Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-07-09

Inat f1gnt, Salu 4om, m gao 20
r welcome yoa. Look around for yourself
there's a pile Of hoes, some shovels and
spades, and when you go below We'll have
the boxes opened, and I'll show you the
! prettiest lot of hardware ever shipped from
Great Britain. But come along to the
cabin and let's drink first
With that Oakley ushered his visitor in.
to the private cabin of the So Kate" and
closed the door on that side of the ship
from which she was every moment receiv-
ing her warlike cargo.
What shall it be? I've little of all
Sorts "Take some champagne. said
Tom.
"a little brandy first, cap'n-brandy
first. Brandy's a sheet anchor, cap'n q
sheet anchor-no water, thank'ee, no
water; they don't agree, as the Irishman
said, when he gave the Pope recipe for
making punch"
g How was that ?'' asked Tom.
First pour in the brandy, then add the
sugar, but, CAD, sir, every drop of water
you put in after that, spoils the punch. sir,
sroils the punch"
Oakley piled his guest with questions,
and kept him busy with answers. every
three or four minutes putting in liquid
punctuation point in the shape now of
brandy, and now Of champagne, until the
of personal felicity. At first he was strict
ly and most impartialy neutral-the very
essence of representative Briton, duti-
/ fully engaged ; but the more he practiced
multiplication with Johannes Barleycorn
the kinder grew his sympathies, until f.
naily kindled into enthusiasm, about if
teen glasses deep, he threw his arms affec-
tiOnately around Tom, and exclaimed with
intoxicated pathos, "Nev'r mind e ard
ware, cap'n-nev'r mind Ye see, ye see,
hic-it's all rightly Jove, all right, bic.
I'm with We, hic-with We cart al soul, by
Jove cart and soul, hic." The last words
were grandly emphatic, accompanied with
stroke on Toms back, which the old salt
doubtless intended to be particularly fra
ternal, but which Tom AYERS, to this day,
was very much like the descending stroke
of spilc driver, and always gives him q
rheumatic twinge to think about
Three or four more drinks did The bust
ness, by which time Tom was safe from all
fears Of inspection.
Between the Otard on the one hand, and
the necessary official dignity to be obser-
we'd on the other, the old Briton, as he
leaned lovingly on Toms arm in the pas
sage from the cabin to the ships ladder,
found it exceedingly difficult to maintain
his specific gravity. As he rolled over the
side, his parting words were, 'Her Ma
jesty's officer after 'ardWare-hic, 'ardware.
Ha ha good joke, sir, by Jove, hic God
bless yer, capt., hic an safe v'yage-safe
wage back" When last seen the worthy
captain was stretched out in the stern sheets
of his cutter, snoring an unconscious &C
compartment to "When the swallows
homeWard fly.
We had now only to finish loading, get
our clearance from the custom house, and
turn our bow homeward. The Kate"
although trim and beautiful boat, was
not the fastest of our blockade runners
but fortunately We were not put to q trial
of speed on the return trip. Our cargo
being too important to warrant the ordi-
nary risks incurred in running the block
ade of Charleston or Wilmington, Captain
Oakley determined to land at Smyrna. on
the coast of Florida. which was safely done.
The Confederate authorities, duly advised
of our arrival, then took the cargo in hand,
and in the course of ten or fifteen days
the arms and ammunition were on their
way, III hundreds of wagons, across the
country to the nearest railroad that would
convey the long expected aid to the army
Of the West. I need only add that they
reached Corinth in full time, and the battle
of Shiloh was fought in part with the
" Hardware > over which the sturdy John
Bulian lad been made so boisterously fud-
died.
Tom left the ship at Smyrna in charge
Of the first officer, and came 10 Charleston;
and 20 ended that trip.
Ehe Peabody Southern Educational
Fund.
Another GIFT az One Million or Dollars
from George Peabody.
THE TRUST NOW AMOUNTS TO s2,OOOo0o
At special meeting Of the Trustees of
the Peabody Educational Fund, held at
Newport on Thursday, July 1, Mr.. Robert
G. Winthrop in the chair, the following
letter was received from MIR. Peabody:
To Hon. Robert c. Winthrop and others
GENTLEMEN 1 established the
trust of which you have charge, it was my
intention, if it's results and progress should
prove satisfactory, to return in three years
to my native land and to make further pro-
vision for carrying out the plans which ex-
perience should have shown to be produc-
tive of encouragement and benefit to the /
people Of the South.
My precarious state OF health has render
ed it imprudent for me to wait for the full |
perlOu Oh my luGSuu0u dDSGuCo, ana nave |
now come among you in order to proceed !
at once to the fulflment OF my purpose
| have constantly watched with great in
terest and careful attention, the proceed
ings of your board and it is most crafty
ing to me now to be able to express my
warmest thanks for the interest and zeal
you have manifested in maturing and car
rying out the designs of my letter of trust,
and to assure you OF my cordial concur
renee in the steps you have taken.
At the same time [ must not omit to con
gratulate you, and all who have at heart
the best interests of this educational en-
terprise, upon your obtaining the highly
valuable services of DR.. Sears as Your gen
eral agent-services valuable not merely in
the organization of schools and OF system
of public education, but in the good effect
which his conciliatory and sympathising
course has had wherever he has met or be-
come associated with the communities of
the South, in social or business relations
And [ beg to take this opportunity of
with all my heart the people of
the South themselves for the cordial spirit
with which they have received the trust,
L.