The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-10
,occ Of mechanism, and, have little doubt.

WAS careful to let IL lie snug in my hand
hid not want the negro at the tiler nor the
,,,hers 10 sec IL. They would wonder that 50
fine n jewclcd piece as this should be in the
rs,s-cSSion Of tho second mate of little brig.
and IL was my business TO manage that they
never should have cause to wonder at any.
thing in that way.
The dusk Of the evening came quick out
If the east, and the wind freshencd with n
long cry IN our rigging, as If the eastern
darkness was n foe 10 was rushing out Of the
vest 10 meet I brought the schooner north
northeast by my compass, and watched her
behavior anxiorsly. The swell was on the
quarter, and the wind and sca n trinc abaft
fbc arhoard beam. she leaned little 10 the
weight Of her clothes, but was surprisingly
.tiT considering how hight she was Wiikin-
son aud the negro came and stood by my
SIDE The SEA broke heavily from the weather
Sow. and the water roarod white under the
lee bends and spread astcrn IN "A broad wake
II foam Tho whnlcr li1 NOT brace his yards
lp tiil after we had started. and now hung n
pale FAINT mas, IN the windy darkness on the
luartcr y tncturc of rusty red lowered,
IKE smoke colo.c,i 10y The furnace that pro-
iuccs IL, IN the west, bat the night had drawn
down quick and DARK. the washing noise Of
the water was sharp. the wind piercingly
cold, each sweep Of the schooncr's nlasts to
Wiudward was followed by dull roaring of
the blast rushing out Of the h0llOws of the
canvas, and she swung 70 the seas with wild
yaws. but with regularity sufficient 10 prove
he strict government of the helm.
But II was being az sea. homeward bound
Isoi There was no wish Of mine, cngendered
by my hiGcous loneliness on the ice, by my
,bhorrcd q association with the Frenchman,
Ina, could not refer 10 as, down 10 this mo-
mont, gratiGed. Ny heart bounded my spirits
,,uld not have been higher had this ocean
1ocn the Thames, and yonder dark flowing
nils Of water the banks Of Firth and the
;ravcsend shore.
turned 20 the three men. "My lads, said
you prove yourselves fine bold fellows
ny thus volunteering Do not fear; if God
-iiaes US home--t3 my home, mean-.you
ball find a handsome account in this bust
n.,s
six more chaps would have jined had tn
.le man biu wilhn.' said Wilkinson But
I.,-. as 10 is, master though she's a trihe
hort handed
why, yes said I, "but being fore and
40. you know IL isn'taa Il we'd got courses
I'D taad and topsails 10 reef
.Ay az, dats DO troof, cried Billy Pitt
Itori o. DAT Fore an aft makes de differ
.acc Don't guess | should hab volunteer
ind ,ao been brig
There are four Of Us" said l. You're
ms chief mate, Wilkinson. Choose your
watch
II choose Cromwell said he; che was in
my wat>h aboard the whaicr
Every we'll, exclaimed, and this being
..+Ied, and both negroes declaring them
-rlyes good cooks, we arranged that they
should alternately have the dressing of our
vi-tua.s. that Wilkinson should have the
cabin neyt mine. and the negroes the one IN
which the Frenchman had slept, one taking
Ie others place as be was relieved.
asked Wilkinson what he thought Of the
schooner T. answered that he was watch
uc her,
There's nothin' to find fault with yet"
sand De. she's a whale at rolling sartinly.
cgess she walks, though. ] reckon she's
hal enough of the sea, like me and's got the
.,a-. % the land in her nose. | guess old
Noah wasn't far of when her lines was laid.
Mate his sons had the building Of her.
1'i She, ma,terN
Fifty years and more, said J.
"Derc's muffin partickler IN dat cried
Cromwell Il knows a vessel dat am lOi
years DID, cip me as / stand
II don't know how the whaler's heading
-aIi ], "tut this schooner "a canoe if we
lrn't dropping her"
Indeed she was scarce visible astern-mere
windy flicker, lowering upon the pale fash
iuc~ of the FOAM IL might be perhaps that
.be waalcr was making a more northerly
.uurs, than We. and uude very snug canvas,
though ours was snug enough too, hut bcthis
rs it may. was nightly pleased with the
Slipping qualities OF the schooner | never
could have dreamed that 50 odd and ugly
f-nre Of q ship would show such heels. But
/ think this: we are too prone % Wow the
handiwork Of our sircs with contempt. dOnOt
snOw but that their ships were as fast as ours.
They made many good passages. They might
have proved themselves floeter navigatOrs
had they had the sextant and chronometer 10
help them along Fifty years hence, perhaps,
mankind viii b. laughing at our crudiueS-
,yo. by Heaven. who tlatter ourselves that the
art of shipbuilding and navigation Will never
l.o carried higher than the pitch 10 which we
nave raised them
Cromwell being at the tiller, told Billy
PIT, 10 60 below and get supper, fnstructlng
him what % dress and how much 10 mix for
bowl for, as you know, there was nothing
Iut spirits and wine 10 season our repasts
with. / saw Cromwell grin widely into the
pinnacle candle flame when he heard me talk
If ham, tongue sweetmeats, marmalade, and
tie Ike for supper, together with a can Of hot
claret, and knowing sailors nature middling
well l did not doubt that the fare Of the
schooner would bring the three men moro
into love WIKI the adventure than even tho
reward that was 20 follow IT,
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