Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

- Pipe down, Slr,' saws the commodore
to Mr.. Eispham: Pine down. sir saws
Mr.. Bispham to Mr.. GRAY. who was officer
of the deck: Pipe down. sir said Mr..
Gray to the gentleman of the watch ::
Pine down, sir said this youngster TO
the boatsN ain: and then snch a tvitter
of pipes folloncd this order, and all
hands were piped down. while poor old
Sadler was still off soundinrs, aud going
Gown as fast as the eighteen pound shot
would take him.
Now Won, knoy +,o+ ,oonlo oon,;,o,
fro,o . f,,,,oral an shara aI,,pr, hnua =
sor+ ar OH, s,,rl,,ra,.al - ,a,, ~ L,,t at;ii
nro,,,,;,,n out and ;ust 80 ;s !, ,r;tl,
c,iInrs ~ sao. for Sod1or,s Loa,t oan,
uittna to tho Dean al hands fa1t bottnr.
tbn Goro and r,o;p taolIs ,rara ba,,1od
oboard the main v,rd was fllad ow,,
and the iih sheet bo,,lad aft and we III
settled down into everyday life which
ofter all. is NOT half so monotono,,s on
board y man-of war as Won MIGHT s,1nnose
..WeU. as have said. the weather was
verv hot tha surface Of the vator ,yos os
smooth ne a mill.nond the wind ,,.s al
mn and down the mast and 90 tbe old
slim was boyina the comnass all TO her
snli and NOT mol.inoa foot of beodyov
/ AT one bell in the first dog watch
Boyle, the ships cook. reported the tea
water ready, and after this came the in
evitable evening-quarters- and some old
menrof-war's men would think the
country was going to Jenny Square
tocs's, stern first, if they didn't have
quarters-then down hammocks for the
night at six bells, and after that just as
much of fun, frolic. dance, song and
warn spinning as all hands wanted until
eight bells. when the watch was called
John Moffit, the saling-master, the
best fellow in the ward-room mess, and
a great favorite with thevoungsters, was
officer of the deck from six to eight
o'clock and my messmate Buckner,
the most daredevil midshipman of us
all, was master's-mate of the forecastle :;
Hammond, Marshall. Smith. and were
the gentlemen of the watch; Rodney
Barrow was ouartermaster at the con :
the lookouts had lust been stationed: :
the men were singing, dancing, spin
ming warns and otherwise amusing
themselves about the decks. while the
old ship was turning lazily around in
the splendid moonlight rs if admiring
| herself
Discipline, YOU know, is the very
life of man-of-war, and this must ac
count for what now took place Tom
Edwards, young foretopman, had the
lee lookout, and as seven bells struck
he sang out, 'Lee cat-head:' but the
last syllable died away on his lips as his
eyes rested u, on an object-a white OBJ
.ject-standing bolt upright in the water
before him, about a hundred yards dis
tant and broad off on the lee bow.
Suppressing Il strong desire to shrek,
and recovering himself, he touched his
hat, and said, Mr.. Buckner, will you
step up here, sir, if you p!easeY
"' Where is she. Edward 2 said Buck
ner, as he quickly mounted the ham
mocl-rail.
"One look, a dip down, a shiver, and,
| o Lord what did he see but old Sadler
! standing straight as ramrod, and head
ing right for the ship!
1t took Buck a 1uil minute to r.
cover himself, ana then with one eye on
'ile lee bow and the other on the quar-
scr-ueck, ne walked ait ana deliberately
toucnlng his cap, reported to Mofltt,
oit Sadler broad OIL on the lee bow,
SIT.
90 The d he is !! exclaimed Mof-
fit; but checking himself, he said,
Mr.. Hammond, report Sadler's arrival
10 the Commodore and you Mr.. Nj,
report 1t to the first lieutenant. SIR
My eyes were as big as saucers as
rushed down the stcerage ladder and
INTO the Ward-room, where | found the
1lrst lieutenant quietly seated reading
over the black lust and when, with my
heart IN my throat, | sad, MIR. Blsp-
nam, Ola Sadler Is on the lee bow, slr,
he 'reney replied, Very well, Mr..
M-, IN be on deck directly.
y LORD sad to mysei-' to
take ghost as easll as that! Boiling
up the ladder on my way back to the
"'cN' ana trembling least ! should see
tne most popping ms head IN through
one OF the yum deck ports, | ran
INTO hammond, who oodged me like a
shot.
"When | got on deck the news was
all out, for Tom Edwards couldn't stand
it any longer, but had just yelled out,
Ghost no! ghost ho Look out
stand tlom under here he comes !! and
bolted ait, scared out Of his wits.
" Ia ten seconds all hands were on
deck-Shlp's cook, yoeman, Jenny
Legs, Jenny Ducks Bungs,' Loo
loiiy boy captain of the hold, and, by
this time, all the officers, too, with the
mld~hlpmen scuttllng up the ladders as