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YOL. 11.
HJistclhtitfons
The Career of Lieutenant John C.
Braine,
His long ant) Unjust Imprisonment
An account of the Career of I ieutennnt John C.
Braine. late of llie Confederate States Navy,
with his imprisonment and Detention in nn
American liastile, up to the present moment.
Prepared by himself.
Kings County Penitentiary. )
Brooklyn, N. Y., June 28, 1867,j
Mr. It Semmes, Editor of the Memphis
liidldin, Memphis, Tenn:
Sir: 1 captured tho Chesapeake in De
cember, ISC3, at wbioi) timo 1 hold n. war*
rant in the Confederate States Navy as
Master’s Mate. 1 held also an appoint
ment under Capt. John Darker, who was
acting under a letter of Marque granted
to him l>y the Government. I was or
dered to proceed to New York, with a
crew, consisting ot seventeen officers ami
men, for the purpose of capturing the
Chesapeake, she having assisted in the
recapture of the revenue cutter Caleb
Cushing, which had been captured by
I/cut. lie id, of the Confederate States
bark Tacony, in the summer ol 1803.
Captain Reid and officers were made
prisoners on board the recaptured cutter,
taken to Fort Preble, in Portland, Maiue,
and there incareer at'd. From Fort Pre
ble they were removed to Fort Warren,
and exchanged in 1861. I proceeded to
New York, in obedience to my orders,
and with oflicers and men disguised in
citizen's clothing, I went on board tho
Chesapeake, then plying as a packet be
tween New York and Boston, and en
gaged passage for tny party;
THE CAITUKE.
The ship sailed at the appointed hour,
and in the middle watch, when she was
about twenty miles from Cape Cod, the
wind blowing freshly from the southeast
at the time, and a pretty heavy sea run
ning, 1 gave tho appointed signal to my
men, rose upon tho crew, and took pos
session of the upper dock of the ship. 1
assumed command of the deck myself,
sent my second Lieutenant below to take
charge of the engine and fire rooms, and
gave him and others ol my subordinates
orders to demand the surrender of the
ship in the name of the Confederate
States, and on no account to injure any
oue, unless lie refused to surrender or
made resistance. Iqpon seeing my sec
ond Lieutenant enter the engine room
with two men, 1 proceeded to tho main
deck, aud when about midship I heard a
shot fired below. I immediately left the
main deck in charge of my .lirst Lieut.,
and passed down to Hie engine room,
and from that into the fire room, where 1
found that tho watch had been seized by
my men and put in irons. The second
engineer had been killed by the shot 1
had heard, and as 1 returned to the main
deck, I found his body lying across the
threshold of the engine room door. My
second Lieutenant told me that upon de
manding the surrender of the second en
gineer, in the name of the Confederate
States, as a prisoner of war, that officer,
instead nf complying with the demand,
had fired a shot at one of his men, which
destroyed his left hand.
It was under these circumstances that
the scsirnd engineer the only man who
was killed on hoard—lost his life. He
was interred at about 4r. m. Both offi
cers and men regretted that it had been
necessary to take life, and a collection
was made from among us for the benefit
of the family of the deceased. With the
exception of this brave fellow, I have
never seen a greater set of cowards on a
ship, from the master down. Jas. John
ston, the chief engineer, was in his state
room when ordered to surrender, lie
was requested to come out, as uo harm
would he done him, but instead of doing
this like a man, he opened his door sly,
on the crack, and one of my men, sus
pecting foul play, sited on him, without
doing him any material damage however,
when he rushed out in his shirt-tail, arid
began to run about the dock. I ordered
my men not to fire at the shirt-tail cow
ard. He ran below into the fire room,
and Crawled up) a hole which had been
made for the purpose of passing up dish
es from the kitchen to the cabin. He was
finally secured. The first mate of the
Chesapeake, a Duchman, named Johnson,
anil who is now in command of the stea
mer, was in, charge of the deck at the
time of the capture. When ordered to
surrender, he, too, ran, and as lie passed
the guards whom I had stationed at the
companion way (the passage from one
deck to another) he was fired upon, and
was wounded in the left arm aud leg.
