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NORVVALIK, CT. WEDNE§BAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1842.’
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Volume XIV--Nnmtcr 3, 4
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that he still cotitinues a few doors west of the
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MtLr:an, M. D.: Hon. Thomas B. Bitler;
Hon. Benjamin Iszittcs, Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry, M. D. Rirlgefield. R. B. Botsforu. M-
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp. Danbnry. _Doct.
Howell Rodgers, Colchestcr. Ch Wlllmm
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ers, in Carpetiugs, Oil Cloths. (ye. have on
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i From the New York American.
‘5I’cace be around thee, whenever thou rovest;
May life be for tlice'onc su'trtrrter day,
Aiitl all that thou wishest. and all that thou loves!
Come smiling arouiirl thyysunny way l"
Each breath of Heaven that meets thee,
\Vaft glarlnt-ss to thy heart: '
And each hright my that greets iticc,
Hope’s wnrtncst lines impart;
The’clourl that gathers nigh tltee,
O’er thee no shadow fling :
The tempest that rolls by thee,
To thee no terror bring!
\Vhen warblirrc throats are ringing,
And music fills the air.
And flowers uron rid thee springing,
Breathe sweetc st riders there—
The strains which most delight thee,
In lengihctl cntlericc swell:
The sweets which most invite thee,
Forever near thee dwell!
The gents wliosc rays tire l)l'l,Qlll€."!l,
Adorn thy brow and neck 3
The lilly when ’tis whitest.
Thylsilken trcssesdeck I
Thy gift for thee iltai’s ineetest,
To ofi'er. were it mine.
Of all that's fuirest. sweetest.
A wreath would I cntwine.
Vlfhen words oflove thou liearest,
Oh may they ne"er-deceive ,
The ties thy heart holds dearest,
May time more closely weave l
But wlic-n earth's joys shall fuil thee,
And thou shalt learn its woes,
May heaven. when these assail thee,
Its brigltest joys disclose. LEON.
From the Prrllrrr/t'unt..
TO ONE INCONS'l‘ANT.
“A cltamgeful 1/ting is the lzu.-m.an /rca/rt."
I'll-!MA!\‘S.
‘Veil, he it so—we trit-ct no more,
Ictitttiot prize so cold :1 ltcnrt:
And since Lovo'sdrcamy txiglit i.-1 o'er,
'Tis better thus we shnulrl part.
I do not ask my love again-
'I‘hy falsehoontl leaves too keen a pain.
They told tne thou could'st never be
Long constant to one shrine;
But I loved iht-c—only thee.
And knew how trtiel was to mine,
I do not think that one so fair.
Could be as false as others were.
Ls TRISTI-2.
EPIGRAM.
Once Nature, revellinn in healthy ease.
\.Vas fiercely cliallotigcrl by to fell disease.
To lmiilo soon the rivals took their way.
VVhen a blind Doctor sought to stop the fray.
On right and left his hlows at random fell--
For good or ill--his blindness could not tell;
Until poor Nature, weakened at each blow,
Hearth Rugs, Drnggets. Bnizcs. Mattings,
R()u(id. ()V8l aflll I“lal.'sIi1il".[{U‘.IS,5CC- &C. I
Fhtior Oil Cloth.froni 2 in 2-1 feet wide. _
’The citizens of Norwalk and its vicinity in
want ofany article in the Carpet line, will here
,.-find irrlucemetits, such as cheapncss, large and
""’ “urions assortments, which are found in buifew
~sta.blishmcntsofthekind.
New York, Sept. 22d. I840. 45
G. \V. Raymonid, Draper & Tailors
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AVING takvti a store iii the south part of
Olmstcd’s Building. cast :-idenfthe Brirlgc,
is really to give atieritioti to all orders in his line
at short notice, on favorable term , and
iii. l/re Bert azrrl M225‘! Fa.s/zionable style.
From his experience in the business. he feels
‘confitlcnt in his ability to give entire satisfaction
to all who may f.-ivor him with their patronage.
All garments made to order are warranted t: fit.
