( foil tTinting:
GM. iiIMPCNICIEVC7 MUM 4 3 1 1:1d0CP9:1480D5:3.
Neatt and Promptly Executed, at the
ADVERTIM, OFFICE, LEBANON, PENN'A
Tins establishment is now supplied with an extensive
assortment of JOB TYPE, which will be increased as the
patronage demands. It can now tura out PRINTING, of
every description, in a peat and expeditious manner—
and on very reasonable terms. Such as
Pamphlets, Checks,
Business Cards, Handbills,
Circulars, Labels,
Sill Headings, Blanks,
Programmes, Bills of Fars,
Invitations, Tickets, Ake., dm.
sir Ding of all kinds, Common and Judgment Boma.
School, Justices', Constables' and other immurs, printed
correctly and neatly on the beet paper, constantly kept
for Sale at this office, at prices "to suit the times."
COOtisu Sbscription
nd p a Half rice of the
Year LEBANON ADTILETISIR
Dollar a a .
Address, Wit. M. BMWS, Lebanon, Ps.
PUBLIC SALE
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
'WILL be sold at Public Sale, on
FRIDAY, MARCII 7, 1844,
At the residence of the eubscrlber, in North AnnvOle
townabip, Lebanon constty,about one nails and a half
West from liellelew, and a splatter of a mils from Ja.
cob Ilaulhir's Mill, thd fellowleg Personal Property,
ties
• 0 Elegant DRAUGHT HOR
SES, I. Tres•Pearling COLT, SIMI
//JOEGood
MICH COWS,
. , 6 READ or
. YOUNG CATTLE„
3 ifettrhouse WAGONS, I entirely new (Wad wheelie')
I-Two•borse Spring WAGON, 1 One-bores WAGON, 1
Two.horse SLIID, I SLED] 11, I SEED DRILL, Ploughs,
harrows,L Shovel Ammer, 8 ,Otiltlvaters ' l Corn
'ploughs I Wire Hay Rake, 2 sets Hay Ladder., I at ,
de* Hey Voris, I Windmill, 1 — Cutting Bench, 0 sets
norm GEARING, 2 Grain Cradles, Grass Scythes,
Rakes, Forks, and a good many other articles too nu
merous to mention.
wir Sale to rommence.at 10 o'clock, A. M., when
conditions will be made known by
JOHN
North Atinville twp., Leb, co., Feb . 12, 111 A
'OI. IILIP AIR.
--- STEAM MILL
Cottage Dwelling House
FOR RENT. .
Sttl/SOMIARS, offer for Tien*
IaRTZLIIft'S STEAM. PLANING
L and SAW MILL,' located near 0- 1
btryo.stown, on the Union Canal, and
about mils from the Railroad.—
Thle Mall Ma two pair of Burro Ihr hlonr-and pale Ibr
, Ohop. - ALSO,
COTTAGE DWELLING GOOSE;
In 11,yerotown, on the road leading -from Myer*
town, to the Mill.
agirPrseerelon will be given immediately, Of on
UHL let of April, next.
TOWN A. DONOINS,
UOIWAS BASSLKIL
Aeolinera of tord Efertzler.
litysiatowa, lob:nary 10, 18d..
FOR RENT.
SUBSCRIBER offer* to Rent Ms kris three.
story,BRICIE DUMDUM, in Ouraberland street,
Lebanon, between the Black Berm and Washington
Hotels, Bald building was lately in possession of Mr.
Refiner. It has a thm Store Room, Basement, lar
Back Building, Outbuildings, Garden, to. be
rented In whole or-pal t toast(' appileanii. Apply to J.
Relener, on the premleacor tattle undersigned above
Annville. Poseession will-be given on April 1, 1861.
January 8,1882. WM. AULT.
Store House =tbr tient.
flinlS stand eontains a large Store ROOM and eleven
other rooms for family dwelling and store house.—
/t it satiated In Heilman 's Dale. Lebanon county, four
and a half miles west from Lebanon. on the
Union Canal. Store bay been kept in Cumbers
House for the last three years. This stand is
situated in a thickly settled part of Lebanon
coon y and is calculated to do a large Country and
Boat bneiness, baring a fine wharf and landing tbr
boats today, and large and convenient stabling for
boat horses. This stand le well worthy the attention
of snob wishing to engage in Store, Omin and Coal ton
*MOM. TOMO eery moderate,
October 30, 'el. JOIN BEILMAN, U. S.
Private Sale.
1111116 ihdaorlber offer, as, - privato vale all that certain
J,„ lima or tract of ,land, Innate partly In Mangrove
toWnellip, Schuylkill county, and partly in Bethel town.
iblp, Lebanon county, bounded by lands of Bolt•
art and Guilford, Benjamin Ayerigg, Daniel E
Botibert nd others, containing one hundred and
tortyoight amen and a quarter, with the notate
tedinou ootudeting of a two story log dwelling • cues,
frreather ' boarded) a 134 story log dwelling home, a new
bank barn,other ont•bitilditigi, and a new water power
saw mill. For terms, he., which will be env, Apply to
G. W. DIATOULN, Agent.
Musgrove, April 20, 1200,-tf.
