The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-04-24

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PART SECOND.
Having taken in q full cargo OF
| flour at Philadelphia, while they re-
mlined about three weeks, our Yam
kee friends started for Salem. They
waited for a very dark night ere they
left the Delaware, in the hope of es-
Gaping the enemy, who were prowling
about the capes watching the mouth
of the river as a cat eyes a rat hole,
ready to pounce upon the first that
attempted egress. Taking advantage
Of an unusually dark evening, and
having pretty stiff breeze, they
started. The schooner was a good
sailer, in excellent trim, and they
cracked on to her. Toward morning,
having had a fine nights run, the
skipper turned in, congratulating
himself that, at any rate, he had
slipped by one dangerous point
Not little anxiety was felt by all on
board to avoid the enemy, and more
particularly the sloop-of-war, for
ihey will knew if they should fall
again into her clutches it would go
hard with them, They knew no
mercy would be shown them.
"The little Fox will battle them
this time, said the old pilot, turning
the enormous quid in his mouth
which he had been chewing with an
activity that plainly showed the anx-
iety of his mind. When a sailor has
any unusual care on his mind, the
way he uses up tobacco is a caution.
"ITere you, Bill" he continued,
"keep your weather eve open. Look
sharp, youngsterl it is getting to-
ward daylight, Gin WON'T save lis
this time. What awful swillers those
fellers wcrel" he added, in a sort of
paranthesis.
Bill needed no promptings. The
idea Of being carried across the "big
pond" and then thrust into crowded
prison, was anything but agreeable
10 llin' H'8 eyes were theFeioIe IN
aIlho55 every quarter at one ana the
same inoiAcnV' anu scarcely na4 'ha
day d&wned when he sung ont, lust
| ly, "Sail, ho!" And "sail hoF' it
was, trne enough, for as the light in
crease" tieY round Ihe'nseI'eS cioSe
aneeo OF Two larSo Ves5el3 stlhalh@
nnaer easy SAL on the-f weather
Oeam' :,
q, ~ IS all over WIN US, sald Iae
Pllot oespQnaihglY' as ne cast ms
efe' toward 1heir nelShoorS, ana
mere GolilFS o1t 9oNu "aLEtuO' ne
aa'eu' us lhe ii4S'l ol Il Sl,h was seen
issuing rom n DoWpor1 OF b,le near
eSG ana largest OF the Ves5el8' "hile
IG' h7"IN rePolV c'Ane ooolhlA5 oFer
the water
IiiAb III means he"ye! salI the
m''e =, 7AnpeF @hoy Aou re
wanted on docE' lie Shouteq Gown tne
companion way aro1ai4g Vhe caPtlin
from a very a@ree9Die cream Oh sail
ing S"ely INTO tAe liafnOr Oh . 'lenl;
Inc srhoo9or' noV~l.nS'anaIn8 l.ll @ Ihe
liihV that nau oeeh SFen' sun, con-
'ln'e1 on hGr course ~ IhouSn uh-
,nihalil Gi Ihe presence OF her war
iiko hel8h0orS' "nen ahothef Iasn Oh
her guns ana paIl came dahclnS
along S'rl1in8 inc %aier Glrec'ly
under the the Do"S5p16 OF Vne schooner
ana scattering Vho spray III "ll oifec-
tloilS'
Ay,' ny! aoh . ne IN such a
blessed u, hurry I-Sfowiea ,,i the olu
>plio',- inc "orld wan Z lnade III Il
Gay
I,af,t'h-lee' Saoutea yue cal3tIlI' u,
VINO haa no" come on decA- IL
no use pliob' the IateS arc against US
we masu run uhaer Iio Dig lelio"
quarter
81 say, Bill, bring us a drop OF com
fort, exclaimed the old man as he
brought the schooner mp in the wind
I'VE shall be pnt on short allowance
soon, and we must make the most OF
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