'Pr’lt'llCt)_lar attention paid to Cutting-
'l‘he subscriber has on hand rt good supply of
Cloths. Cassimcres, Saitineits and Vcstings.
which he will make up to ‘order in a manner to
challenge competition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats. with
erior Trimmings.
lso. zi fine assortment of Stocks of various
s and patters. at the lowest cash prices.
. all Fasliioiis received.
Persons wishirgw garments ofany description
lll find it to their advantage to call.
...oewer-
Norwalia, October 1841. 49
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' TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
TIIE subscriber would respectfully inform
hisfrietids and the public in general, that
he has opened a shop over t_lie store of Wm. &
B. Lot-kwood. recently occupied by M. Banks.
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels confident in saying from
the experience he. has had in New York as a
Cutter, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on having-their work munit-
Norwalk, April 20. .IOSEPH- E. CORKER 23
-TAILORING.
HE subscriber would notify the public that
he has taken the shop formerly occupied
by George W. Raymond, rt few rods west ofthe
Bridge‘, where he will he found ready to ‘attend
to any business iri'hts’line.' either from the old
' customers ofthe establishment, or from any oth-
ers who may see fit iogivg him their patronage
rind encouraeginent. Mounts R. QUINTARD.
‘-"J" Norianilk. Marcli 2d, lS4l. I
(. .,IL._-—A few barrels of bl_eacl_ied Sperm,
Lump Oil. :1 very superior article direct
from New'Bedford,just received, for sale by
W. C. S'rizi-:i=:'r.
" IL.-\Vinter and Fall st-rained Lzimp‘Oil
of superior quality, for sale by
, V , Jourt A. Wxzn.
IL.—-\Viutcr strained Bleached LampOil.
. ofttsuperiur Quality, Just received by
4 H _ W EBtssr:r.r..
, I ,0CK SALT-For srile by‘ J. Buiuu_u.i...
, . -‘Om. 28.1841. _
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Also, an assortment of English and Arnericaril
Yielrletl the combat in her double foe.
1 “ ‘:_,
From (lie Boston Misecllrmy.
T I] E E S C A P E.
I had just turned over in my berth, in
hopes to resumeti very pleasant dream. the
thread of which had been hroltcn ty SCH 0
noise on deck, was about closing myscnses
to external objects, when a cry of ‘Still, he !’
caused me to jump up and make haste on
deck. I met Mr. Tornltins in the gangway
coming down to call me, ‘Where is she,
sir 2’ . -
‘ On the lee beam.’
‘ A Ship ?"
‘ No, sir. I believe a schooner, but I can’t
make her out.’
‘Steward, hand tip my glass.’
The day had scarcely dawned, rind by the
grey and rinccrtztin light, unassisted by tl".
glass. I could only make out fin object; btit
the moment. I put my tclcscopeto her, I saw
she wasa scliooncr, with rnlcing masts, stand-
ing? to the South~Wcstwztrd, with square
sail set. \Ve were heading South. close
hauled, with :1 light air from the Enstwnrd,
tromnntarilly cxpecting the Trade Wind -
As the day dnwncd more perfectly, and we
ivcre perceived by the stranger, his square
soil came: in, and be hauled his wind with
such celerity that I did not hesitate to pro-
nounce hitn ti shiver or ii pirate, which in-
Llr‘€(l are synonymous terms in blue wgtter.
‘ Jall all hands. Mr. Tomkins; hoist our
colors.’
‘Aye, aye, sir.’
The stranger shetvr-d Portuguese colors
in reply to ours. This did not relieve the
anxiety which had seized on me the moment
I had a fair view of the schooner, forthat
nation was still actively engaged in the slave
trade, and we were just in the tract of out-
ward bound vessels to the cottst of Africa,
and the Cape-dc Verd Islands, also. where
they often touchto refresh and refit. Our
crew, consisting of only ten men, bcsides_of-
ficers. cook, and steward, were soon mus-
tered aft. '
‘ I have called you, my boys,’ said , ‘ to
state my intentions with regard to that ves-
sol to lecwnrd, which I suspect to be afrogue.
