The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-18
TWO ANCIENT MARINERS
ysyiRKtBLB CRUISE IN THE
i BIYO TINDf.

~ "A NnViqntor-~kipprr kObe-o"
.aJ his Nondrous Nautical C"iee"'-"
,v,surxaroS. June 0.--Many years ago
.., writer. with two others Of "'e'"'
.ad artistic turn Of mind mlio VIC
-. ,a,n,ru,ble voyages on rec'rl' WI
i'O'' ~. .,,.r,,,r known a. SSipper Pat
- our obie,, was to circuhhA''E w '"o
r,pdy. study its tides ana VISIT
ny " I,,,nouucsd BiowmeIOwnJ ana
c,,na pro, tho scene Of J1nsicllo" e''h@o-
ia and the old home Of Basii the blacksmith
",n,er Patrick assured us that his craft was
:. cory way aeaworthy. that he h'd plenty
.,.,,rss aboard. sui tnat he himself was u'st-
s,,s. mariner. ana II there wasa rock small
to,,u md. or tide.rip in the Bay OF Fhndy ne
at,,., know. why. 1t was not worth KNOWING
na conditions we chartered skipper PAt-
-, and the good schDoner wave. and set sail
,,,,, th, end vi Long Wharf, Boston, oi d sum
mer gftornoon.
.sti,per Patrick WA n very stoutlv-built ma
,,,,h short. handy legs considerable p1unch'
..,.l across tho trtnsom. and broAd red fare.
+, addition TO this a Jun gray eye, and an ugly
MAR, Cd, the end Of a very blunt nose, gave hlm
nothing hut a pie SAINT cast OF countcnance.
us had rare weakness for Ola Truths New
r,,l,nd ruu and would drink more Of II, carry
no II with an even keel, than any man have
net before or since. Hs said he took this fiery
nun only a, medicine. TO counterfeit the effcct
81 og, and was never drunk In his life. This I
,sry soon found was a subject Of joke among
bls sailors. Strange A. It may appear, he was
lbe y,inest man ever met. lie was vain Of bis
personal appearance, vain Of his influence over
Non.cn, and particularly vain of his SIKH as
navigator. The sailors were prone to natter this
tanitv. which they called soft s)aping the ole
lkipuef's horn After taxing six Or more doses
ffOh lrils medicine. no had habit Of Sc at
los himself In an old arm chair. Just aft the
binna,le and having called the crew about him.
u1u'I pat the following questions to them con
ttrning himself:
SKIPPER rArRICK's NAUTICAL CArBcHtsM
Fret" Boys. nave MT |. IS captain OF this
MN. ALWAYS ire ited YOU like Rentiemen?" The
itspln4c wou q invariably I've IN the affirmative
clnd. " Hay in any way. or AZ any time. in
tn res with YOU IN the discharge % vo Or dl-
N'son board Of this ship ihiri DO you
Mlnk -thfis to say. me hearties, do any II
' "a tihnh there's another man what could
hNlEtc this ship better nor cam" Fourth
ISN'T ms ere ship alters hin n1vignted In the
learies. ever know me wh-n 4 wusnt SOBER,
lnI every inch gcntlemtnf
The crew would Invariably respond In way
Tint maize the old ski per proud ot himself as
sailor and gentleman. These q icer but very
harmless entertainm 'nts. repeated No iriv every
day. ahorded ne great deal Of amusement. and
materially relieved the monotony OF cue
tlydse.
me .klnper's nautical Instruments were good
fral ike the sbiprrr himself 'rbnv conststrd Of
~ uid French chart Of the Bay ~ fundy. which
J 1preuN himself might have own q A vener
u copy ~ Blunts Con-i Plot; qiadr NJ no
ia bad seen hemp Of service IN the West
j. li"s. md watch that he insisted would
keep better time tnan the sun, e=uecially tn
= bsgf weather He carried fis l'g book In his
head, ana worked up hi- day work witn piece
uf chalk on the Side ui the mplninn way.
We were out three DAYS. with moderate winds
md somewhat thick weather ~Ainpar pntrir,
. srred us that on tine next m0;uinr. precisely
~ o'clock by his wat %. ~, should be in
! ram , Iassage, which separnts u ,er. from
indiall
ihr hrst lind we made WINS Yarmouth Head.
ixv miles out u our'course. his the skipper
ana u to the bad steering of mischievou,
saoir bow who like his muster, had n rare taste
t1r New England rum. Va had run 40 far
, 1uth OF our course that we were two DAYS more
rettug iuto the BAY. and had to beat up through
l-ti' Passage; thick 70. now set in, and,
tevrs Tar mp ~ 81. Mary's Bay. and n ,ar a place
e .llol weymouth. ihls unfortunate circum-
ti1ncs >kioper L trick charged to pair OF
nnrty compasses and tn FOG. Ola irulI'- RAM
tIh'ged severely In consequence 20 these ms.