Out. Lots at Private Saleg
WILL be sold at Private Sale,
8 ACRES OF LAND,
situated in Long tans, near the borough line, in Corn•
wall tovrnsbly. It adjoins the lend of Widow Fulmer,
oaths North, Win. Atkins and.lotin grants on the Lit.
'There le it one story LOG HOUSE, weather boarded,
crested on the land, and a good WILL in the garden.—
The land has fine stones for quarries. This tract will
Make a nice home for a small family.
WS., It is free from Ground Bent. Good title will be
given. ADAM RITOICEII.
N. B.—This tract is now qovered with ibie vase, half
of which will be even to the purchaser.
Lehmiiip, June 18,1800 .
For Rent,
WM% BOOM 2,-"Xagla Rialding."? now ocoupled
0' by Italsensteln & bro., or • Clothing Oialte. ter
taro s apply to
LINNAWiIIAVER,oe
Mtg. BLIZABBTS O. WELID/UN.
gebenon, Jan. la, 1862.
Assignee Notice.
XTOTIOINigt he. shy given that William Gets and ram
JA fly, WWII.. of 500th Annville,townillip, Lebo.
nee county, Pa., have assigned their property and eit
feats to the undersigned, of the add township nand Goan.
ty, !Ur the benefit of creditors. All persons having
claims against saki parties, as well as those indebted,
are requested to make settlement.
JOHN ALLWIIN.
8. Annville, 74.19, '62. JOHN /RANTS.
611I.NeT IDArAIMr,
(OLNEY -A T LAW.--Otiece to Comberhmd street,
1p the otos of hi. father, Oen. John Weidman.
boson, August 28,4801.
CYRUS I'. MILLER,
nOIILNEI4.AT-LAW.--ofilise in Wainutstreet, new
ly opposite the Book hotel, add two doom month
to KirinAny's hardware store.
Lobsoon. Matob 58, 1561.-Iy.
.TAMIIS T. YOUNG,
GAS_FITTER
vcrAtmliT Writibt'l l , next door to A. B. Bbr3 0
VT dee. LIIBMION, PA. [Meech 18, 1801.
Adaninistralorls
wranom is hereby given that Letters of Administer
11 tion on the eptateof Major Vasomotor, EMBICH, late
of the beronsh of Lebanon, Lebanon county, Pa, de
mmeed, hive been granted-to the undereigned. melding
fa the 5810 pliteek MI potions Indebted to said estate
*lll mike Inunedlate palmtop. and those having claim
will present them to P. 11. 1111111, Adtaber.
Lebanon, February 18, 1802.
CLOCKS.
Thirty Day,
Eighty Day,
Thirty itour l
CLOCKS,
Jug Received at
3. BLAIR'S Jewelry Store !
Lebasn
James IL Kelley,.
SION OH TES MAMMO WATCH,
112010 ilsibUsge, Oseskerhut TH if West,
LEDAligif, Pa.
A rt MRS to the Dahlia anelepnt and extimilreaseort
MeIA
OP PARIS STYLES OP.RIME JEWELRY,
adolisting of Diamond, Ruby, Emmald, Pearl. Stever
tri t egtr a ziki n V s trl ii a n n g thitringun Gerd ;kept Plus,
GOLD CHAINS of every style
7 5 -7 " -- and quality.
,
• .• ' English, Preach, linisalli4Anterie
ems Gold and -liver Watches of the most 'planned and
celebrated makers. Clocks of every description. A
/111 variety of fancy Goods. Paintinga, Vase', ie,
The MO will be found among the largest in thisseo.„
slog of yennsylrania, sad bas been selected with great
care from the 1110111 t celebrated importing and manual&
taring.establbobmente in New York and Philadelphia.
• Slirstause done at the ober test natio', and in a most
workmanlike manner.
Ply•Diends, and the Public generally are inrited to an
essudnation of my superb stock.
JAMES U. KELLY,
Sign of tho Big Watch.
Libation, :tl l .l 3, 7361 .
NEW CASH STORE!
NEW-tioffias-
AN, NEW PRICES.
eilF. MARTZ .dereby inform the public that he
. has just opened a stock of NEW GOODS at the
litand of Sweat R Bro., Nall Building, which will
be sold for oath at prime to sulk the times All are ig.
vited to call and examine. Pvbanon , A P ril 10, 'IL
HARDWARE AT COST.
THE subscriber °Ears hls_, kegs and won sshotml
stock t HARDWARE. FLIRTS, oita , 4ci 'mw'
.112` ) CO ST 7011 Vidill“:
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Ear turtles who haws settled edit 10 713 n * I d
_.,..ti '
. 11 1 01, will be allowed a liberal oradtfon, Plaiu"...Z
, liette who hare not/settled will Rod ibelia l g aus • - yid-
.a. sly, XI% for immediate settlam4ol Ind '°° ----
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VOL. 18---NO. 37.
"intliannuo.
PICKING UP WAIFS AT SEA.
I shall consider it in the light of a
personal favor, at starting, it you;will
compose your spirits to hear a pathet
ic story, and if you will kindly pi'cture
me in your mind as a baby five min
utes old.
Do I understand you to say that. I
am too big and too heavy to be pic
tured in anybody's mind as a baby?
Perhaps I may be—but don't men
tion my weight again, if you please.
My weight has been the grand -mis
fortune of iny life. It spoilt illi my
prospects (as you will presently hear)
before I was two days old.
