The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05

| about three weeks ago, when Cipt Potter and
Jackery connded the following particulars to q
| clurch de con. who called to demonstrate with
| the former upon his unbecoming aud suspicious
behaviour:
v.-DoEs THE DEVIL EAT wATERMELoNs7
One morning in July, according to the relation
of G. ipt. Potter and his oOIOred friend, they
sailed the Bolyacbe some distance out 10 sea,
| ~ the hope Of encounterng the Beverly Yacht
| Cldb. then on Its summer cruise, and dsposiug
OF their cargo ~ watermelo"s at better prices
| ID ~ could be obtained on shore.
Alter beating about all day aud falling 70 meet
any yachts. they pointed the Belly ,che's bow
ri toward home, and were III KING u prosper
Gus run. nOtwithst lnding the fog. when sudden
ly to their great horror. they discovered that
tne sloop WIS sailing round and round in
ri Gle with Incredible and increasing swifi ness
| Then tho awful roaring OF the waters that az
5 Ned their rs told them the paralyzlng truth:
they we're caught In RenO's Pot at the turn OF
The fust thing we seen" 8, i'd the aged Potter
to tho astonished deacon, "wuz four stark
naked redskins swimmin' round and round IN
me middle OF That air eddy. See to Jacker
mems the neathen that old G Pm Reno
heaved Oy the board. 1hem's the painted saw
idecs, Jackery. sure as we're on airlb. Great is
| me Lord and incomprehendible Is bis wavs
arms and Hoped and cried out piteous IKE.
And nollered. Look lively thar and L u GIN yo
aline when we come round onct more; When
spoke they give one Wild despatrin yell ana
sunk like lead" 49,.
Jackery corroborated this story, and added his
| testiu. ~ TO the following additional aud
| even mora startling circumstances; After the
disappearance of the Indians. the heart or vor,,
|
| further until the Belly che hung suspended, as
It were. upon the brink Of great black hole.
| black rock sot do debbi heselt GRIMM up at
| US, with mo- dan TO hundred thousand htIie
| debbils and horned beasts alongside.
| Presently, aud while the tongues OF Can't.
| Potter ana hts COMPANION cleaved 20 the roofs
of their mouths from terror an awfu, voice
| issued from the chasm. SAYING. Jackeryl jack
| ervl Frow us dem watermillions, or down
| comes de Belyache."'
Tnis request was Immediately comtlied with,
| and tue fruit was caught and eagerly devoured
| by the demons, greater and lesser, aud the Gu;
| rious horned beasts. The Devil. n the principal
| parsonage in the pit we're really he, seemed TO
| relish he treat hugely, and with most courteous
express sions of gratitude tossed up into tue boat
i've golden coin. wrapped in a piece OF kelp.
| IhereupOn JackerN, with great fOrethuught aud
| presence OF mind, threw down several bottles "
| the Jupiter Cohc Mixture a. "a precauti pnary
| measure. he whirlpool began to revolve tue
| anvss closed gradually, aud presently the bewil-
| dered Davlgators were sailing toward Sullivan
| over placid waters.
Il hint no filth in merracles outside the
| Scripter,' said Capt. Potter but III swar we
| sailed home at a fOurteen-knotr te, right in the
teeth OF nor no, west wind, without maxim SO
much IA a senge tack OF hitch"
| vI--PRoFITABLE COMMERCE WITH THE DEVIL.
In reply to the inquiries OF the Deacon. the
| partners 10 TINS marvellous trafhc stated
int since that first adventure they had VS.
tied Renu's Pot nearly every day, mpelled by
three CONSIDERATIONS:
! L. An indescriDaois fascination which drew
them lrIesistaoly thitner.
= lhe nope OF les uing the four innocent saw
ages from the watery fate In which they mad
he n strugg ing for nearly three huudred We rs.
| these Indians tnvari ,bly aups lred wIen the
Pot BEGAN to boi and had come tn he known To
CAPT Potter and Jaekery respectively as Sbad-
rach, Meshacn, AOednego. and the Little One.
capt. Potter was confident that II ne could once
succeed Ia getting a rope to these unresenerate
| heather he could haul tnem in out OF the power
OF the Devil. aud perhaps even make good pro-
Tossing Christians out OF them.
3 Inc gain watch resulted from the traffic In
fruit with the people At the bottom OF the whirl
DOVl. When the Watermelon season over
DVn mutual understanding green apples were
allNH- a. "A k.lAa
CON, VIII en-, although OUT ndsh in II mp. wa
undoubtedly genuine 9oid. Csps. Pottef exhlo-
| tied a handful OF this money 10 the good Dea
con, VINO pos. lively refused to handle 1t, bul
ex mined It with curious eyes.
