The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-07-26


fishing. and lhe clouds look very
asked.
"Sare rnough there was such = gale
lua nlgh as ! never beard ai1ors OF
since ! ~, a sleeping 10 the same
l1uta 40 motisr when wakes up,
hearing powerful noise Of wind
againsi ile NiBdaw starts np, and
,ess mother kneshng b hei bed
'Whsl's The matter. uvtherF says /.
Biz, .ays no mother. rising from
hef knees, and catching hold Of my
hand, j te been praAing for your
ialheri knew twa. the Black Earl
! eed. Lord have mercy on u, both I
] know my deer man be a dead corpse,
and 50 he was, sure enough lie aud
hs two mates we're picked up, three
days after, a, the foot Of yondvr g-ild
ing"
That The consi-guasd station, is it
notr said 20 him, looking at the
building he pointed me out, aud wish
nig 70 change what know must be a
painful subject do you often have
any smugged goods landed at Elru-
10
very few, indeed--they keeps
such an uncommon sharp look out,
nov a days when | was boy deal
Of business used TO be done, and they
say as how the great p'ople at the
castle were not above trying it on,now
and then"
"When do you last remember any
goods being smusgled on shore r. |
said, seeing, from a grim sort of
smile, that he bad good story it be
would but tell it.
Two years ago, come January,was
the last time rs ever it was tried on
mayhap, sir, you would like to hear
about III Though part seems rather
dixie, here goes.
Two years ago come January, a
ship, looking like a collier coming
from Newcastle, anchored in The Of
fog it was a clear frosty morning,
with sharp breeze from the east,
which prevented many from going
out fishing. About twenty Of US were
gathered round the benches in front
oilhe coast guard station yo ndcr,when
we seed this slip letting down her
anchor.
"What ship be that? said /;
: faint the Tllda, vlat brings Goals TO
the Etruin wharf. Jack, says to
my son, 'cut home and get the glass,
a d le see what we can make OF it,
Just rs Jack comes with the tells
cope. up comes Lieutenant Barns, who
commands the station.
"What doyo make Of it, my man 2
says he.
"NIake of it, Captain 2 says | 1--WE
alters calls him Captain), make oil il 7
why nothing al all /; faint the Tilda,
though she ems TO be collier
"a salvage case, perhaps, says
he but we shall hear all about il di.
rrctly, as they are letting down The
boat, see.
In few minutes the boat was at
tie shore, AID a.man with thick
serge coat and very large buttons,
jumped out and walked up towards
the pace where we were standing.
""Do,s your parson live near here,
maiesy says he, as he came up the
"Parson, says Old John Piler, who
loves his Joke, 80 be sure he does,and
he'll marry you as well as any one
along The coast a. no doubt you have
heard and come about.
This sally was received with
shouts OF laughter by all, except the
man with the big buttons, who put on
most uncommon sad face, and pulled
out a large handkerchief, with which
be began to mop his eyes.
"'i'aint my getting married, says
he, i be come about Yonder ship be
tie collier Mary Ann Dariey, OF New
casrle; and ii be along OF Mary Ann
Darlry that be here to-day
"She then wants TO get married,
only h's rot to you, said old Jehn
and that's why you put on such an
long face. Well, ] be
sorry for you, mate, that | be-
"'Mary Ann barley, who was the
beloved wife OF our skipper George
Hallfed barley, and arter whom the
ship was named, is dead, dead IS a
red herriog, said the man, With
voice foil OF anguish, which made old
John look ashamed of his former
Jokes. No, maes, without any more
With my feelings, which are
such as can't express, tell us where
your dear parson lives, because our
shippers mind be in such state, that
he says nothing bat the consolation
ycur yicir c~n give, of whom he has
often heard, eau d, him any good
"This compliment TO our minister,
ihe Rev. Mr.. Coles, whom we all low
I'd. and Of wbom We were mol little
proud. and tie expression of deep
SORROW Oh the mans face, turned all
oor stmpathie, towards him, and We
Al volunteered TO show him the way
10 The yicarage.
"ln less Than half an hour We saw
,ar minister's tall thin figure coming 4
lown The village with the man with
a.. bs.t h..ttcxza ap1 in anofhar fau