My story begins thirty-one years
ago, at eleven o'clock in , the forenoon;
and starts with the grear - Inistake of
my first appearance in the world at
sea, on board the merohent ship Ad
-Vantuze, Captain, GI I l'orpr flVe hundred
tons burthen; edpperedf d 'carryi ng
an. experienced - sargeon.
In presenting myself to you (which
I am now about to, do) ut that event
ful period of my life, when I was from
five to ten minutes 'old; and in with
drawing myself again from your no
tice (so as not to trouble you with
more than a short story), before the
time when I cat my first tooth, I need
not hesitate to admit that I speak on
hearsay knowledgeonly. It is know
ledge however, that may be relied
on, for all that. My information
comes from Captain Gil lop, command
er of The Adventure, (who sentit to
me in the form of a letter); from Mr.
Jolly,experienced surgeon of The Ad
venture (who wrote it for me—most
unfeelingly, as .I think—in the form
of a humorous narrative); and from
Mrs. Drabble, stewardess of The Ad•
venture (who. told it me by word of
mouth). Those three persons were,
in various degreee, spectators—l may
say, astonished spectators—of the e
vents which I have now to relate.-
The Adventure, at the time I speak
of, was bound out from London to
Australia. I suppose you know, with
out my telling you, that thirty years
ago was long before the time of the
gold-finding, and the famous clipper
ships. Building in the new colony,
and sheep farming far up inland, were
the two main emplOymehts of those
days; and the passengers on bOard
oar vessel were consequently builders
or sheep-farmers, almost to a man.
A ship of five hundred tons, well
loaded with cargo, doesn't offer first.
rate accommodation to a large num.
ber of passengers. Not that the gen
tlefolks in the cabin had any great
reason to . complain. Th ere, the pass
age money, which was a good round
sum, kept them what you call select.
One or two berths, in this part of the
ship, were even empty, and goine , ° a
begging, in consequence of their be
ing only four cabin passengers.—
These are their names and deserip.
tions:
Mr. Sims, a middle-aged man, go
ing out on a building speculation.—
Mr. Purling, a wealthy young gentle
man, sent on a long sea.voyage for
the beuefit of his health. Mr. and
Mrs. Smallchild, a young married
couple with a little independence,
which. Mrs. Smallehild proposed to
mak,elt large one by sheep-farming.
Thiagentleman was reported to the
captain, as beinevery good company
when on shore. But the sea altered
him to a certain extent. When Mr.
Smallchild'evas not sick,. he was, eat
ing and drinking; and when he was
not eating and drinking, he was fast
asleep. He was perfectly patient and
good-humored, and wonderfully nim-
We at running into his cabin when the
qualms took him on a sadden—but as
for his being good company, nobody
heard him say ten words together all
through the voyage. A man can't
talk in,the.qualms; a man can't talk
when he is asleep. And that was Mr.
Smallchild"s life. As for Mrs. .Small
child, she kept her cabin from firth to
last. But you will hear more of her
presently.
These four cabin passengers, as I
have already -remarked, were well
enough off for their accommodation.
But the miserable people in the steer
age—a poor place, at the best of times,
on board The Adventure—were all
huddledlogether, men and women,
and children, higgledy like
sheep in a pen; except that they
hadn't got the same quantity of fine
fresh air to blow over them: They
were artisans and farm laborers who
couldn't make it out in the old coun
try. I have no information either of
their exact number or of their names.
It doesn't matter; there was only one
.familr among them which need be
:mentiuried particularly --namely the
family .of the Ileavysides. To wit,
Simon "fleavysidea, -intelligent and
well educated, a carpenter by trade ;
Martha Heavysides, his wife; and
seven little Reavysides, 'their unfor
tunate offspring.-94y father and
mother and brothers and sisters, did
I endeistand you to say ? Don't be
in a hurry; I recommend you to wait
a little before you- make quite sure of
that circumstance.
Though I myself had not, perhaps
—strictly speakinglrcome on board
when the vessel left London, my M
itt& as I firmly believe, had shipped
in The Adventure to wait for me—
sod decided the nature of the voyage
accordingly. Never was such a mis
erable kime known. Stormy weather
came down on us from all points of
the compass, with intervals of light
baffling winds or dead calms. By the
timeahe Adventure had been three
months ott l / 4 0aptain• Gillopes natural
ly otiviioamper, began to .getioured.
I leave you to arty whether it, mu/
LEBANON, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1862.
likely to be much improved by apiece
of news which reached him from the
region of the cabin, on the morning
of the ninety.first day. It had fallen
to a dead ilelm again ; and the ship
was - rolling - about helpless with her
head all round the compass, when
Mr, Jolly (fro& whose unfeeling nar•
rative I repeat all conversations,
ex
actly as they passed) came on deck
to the captain, and addressed him in
these words :
'l've got some news that will ratti,
ea surprise you,' said Mr. Jolly, smil.
lug and rubbing his hands. (Altho'
the experienced surgeon has not shown
much sympathy for my tpubli3s,- I
won't deny that his disposition was
as good as his name. To this day, no
amount of bad weather or hard work
can upset Mr. Dolly's temper.)
