The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-05


Ties, drinking and singing songs, Tom Little's
and your sentimental affairs; TIL, being a bit
flushed myself ! was on the point Of giving
them one OF Dibdin's, when | thought he ter Of
II, and went on deck insteai. The mate wa,
there, however, and his fe1-whiskrred Scotch
sub with the twisted snuut leaning on the cap.
stan with their noses together. The night was
dark, and this ship mads a gJot NOISE through
the water; 20 hang It J" thou Iht /, "somshpw
OF Obcr ! u have out a slave Uf Bli;k-sysi
SusIn, 81 the top OF my pips though OvofJOrd
20 Tor it " There was an old pare tOpsiil-
yard Sung along side to lotbHud, as f't a, the
qunrier-b"N, AMI | went mp tu the pop ~ get
over and at ON q; c-ps3iily when J iouhd
| Fordo ir end, the fd midshpn'n, was ~ tho
boat itself 'tnulkiug" (slecpink on dock ms
wa CHI out a. he did every nishi in fr.-- pace.
Twas NJ sooner there, again. than slwa iSht
| in the afteunOst "a itrv windIw and took 1t IN
my head If ] sung h"rC, why, IN place oi being
| afraid there was some under her easement,
| that and the wind aud WAFER together would
| put her 10 Sleep II shs was the worse Of last
night. How to get there, though, the
matter, it beng rather nice practice - sling
over an lnIiamin's quarter gallery, bullying
| out from her steep counter accordingly, first
took the end Of a coil round the mlzzen-shrOuds,
| and made a bowlini knot to creep down tho
ste u -moul1ings with. aud then SWIM free by
| help ola guide line to boot. just before letting
| 90 Of the taiftail, another fancy struck me, TO
| hitch the guide line TO the trigger 81 The
| lite-huoy that hung ready for use 50
away lowered myself till tho ropo was tlut,
| when | slippe- easy enough round tho counter.
| below the nloE. Every time she rolled, out
| | swung AMI in again, I'll ! steIdol with my
| fec lacking oT the other limo from one hand.
Then began to give vri;e like old Bprcas him
self, with sort of notion. a. each shove ]
| got how | was rocking the In liam IN like
big cradle AZ Jacobs dbl hs baby All a. oncn,
] felt the rope was gicing of the Delaying pin,
| till I came down with jolt under The Win ~
| below; only singing tho louder, as IL wa, half
OPEN and could jus. look in.
SO dropped chorus To haul my'olf up when
of a sudden, los tho lamp inside tno stite-tUom,
I Jaw Winterton aud Ford come reoling in one
af'er the other as drunk rs lord. Wrnterton
swayed about quietly ON his legs for minute,
aud then looked sravely at Ford, IA II he'd 20.
dreadful secret to mako kn0wn. Ford IVY.
sad he. "Ay," taid Ford, feeling to haul oil
| his trousers" ay--avast yuu-blub Tub lub.
bcr!" 81 say, Ford :" SAID the cadet again, IN
a mollnchOly way, fit to molt mlrlm.pkc,
and then fell 10 cry-Furl ali the time pulling
Of his trousers with cigar IN his mouth, TIL
he got on a chcs', and c)ntrivci 10 hJunicr into
his cot with his al on. After that he
stretch. d over t0 put to lamp out ctrcIilly
enough but no let fiil his cigar anu ,na leg
Of b, ninkcen trousor, hung out Of the cot,
| just sctapng the deck every time he swung
watched accordingly, holding on by the SIT,
| till | saw a spark catch in the tuN-lrd there
| II WIS, swinging SLOWLY hNh9 III INV hfht WIN
a fiery ring creeping round the leg ol tho tfou-
scrs read, 10 blow into a Il ime a. spOn a- 10 had
| n clear ~ NJ. No dOIh tho fool would como
down -glc enough himself with his cot; hut I
know Nncrion kept powder IN tho cabin suit.
| cicnt 10 blow az tho deck above where the
sw,o' girl wa sleeping at the moment. . & IL
fouul ~ thought, quite cooled by tho ~ ht,
"the som got on deck the I've tel How
| ever you mi fancy my thuuS his Shel heard
mon AZ the ,anmil haulingon IT, -p,nko--b IN
guy, ~ held ON I'LL they'd go forward again:
sui iruly the mates yJict sung out 10 know
",hat luhbcr hal hclavcd the slack Of a top
saii-clueliue L,r,y" Down I went with the
word, a. NE rope thrown N, with just time
90 save myself by clutch Of the pO,t-s a.