We will prepare for as stout rt resistance as
possible. If lie is 1107263! I shall stillsee by
your actions which of you lctin depend upon
and there will be nothing lost; and if a.
rogue. we must take it for granted, that if
we give up like cowards, we shall still have
ourvtbroats cut; and as this is to be our
fate whether we resist or not, if he boards us
let us nnike up our minds to sell our_livcs as
door as possible; and remember men, one
6 man devoted to :1 good cause is able to beat
offn dozen engaged in robbery and murder.’
They gave a simultaneous shout. of appro-
bation. and went forward again, apparently
in good spirits.
It was now broad daylight, and we could
plainly perceive that the stranger gained
windward, though he dropped a stern a little
rendering it somewhat doubtful whether lir-
was much superior to us in sailing. Out
bonnybarqtie was reputed a first rate sailor
~ on the wind, when in her best. tritn; butshc
was pretty deeply laden, with it full cargo of
cotton bale goods and about On6_ltl1l'ldI?d
thqpsand dollars in specie, and it coulvclynot
be supposed till! we cou,ld.I.sil,,wi,th.a clipper,
s-f-hooncr» on the wind, or any other way..-
Our sliip’s armament consisted of two six-
poundcrs, twelve ‘mnskets, and the same
number of bozfrding pikcs,'rmd a brace or
two of pistols; my private, arniament con-
sisted of a good rifle, rilarge ducking gun
a double barrel Joe Manton, a pair ofduel-
ing pistols. and a patent pistol capable ofdts-
charging six balls in as runny seconds; rind
I acdoudted myselfa good shot with all of
them.
"At eight o’clock it was nearly calm, the
chace about two miles on the lee quarter, a;
heading directly for us. ’
Mr. Tomkins was a six footer, a real
down cast Yankee, who lizid been mate of
the Ark, for all I knew, and who was equal
to any titan in that capacity; and although
he might. betaiten for twenty years of age.
if Secii going aloft. there were people who‘
had |,-now him at least that time as chief
never failed to have an answer ready, and
exacted front all under him the same prompt
rior officer. The second mate, M r.. Turner,
was a young man of good edrication, ‘look-
ing forward to promotion, and promising to
do honor to -himself as 7] Commander, after
at few years more experience. My crew
were all active young men, and the coplr,
(or Doctor as he was called) was it real llVE_
specimen ofa first rate rtinrtway Virginia
slave; he could cock as well as he could
fitldle...rtnd ofit Sattird-.iy night, he would
inate; He always obeyed orders promptly, _
and strict obedience that he paid to his supe- y
calmed, she gained ritpidlyon us. There
was no occasion to call the people aft togivc
my orders, for they i_vere_collccted round
the Capstan with anxious faces and blanch-
ed cheeks. ‘
‘.If they succeed in getting alongside.
boys,’ said I. ‘ we will retreat with otir arms
into the cabin. and let them board us. and
tvl_it'ough the windows and cabin doors we
may clear the decks; If not I shall reserve
my lust pistol for the powder magazine
gtzliich is at hand. and ivewill all go together
and disappoint the rascals. ‘ But I trust it
will not be necessary to come to that. Nail
down the fort-scuttle; Mr. Turner; if they
glet alongside mind, every one retreat to tire
cabin, or die like a {log on deck if/ieplcases.’
.- ‘ There they shoot. sir. and pull ahead as
nfterawhale.’ said the mate; and here
éornes a little breeze’, too. perhaps it will
strike us before the villains get near enough
V ‘ 'l‘hey are in range ofthe rifle, sir.’
, ‘ No, sir, wait until they get near enough
to be sure of the lea'der.—-witliin nn hundred
ards. There she breezes, thank God !—
‘jGood full,’ Brown, and nothing off. We
have the breeze before the schooner. but it
is very light yet, and the launch gains fast.
Now. Doctor, stand by, mind you rain the
balls home. be cool, never mind the patches.
Stiind by Toml-tins, aim at the group in the
-_.’.-‘OW. while I take the stern : are you ready 'I’
‘ Yes, sir.’