'lf it's news of a fair wind coming,'
grumbled the captain, 'that would
surprise me, on board this ship, I can
promise you I'
‘its'l3 not exactly a wind coming,'
said Mr. Jolly. 'lt's another Cabin
passenger?
The captain looked round at the
empty sea, with the land thousands
of miles away, and with not a ship in
sight—turned sharp on the experi
enced surgeon—eyed him hard—
changed color Suddenly and asked
what he meant:
'I Mean, there's
,a fifth. cabin pas
senger coming- on board,'. persisted
Mr, Jolly, grinning front ear to ear—
'introduced by Mrs. Smallehild—like
ly.to join us,el shorild" say, towards
evening—size, nothing to speak of
-sex, not known at "present—man
ners and-customs, probably squally'
'Do you really mean ;it?' asked the
captain, backing away, and' turning
paler and pater.
'Yes; I do,' answered Mr. Jolly,.
nodding hard at him.
'Then,.tellyou what,' - eried Cap
tain Gilot, suddenly flying into a vi
olent passion. won'thave it I The
infernal weather has worried me out
of my life and soul already—and
won't have it ! Put "it off, Jolly—tell;
her there isn't room enough for that
sort of thing on board my vessel.—
What does she mean by taking us all
in, in this way? Shameful! shameful!'
'No I no l' remonstrated Mr. Jolly.
'Don't look at it in that light. It's
her first child, poor thing. how
should she know ? Give her a little
more. experience, and I dare say—'
'Where's her husband?' broke in
the captain, with e threatening look.
'l'll speak my mind to him, at any
rate.'
Mr. Jolly consulted his watch be.
fore he answered.
'Half-past eleven,' he said. 'Let me
onsider a little. It's Kr. Smallchild's
regular time just now for squaring ac.
counts with the sea. He'll have done
in a quarter of an hour. In five min
utes more, he'll be fast asleep. At
one o'clock,, he'll eat a hearty lunch,
and go to sleep again At half past
tiro;-he'll square accounts as before—
and so on till night. You'll make
nothing of Mr. Smallchild; captain.—
Extraordinary man—wastes tissue,
and repairs it again perpetually, in
the most astonishing manner. If we
are another month - at sea, I believe
we shall-bring him into port totally
comatose. Hallo! what-do you want?'
'The steward's mate had approach
ed the quarter deck while the 'doctor
was speaking. Was it a curious co.
incidence? . This man a150..-waS grin
ning-from ear to ear, exactly like Mr.-
Jolly. .
'You're wanted in the steerage sir , '
.
said the steward's mate to the doctor.
'A woman taken bad, name of Heavy.
sides.'
'Nonsense!' cried Mr. Jolly. 'Ha!
ha I You don't meanEh ?'
'That's it, sir, sure enouei;' said
the steward's mate, in the most posi
tive manner.
Captain Gillop Jooked all, around
him, in silent desperation, lost his sea
legs for the first time these
_twenty
years, staggered back till he was
brought up all standing 'by the side
of his own vessel,. dashed his. fist on
the bulwark, and found language to
express himself in, at the same mo
ment.
'This ship is bewitched,' said the
captain; wildly. = 'Stop P he called out
recovering himself a little, as the doc
tor bustled away to the steerage. - -
'Stop If it's true, Jolly, send her
husband here aft to mc, Demme, I'll
have it out with one of the husbands'
said the captain, shaking hiS fist vi
ciously at the empty air.
Ten minutes _ passed ; then, there
came staggering towards the captain,
tottering this way and that with the
rolling of the becalmed vessel; a long,
lean, melancholy, light haired man,
with a Roman nose, a watery blue
eye, and 'a complexion profusely spot.
ted with large brown freckles. This
was Simon lleavysides, the intelligent
carpenter, with the wife and the fem.
ily of seven small children on' board.
'Oh ! you're the man, are you ?'
said the captain..
The ship lurched heavily; and Si.
mon Heavy sides staggered away with
a run to the opposite side of the deck,
as if he preferred going straight over
board into the sea, to answering the
captain's question
.
'You're the man—are you?' repeat
ed the c'aptain, following him, seizing
him by the collar, and pinning him
np fiercely: against the bulwark.
your wife—is it? You infernal ras.
*cal 1 what do you mean by turning
my ship into a Lying In Hospital ?
You have committed an act of mati
iy, of; if it isn't mutiny, it's next
door to it. I've put, a man in irons
for lees I - I've more tban balfix mind
to pdt yea in irons I Hold up, you
slippery lubber I - What do you mean
by bringing peinetif4ers r don't bar
gain for on board My vessel ? What
have you got to say for yourself, be
fore I clap the irons on you ?'
'Nothing, sir,' answered S. Heavy
sides, with the meekest connubialtres
ighation in his looks and manners.'--
'As for the punishment you niention
ed just now, sir,' continued Simon, 'I
wish to say—having seven children
more than I know how to provide
for, and an eighth corning.to . make
things worse—.l respectfully wish to
84, sir, that my mind is.in irons al
ready; and I don't know as it will
Make much difference if you put my
body in irons along with it'
The Captain mechanically let go of
the carpenter's collar : the mild de
spair of the man. melted him in spite
of himself.'
'Why did you come to sea? - Why
didn't you wait ashore tillit was ail
over 7' asked the captain . as .Sternly
as he could.
