The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-02-27

worthy man, bot rather siiii.slarched. prs
ciser iacilurn, sourcd, and with a somewha
eYrFWcening sense Of his own impoFtane,
iiis bust, one of those frank. generou
HatureS SLOW q take offence, did n9t how
ever regard the punctiios of hiss guest.
j hope The dczpatehes oi which an
the bearer, said Marlloek TO his host
bowlng ditily tAs It il hurt him) as i,
spoke, contained no unpleasant news p
Wei, said the officer he addressed
'aeIiher pleasant nor unpleasant. Ineye,
stop 70 ihiok whether duty il agreeable o,
otherwise. Perhaps, if bal my choice
should not have selected his.
.And may ask IN what il consists z
(anolher slii bow.
ii s.no secret, Captain Martlock. /
have to start the irst thing TO morrow for
q two days journey from this Elephant
Bay We are now in up into The Goribah
country. with beads and lookins-gla.ses a.
presents for the king Of the Loluns tribes.
10 induce him to withhold his supply Of
slaves to Tie Portuguese cruisers thai visit
this inlet
Have you seen any s,ayar.. sir Z ia.
qnlred Captain Marilock, warming over
his wine.
'NOt a gho.t Of one, Captain Mart.
lock-
Yes we have seen the ghost of one
said tie FIRST lieutenant, who was Wit.
True, said Captain Willoughby. our
qaartermaster, good sailor, but as iull of
old womau's iancies as ever came through
the dock gates, did tell US, week AGO.
lhat he saw sort of a phantom vessel
but no one believed him.
Take my word for it, captain, said a
little, stout, joyial man, The Spitiires doe.
tor, 'Gasket will be down with typhus he. |
fore three days are over; this SORT of de.
fusion is one Of the FIRST SYMPTOMS of this
internal African fever
i hope not, doctor, hope not; Gaskct
is useful man to US
There Is something about this slayer
service SAID Captain Martlock, as if he
were preaching, that tends, think. TO
excite the imagination of the lower order
ot our seamen ; the monotony, the ankle
", the danger Of disease, all perhaps con-
ribute 10 this undesirable result
oh, sailors are always iull of that sort
If nonsense, said Captain WilIoughby
steering away from discussion evidently
neditaled by his visitor. Captain Mart
ock, may have tie pleasure Of taking
vine with your?
Manloek bowed stifily, and mutlered
Pleasure !!
Steward the still champaign 10 Can.
ain Martock.'
Oh Went the wire; ~ went the Erae.
eaded cork, but not noisily, and up rose
he wine in the two glasses. The Two :
aptains raised their glasses simultaneous i
Z TO their lips, bowed, and tossed off the
ontents. a the same moment their f. h
ss reddened, their cheeks diliated, AZ !
ley splnuercd, swore, and rose upon their
et.
Why, What the, Aberncthy, do YOU !
ve Us salt water when we ask for cham ],
agne Z Who the dickens has PLAYED i
; this scurvy trick By George, sir. i
II keel-haul him. Yes, I'll break him. .
r. =
i should fog him. said Marllock.swcll. !,
g with rage till lie got as red as a turk. !
] cock. i sh-sA-should put him IN /
ons.' "
I'll stake my life, captain, said the sur. :,
Used and lorrilied Scotch steward, that
s that Mr.. JekJll Cone Of the nidship. i
en-; for one Of the ships boys saw
N with bottle in his hand near my pan T
j..
A strong disposition 10 laugh was visible : "
every face. The doctor coughed, the i
70 first lieutenants blew their noses.-
he two captains fumed lYiloughby l.
Iltoned his Goa frrcely together. Mart +
OK looked fercely at everybody.
Boy, said Willoughby, to one of the >,
wards assistants, go on deck, and send II
r JekyIl to me directly. BY George, i
{, Ill break him This WAS the captains
os' tremendous threat. Why the deuce 90
'ea not Alr. Jekyll come ? he cried,a few 7;
iunies after, long before the unfortun- !,
lad had time TO come even down the =,
airs. =
IF i was IN my ship said Martlock. ~
owilns AZ hls own officers. by whom he
Is regarded with no very speciad af- ~
eIion, I'D have had a court-martial on :.
N before an hour was over -
Captain Willoughby was about 10 fire i,
, and remark that he needed no advice FL.
lh regard to the government OF II. NJ. -,
spiiire, when the steward boy return. haJ'
preceded by JekyIl, and followed at a
tance by that incurable Pickle, Powis. 80,
% gave him such tremendous pinch IL,
he catered the stale-cabin. that II M
~ from him sharp and irrelevant -,
cam. r,
Tie little midsiipman looked very tum. -,
Z and diay, and his blue jacket and -,
were covered win dust and duf. A T.
re dIsreFuiab.e, di,ordcred midshpmaa -.
er presented himself to a punctilious
k captain.
Nc. Jekyll,' said his superior officer. JeT
aing round in his chair 50 as 10 face
!, Is ibls state Tor mid.lipman OF ~
{ Majesiy's navy Wha, have YOU ar
a doing, sii Z Z
Il yoa please, sir, I've been down Ia Tie Of
!, catching eockfoaehes. ant
here vas q roar Ct laughter al the sim i