‘ Fire l’ and ‘clown went the rascal at the
tiller, and one also at the bow.
amuse all hands by it tale of ti ’possurn
hunt or a deer drive. Having now describ-It
ed our crew, our vessel, and all we know of,
the stranger, I will l1f‘lSl’('l’t to put the patient;
reader in possession of the facts for which’
he is anxiously looking. My orders were,
as follows, t)l"t(.l they were obeyed‘ in as shortf
at time as I shall take to write them: ‘ l\'lr.,=
Toirtlrins, load the small arms, one ball and;
four buckshot each; look tothe flints : ttlsoi
loud the great guns with round and can-
ister."
‘ Ayc, aye, sir.’
' Doctor put--two iron bolts in the fire,
and keep them real hot, and fill your cop-
pers with boiling water. Mr. Turner mus-
ter till the old hats and pen jackets, rind’,
szick one of each on a handspike near about‘
the ports; it will make him think we are.
well manned ; and ttice tip all the ports, sit,
and put it log of word out of each. and give;
them :1 dab of black point. Mr Tomkins;
‘ steer .5-mall.’
— ' Aye, aye, sir.’
'l‘hesti arrangements
on eztiziniiiiing the ‘ Doctor,’ I found he xihs
quite familiar with that implement ofdcath
the rifle ; I uccorrlingly gave him my flash
and bag of bulls, and other materials, telling
him Ishoul-I call upon him to load for me
when the time conic.
‘Oh, nelier fear, ‘Massa, gib us bre-°zc
and him not catch us so easy,’ said he grin-
ning from ear to ear, and ivhetting his long
knife on it stone.
I put a ball and four slugs into my
double barrcll, and :1 handful of buckshot in-
to my ‘dncker,’ and qrtrtntuin suflcif of balls
into my pistols. I had scarcely made these
ormitgeiricnts when Tomkins called.
‘ Hc’s swet-ping his bow off. sir, and I
reckon he's going to slap ‘long Tom’ into us.
I jumped on deck. and it was now dead
calm it was too evidctit this vas his inten~
lion.
' Down flat upon rh-ck, every soul of you!
shouted I. All obcyiii-g cxccpt Tomkins,
who coolly looked through the gloss.
‘There she flushes. sir,’ and in another
instant rt l’letlV_V shot_ whistled through our
maintop gallant sail.
‘ He shoots well, th:-it's a fact,’ said Tom-
kins. ' -'
I looked as the smoke lazily curled away,
rind saw that he had nofthe same flag flying
’ 'I‘omkins what’sthatat his peak .7’
‘ Itlooks, sir,.lilrc a red shirt with the
Doctor's head in it, and a couple of bones
rigged across his chin.’
Sure enough it was a red flag, with it
black Death's head and marrow bones paint-
ed on it. I cnnnot say that I felt relieved
at these syiuptoms ; yet my,’ mind was made
up that we were lost ! and it remaiigcd only
for us to die game. There seemed nothing
short of Providence to save us; if it remain-
ed calm, he would bore us through with his
long gun; if it breezed up he could out-
sail us. '
‘ Mr. 'I‘omkirts, keep an eye to hint. and
let me know of any movement. Mr. Tur-
ner, bend on the tvt;-other stndding sails, all
ready to run out; perliaps we can ~ontsail
him offthc wind when the breeze comcs.’
This.order ivns scarcely obeyed, when
Tomkins reported, ‘ They are gitting rt
tackle on ‘the fore-yartlgand another in the
main riggin’, sir. to hoist out their launch
and board us. by heavens !’ ‘ 1 like that.
Mr. Tomkins, for the rascally captain and
half his crew will come. in her, certain of
an easy prey ; but if my aim don’t fail me,
few of that boat's crew will return. be they
more or less. Mr. Tucker hoist those two
guns up on the poop deck at once, for if we
want them at all, it will be over the stern.-—
Are you a good shot, Mr. Tomkins 2’
‘ When ‘I was younger, sir, I was called
a leetle the best shot in Keunebunlr. and I
guess I could fetch a turkey at a hundred
yards now, with a. straight rifle.’