"Hev you ever Thought what a wicked busi-
ness you we're carrying ou p he asked.
MY religion" replied Capt JOB, lows thai
rs ptous git all you kun outer the Prince o.
Darkness, 50 long as he don't git no holt oil
YOU"
The news Of the Bellyache's novel enterprise
spread like wildnre. The story. while its start
ing significance WIS fully recognized, WAS moi
receiv-d with dscredt. Had not the Deacon
seen some OF the very coiu3 Was not Capt
fearing man? Was not Jackery simple anu
| untutOted but Trustworthy negro? Fdrther
| more. did not the two men give every proof U
| incre snug prosperity aud wealth.
| Once, indeed, Bi[gns and a y .rtY OF a advcn
turous youths sale To within hall a nile OF III,
10. from which Ci,tance the agii alton OF IN
water WAS distinctly visible. a were also tn
struggles aud nnal disappearance Of tn fou
.pectfal ludlans. WITH good 81 IS Shadraen
| Mesna b, and ADedne-o could De easily distin
= | -uisntd from Tue Little One, and tue sugges
zion OF Bsslns. ia tue black objects wer
| merely three full-erown seals and caif seal. q
| plainly ridiculous. IL IL worth hotng thai
higgins was as unwilling as his companions Il
| venture near tue Pot.
vu.-THE END OF THE BELLYAcHE.
Five or Xix days after he facts detailed above
hld neen maze putic the Dshyache sailed one
| morning As usual with uer load OG uuripe frui
| for Internal consumption, nd never Returned
| Notning mas since ueeh seen or heard OF eitue
tne slpup. Capt.Joo Potter. or tue coloaed naI
| Jackery.
here was. Of course, but one explanation pos
| stole. wen c nnOt play with tho II e without
being sooner or later sc'tched. Men cauuo
trade long with the devil without beng sDOne
| or later taken in. Even such religious naviga
.ors as Capt. Potter and such unoneudins an'
| nnoc, NJ negroes 90 Jackery cannot i'm peril thel
| lives, their repdtatluus, and their souls oy pro
| tr Geo commerce with tue powers OF EVIL
without PROB bly,. nay cert inly, coming TO uiu
mate gTief. So reasoned the good people o
sullivan after the l.pse of week had DESTROYED
, | all chance Of tue redppearance OF the Bellydcnt
1t Was evident that the sloop bad sailed into tn
byss. Satiated with watermelous, satau ha
| fea.ted upon wo souls.
On Monday Of last week, the waters OF French
mans we're cut ny tee sharR Prov OF tn
3 ihe Fessenden steamed iearlessly over the spu
where, OF turn Of tue, keno's rot bOils fOu
imes day, and proceeded uD the bay Int
| Suliiv r1Or. detachment Of Officers an
q | marines landed, aud, followed bv a curiOu
, crowd Of gaping fell9w c'tzens, marched dl
cuy 10 poor .ckery's sn.nty under the hi
r .his they iOrcibly entered. in spi.e Of the re-
e mons RANGES u the COCO Deacon hereubeior
5 mention a. Uuuer Tue straw Ocd On whic
n Jackery had for the last time stretched nj
very limbs, they found II y. with "a ladue
3, leading to "a previously unsupported out room
cellar. In the cellar they discovered aud seiz 50
= number ~ arti les, Of whicn the following
only partial list;
10 case, Lyons silks, "A SEES Otard brandy,
.ses Lyons velvet, w Ooxes Havana cigars.
n pa, kigts Mechln lace. 2OO silk umbrellas,
SO luz. psirs uNlu owes, "a ha.lJus Old Jamaic
j. 20 c.srs lirnntssey * co. rum.
brandy
The good Deacon, whose name | withhold H.
: | he sake of his family, was arrested tor COM VII
. citi N the extensive smuggling Traffic wnijn
{ continually gong On between the Provinces an
I tne coast Of halne. |. Is not propaOl, that n
. val DC he'd, Tor the evidence against lin
h | scanty.
B Cpl. JOB Potter and ckery have not bee
heard from. IL is tue belief OF part OF In
community that they VIII turn up Ia "a week q
, Two IN -. JUnn or elsewhere beyond The re C
= VI the Gus ON House minlOns. Olhers hrnl
! believe that these two adventurous n .vlgdtOT
P, are suffering, AT the bottom Of HeuO'- Pot, tn
= penalties Of their rash ana impIOus enterprise.
r 10 not see that II Is necessary ~ commit mysel
u to eituer opinion.
70 Tine discriminating reader will remember that TIL
. lH J-CkCry's s,Or1, and not mlne.
An Interesting Reiic-AarOu Burr's Daughter
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Str: hav
in my possession portrait, finely executed, tina
was given me, several years ago when | was