The Captain, Willetts, on being ordered
to surrender, ran from his stateroom a
roun.l the deck several times, my first
Lieutenant firing several shots ahead of
him, to heatx him to. lie was finally se
cured without injury. This man is now
serving as first officer on board the Ma
riposa, one of tho Star line plying be
tween New York and New Orleans.
THE STEAMER ANCHORS' —HER RECAPTURE.
Having quieted everything on board, I
came to anchor in the harbor of Seal
Cove, Grand Menan, according to the or
ders which I had previously received;
but not finding Captain Darker, rny su
perior offieir, whom I expected to find
here; I got under way again after a short
delay, and shaped my course towards St.
John’s, New Brunswick. When about
twenty miles up the bay I met Captain
Darker, who relieved me from my com
mand, and hoisted tho Confederate flag
at the fore. I left tin: Chesapeake at
bhelbourne, and proceeded to Halifax to
procure coal fur her, but during my ab
; scnce she was recaptured, whilst at
1 anchor in Sombrero harbor, Nova Scotia,
i by the United States gunboats Ella and
j Anna, whence she was taken to Halifax;
| the three vessels being convoyed by the
I United Stages steamer Dacotah. Arrif
j cd at Halifax, she was turned over to the
! Colonial authorities. The delivery to the
| United S'Ttes, of both the shift and the
captors was demanded of the authorities,
I and the case went to trial before the Ad
miralty Court. The captors were dis
| charged, as lawful tielligerents, and the
ship, which in the meantime, had been
duiv libelled L-iui e the District Court sit-
• HERE SHALL THE PRESS TKE PEOPLE S RIG FT* MAINTAIN, ttNAWED BY FEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN.
tiug in admirnltry, for the Southern Dis
trict of Virginia, was delivered to the
original owners, they paying lief value
into court, to abide the decision of tho
Confederate court. My second Lieut.,
and two of niy men, were afterwards ar
rested at St. {John’s charged with the
same offence for which I have been im
prisoned ten mouths without a trial, to
wit, piracy and murder, and discharged
after a patient hearing by Judge ltichie,
on the ground that thoyjhadonly commit
ed a (awful act of war. I remained in
Now Brunswick} nearly a month alter
the capture of tiio Chesapeake, when 1
received orders to report in person at die
Navy Department in Richmond.
FURTHER ORDERS —CAPTURE OF THE ROANOKE.
I arr'vod in Richmond on tho 6th of
May, 1864, and whilst in that city was
promoted so the rank of “Master,” and
n ceived i rders from tin Navy Depart
ment to proceed to tho city of Havana,
with a crew consisting ol seventy offi
cers and men, for the purpose of captur
ing the United States mail steamer Roa
noke, Morning Star, or Evening Star.—
flic Roanoke had been confiscated by tho
United States Government, under the
confiscation act of 1861, having formerly
been one of the line of the New York and
Virginia Steamship Company. I pro
ceeded pretty much, in Havana, as I had
done in New York, and went to sea on
tho Roanoke with five officers and four
sean.cn as passengers. We sailed on
the 29th of September, 1864.
The Roanoke was a side-wheel steam
er, with a double walking beam, was
bark rigged, and of about fourteen hun
dred tons burthen, and had a valuable
cargo, consisting chiefly of sugar and
tobacco. Shchad also the United States
mail on board, and twenty thousand dol
lars in greenbacks, and eleven thousand
dollars in gold. The official letters found
in her mail, of which there were about
two hundred, went to Richmond instead
of Washington. She had a crow of fifty
ni'qi, and there were forty-six passengers
on board. My own force, as lias been
stated, consisted of but nine men. I cap
tured her in fifty minutes after leaving
port, without a casualty of any bind. I
took the ship to Bermuda, but finding it
impossible to procure coal for her, with
which 1 might run her into a Confederate
port for (he purpose of having her con
demned, 1 set fire to her ou tho Dili of
October, after having transferred her
crew and passengers, with their effects,
to a brig which had been sent out to me
for that purpose by our agent, Major
Black.