‘ Then sir, do you take charge of the 12
musket.-, "and let Jim load for you. as fast as
you fire, while’the’Doctor and Iwill keep
my.own-tools busy.’ _ '
The’-pirate’s launch was new manned.
and pulling ten ears for us lustily, while a
group of men were collected forward and in
_t_wen_iy_ five altogether. scarcely a;tn_ile,_
tom and ;“..-?.'...‘l'°-:...".‘."-'39 -lm9s*-eenti=e.Lr..,e-
send old Brown to the helm and tell him to:
kl-
b9'l"%' °°mPl9"'dt Tl By the time the schooner had picked np
‘Wm d0“’" l->9l0“' “ml loaded ml’ “ms 3 335,.’ l'l‘.".' boat, rind hoisted her on board. we had
the stern sheets qf, her, per/haps twenty, or ~
‘Load her quick. Doctor. “and let me
give therri Joe Mctnton ; in the‘ mcantinie,
fire an-ay'l‘omkins, as last as you please,
only take good aim-—be cool.’
' Jool as it cowcumber, sir.’
My double burrellcd gun dropped one our
in the waiter. and caused some confusion in
the after part of the boat. ‘ Put itinto them
sir, we have not lost rt ball yet. Give me
the rifle, Doctor.’
‘ Yes, sir, be all ready.
for luck.’
This discharge causcd them, with the in
creasing breeze to lay on the cars an in-
stant, ttnd then pull round for the schooner,
with only six ours out. ‘ Three cheers, my
lads, and fire as long as you can reach them.
There, the schooner begins to feel the
breeze. Mr. Turner run tip the weather
stncltiing sails. keep her off two points, for
he must pick up his boat. Therc, she
breezes, thunk Heavens !-—Str-ady, Brown,
steady.’
‘ Steady. sir.’
‘ Keep her straight, foryottr life l
I spit on de ball
g [ted-at mile or two. and lve werri now go-'
ing eight or nine knots, with a free wind.
‘ Watch llt‘l'ClOS8 Tomlrins, let me know
i! she gains on us.’
‘ Aye, aye, sir.’
‘ Mr. Turner we are it little by the stern;
nrry every thing portable chock forward.
carpe-ntcr’s chest, liurness cnslt, roll those
two after casks forwttrd, be lively, sir, Swath
those guns out, Doctor, we’ll have another
dab at Llicm yet, I fear, for he sails like a
witch.’ ,
‘Yes sir, hiiu going to Africa for ivory
and gold rlusl——rhit’s what dcy call nigger
trading.’
‘ Shc gains, sir, but slowl '; he has n’t
got the best ofthc breeze yet, perhaps.’
‘So that will do, Mr. Turner; now get
a small pull of your weather top soil and
top gallant braces. \Vcll. Sli‘——-\\'t‘ll till !’
‘ They are hoisting that d—--—d great
square, sail, sir, and she springs to it like a
tiger.’ - -
‘ Mr. Turner. slack a little ofyour top-
must and top gallant backstrtys to windward
—-—cnrclully sii',uot. too much--and then send
all httnds chock forward.-—every pound will
help.’
‘ Four bells, sir; hold the recl.’
‘ No, never mind the bells, nor the reel,
Tonikins ; what use is it to us, now? Keep
your eye on the schooner, and let me lrnow
when the six pounders will tell on liiiu ; we
may shootnivay his topinasts, by good luck.
'A_\-'9, aye, sir.’
Tomkins was so mechanically correct in
everything, that he would no doubt have
brought his quadrant on deck and observed
for the stm, if it had been noon, and I
not interferred. He was as cool as possible,
and his condttct seemed to put. nerve into the
men.
‘He gains fast. sir; I can see the red cap
on the l'§tSC!ll at the helm,-—let me give him
8. shot, sir.’ _ .
‘Vl*'cll, sir, fire away, if you think you can
reach him. Doctor. bring yotir_l0ggci'hea(l
and when I give the word touch lzer quick.
So, lift her breech t‘t leetle rriight,'l‘orn, so. so,
stand by, give it to her!’ and away went
our little shot and struck the water ahouttwo
thirds of the way to the schooner.
