Smyrna times., 1867-08-07
NJ | S G ELLA n EOUS
PIPING 20 QUARTERS.

:, GU may see him occasionally Iimpino nIorc
south Street and sounding his whistle: tbe
crazy o!d boatswaln JdcH-0 -thc ..iue. ~ bn !,
usually termed Little chiliren greet hi, an
P'afahce with cheers and shouts Of lauphter.
Tut no responsive smile ever hripbtnn. tLn
WrlhAied vlsage OF the old hoatswain. \ 1rt-
ueu expression of mingled horror and woe rest,
upon ms lace, his eyes prutrudc STRANGELY from
under ms shaggy brow~, anI every time hn
I nIo"s the whistle he gianceS wildly round hin,
1 as !! searching Tor some particular face. In
summer and wlnter-in sunshine and tcmpr,t
that whistle, blown with almost uncarihlr
HhLii.ltSH Is heard, Tor Its owner seems aiik,
iHilntfcht to heat or cold. lie neycrrc.pouJs
Z 20 ~. Silon, bat often StartcS those who al
dress him by shrekng out in voice Of an
gulsn .Ay, ay, tell ye he Ii come and do
his duty - '0
hencver he says that his round eyeballsaI
most stalt from their sockets; he usually rn-
PeatS the word several times, and then Blow,
the whistle with such veLcmcnre that th,
| muscles OF his short, red neck swell almost to
3uia'Ih&' Invariably he pipes n Ytirir,S. aud
many OF the : ionsshoro men Know whv.-I
From an Old rScr who, with sheath knite and
tar-bucket has haunted the >hroud, Of the
>hpllng Tor tory year, learned the follow
ing lacts III relation 10 " "Jack-o' the pine"
lis real name is John Short. li.is = n,.
tiNt "i bristol, fngand-was born near tn,
BANKS OF the beautiful Avon. Many of the
members OF his family We're scalnsn Ills !
grandtather served with credit in several naval
httue7 anu his own father died " Greenwich !
41"Nl"tai rom wound Received wn;io working I
gHn az lE"talsa under the gallant Nelson. !
llis last words q" W ell done, Short" made /
Il strong impression upon the mind Of his son
VINO, when o!d enough to 90 to sea. often re-
peated them to his shIpuates, explainjug th,t |
they were addressed to his father kv Nelson |
hlihacii just before the brave gunner left side |
was torn by shower OF Crane and canister
irom the enemy. Even then the old man re-.
fused 60 leave his post: the surgeons as.is
Janus were 0bhgtd TO use force 10 carry him to
!he cocHPt. 40 wonder, then, that Jack
justly noud G1 his nautical relatives, was anx-
Ious 20 prove himself worthy of the connection
At length the opportunity be crayed WAS al
i0rded hlm. a French corvette with prize
au English merchant bark-in tow Vas attack
Gd, ana alter desperate battle was captured.
Duilng the conflict Jack conducted himself
With great GOODNESS and bravery. Besides say.
ing tue life OF one OF the TEXTS midshipmen
"a laVorlte with all hands-he rescued Young
6lll, VINO mad taken passage in the merchant
man, ana was aboard that vessel during the af-
Tray Near the close of the battle the prize
caught hre and the young girl must have pcr
iShed out 1or Short who, needless of the Aalres
Dy which he was severe Y scOrchcd rushed int,,
ne cdDlLl' anu, throwing a cloak around the
lair passenger, conveyed her to a boat aIou,.
sac The gIr Was a sensitive, tmid creature.
JUST the opposite OF the bluff sailor, who at
once took great liking to her.
subsequently he married her; but she died
Two years later, soon alter giving birth to bof.
"AO' Ill every feature, was an exact counter. .
part OF his mother As he grew Old he dis
PIIayeu many OF her peculIarties of character. {
nc WAS shy and sensitive to u fault He stood t
1'Ool lioih his noisy school companions, and {
$ seemed aVerae to their hardy sports Never
lhcIesS he was fond of sea stories. and was 9
nluch interested III accounts Of naval engage c
hentS. lhi5 pleased his father, who conclud t
~ tilat the lad had tho true sailor spirit of his
ler o." VI :
The good conduct of Jack in the TereL had .
won hun the office Of boatswain, with the =
;hance OF further promotion When his snn >
vas nineteen years OF age he expressed a wish h
o ship IN the gun-brig ), aboard which .
MS parent now held the position mentioned n
he vessel at this time was under sailing or.
lers with dispatches for Admiral Price, who il
With his tieet, was on the way to Honolulu c,
'hehGe nc was 10 SAL Tor hamtchatka, to at h
ack the Russian settlement OF tpetropaulovski !,
Delighted with his son ) taste for a sea. lite n
ack at once gave his consent; and Harry :,
hort was soon installed among the forema.I d
ands aboard the gun-brig lie looked SO we'll
1 the naval uniform that the old boatswain h
,lt proud of him. In fact Jack was very fond h
+ this boy, whose soft blue eyes and delicate %
eaturcs bore the same gentle expression which
ad won the sailor rough heart to the moth. h.
r. lie drew the youth to one side and with W
indllng eye said that, if the opportunity
hould come, he hoped to see him This SOM in
rove worthy of his ancestry. Harry said he y,
oud try and do so; then in the soft, tremu-
'us voice, which seemed almost an echo of his er
lothers, he asked his father if he thought an tt
pbortunlty such as he spoke OF would come sa
The old boatswain said he hoped so, and,
lqeezing the boy 5 hand, left him to attend nc
} his duties. Orders were now received for in
citing under way. The anchors were soon al he
he bows, aud the ) went out of Ports wi
oath Ilarbor with the land-breeze. Three
iys out gale, with a heavy sea, was encoun.
red. Hammocks were piped down, and the to
rnmand given for double reefng Harry 70
,pt alOft the last man, and as pale as the can ",
Is which he was to help reef. His hands n
eInbled so that he could scarcely pick up the 10,
H. Every plunge Of the brig seemed to in. m,