'lt's no uso,waiting,.sir,' 'reniarked
Simon. 'ln our liue,of)lfe..as.soon - as
it's over, itns agiin There's no
end to it * that'l can see,' said .the
miserable carpenter, after a moment's
meek consideration-Aexcept the grave'
'Who's talking,about the grave?,
cried Mr. Jolly, coming up that
monient. 'lt's births we've gotlo do
With on board this vessel—not, buri
als. - Captain Gillop, thii woman,
Martha Ileavysides, can't be left
. in
your crowded steerage in her present
condition. She must be moved off
into one of the empty berths—and
the sooner the better, I can tell you.'
The captain began to look savage.
again. A steerage passenger in one
of his 'staterooms' was a nautical an
.omaly subversive of all discipline.—
He eyed the carpenter once more, as
if he was mentally measuring him
for a set of irons,
iPm very sorry, sir' Simon remark
od, politely—'very sorry that any in
advertent:Es of mine or Airs, Heavy.
'Take your long carcases and your
long tongue forward!' thundered the
captain. 'When talking will, mend
matters,' I'll send for you again.—,
Give you: own orders, Jolly,' he went
on, resignedly, as Simon staggered off.
Turn the ship into a nursery as soon
as you like 1'
Five minutes later—so expeditious
was Mr. Jolly—Martha Heavysides
appeared horizontally on deck,
shrouded in blankets, and supported
by three men. When this interest
ing procession passed the captain he
shrank aside from it with as vivid an
appearance of horror as if a wild
bull was being carried by him instead
of a British matron: The sleeping
berths bcloff opened on either side
out of the main hold. On the left
hand side (looking towards the ship's
bowspirit) was Mrs. Smallchild. On
the right hand side, opposite to her,
the doctor established. Mrs. Heavy
sides. A partition of canvas was
next run up ; entirely across the cab
in. The smaller of the two tempo
rary rooms thus made, lay nearest the
stairs leading on deck, and was left
free to the public. The larger was
kept sacred to the doctor and his
mysteries. When an old clothes
basket, emptied, cleaned, and comfor•
tably lined with blankets (to serve
for a make shift cradle,) had been, in
due course of tine married into the in
ner cabin, and' had - been placed .mid ,
way between the two sleeping berths,
so as - to be' easily producible : . when
wanted, the Outward and 'visible
preparations of Mr. Jolly were
complete; the male passengers had all
taken, refuge, on deck.; and the doe.
tor and the stewardess were left in
Undisturbed possession of the lower
regions.
. •
While it was still early in the after
-noon, the weather , changed for the
better. For once in a way, the wind
came from the fair quarter, arid The
Adventurer bowled along pleasantly
before it almost on an oven keel.
Captain Gillop mixed*with the. little
group of male passengers on- the
quarter-deck, restored to his sweetest
temper,
and set them his customary,
example, after dinner,. of smoking a
cigar. '
'lrthis fine weather lasts, gentle
men,' he said,' 'e shall make out very
well with our meals up here; - and we
shall have our two small extra: cabin
passengers christened on dry land in
a week's time, if
_their mothers ap.
prove of it. Kew do you_ feel iu
your mind, sir, 'I
about - Your lady '
Mr. Sinallahild (to whom the in
was addressed) had his - points
of external personal resemblance, to
Simon Ileavysides. Ile .was . neither
so tall, nor so lean certainly—but he,
too, bad a Roman nose; and light hair;
and watery blue eyes. With careful
reference to- his peculiar habits at sea,
be had been placed conveniently close
to the bulwark, and been raised - on a
heap of old sails and cushions, so that
he could get his head over the ship's
eide when occasion reqaired. - The
food and drink which assisted in
storing his tissue,' when he was not
asleep and 'squaring accounts' - with
the sea,' lay clop, to his hand,.. it
was then ; a, little after three o'clock ;
and the snore with which Mr. Small
child answered the captain's inquiry
showed that lie had got round again,
with the regularity of' clOckwork to
the period - of the day when he re.
exulted himself with sleep. 'What
an insensible blockhead that man is!'
said Mr. Sims, the middle ! aged passen
ger; looking across the deck contemp
taciusly at Mr.,Smallthild.
'lf the sea had the awn() effect MO
you that it has on him,' retorted the
invalid passenger, ,Mr. Purling, 'you
would - be just a insent3ible yourself:
Mr Purling (who Y was a man of
sentiment) disagreed with. e 1 r. Sims
(who was a man of business,) on every
coneievable subject, all through• the.
ioyage. Before, however, they could
continue the dispute about Mr Small.
child, the doctor surprised them by
appearing'from the cabin.
'Any news below Jolly ?' asked
the.captain, anxiously.
'lsTone whatever, answered the
doctor. 'l've come to idle the after
noon away up here, along with the
rest of you!
As events turned out, Mr. Jolly
idled away an hour and a half exact
ly. At the end of that time, Mrs,
Drabble the stewardess appeared with
a face of mystery,and whispered nerv
ously to the doctor.
'Please to step b.elow directly sir.'
'Which of them is it?' asked Mr.
Jolly.
'Both, of them%' answered Mrs.
Drabble, emphatically.
The doctor looked grave; the stew.
ardess looked frightened. The two
rn ediately disappeared together.
rl„suppose, gentlemen,'
said Capt.
