The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-13

ther good for man Oh baste; and she was
sinkin fast, settlin' down, as th, sailors
call it, and faith never was as good It
settlin' down in my life, and | liked IT
then less nor ever; accordingly we pre-
pared for the worst, and put out the boat,
and got sack O. biskits, aud a cashk o
pork, and kag O. wather, and trifle o
rum aboard and any other little matthers
VIC could think iv in the mortal hurry We
wor in---aud faith there was no time to be
lost, for my darlint, the Ccllee'e cscys
went down Ike lump o lead, afore we
were many sthrokes o the oar away from
her.
"WeIl, we dhrifted away all that night,
and the next nlornin We put UP blanket
on the ind ava pole, as well as we could,
and thin we said illigeut, for we darnt
show stitch O. canvass the night before,
bekase it was BLOWN like bloody murther,
slvin' your presence, ,and sure it's the
wondher of the world we worn't swallJ d
alive by the ragin sac.
'Well, away we wint, for more nor a
week, and nothin' before our two good
lookin' eyes, but tho canapy iv heaven,
and the wide ocean-the broad Atlantic
not thing was to be seen but the sac
and tie sky and though the sac and the
sky is mighty purity things in themselves,
throth they're no great things when you've
no.hiA' else to look at for week together
and the barest rock in the world, SO it
was land, would be more welkim. And
then, soon enough, troth, our provisions
began to run low, the biskits and the
wathcr, and the rum-throth that was
gone first of alI-heaven help uz-and OH
it was thin that starvation began to stare
us in the face-'Oh, murther, murther,
captain darlint,' says /, Il wish we coald
see land anywhere, says |.
"'More power to your elbow, Paddy,
my boy, says he, fer stitch good wish,
and throth It's myself wishes the same.
"'Oh, says l, that it may plazc you,
sweet queen iv heaven, .upposing it was
only. a di8solate island,' gays l, inhabited
w.d Turks. sure they wouldn't be such bad
ch!is;h;aas as to refuse US q bit and a
SUP
"Whist, whisht Paddy, says the Cap
tain, don't be talAin bad Of any one,
says he; you don't know how sson VIC may
want good word put in for yourself, if
you should be called to quarthers in tn
other world all Of a sudden, says he.
"'Thrue for you, Captain, darlint, says
I'll called him dgrlint, and. made free
wid him you see, hekase distress maEe uz
all cqual--'lhrue for you, Captain, jewel,
heaven botEue uz and harm, | owe no
man any spte--and troth, that was only
truth. Well, the last biskit was sarved
out and By gor the seatt,r Itself was all
gone ut last, and VIC passed the night very
cowld---well, at the brake O day the sun
rz most beautiful out O the waves, that
was as bright as silver and as clear us
chryshtal. But it was only the more cru
el upon us, for We wer boginnin' to feel
terrific hungry; whenallat wanstI thought
spied the llnd--by gog, thought ielt
my heart up in my throat in mnnit, and
thunder and turf, Captain, says |, look
! to leeward,' says |.
"'What for!' says he.
"'I tn nk / see the land says I. So
: ha uls with his br.ng-em near, Chats
} what the sailors spy-gla.s, sir and looks
: cut; and, sure enough, it was.
| "H1srra9' says he, ''wc're all right
now; pull away, my boys" says-he
"'Iakc care you're not mistaken, says
!, maybe it's only a fog bank, Captain,
Z darint?" s.ys /.
, s'tOh no, says he, it's the land in air
, nest
: "'Oh, then, whereabouts in the wild
! world aro We, Captain! z! says l; may be
| ia be in Roo9i1 Or ProoSia, or the Garman
oceant," says !.
5 '''Tut, you fool, says he-for he had
4 that consulted way wild him-thinkin
: himself cleverer nor any one else; tut,
: you fool, says he, 'that'a france, says he
0 "'Tare and Guns, says 1, doyou tell me
: so? ana how do you know it's france it's
G .ptain, dearH says L.
'.Bekase this IS the Bay O. Bishkey
we're in pow, Gays he.
''.lruth, was thlukin' SO myself, say:
i I, by the rowl it has; tor otlen heard ay
+ it IN regard y that same; and frolh, the
likes av it | never seen before nor since
IS and, with the help O. heaven, never VIII
t asin.'
c wWell, with that my heart began tt
grow light, and when / seen my lie wa
y HdiC, 4 pCS1u w SioN huHSt ASh hOt SNSA
It SO says |, Captain, jewel, 1 wish we ha'
a gridiron.'
r @'Why, then, says he, thunder an'
turf says he, what puts = gridiron int
t, your head?"
"'Bekase I'm starvin with the hunger,
e says |.
r, "'And sure, bad luck to you,' says he
d 'barrin' you wor a peticdd IN the 0itder
+" ness, says he.
h cate gridiron! says |; "och, in troth
le Tn not sich a gon,moch all out as that any
how. But sure, il we had gridiron, W
a. could dress beef-stake, says 1.
le "'Arrahl but where's the beef-stake
US says he.
"'Sure, couldn't we cut slice aft th
lie pork says l.
IN "'By gar, never though to- that say
le he, laughin' !.
i, "'Oh, there's many thrue word sal
ut in joke, says l..
1T a'TLrue for you, Paddy says he.
's'Well then, says |, If you put m
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