Il Deck e porta; oppure, incidenti di una crociera negli Stati Uniti il Congresso di fregate a California . che egli canlet go, quando egli avrebbe portato il suo mestiere unkeeled.Un grido segue ovunque la sua ingestibile horsedashes, a meno che non sia tra la folla e thenthere è tale diffusione come ci sarebbe amongsheep a balzare di un lupo, o tra i piccioni inil in picchiata del falco. Tutto in uno sguardo gruppo piega un capo invecchiato,che è venuto fuori per vedere una giornata di gala più beforehe scende verso la terra di tenebre. Egli costruisce histall statura, ma non nel loro orgoglio e metà dimentica la tuftedwand che ha per lungo tempo susta

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Deck and port; or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California . which he canlet go, when he would bring up his unkeeled craft.A shout follows wherever his unmanageable horsedashes, —unless it be among the crowd, and thenthere is such a scattering as there would be amongsheep at the pounce of a wolf, or among pigeons atthe swoop of the hawk. Foremost in a gazing group bends an aged chief, who has come out to see one gala day more beforehe descends to the land of shadows. He erects histall stature, but not in pride, and half forgets the tuftedwand that has long sustained his tottering years.He thinks not of the feathered mantle which fallsfrom his shoulders, or the badges of rank which glit-ter on his breast. His eyes are on a group of chil- DECK AND PORT. dren wildly at play, Fourscore summers have shed their venial Ik . and yet their glee this day makes his pulses fly as if heWere again a child, lie watches their light lout-steps, their laughing eyes, and timid hands as theygarland with flowers the arching horns of the old pa-triarch of his ilock.. A band of children, round ? snow-white ram, There wreathe his venerable horn* with flowers; While peaceful as if still an unwc.uiod lamb, The patriarch f the Bock all gently cowersber head majestieallj tame, Or eats from out the palm, or playful lowers Hi- l •. and (hen, Yielding to their mall hands, draws Lack again. SKETCHES OF HONOLULU. 357 Sunday, June 21. I exchanged with Mr. Damonthis morning; he officiating on board the Congress, while I took his place in the Seamens chapel. Thefrigate had the advantage in the arrangement, but Iintend to look out for my floating parish. In theafternoon I was, by appointment, in the pulpit of thetings chapel. The spacious edifice was crowded.His majesty, the court, and chiefs were present, andan auditory of some three thousand. They had as-sembled under the vague expectation that Commo-dore Stockton might address them, for a report tothat effect, with

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• bookauthorcoltonwalter17971851
• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1860