Gillop, addressing Mr. Purling, Mr.
Sims, and the first- mate, whohad
just joined the party, suppose , it's
only fit and proper, in the turn things
have taken to shake up Mr. Small
child.?' And I don't doubt but what
we ought to have -the other husband
bandy, as a sort of polite attention
under the circumstances. Pass the
word forward there for Simon Heavy.
sides. Mr. Smallchild, sir i rouse up
Here's your good lady—Hang me,
gentlemen, if ',know exactly how to
put it to him.'
'Yes. Thank you,' said Mr. Small.
child, opening his eyes drowsily.—
'Biscuit and cold bacon, as usual—
when I'm ready. I'm not ready yet.
Thank you. Good afternoon! Mr.
Smallehild closed his eyes again and
becanie, in the doctor's phrase, 'total
ly comatose'
Before Captain Gino)) could hit on
any new plan for rousing this imper.
tubable passenger, Simon Heavysides
once more approached the quarter.
deck..:_
'I spoke alittle sharp tä you just
now, my man,' said the captain,
'being worried in my mind by what's
going on on board this vessel. But
I'll, makeit up to you, never fear.—
Here's your wife in, what they call,
an interesting situation. it's only
right you should be within easy hail
of her. I look upon you, Heavy
sides, as a steerage•passenger in diffi
culties; and 1 freely give you leave to
stop here.along with us till , it's all
over.
'You are very good air,' said Simon;
'and 1 am indeed thankful to you and
to these gentlemen. But please to
remember, I have seven children al
ready in the steerage—and there's no.
body left to mind 'em but me. My
wife has got over it uncommonly well
sir, on seven previous occasions—and
I don't doubt but what she'll conduct
herself in a Similar manner on the
eighth. It will be a satisfaction to her
mind, Captain Gillop and gentlemen,
if she knows Pm out of the way, and
minding the children. • For -which
reason,l respectfully take my leave.'
With those words,. Simon. made his
bow, and returned to his family.
Well,.gentlemen„ the two husbands
take it easy enough, at any rate !'
said, the Captain. One of them is
used to it, to 'be sure; and the other
is
Here a banging of cabin doors be
low, and a .hurrying of footsteps,
startled the speaker and his audience
.into momentary silence and attention.
'Ease ber with the helm William
son 1 1 said Captain Gillop, addressing
the man who was steering the vessel.
'ln my opinion, gentlemen, the less
the ship pitches the better, in the
turn things , are taking now.'
The afternoon wore on into even
ing, and evening into night. Mr.
Smallehild performed the daily care
monies of his nautical existence as
punctually us usual. He was aroused
to a sense of Mrs. Smallchild's situa
tion when he took his biscuit and ha
con ; lost, the sense again when the
time came round for 'squaring his ac
countsf-recovered it in the interval
which ensued before he went to sleep;
lost it again, as a matter of course,
when his eyes closed once-more—and
so on through the evening and early
night. Simon Heavysides received
messages occasionally (through the
captain's care), telling him to keep
his mind easy; returned messages
mentioning that his mind was easy,
and that the children were pretty
quiet, but never approached the deck
in his own person. Mr. Jolly now
and then showed himself—said 'All
right,--no news,' took a little light
refreshment, and then disappeared-a
gain, as cheerful as ever - . The fair
breeze still held, the captain's tem
per remained unruffled; the man at
the helm eased the vessel, from time
to time, with the most anxious con
sideration. Ton o'clock came; the
moon rose and shone superbly; the
nightly grog made its appearance on
the quarter-deck ; the captain give
the passengers the ben efi tof his com
pany ;=and still nothing happened.—
-
Twenty minutes more of suspense
slowly succeeded each other-,-and
then, at last, Mr. Jolly was seen mid
denly to ascend the cabin stairs.
To the amazement of the little
group on the quarter deck, the doe
tor held Mrs. Drabble, the steward.
ess, fast; by the arm, and, without ta
king the slightest notice of the capt,
or the passengers, placed her on the
nearest seat he could find. As he
did this, his face became visible in the
moonlight, and displayed to the star
tled spectators an expression o£ blank
consternation.
'Cob:11)68e youraelf, Mkt Drab*,
said the doctor; to tones of unmistak
able-alarm, %eV quiet; a
i l e.
WHOLE NO. 663.
air blow.over you. Collect yourself,
ma'am-4or ..lleaveu's sake collect
yourself
Mrs ; Drabblo made no answer.—
She beat her hands vacantly on her
knees, and stared straight before her,
like.a woman panic:stricken.
'What's wrong?' asked the captain,
setting down his glass of grog in dis
may. 'Anything amiss with those
two unfortunate women ?'
.
'Nothing,' said the doctor. 'Both
doinv. e' admirably well.'
'Anything queer with their babies?'
continued the captain. 'Are they
more than you bargained for, Jolly?'
Twins, for instance?'
i5;o1 no-l' replied Mr. Jolly, impa•
tiently. 'A baby apiece—both boys
-*-both in first rate condition. Judge
for yourselves,' added the doctor, as
the twolriew cabin passengers tried
lg
their la a, below , for the first time,
and fou d that they answered their
purpose
,n.the most Satisfactory man
ner. , ' 11 - .
. .