arm ',-lcus th--whcrc, heaven knew couldn't
keep long. 1h' mate looked over AMI ctught
sight ui my face, by Kicker Of the summer
lightning, as was slipping down. Man over
board o. shouted he and the men after him
; | however | wasn't altogether overheard yet, for
| | felt the other part Of the rope bring me up
2 with jerk AMI a swing right under the quar-
tori boat where chung like a eat How to get
| on deck again, without being seem was tho
| question, and anxious enough was at though.
/, | q the burning train inside whom out jumpc
some one over my heed; | heard splash
| Ia the water, and saw a fellows face
= | go sinking into the bright wake ssicm
p while the boat itself was coming dowI
| over ne from the dlvits. | still had the guide
d line rom the life buoy round my wrist AMI ON,
u moment, thought was enough tn make mo Civ,
ri IL "A furious tug when away | sprang clear int
'e the eddcs. The first thing saw at coming a
1t was the ships lighted stern-wndows driving Il
Toward then the liie-huOy tlaring anl dipping
'' IN swell, and bare head, with two hani-
u sinking icd feet oil. made for him AT once
and held him up 10y the hair a. struck out tu
ke the buoy. A couple minutes after, the men /
, the boat had hold Of lis and il; the ship cam
u steering round 20 the wind, aud We were yer
I.I.. L.. a. "a
as took you overheard, MANI asked the mid in II
u boat Of hi, dripping messmatc the fat rceie
e' "Oh, bother ~ said he, "If YOU must know
IL Why ! mistook the qulrtcr-boatG I though
e. twas the other ! was in when you kicked u
IL that shindy Now | remember, though
there was too much rain in it for comfort
- well, youngster' said Tom, the maj
cc o'war'sman this here gentleman save
lst your life, anyhow" "Why, mate, " whisperc
= Bill, "'tis the very same greenhorn we pucl
d. allowed 50 tolay Didn't he jump sharp owe
n. too2" "Pull! for your lives, my ads!' said
looking up at Ford's window; and the momen
J. | We sOt on deck, below | ran into the state
ir room, and cut Ford down by tho heels, witt
s the finder hanging from him, and one leg 0
y his trousers half gone. As for the poor REFER,
o pretty blowing up he got the men swOre Ia,
It jumped overheard after him, and the mat,
is would have it that, insead of sleeping, h,
II | wanted IL get into tho Judges cabins; espe
II cially when next day Sir Charles was in a rage
at his daughter being disturbed by some sailJ
| or other singing outside.
. | One morning when Westwood and went OF
4 deck, it was stark staring calm; as dead as
4 mill.pond save for the long winding heave tina
q | seemed to come miles up out Of the stale blu
r water, and get tired with the journey Tn,
Q very bits OF pumpkin-pring and fat which thu
A cook had thrown overheard the night before
| | ay still alongside, with an oily track oOzinl
| Dund about them from tho 'slush.
I Both passengers and crew, all of us that
ould swim, gave wistlul looks now and theT
I longsidc at the water, hot as ii seemed for
, athe; just floating up, as it were, with the
mere huge size Of il, under "A dazzle O
/ | light and so blue and smooth YOU coulnt
4 SEQ hairs breadth below while, a hi
| of, the face Of it, and the very air. ap
peared TO dance and quiver like littl
4 streams of glass. However, all thoughts O
bathing were put out Of your head when yol
[ saw the black three cornercd affair, with a rik
4 aft, somewh hat like the end of n scythe, tina
4 went steering slowly round us; then cruising
n hither and thither till its internal horn was a
A | dry rs the deck, and at times driving straigh
q on as If il ran in groove though the level sur
If | face, when back when il came from tho othe
If side creeping la1ily toward US, till it sank wit
4, light tip, and a circle or two ON the blue wa
u ter. The hook and chain were hanging up an
"a down over the tatlrail, with piece of rank por
a looking green in the shadow near the ruddei
Ia where you read the white figures of her draush
n as plain as in dock; but the shark, fifteen fee