St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-25
SELECTED MISCELLANY.


sinee the ship ! was thea in came home
from the Wes, Indies station. and was
paid oil. had nowhere in particular To
70 just then. and 90 was very glad to get
= letter. the morning after went ashore
NJ Portsmouth. asking me to 60 to Ply.
mouth for week or 90. 1t came from IN
old s.ilor. friend of my family. who had
bssu commodore Of the feet He lived at
Plymouth; be was thorough old sailor
whist you young men wsuld call. IAN
old salt"--snd couldn't live out Of sight of
shs blue sea aud the shipping. 1t is a
disease shat good many Of US take who
have spent our beet years on the scs /
have it mys~if-s sort Of feeling that We
must be under smother kind Of Providence
when We look out and ssc hill On Nj.
side aud = hill on that. IL. wonderful to
see the trees eOnle cut and the corn grow.
but then It d"esp't come a. bone TO Nj
old ssilor. ] know.thst we're all Just a.
Mucb under the Lerd's hsnl On shore NJ
sslsss; but you can't read in book ynu
haveu's been sssi to. and sbey that e"
down 70 the 80 in ships, they zee the
uNrka cf the lord and His Wonders in the
dsep. Il isn't their fault il they don't see
His woassss oo the land 70 easily ~ other
psoPls.
bot. for Ill sbss. there's no man en-
joys . cruise in the country more than q
sSilos. Its forty years age since started
for Plymoutb. but bavrn't forgotten the
road . biz. or Row beautiful it was; all
through the New Forest. and over Sails
bury Plain. and then % by the mail to
Exeter. and through Dsvoushirs. 1t took
ne three days to gct ~ Plymouth. for we
siln's get about 80 quick in :boss days
The sconmedore wss very kind 70 me when
] got there. and went about With him to
: thr ships in the bay. and through the dock
ward. and picked up good deal that was
ef use 70 me afterwards. was lieuten-
sss IN those dsye. and had seen good deal
ofsssvice. and found the old commodore
had Sseas uephew whom DO bad adopt
cd. and bad ses bis whole ho.rt upon.-
Be wss % old bachelor himself. but the
boy bsd como to 1.-Two with him. and was to
20 TO ses; 20 hc wsuted ~ put him under
some one who would give an eve to him
for the hrss yesr or two. He was . light
clip Of s~boy then. fourteen years old. with
deep set blue eyes and long eye lasbes.
snd cheeks like girls's but ss brave as
icp and merry rs lark. The old gen.
tteman vas pleased to see that We took to
one smother. We used to bathe and boat
together; snd be was never tired of hear
isg my stories absAt the great adrirals,
and the 6cet. and The stations had been
on.
Well, Il Was agreed that should apply
for ship sgsin directly, and 60 mp to
Lopdou with letter to the Admiralty
fsvn the commodore. tohclp things ou.
-after snentb Or two was appointed
to brig. lying at Spihsad; !; .ul 90 l
wrote -o6 TO the commodore. and be got
bis boy midshipmsn's berth on board.
aud bsoughG him TO Portsmouth himself
Y = day or two hcfors. We sniled for the
Mediterranean. The old gsntlemau came
On beard 70 ses bic boys hammock slung.
and vent below into the cockpi, to make
sure that Il wss sll right. He only left
lss By the pilot boat. when We we're well
ant IN -tha- channel He was very low
~ parting from Lis boy. but bore up .s
well as be souij and we promised TO
write TO him freus-- -Gihrslter, and n Of
Yen afterwards 10 we had ehaues.
uas sson ~ proud and fond Of lit
- Tone Holdsworth ~ il he had been
my own younger bro,ksr. and. for that
-nnnlier. -1o were all the creg, from our
csptsipe "a the cooks boy. He was such
z gallant youngstel aud yet 90 gentle.
IA eue cutting out busiuess. ne had he
.elissed oyer The, boatswain's shoulders,
sad .ssss slmssi@ 6n8 ON deck; how he
sesnse our-of Is -wiahou, = scratch l.. can't
Sk6nk 60 We day.. Bns be hadn't bit
al Anetee - him. and mas - hind %
. xnsnsu 40. any ,aso 'wher wss wuupdeJ
or dp~D wisAasiskness. |
= k1ser We hed 'bscn out sbeut4a year
vEsNess sesut - eruisc CT Mslss. on the
JsAAspse fos the Freneh feet. Il IVES q
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