OTHER ORDERS CIO HOW THEY WERE KXE
.'LTFn.
lii December I was again ordered to
report to the Navy Department in Rich
mond, in person, for further orders. I
sailed from St. George’s, in Bermuda; in
the steamer Owl, commanded by Captain
MafTft, who landed me (charged with im
portant dispatches from Messrs. Mason
and Slidell) at Windy Hill, S. C., whence
l reached Wilmington on tho 12th, and
reported to tlie Commodore of the station.
Leaving Wilmington without delay, I
reached R chmond on tho 20th. 1 re
mained there until the 28th of February,
when I received orders to ptocccd on a
cruise to the North Pacific. But. as the
Department had no ship to give to me, 1
was to rely entirely on uy own resourc
es to put inysclf afloat. 1 had been pro
moted to t o rank of First Lieutenant
Commanding. M. first object, of course,
was to get out of the country through
the stringent blockade. For Ibis pur
pose J proceeded, with my crow, by the
Mcclianicsville pike, to Matthews county,
where I procured a canoe, and sailed up
Chesapeake Bay as far as the Patuxent
river, with the hope of capturing a ves
sol, iii which to get upon the high seas,
where all would be plain sailing.
On the first of April I hoarded and
took possession of tlie schooner St. Mary’s
without firing a shot I found neither
chart nor sextant on board, and bill
twenty gallons of water; but as good
luck would have it, there were some
cooking stoves among the cargo, and
with the aid of these, and some old
musket barrels, I rigged an appara
tus by which 1 was enabled to distil a
bout three pints of fresh water, per day,
per man. On my way to sea, I captured
the schooner Emrna, from New Jersey,
bound fr rn Norfolk to Bhiladclphia, with
a cargo of pine wood. I relcassd her on
a ransom bond, and put my prisoners
aboard of her, after having paroled them.
On the I,2th of April I spoke the English
bark Stileta, from Now York for Mata
rnoras, the Captain of which being a
Maine Yankee, I was enabled to drive a
trace with him. He was generous enough
to exchange one hundred gallons of wa
ter for twenty-five gallons of whiskey.
I learned from him that I was sixty miles
from Abaco light (the rendei wjll rc
collc'ct that I had uo instruments of navi
gation on hoard.)
On tho 19th of Apiil I ran my little
craft into Nassau, New Providence, and
remained thel’c until the 21st, having in
the meantime armed my tiny man-of
war. Proceeding to sea, I cruised to
Windward and Turk's Island passages,
until the 1 attar part of May, when 1
shaped my course for Port an Prince.
Thence I proceeded to Port Rojal, Ja
maica, whence learning that the war
was over, I tooK my vessel around to the
North side of the Island, where I burned
her. I sent my officers and men to Liv
erpool, where I soon afterwards followed,
myself, and in July, 1865, they were all
paid off at the office of Commander Bul
lock. On the faith of the President’s
proclamation of May 2, 1860, which par
| doned all officers of my grade, who had
| not been in tlie old army or navy —and 1
! had not been—l returned to ihc f toted
| States, and was residing in Savannah,
! Ga., where I bad been engaged in nusi-
I ness, when I was arrested,
j I have lie in a prisoner since the 15 th
lof September, fBCB, and not one of rity
I Southern countrymen has called to see
! nte. 1 cannot think it is their intention
; to desert me, though I must say it looks
very much like it. lam perfectly desli
tuto of money and clothing, and have no
i means at my command to pay counsel’s
QUITMAN, O hio., AUGUST 9, 1867.
fee. By publishing this, sir, you will
greatly oblige one, IVlio lias tried to do
his duty to his country.
1 remain very rc3geef,full^,
i Yours, Ac.,
John C. Braine,
Late Ist Lt. (Jomd’g 0; S. N.