‘Load up again, Tomkins. and leave out
the canister, and the shot will go straighter;
trim higher than before, say for his royal,-
now give it to him I
‘Blump into his square sail, sir; but forty
thousand such would‘nt. hit him hard. Oh,
if we only could borrow" his long Tom for
an hour oi:,twol The sarpin‘. is sure of us,
or he would fire it himself.’ _
At this crisis the chase was only a mile
or a mile and a half astern. and could easily
have boredus through; but Ipresunie he
was afraid to yaw his vessel enough to bring
the gun to bear. and it would no doubt kill
his windin in considerable degree; and, as
be was gaining-perceptibly, be calculated to
be alongside of us long before night.
‘Load tip again, sir, and I will try my
luck, for it must be a mere chance shot. that
does him any harm.’
‘All ready. sir.’ _ .
‘Stand by Doctor, and wheu.I,give the
word, touch her -_quiclc. Fire!’ _ .‘
.; T30-iIh0Mltl’l§t§H':1.l|¢ waist; §'l!!l}.‘-|1.m‘l¢?- lit!‘
-;:--s
bow. - ‘Now for the other gun; I shall do
better. Ready ?-—Firel his topmast toners!
it falls. by heavens! l’
A spontaneous cheer from otir crew seem-
ed to :=.s.=sure'us of safety. ‘Give me the glass
boy. They are cutting the wreck away as
fast as possible, still dttermincd to overhatil
us. Keep off two points,round in the weath-
er braccs it full, run out that lower studding
sail.-—be handy lads. VV-acth the rascal, Mr.
Tomkins, with the glass, andlct me know
if we gain on him.’ ’ . .
‘Aye. aye. sir.’
The breeze was new fresh, well on the
quarter, and we were sure to gain on him
until his top mast could be replaced, which
with it large and active crew, bent on re-
venge, wotildcost him but an hour’s work.
‘She drops, sir, she drops; I cati but just
see that nigger’s head on his flag; half an
hour ago I could see the IIlal'l'0W-lZ‘O!lt‘3.’
‘Very well, sir, let the people now get a
bite of dinner, for we shall have more work
to do yet, to get clear of him, if we do at till.’
‘ Idon’t know what more we can do sir,
unless we grease the bottom, ‘said Tomkins
with a smile. ~
‘ We have yet one principal rcsorr, my
dear sit‘, -'and will go tit‘ it the moment we
get something to work upon, if he gains
again on us.’
Tomkins put in it new quid of 3953333,
ofwhich be had made uitcornmonly free use
that morning. and by that only did he shew
any signs of anxiety. ‘ Get your dinners,
Mr. Tomkins and Mr. Turner ' I can’: go
down to eat while that fellow is ogging us.
Send ‘me up a bit of bfscuit and a glass of
wine.’
‘ Aye, aye. sir.’ V
It it as now about one o’clock, and the
schooner dropping slowly, while the pre-
parations to fit a new top most were actively
progressing. In ten minutesnll hands were
again on deck. anxiously watching. As
Toiukiris came on deck, I heard him say to
Turner, _
‘ Cousnrri me ifI know what the old man
is going at; we've done all human natur
can do and he-’s not given to praying.’
‘ How long Tomkins, will it trike him to
catch us, \\'l'It.l'l he makes all sail again at
the rate he gained before?’
‘ Thrce or four hours, sir. He will be
nlongsirlc before sunset, I reckon.’
By two o’clock his top sail and top gal-
lant were again set; and in twenty minutes
more his sttirlding sails, royal and ringtail,
and it was evident that he began to gain
ripace-though now four miles nstern.
‘ Mr. Tonikins we will now try our last
resort’
‘A ve, nyc.sir.’ I '
‘ Break open the hatches, saw the rail
and l)tllWft't'l(S off abreast of them, and turn.
ble up those bales as fastrts possible.’
This idea had evidently never entered into
the head of any one ofthe crew or officers ;
and the long faces with wliich they had
seen the pirate gain on us, were instantly
changed for faces full ofhopc. In ten min-
titcs the cook and second mate had sawed off
the rails and bl.ll‘.\‘.'tl‘l{3, the hatches were off
and the holes coming up faster than-any ever
before come out of her, and overboard.
