Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

| think she did, remarked the CAP
tain, who had been highly amused, not
so much perhaps, by what Obadiah
said, as by the peculiarly original way
in which he said it. Upon second
thought resumed Griffin, changing
the subject, instead of giving you to o
the sharks, | will keep you on board
my vessel as sort of cooks assistant,
SO long as you SEE fit to stay. Now 20
to tie galley and commence duty at
once
After several attempts to obey the
captains orders, during which Obadi-
abs knees sank untew the floor with
determined obstinacy; he at length
reached the scene of future operations,
and reported himself ready for duty.
The perusal of Cora's letter, in which
was recounted in substance the facts
connected with her flight from Raj
egh and her subsequent sutferings,
greatly dsquieted our hero's mind, and
turned his heart bitterly against his
father, and also his only brother. In
consequence Of this he became moody,
restless and reserved, and SO continued
until the transport reached Fortress
Monroe yaAd he found himself detailed
to the command Of gun-boat attached
to the expedition destined to attack the
Notifications at the Island of Roanoke.
In the meantime, our friend Obadiah
having taken kindly to the sea and to
the ship, besides being an able assist
ant in the cooking department, made
himself generally useful in other por-
tions ofship'S duty, and became a great
tavorite with all hands. But Obadiah,
even he, WAS 'spoiling for fight not
withstanding he retained the peculiar
manner of speech acquired among the
shakers, and remained somewhat par
tial to the religious opinions Of that sill
gular sect.
\ ct as we have before mentioned,
Blodgett was spelling for fight, and
as soon as he ascertained that Redmond
was to join the Burnside expedition,
as commander of u gun-boat, Obadiah
went to him, and said,
Sir, | have heard with considerable lc
satistaX8hin, that yew air abeout few
go and fight agn the bloody Philis-
tines Of the South, who are like even
few the ruff scruif of Sodium and Co
morrer, and are barbarous euuf' tew
cat their mothers and fathers with ap-
petites exceedingly ravenous.
i am certainly going to fight the
southern rebels to the best Of my abil-
ity,' replied Charles. DO you wish to
join in this exciting business 2
lay and amcp most assuredly |
dew, answered Obadiah with extreme
earnestncss.
4 thought fighting was against your
principles, remarked Redmond.
fay, but there air different sorts OF
principles,as there air everything else,
responded Blodgett. When | was on
the land, in Canterbery's quiet village,
where nothn was seen but the very
peaccabIcst sort of folks, and nothin
was heerd but the very peaceablcst
sort Of sounds; Of course peace prin.
ciples We're the only Y kind the markit
afforded; but meow | am on the ragin
deep, the sound Of whose very waves
as they dash agin the ships sides, mean
fight, if they don't exactly say So
where Fm ctarnally secin no;hin but
guns and powder and sojcrs and shots
where I'm eorein nothin but bat
ties and blood shed, murder and mil
dew, death and destruction. This has
altered my peacs-princples intewtigh
in ditto, very completely, and |, even
am meow reddy tcw snite the rascal
ly rebels untew the greound, place my
feet on the small Of their backs and
causo them to squirm even unteN
death, OF the grimmest description
'Yon are Just the individual want
and your principles are Just the quail
ty to suit tho times, answered Red
mond, consequently your services arr
cordially accepted
: Verify, captain, resumed Obadi
ah, yew must allow me tew return
thanks untew thee, and also allow m,
tcw lift up my voice in solid an(
scllum hoorah. Then will report my
self forthwith on board your vessel
and stand reddy tew snlite the Philis
teens, with swords and cannons, bat
term rams and javeiins, tcw the ain
shint and alarlnin music OF the sacl
salt,sellar and harp OF ten strings
a-buln.iah.'
Never mind the thanks respond
ed Redmond, 'but hoorah as long an(
loud as You please.
Taking advantage of this gracious
permission, Obadiah did hurrah in .
tone of voice that would have done
immortal honor to a full grown ele
phant.
1t is by no means our intention tc
cucumber our humble story with the
stirring details of the battle of Roa
noke, as they are already as familia,
details to all good unionists as house