THE VILLAGE PlitZE.
Tn one of the lovllest villages in, ,o!d
Virginia, there lived in the year 175—,
an old man, whoso daughter,
ed by uni verbal consent to be tho lovli
est maiden in all the country around.—
The veteran in his youth had been led
athletic and muscular above his fellows;
and his breast whore he always wore
them, could show the adornment of three
medals, received for his victoriesjin gym
nastio feats when a young man. His
daughter was now eighteen, art! had
been sought in marriage by many suit
ors. One brought wealth—another fine
person—another this and another that.
But they were all refused by trie old
man who at last became a by-word lat
his obstinacy among the young men of
tho village and neighborhood
At length tho nineteenth birthday of
Annette, his charming daughter was as
aimable aud modest as she was beauti
ful, arrived. Tho morning ol that day
her father invited all the youths of the
country to a haymaking frolic. Seven
teen handsome and industrious young
men assembled. They came not only to
make hay but also to make love to fair
Annette."
In three hours they had filled the fath
er’s command, had brought tho malt
liquor of her own browing, which she
presented to each enamored swain with
her own fair hands.
Now my boys, said the old keeper of
tho jewel they so much coveted as lean
ing on the ir m pitchforks, they all as
sembled in the cool of the evening; now
my lads, you liavo nearly all made pro
posals for my Annette. Now, you See,
I don’t care anything about money or
talents, book learning nor soldier learn
ing. 1 can do as well by my gal as any
man in the conn tty . 1 want her to marry
a man of rny own grit. Now you know,
or ought to know, when I was a young
ster 1 could beat anything in all Virgin
ia in (lie way of loaping. 1 got the old
woman by beating the smartest man ou
tho Eastern shore, and I havo took the
oath, and sworn it, that no man shall
marry tny daughter without jumping for
her. You understand me, boys. There’s
the green and here’s Annette, he added
taking his daughter, who Blood timidly
behind him, by the hand. Now, tho one
a-* ,i"nuw Hid farthest ou a “dead level ’
shall marry Annete Hits very nigi.t
This unique address was received by
the young men with applause. And
many a youth of trial east a gl-nee of
anticipated victory back upon tlie object
of chivalry. The maidens left their looms
and quilting frames, the children their
noisy sports, tho slaves their labors and
the old men their arm chairs and long
pipes to witness and triumph in the suc
cess ol the victor. All prophesied and
wished that it might bo young Carroll.
He was the handsomest and best humor
ed youth in the country, and all knew
that strong mutual attachment existed
between him and the fair Annette. Car
roll had won tho reputation of being tlie
“best leapor ;” arid in a country where
such althetic achievments were the “sine
qua non,” of man’s cleverness, this was
no ordinary honor.
The arena allotted for tills Viymonial
contest was a level place in the front of
the village inn; arid near the centre of a
grass plat reserved in the midst of the
village, denominated “tho green.” The
verdure was quite worn off at this place,
by previous exorcises of a similar kind,
and a hard surface ofsand more benefit
ting for which it was to bo used, supplied
its place.
The father of the lovely, blushing, and
withal happy prize, (tor she well knew
who would win,) with three other patri
uohal villagers, were the judges appoin
ted to decide upon the claims of tho com
pelitors. The last time Carroll tried his
skill in the cxereiso, ho “cleared” to use
leapors’ phraseology, twenty one-feet and
otic inch.
Tho signal was given, and by lot the
young men stepped into the arena.
Ed ward grayson, seventeen foot cried
one of his judges. The youth had done
his utmost ; lie was a pale intellectual
student, but what lias "intellect to do
in such an arena ? Without a look tit
the maiden he left the ground.
Dick Douldcn, nineteen feet. Dick
with a laugh turned away and replaced
his coat
Harry Preston, nineteen feet and three
inches. Well done, Harry Preston! cried
the have tried hard for the
actes and homestead. Harry also laugh
oil, and swore ho only jumped for the
fun of the thing. Harry was a rattle
brain.fellow, but never thought of matri
rnoriy. He loved to walk and talk with
Ann tte, but sober marriage never en
tered his head. He only jumped for the
fun of the thing. He would jjot have
said so if he were sure of winning.