' Look well to your l.l'l:n, Mr. Tomkins
do not take too many from one side. Send
boy Jim on the poop to keep an account of
the number as they pass by. Over with
them boys. you are now working for your
lives’
rv, for the men stripped to their trowscrs, on-
I ' worked like tigers.
' Mr. Tonikins cut away this stern boat
every little helps; let her go sir, at oncc,——
that’s it. These large bales will oblige him
to steer wild. or to run against them.’
We continued this work for nearly an
hour, before we began perceptihly to gain
on the schooner. But by four-»o’clock he
had dropped tnore than halfa mile; yet to
make sure we did not abate our exertions un-
til after five o’clock, when fotir hundred out
of :1 thousand bales hztd br-en thrown over.
During the operation I could hardly refrziin
from lnttghing at the remarks which escap-
ed from the men. after we began to gain :
‘ I-Iuzzti, boys !’ saiid one ‘over with them
the underwriters are rich.’
‘ Watch them, watch,’ cried another, as
he rolled :1 halo over, ‘them will do for hitu
to buy niggers witli.’
‘I wish my old woman
said Doctor.’
As soon as the pirate discovered that we
were gaining, he gave its several shots of his
long Tom, but the distance was too great,
and by sunset he was hull down from the
‘poop ; fl few ininritcs after, be hauled in his
square sail and studdiug sails, and rounded
to ; and when last seen was very busy pick-
ing up the halo goods, which would no doubt
come in play, though not quite so acceptable
to him as the dollars would have been sweet-
ened with our blood. At dusk, we could
but just discern the villain. still lying to.
‘ See all secure in the hold Mr. Tomkins,
and put on the hatches‘; and as we have a
steady tradewind, let her go till midnight
South South West; and let all hands get.
some rest. I must do the same for I, am
nearly done up.’
The excitement being over, I was nearly
prostrate, and after thanking God with" more
fervor and sincerit than I ever prayed be-
fore . Ithrew myself into my berth, but had
a feverish and dreamy sleep‘ till twelve
o'clock, when my trusty mate called me ac-
cording to orders. -
‘Twelve o’cIock. sir.‘
‘How is the winds and weather 3’
‘Fresh trade sir,—-clear and pleasant.-
moon just rising,---‘going nine, large.’
‘Take in the lower sturlding-sail, Tomlrins.
and haul up South and East, if slie’ll go it
gooclfull.’ ‘ -
‘ ‘-Aye. ay’e,,sir.,’ . . I
'. .. .- -"t-. ,.,._- —‘-. a -
._..;:..-'__ ._-A - _";:;,s ,,_.“:,~t;-__~_ ,_,._p},;,,x’v..,_» at-~ .
; it it ~rttfic,itot;.!¢. l.l)fOllI!
But no encouragement was necessa-'
had a baleiofthat,’ I
that we 8tl'W_ no_ morg of the pirate.and made
much better progress now that our bonny
barque was in ballast tritrfouly. We fin.
ishvd our passage without further trouble.—-
Many were the Jokes cracked by all hands,
as they talked over the events of that dayiof
excitement. The underwritersnot only paid
‘for the cargo thrown overboard at once, on
receiving the news, but on learning the par-
ticulars, voted 8 piece of plate for me, and: 11
gratuity in cash for the mate: and men of
equal value. w “ . — ‘
In conclusion I have merely to remark.
that the-‘above tale is founded on facts. and
is not expected to interest any except nautical
men. being too fulliof tecltnicalitiesto amuse
claim the notice of the I'I_l_f.']'1_l[l._ _
now TO time A YOUNG WIFE or
,AN OLD MAID. "I
The following true story might fnrnigh
matter for a little comedy, if comedies were
still written in England :
It is generally the case that the more
beautiful and the richer a young female is,
the more difficult are bothher parents and
herself in the choice of a husband, and the
more offers they refuse. _ That one is tootall.
‘,",° °"‘F,f.,‘°° .SfF.>_[‘.» fhts not wealth;-'—éneugh.
