The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-29


little cruise Across The ocean. And Gs
We waved our bats to lhe reoeaing sach-
en-, the party ou board. beaded by The
stout gentleman 10 bis shirt sleeves
pisyiag The 'Rogue's March, with The
sddiIioa oi bass dram, beaten BY a
solemn looking man with gray whiskers,
marched round The deck IN single Gle.
Aud then, with one Gccord, every man
lesped into the air, giving yell Ike 40
amisbie iend
saow IL don't seem very funny writ.
ten down, but oh It looked so droll As
remsmber II. And bow We laughed
afterward, when we fund out that Il
wa, party OF ministers on their vacation
trip, bound 10 Mt. Deserl--for this was
I before lbe islsnd bad become such place
Of resort IS now. And don't think one
of Them preached BIT the worse for let.
ting themselves bubble over 10 lot Of
harmless fuu for while.
A lime juleer exclaimed Pepper, as, in
about hsf au hour, we we're almost
within hail o. the strange barque sprung
leak, too be added, pointing TO the
streams Of water pouring down her black
sides,
How do you know she'sA-an English.
man2 ! asked curiously as we neared
her.
Why, look at ber stump royal mAsts
and the cut Of her sails, you grceny ans.
wered Pepper, good naturedly, in q low
tone.
Sure enough; but then | should never
bsve noticed any difference, and my ad-
mirston at Peppers nautical know ledge
was greatly heightened
You are not going aboard, Pepper?
exclaimed 10 terrified voice, as be skill.
fully rounded TO alongside, aud threw the
painter to a erinning sailor 10 the main
chains.
Why not? be answered and as be rah
lightly up the gangway ladder by the man
ropes followed as a matter of course.
Where are you bound, captsinf asked
Pepper, respectfully, but as coolly as
though he bad been pioling all bis days.
Bound ! growled the captain, who was
a black whiskered, hookuosed man, With
foreign accent. We has been bound for
New York; but II il is that | cannot get
Que pilot 10 take me to some harbor for to
stop leak, we shall be bound TO bottom,
aud he pointed TO the main deck, where
the great streams OF clear water were fol.
lowing the steady cIank OF the pumps,
which were manned BY both watches.
can take you into harbor where you
can have your vessel ON a marine railway
by tomorrow morning, sir, said Pepper,
quietly.
stared at him agLast. knew be could
do almost anything ia the way OF ssilorz.
ing; but 10 pilot an eight hundred ton
barqne into whewl
You exclaimed the captain, with a
scornful look. A youth who has OF age
scarce
Oh, for heavens sake, Despsrd, let him
try i'll interrupted fretful voice. want
to feel something under my feet once
more besides these Internal leaky planks
The speaker was an elderly gentleman,
with gray side-wbiskers, who having
just come from the cabin, was looking at
Peppers's bright face with some interest.
That is with you, Monsieur Barron,
was the submissive answer. You have
the Msrmion to own but should be make
OF her a wreck
III build you snolherl rather testify
interrupted The gentleman. But you
needn't alarm yourself am told that
these Yankee boys generally accomplish
whatever they undertake.
Aud the wealthy but rather eccentric
English shipowner, whose whim, as we
sferward learned, had beeu to make the
passage IRON Europe 10 one OF his own
sailing vessels, hove below, and began to
pack bis trunk right Off
Monsieur Rogers, said Captain Des-
psrd TO the chief mate, with a shrug OF
his shoulders, YOU will let your watch
sheet home The main royal and haul round
the main yard, If you please, which order
was very soon obeyed.
Now, Monsieur Pilot, he continued,
with a little smile, what conrse2
West by south nothing off, answered
Pepper, very cody, as be looked from The
compass 10 the distant shore, where the
white shaft OF Rivermouth light was just
diseernible against the gray background
OF bills.
The tore and main tacks were boarded,
the yards properly turned, aud as Captain
Despard stepped below, sou should have
seen Pepperl
lie took the csptain's binocular glasses
and began TO pace to and fro on the alter
house, a. easy aud unconeerned as yon
please. lie even favored me with an oe
casionsl wink, as stared 1t him with
open mouihed admiration from my seat
on the tsfIrai But be owned afterwatd,
that be didn't feel half as unconeerned Is
be looked.
Bot was bound that hooknosed cAp'n
shouldn't see il, checked Pepper.
/ Though in reality 1t was no very great
feat Tor any one who had his aeli-coRa.
dsuee. lie had brought lbe old Polly
into The hsrbor hundred times at least,
10 all weather, and with ell sorts OF
winds. The tide and breezs were 10 his
favor, snl there were four hours Of day.
light sill.
( But you should have seen the burly
/ English mate stare, when Pepper. in 90