Charley Simms, fifteen feet and a half
Hurrah for Charley ! Charley 11 win !
cried the crowd good humorcdly. Char
ley was the cleverest fellow in the world
His mother advised him to stay at home
and told hirn if he ever won a wife she
would fall in love with his good temper
rather than his legs. Charley,, however
made the trial oft!:": latter's capabilities
and lost. Many refused to enter the
lists altogether. Others made the trial
and only one of tho '.capers yet cleared
twenty feet. Now, cried, the v il
lagers let’s see Henry Carroll. Pe ought
to beat this, and every one appeared as
they called to mind the mutual love of the
last competitor aud tho sweet .Annette,
i as they heartily wished hissiicsces.
Ilcnry stepped to his post with n .uni
I read. His eyes glanced with confidence
around upon the villagers, and tested
before the bound forward upon tho lace
of Annette as if to catch therefrom that
.spirit and assurance for which the occa
sion called. Returning the encouraging
glauco with which lie met h:a own with
a proud smile upon his lip; !;b leaped
forward.
“Twenty-one feet and a half ! shouted
the multitude, repeating t|ic announce
ment of one of the judges tvVeutjf- qnc feet
and a half ! lleury Citrroll forever 1
Annette and Henry ! , •
Hands, caps and handkerejiicfa waved,
oyer the heads of the spectators, and the
eyes of the delighted Annette spark
ling with joy.
When Hoiiry Carroll moved to his
station to strive for the prize, a tall gen
tlemanly man, in a military undies frock
coat who had rode, up to the inn, dis
mounted and joined the spectators, tin
perceived while tho contest was going
on, stepped suddenly forward and with a
keen t.-y e mcmmi'od’delibcratcly the space
accomplished by the last leapor. lie
was a stranger in the village. Ilis
handsome face and easy undress attrac
ted tho eyes of the village maidens and
his manly and sinewy frame, in which
symmetry and strength were happily
united, called forth tho admiration ol the
young men,
“Maybe stranger yon think, you can
beat that,” said one of tho bystanders,
remarking the manner in which the
stranger scanned the arena, “if you can
leap beyond Henry Carroll you’ll boat the
best man in tho Colonies.”
The truth of this observation was assen
ted to by a general murmur.
“Is it for mere amusement you arc pur
suing this pastime,” inquired the youth
ful stranger, “or is there a prize for the
winner
“Annette, the lovlicst and wealthiest
of our village maidens, is tho reward of
the victor,” said one of the judges.
“Is tho list open to all ?”
“All, young sir,” replied the father of
Annette, with interest his youthful ardor
rising as lie surveyed the proportions of
tho straight limbed stranger. “She is
the bride of him who outleaps Henry Car
roll. 11 you will try you arc free to do
so. But let me tell you Henry Carroll
has no equal in Virginia. Hero is my
daughter sir, look ai her and make your
trial.”
The officer glanced at the trembling
maiden about to be offered on the altar
of her father’s m nomania, with an ad
miring eyo. The poor girl looked at
Henry, who stood by with a troubled
brow, an imploring glance.
Placing his coat, in the hands of one of
the judges, lie drew a sash he wore be
neath it tighter round his waist, and
taking tho appointed stand made witli
outeli’ort the bound that was to decide
the misery of Annette.
“Twenty-two feet and an inch!” shout
ed the judge.
'The shout was repeated with surprise
bv tho spectators, who crowded around
the victor, filling the air with loixl min
ium's from those who were more nearly
intere .ted in the happiness of tho two
lovers.
The old man approached and grasping
his hand exultingly, calleiLhim son, and
said lie felt prouder of him than if lie
were a prime. Physical activity and
strength were the old leaper’s true pa
tents for nobility.
