New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-23
FRIDAY.

'' Rather not sail eh ? Send him up here
! immediately
Mr.. Bay les was the leading partner in the
house of Bayles, Bond Il Co., merchants
| and shipowne-s, of Hula firm that has
! stood fast tor generations, and seems likely
10 mold out tor more. Now be it remenl-
! bered that Hull-or, as it is legally de.
scnbed, kingston upon ull-s a very i'm
portant seaport, on the north shore of the
estuary OF the Humber; in fact it is &C.
kEowledged as the third in the British
! Anlso"W. Its piers are crowded with the
ships ot all nations Its docks cover an
area 81 not less than twenty-five acres ::
| they are as complete as material and skill
eouin make them; and they present busy
scene OF traffic indeed. The Trinity Guild,
| which was founded as early as A. ID 1850
Tor superannuated seamen and seamen's
! WidoWs, still hourlshes in its elegant edifice
"i tuscan archleecture, supported by a fund
! WHICH 1ow tails little short of Ga GOA a
| year. :"
Here Zoo, is school for bows DESIGNED
! Tor The merchant service: the Sailors In.
stltute. with its library and its comforts for
TIE weather beaten ''toilers of the sea y is
not Tar away; and the Bethel flag attracts
I the marIer who has found ont that thera
is "a leak in his soul. and that he mus+ NV
the pumps of salvation to the hoatina
chapel OF Sunday The suburbs of Tin,
pet ana Sculcoates. extending about a
couple of miles along the HUFF from rho
Humber (Which here receives the wa-ers of
the Trent, the Ouse and the DOM. furnish
lortn many "a rude sea boy" whose first
aihoition IS to hand reef and steer. and
then to find his way through the h a una
holes into the cabin
In such thoroughgoing nautical place ~
: nave described, 1t must of course, be in
ler1ed that tone of nautical ,discinl1na
"onid be largely present: and when Can.
tam Deadeye, OF the good ship Jane to
"hich he had just been appointed bv the
owners, Bayles Bond & Co., sent WORD 70
.ne mouse that he wOnld rather not sail
tna1 cay, their establishment NAV be con.
s!dered as natural enough. "Obev orders
II y2o hreak owners is the maxim of the
l-eicAahI service; and here was breach of
tho very hrst order received after pro,no
Ion! anu appointment to as staunch and
lively craft, to all appearance, as ever
'ploWed the briny"
eend HIM up here immediately" said
MT Bayles, and in temper not to he tr;tlaJ
with. W '0 liiiieu
What's this, SIR" said the head Of tho
mousse when the captain answered. .Rather
by that" oo 'i'eah
- III you please, sir" said Deadeye offs
r rlaay' you know, and no luck does come
Va 2r'iiihS oH rIluay.
NJ. lhen give up, your ship, instantly, said
n,. naties' IN have no such sniveling
superstition in our house," and Deadans
was forthwith discharged A master w,s
lounu that very day, and the ship, all ready
DIS she was, commenced her voyage with
wet sheet and flowing sea.
ana WIND that followed fast
under as favorable auspices "a q sa;,o,
could desire. ''i
mat very day week she foundered and
,he ere" were, by good fortune, taken of
ccy passing vessel, after much less of suf.
lerIhS ana prlvation than usually attend
such disasters.
Strange, sir" said Mr.. Vellum. the head
Tt h' VIA an open letter in his hand.
ahe Jane was lost on Friday last She
was well ensured though, and il mipbr bare
been worse" - o 81 nave
o., strange, cir said Mr. Bav,es "Stranoe,
" ny 5Ifdnge, SIT The ship ioundered. and |
that as all about il, suppose. Are va,
100 possessed 81 this eosfouuded suDersti,
- hardly Know, sir, saua Mp veIlur
st.at:hlnS hJs temple and looking puzzled. |
~ DAY II aoes seem as il Friday were an un,
LUCKY day, after allie 0N
0'Does it, Mr.. SelIuns We sb.u so -.
we shall see" 'ee' Ell;
RI, ~ was the atterSo"s of Thursday. Mr.
Davies retired to his private office 90. ni
rang She bell. When the bell of the in ann
Dom was rung it was generally unders snne
u u 1he establishment that sometime ont 30
ne. u usual course of things was nn1er ~ co VI
i y The summons was obeved and
no messenger ordered: Send MI Oh Cbi Ina
' . me at once The order was imma'
,uijder w executed o1a, and the master shin
] firm was cioseted with the magnate Of
ME Chips" began the me,cban. or