‘Wikarythe de;zil'ivlimisa then, with
you and. Mrs.. Drabble ?'
,persisitd
the beginning to loss his
temper again. . .
'Mrs. Drabble and I" are t7:o inno
cent people,_ and we have got into the
most dreadful scrape that you ever
hoard of!' was Mr. Jolly's startling
answer. '
The'captainjollowed by Mr. Pur
ling and Mr. Sims, approached the
doctor with looks of horror. Even
the man at the wheel stretched him
self over it as far as he could to hear
what was coming next. The only
uninterested person was Mr. Small
child. His time had come round fur
going to sleep again, and he was snor
ing peacefully, with his biscuit and
bacon close beside him.
'Let's hear - the worst of it at once,
Jolly,' said the-captain, a little impa
tiently.
The doctor paid no beed to this re
quest. His attention was all
sorbed by Mrs. Drabble.. 'Are you
better nowona'am ?' he asked anx
iously.
.'No better in my mind,' answered
Mrs. 'Drabble, beginning to beat her
knees again. 'Worse, if anything.'
'Listen to me,' said Mr. Jolly, coax
ingly. 'l'll puteelrp•whole case over
again to you, in a' few plain ques
tions. You'll find it all come back to
your tnernory, if .you only follow me
attentively, and if you take time to
think and collect yOurself, before you
-attempt to answer' Mrs. Drabble
bowed her head in submisSion—and
listened. Everybody else on the quar
ter-deck listened, except the impene
trable Mr. Smalichild.
'Now ma'am I' said the doctor.—
'Oar troubles began in Mrs. Heavy
sides' cabin, which is situated on the
starboard side of the shin?'
'They - did; replied n iars. Drab
ble. •
'Good I We went backwards and
forwards ' an infinite nutnber of times,
between Mrs. Heavysides (starboard)
and Mrs: Smalichild (larboard)—but
we_ found that Mrs. Heavysides, hav
ing got the start, keptit—and when
I called out 'Mrs. Drabble I here's a
chopping boy for you; Come and take
him called out starboard, didn't
I?" Starboard, sir—l'll take my oath
of it,' said Mrs. Drabble.
'Good' again! 'Here's a chopping
boy,' I...said. Take him, ma'am, and
make him comfortable in the cradle
And.yOa took him, and made him
comfortable in the cradle, according ?
Now where was-the cradle?
'ln the Blain cabin, sir; replied Mrs :
Diabble.
'Just so ! In the main cabin, be
cause we hadn't got room for it in
either of the sleeping cabins. You
put the starboard baby (otherwise
JHreavysides) in the clothes-basket cra
dle in the main cabin., Good, once
more. ROW was the cradle placed ?'
'Crosswise to the ship, sir,' said
Mrs. Drabble.
'Crosswise to the ship? That is to
say, with one side longwise towards
the stern of the vessel, and one side
loagwise towards the bows. Bear
that, in mind—and now follow me a
little farther. No I no I don't say
you can't, and your head's in a whirl.
AV next question will steady it. Car
ry yoar mind on half an hour, Mrs.
Drabble. At the end of half an hour,
you heard my voice again ; and my
voice called—'Mrs. Drabble I here's
another chopping boy for you : come
and take him I--and you-came and
took him larboard, didn't you ?'
'Larboard, sir, I don't deny it,' air.
swered Mrs. Drabble.
'Better and better' 'here is anoth.
er chopping boy,' I said.
.‘Take him,
ma'am, and make him comfortable in
the cradle, along with number one.'
And you took the larboard baby (oth
erwise Smallehild)and made him com
fortable in the"-Tradie lilting with the
starboard baby: (otherwise Heavy
aides), accordingly? Now, what hap
paned after that
'Don't ask, me, sir I' exclaimed Mrs.
Drahble r losing her self control, end
wringing her hands desperately.
'Steady, ma'am! I'll put it to you
as plain as print. Steady! and listen
:0 me. Just as you had made the
lerboard baby comfortable, 1 had oc,'
easion to acrid you into the starboard
(or,lleavysides) cabin to fetch some
thing which I wanted in the larboard
(or Smallehild) cabin; I kept you
there while along withlile ; I
left you, and went into the Ileavysides
cabin, and called to you to bring me
something I wanted outdf the,Small
-child cabin; hut before you. got .half
way, across the main cabin,'i said
'No; stop where, you are, and I'll
I .'cometoyou;'irnmodiately after which,
Mrs. Sanallchild alarmed yo 4 and-you
'eame'aeross to me . of your ewn • at:-
cord; and therpupon, I stopped you
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in the main cabin, and said, 'Mrs't
Drabble, your mind's getting confused"
sit down and collect your scattered
-
intellects ; and you eat down, ant ,r'
tried to collect them----• -4' , - i .
('And couldn't; sir,' interposed Mrs
Drabbie, parenthetically. 'Oh, my l '.
head ! my head !') .:
•
—'And tried to collect your scatter. ;
ed intellects, and couldn't?' continued.;:'
the doctor. 'And the consequence;
was, when I Caine out from.the Smalli]
child cabin to sec how you were get4l
ting on, I found you with the clothes
basket cradle hoisted up on the cabi '
4
table, staring down at the babies in.' l ,
side with your mouth dropped openA
and both your hands twisted in your 6,
hair? And. when I said, 'Anything xi i
wrong with either of those find boys,,:i
Mrs. Drabble ?' you caught me by then
coat-cellar, and whispered in my rightt
ear these words : 'Lord save us and;j l
help us, Mr. Jolly, I've confused the,
two babies in my mind, and I don'til' l.
know which is which 1' 't.