1 Ban“ -,.!.‘.‘..'.-:.'-:.- spring passes after another.
and__ year after year carries away leaf, ‘after
leafof the blooming youth. and opportunity
afterppportunity. ‘ y. “ ,
_Miss Harriet Selwood was the richest
heiress of her native town, but she had al-
ready completed her twenty-seventh year.
and beheld almost all her voting friends
united to men whom she had in one time or
other discarded.’ Harriet began to be set
down for an old maid. Her parents became
renlly unerisy._ and she herself lanieuted in
private a position which is not a natural one,
and to which those to whom Nature and
Fortune have been niggartlly of ' their gifts
are obliged to submit; but I-larrietas we
have said was both handsome and very rich.
_ Such was the state of things when her
uncle, a wealthy man in the north of Eng-
land came on a visit to her parents. He was
a jovial. lively. straight forward man, accus-
tomed to attack all difficulties boldly and
coolly. .
“You see,” said her father to him one «lav,
“Harriet continues single. The girl is hand-
sotne; what she is to have for her fortune.
you know; and even in this scandal-loving
town not a creqture can breathe the slightest
imputation against her, and she is getting to
be an old maid.”
"True," replied the uncle, ‘but look you
brother, the grand point of every affair in
this world is to sieze the right moment; this
you have not done: and it is a misfoitunc,
but let the girl go along with me, and before
the end ofthree months I will return her to
you as the wife of a man as young and
wealthy as herself.’
Away went the niece with her uncle. Oh
the way home, he thus addressed her: Mind
what I am going to say to you. You are
no longer Miss Seltvood. but Mrs. Lumely,
my niece; ti young wealthy, childless wid-
ow: you had the misfortune to lose your
hpsbarid, Col. Lumley, after a happy union
of la quarter of :1 year, by a fall from his
horse while hunting."
Let rue manage ifyoti please, Mrs. Lum-
ley. Your father has invested me with full
ppivers. Here, look you, is the wedding
ring given you by yourlate husband. Jew-
els, and whatever else you need, your aunt
will supply you with, and accustom yourself
to cost down your eyes.”
The lreeu-wittcd uncle introduced his niece
every where, and every where the young
widow excited at great sensation. The gen-
tlemen thronged about. and she soon had the
choice oftwenty suitors. Her uncle advised
her to accept the one that was the deepest in
love with her, and a rare chance decreed
that he should be precisely the mostairiiable
and opulent. The match was soon conclud-
ed, and one day the uncle desired to say a
few words to his future nephew in private.
an untruth.’
‘How _so .7 Are M rs. Lumley’s affectioris—'
‘Nothing of the kind; my niece is sincere-
ly attached to you.’
‘Then her fortune. I suppose is not equal
what you told me.’
‘On the contrary, it is larger.’
‘W<;ll. what is the matter then 2’
_ ‘A Joke, an innocent joke, which cfiie
into my head one day when I was in good
humor; we could not recall it afterwards.
My niece is not a widow.’ -
‘What. is’Col. Lumley. living?’
‘No no, she is a spinister.’
The lover protested that he was a happier
fellow than he had ever considered himself;
and the old maid was forthwith metemorphos
ed into a young widow wife. ~ - ~ L-‘’
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A STORY OF THE OLDEN TIME.
' When Turkies smoked and Geese chowbtl
tobacco. _ .
By a Statute law of the State of N. York
from December to April. all persons were
prohibited from killing Deer. under a pen-
_alty often dollars, half the fine going to the
complainant, and in default of payment, ten
lashes tipou the naked back. ‘
A Yankee. passing through the state of
N. Y. near Albany, in the month ofJ'anu.
ary, observed it young Dutchman, from his
barn door, squinting over his shovel ata
deer about 30-paces from him 2 soliloquizo
ing thus : .~ ' A '-
O ‘ Mine Cot-ifl had minegnri here -and
it was not for de law,“l would have sornfo,
leer for mine tinner.’ -. . y . ..
The Yankee had ti riflewith him. and
.immediately‘shotL.tbe' deer, rind "tbrew'hi's’-ri-
fle into the snow, unobserved glie‘ Dutch’-
tnao. and riinnin;z,up..to. him said.
the general reader. and too imperfect to.
‘My dear sir,’ he began, ‘we have told you
t‘ Ali! my gobd ratio.-v,=—yo,u
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