Identifier: eightyyearsashor00corn (find matches)
Title: Eighty years ashore and afloat, or, The thrilling adventures of Uncle Jethro : embracing the remarkable episodes in a life of toil and danger, on land and sea
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Cornell, E. C
Subjects: Ripley, Jethro, b. 1793 Seafaring life Whaling
Publisher: Boston : Andrew F. Graves
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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n,jumped into it and went to rescue them; first pulledin the girl, afterwards got the man in. By this timea dozen or more, who had heard the cries of the sink-ing girl, had appeared in their sleeping apparel towitness the scene. Sent the excursion party home, telling them I wouldtake care of the boat. I never saw them after,but learned that they were the daughters of a widowlady, one of whom was receiving the attentions of theirbrutal companion. He was an intemperate fellow, andthis little circumstance ended the courtship. Our craft returned to Boston, took in an assortedcargo for New York, where we arrived in safety anddischarged it all right. Loaded with corn and flourfor Boston. Contrasting our present manner of livingwith whalemens fare, we considered ourselves in clover.Fair winds prevailing, got along nicely ; sometimes thetide or wind heading us, we would run into Edgartownfor a harbor, stopping a day or a night, giving me theopportunity of going out on the Great Plain, where a
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THE MARRIAGE Page 175. UNCLE JETHRO NEXT GOES COASTING. 1T5 certain young lady would receive my friendly visitsquite naturally by this time. On arriving at Boston, a cargo of plaster awaiting ourtrasportation, a gang of Irishmen very vigorously dis-charged our grain, by the aid of a spiritual manifesta-tion which they had furnished very liberally, withthe promise of remuneration in proportion to their dili-gence. It was lively work until the cargo was stored.Next day loaded for Richmond, Va., sailing the follow-ing day. Soon arrived, finding the weather so extremelyhot could hardly breathe. Took in a load of sea coalfor Albany, arrived and dischalfged, took in grain againfor the Boston market, and continued making thesetrips until sometime in November, when the vessel waslaid up and all hands discharged. We returned to theVineyard, as usual glad to get home, and perhaps alittle more so. My mind was now occupied with a very importantcircumstance, the anticipation of which I had treasur

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