i1kes we got squarely out into the by -
m y at At, ana tine Skipper a'-nr'i Va tnht
&C. " mid run by sourdirgs ana show us that
BE- knew what he was aoo9t ... .. a. .
tntt.v n,,ies Mellow st J0hn The skipper said
he .Dncw exl,tiy where he was that the light
ON tie Point WAS the light on Partficse Island NJ
tie entrance of II. john hHoor Blt now ne
got tlcrs WAS a mystery. even to himsell. He
laiiv charged the ,ror IN reckonin3 10 biunt
oast Plo' ANA tle Dad Steering ot s,eepy
roOk. who had stood a watch at the whe"' --'-
log tue night
SPLICING THE NArS BRAcE.
The moro the Oh skipper hlunderei The moro
SOW England rum ne drank re hai nrrh ten-
Ittsneopd deal aDout the orahtlIui scenery
a. Al. yt,v BASIN. aud Oh oar eXprisluI desire
t,-.+ n. the culrse was shape. ~ tnlt direc-
m ans ev ~ tide current u we Gut or en-
IA .4. wh,rn ws- between t'o hilh AMI almost
rli.nuIclIsr DlI1-. We l"d prautiIhl PIC
inre befuro a. on nearing nose lpr the morn
q s.t,r. lnIi TIM tnnt ~ 4lu htse t1cl9-e
} u and boz in. TINS ~ SHlp,Tr y 10 oeen lor
"a I'LL ~ the wheel hinsclf " "a
taoi.- ~ iaan us can tfAe tuis yer vessel
tA"4rn Di-nS Gn' and he " ave- was fst
.,d IN Inc AT shore. e. - take IL.
,.c .Ui.d Inc u sAippsr, ord,ilhs the poaks
,, .',. -, M aint the tursi time in my lIfe
,,,r. 80 bottom anywhere shout here
,.t D.. Ak I'd a ut gentlemen. when the
g., -,t, ,v to 20 ashore, -hvl - ashore any
,..,. Il invited to come aft by the skip
t., .io Ter pruug tn usu1l questions u
- berg gentleman and "A first class
,,i.,f', proceeded to prove - IA that our
,r'.-,t li-iurpne vas owing 10 d strange fault
n'- i.ai Pilgt, not his want Of skill as
'' ~,llpeI PairicS WIS right this time,
,.'t --, furtl In that valuable work that 4
..t,.f.lr rnui run her jibboom against the
If. ,n 90 Yer sde and not feel bottom. He
,g- n.i.-' sind by him, and he would bring
III al rlsp in the end. And he was 81
..l n his y't'rF over Blunt that he invited
..aUtl' 10 ~ IN glass of good old New
.Dri lrd. ts - whld Keep US happy until the
4t a.Hul-d.
At.t-nl1,ln- rlly with the good people OF
r.-It.w-. tu.a y preacher Of the Methodist
rtt.ila Aui q Maltese cat, and sailed for
.vsN Nius.. Z destination. We vera no
,.t.r ouf ~ thby shan a thick foe shut us
Ital .if.f l- 1 about m II for nearly thres
Nv $50 nlu f,elyes far ~ in Cumberland
b " ana near hbltrnuce tn ledsCDdac river,
va,c .hr side D. nfty-fOur feet at a Jump.
lar .Aiguern pore that sithor tho devil Lao
o.. uf. JOB. Ia. or u was all owing to
8, ga n-e4c tnd cat aboard. lilo would
Pow them % overheard II anything OF the
Luan4ppcnel ln.
h DISASTER.
portlrainIy f1ught ono Of those sweAp ping
-.n u4r- Y, 10 That bay, and came down
itapid4 - preacher proposing u pilot
..fs--., ~ iahd thtluSl tAe narrows OF
D-~ ut ~ the By Minas. The skip-
-r said na lh want no preacher pilot
s.lnrd M. / We -pt back into the Bay OF
44.Iy. ithput breaklug our jibb0Om
H-4la.f i.e "I what hs said wa tho Isle
Beng 10 ne. L ltt island risin. Derpendtcu-
n uenI' fr't oIt ~ the water. Shipper
.fItt srffN 70 run this island down In a
g.! lie fed his Old chart. aud Insisted
Lat tue 4 hhl Dorn removed AT least six
lIl,, .iui IN u I. .ltion. Next morning.
AZ GAllr r were becdluIed, Dut moving
sti 20, = YrTj rapid rake, sometimes
NyN. f-IHnd sometimes stern ahead
i.flgi 3wi and directly under Cape,
t.if and Ied"Wn, aud ntO the hay Minas