The Worthington advance., 1875-03-12

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trade, the Captain was opposed to: it.
"Come away!'' said Shelley, "there i
not drop of the old Hellenic blood here
These are not the men to rekindle tn,
.anoientsG Greek. fire; their, souls are extin
,guished by traffic and superstition. Com,
aMsy;! and away we went.sa ze.s
ut is but : step" l said, '.from tlles,
ruins of worn out Greece to the Ney1
World: let's board the American clip
per- t4~rs fog. a~,~ :. ~!
y II had rather not have any moro of m,
hopes and illusions Knocked BY sad :reaG
'':s; Ioa s''S must ss:iisy aiSA,, answered, th.,
graceful craft WAS designed by man who
had poets feelings for things beautiful;
let's get model and build = boat lik<
her."
The idea SO pleased the poet that he
followed me on board her. The Ameri.
cans are social free.and.easy people, &C.
customed to take their own way, and
readily yield the same privilege to all
others, so that our coming on board and
an examination Of the vessel, fore and
aft. was not considered as an intrusion,
The captain was on shore, so I talked to
the mate, sharp specimen Of Yankee.
When /. commended her beauty, he
said :-s III + - i I'll
lido expect, now We have . new cop;
per on, she hasa look of tho brass sar.
pent, she has as slick run, aud her bear.
ings are just where they should be-"
l said We wished to build q boat after
her model. 1.'.
"Then I calculate you must 70 to Bal
timore or Boston to get one there ia no
one on this side of the water can do the
job. We have our freight all ready and
are homeward bound. We have elegant
accommodation, and you will be acros.
before your young friends beard is ripe
for = razor. Come down and take IN
observation of the state cabin.''
1t was about seven and half feet by
five. "Plenty of room to live or die
comfortably in.' he observed, and then
pressed US to have 'chaw of real Old
Virginia cake'-i. e. tobacco-and a cool
drink of peach brandy. Imade some oh.
seryation to him about the Greek vessel
we had visited. -
"Crank as an egg.shell," he said; too
many sticks and top hamper; she looks
like bundle Of chips going to he'll to be
burned" '-
Iseduced Shelley into drinking 4 wine.
glass Of weak grog, the first and last he
ever drank. The Yankee would not let
US 60 until We had drank, under the Star
Spangled Banner, to the memory Of
Washington and the prosperity of the
American Commonwealth
"As warrior and statesman" said
Shelley, che was righteous in all he did.
Unlike all who lived before or since, he
never used his power but for the benefit
of his fellow creatures.
He fought
For truth and wisdom, foremost Of the brave
Him glory's idle glanoes dazzled not;
Twas his anbition, generous and great,
A life to ife's great end to col.seorate."
''Stranger," said the Yankee, "trus,
words were never spoken. There is dry
rot in all tho main timbers Of the Old
World. and none Of you will do any good
till you are docked, refitted, and annexed
to tho New. You must log that song you
sang. There amt many sBritishers that
will say as much Of the man that whipped
them /; SO just set these lines down in the
log, or it won't 60 for nothing"
Shelley wrote some verses in the book
but not those he had quoted, and 30 w
parted.-Recollections Of the Last Day.
Of Shelley and Byron, by E. j. Ire
k0t071ey. -