'And I don't-knoW now l' cried Mrs.ll e ;
Drab6le, hysterioallly. - 'Oh, my:::
head! my head ! I don't know now I' A
'Captain Gillop and gentlemen,' nicht
Mr Jolly, wheeling around and ad- „tii
dressing his audience with the coma_;
posure of sheer despair, 'that is the pl
Scrape--;-a.ed if you ever heard of a 7*
worse one, 11l troubleyou tocompose .;
this miserable woman by mentioning';
it immediately.'
Captain Gillop looked at Mr. Par- t 9
ling and Mr. Sims. Mr. Purling and t.:
Mr. Sima looked at Captain. Gillop. ),;.
They were all three thunderstrupk— .3?
and no wonder.
•
'Can't you throw any light on 'it,
Jolly ?' inquired the captain, who
e
was the first to recover himself. :.,
'lf you knew what I have had to t ;
do below you wouldn't ask me such ;,
a. qdestibn as that,'replied the.doctor.
'Remember that I have had the lives ;;
of two women and two children to k!
answer for--remember that I have V .
been cramped up in two small sleep- :i :
ingcabins, with hardly room to turn t ,
round in, and just light enough from t
two miserable little lamps to see my t;
hands before—remember the profes- L.
sional difficulties of the situation, the .
ship rolling about under ins all the !I
while, and the stewardess to compose
into- the bargain ;—beur all that in
mind, will you, and then tell me how
much spare time I bad on ray hands r;•
forcomparing two boys together inch
by inch—two boys born at night,
within half an hem' of each other, on i:
board a ship at sea. Ha! ha! I only
wonder the mothers and the bbya and
the doctor are all five of them alive to
tell the story I' ~
Vo marks on one or other of them that
happened to catch your eye' asked Mr,
Sims.
'They must have been strongish marks
to catch my eye in the light I had to
work by, and in the professional diffi
culties I had to grapple with,' said the
doctor. saw they were both straight,
well-formed children—and that's all I
saw.'
'Are their infant features sufficiently de
veloped to indicate a family likeness?' in
quired Mr. Purling. 'Shouki you say
they took after their fathers ortheir moth
ers P
'Beth of them have light eyes, and light
halr 7 -such as it-is,' repliedl4lr. Jolly, dog.
gedly. 'Judge for yonrself'
'Mr. Smallchild has light eyes and' light
hair,' remarked Mr. Sims. , .
!And Simon Heavysides has light eyes -
and light hair,' rejoined Mr. Purling.
'I should recommend waking Mr Small
child, and sending for Heavysides, and
letting the two fathers toss up for it,' sug
gested Mr. Sims. •
•The parental feeling is not to be trifled
with in that heartless manner:. retorted
Mr. Purling. should recommend try
ing the Voice of Nature.'
'What may that be, sir inquired Cap
tain Gillop, with great curiosity.
!The maternal instinct,' replied Mr. Pur
ling. 'The mother's intuitive knowledge
of her own child.'
!Ay, ay !' said the captain. 'Well
thought of. What do you say, Jolly, to
the Voice of Nature ?'
The dwtor held up his hand impatient
ly. He was engaged in resuming the ef
fort to rouse Mrs Drabble's memory by
a system of amateur cross examination,
with the unsatisfactory result of confits
ing her more hopelessly than ever.—
Could she put the cradle back, in her own
mind, into its original -position't No.
Could she remember whether she laid the
starboard baby (otherwise Heavysides)
on the side of the cradle nearest the stern
of the ship, or nearest the bows, No.—
Could she remember about the starboard
baby (otherwise,Smallchild)l No. Why
did she move the cradle on to the cabin
table, and an bewilder herself additionally,
when she was puzzled already? Because
it came over-her, on - ft sudden, that she
had4orgotten, in the dreadful confusion of
theAlme, which was which; and ofiourse
she wanted to look closer at them, and
see; and she couldn't see; and to her dy
ing day she could never forgive herself;
and let them throw her overboard, for a
miserable wretch, if they liked,—and so
on, till the persevering doctor was weari
ed out at last, and gave up Mrs. Drabble,
and gave up with her, the whole. ease.
61. see nothing for it hut the
.Voice of
Nature;" said the captain, holding fast,toMt
Pniling'i idea._ Try it, Jolly—yen can
but try it'
. . .
!Something , if Ixl!,,st, be done,' salt - the
doctor. !I can't teit'Ve the women alone
any lorigetclfttUd...the.rnoment I get below
they will both ask, for their babies Wait
here, -till you're fit to be seen, Mrs. Drab
ble, and then follow me. Voice ofNattire
added Mr. Jolly, contemptuously, as ha
descended the cabin stairs. ''Oh yes, I'll
try it—muchrUoptl-lhe =Voice of Nature
will do us, gentlemen. You shall judge
for yoniself'
Favoured by the night. Mr. Jolly -cuff
ningly turned down the dim lamps in the
sleeping cabins to a mere glimmer, on the
itl
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