i'm; the scene I
al | met out ewes n soon ~ Ms rr.thel her de
pI however, struck me good dad ON various