Resuming his coat, the victor sought
with his eyo the prize, although nameless
and unknown so fairly won She leaned
upon her fathers arm pale and distress
ed
Her ldver stood aloof and mortified,
admiring the superiority of the stranger
in an cxerc sc in which lie prided himself
as unrivaled, while he hated him for his
success.
“Annette my pretty prize,” said the
victor, taking her passive little hand, “1
have won you fairly.”
Annette’s cheek became paler than
marble ; she trcinbed like an aspen leaf,
and clung closer to her father, white her
.drooping eyes sought the form of her
lover. His brow grew dark at the strau
gei'N language.
“I have won you, my pretty flower, to
make you a bride. Tremble not so vio
lently : I mean not myself to Wear so
fair a gem next to my heart. “Perhaps”
and he cast his eye inquiringly, while
the current oflif'c leaped joyfully to her
brow, and a murmur of surprise ranjlhio’
the crowd “perhaps lliore is some favored
youtlnunong those who has a higher claim
to thi jewel.’ 'Y r ou s’f.’ lie continued turn
ing to tho suprised Henry, “1 think you
were the victor in the lists before me.
I strove not for the maiden though one
could not well strive for a fairer, but from
lovo of tho manly sport in which I saw
you engaged. You arc the victor, aud
as such witli the permission ol the large
and worthy assembly you receive from
my hand the prize you have so well and
nobly won. ,
Tlieyoilth Sprang f rward and gt'aspcd
his hand with gratitude, and the next
moment Annette was weeping for joy
upon his shoulder. The welkin rang
with the atjfcla'q'afmqs of the delighted
villagers, arid amfd ihc temporary excite
merit produced by the act the, stranger
withdrew from the crowfl mounted his
horse aud spurred him at a brisk trot
through tho village.
That high) Henry and Annette were
married, and the mysterious and noble
hearted stranger was diauk in overflow
ing bumpers of rustic leverage.
Iu process of time was born unto the
married pair sons and daughters, and
Henry Carroll had become Colonel Henry
Carroll of Revolutionary fame.
One evening having jest returned
home after a hard campaign as !u was
scaled with his larnily on the gallery of
his handsome country house, an advance
courier rode up and announced tho aji
proocli of Gen. Washington and suite,
informing him that lie should crave . hi -
hospitality for the night. The necessary
directions were given in inference to the
household preparations, and Col. Carrol!
ordering his horse, rode forward to meet
aud escort the distinguishedguest whom
jhe had ever yet seen although serving
in the same widely extended army.
That evening, at Pie table Annette,
now become the dignified matronly, and
1 still l a'Vdsome Mrs. Carroll, could not
| keep her eyes from those of her illusiroits
j visitor. Every moment or two she
I would steal a glance at his commanding
j features aud half dou! t'ng'y aud hall
[63.00 per Annum.
NO. 27.
shake her head, and look again
to be still more nuzzled. Her absence
e,f railid.qliid at Icnglli
became evident to her husband, who in
quired affectionately if she were ill.
I suspect, Utdef'fil,,, slid .tile General
who l)wn for some time with a quiet
riuianing smile observing tlie lady's curi
oils ami puzzled survey ofhis features,
that Mrs. Carroll recogtnzes in me an old
acquaintance. And lie smiled wth a
myateiious air as he gazed upon Loth
alternately. ~
The Colonel started, and a faint mem
ory of the past seemed to be revived as
lie gaz and, while the lady rose iinpiiteivel.y
from her chair and bi nding engeWjJ ,for
ward over the uni with clasped hands
and an eye of eager, inquiry fixed upon
him, who stood for a moment; with her
lips parted.
Pardon me fliy dear madam, pardon
me, Colonel 1 must put a end to this scene
I have became in spite of camp-fare and
hard usage too upwieldly to leap again
twenty-two foet aiu! one inch, even for
so fair a bride as the one 1 wot of.
Tho recognition, with the surprise,de
light and happiness whiqh followed are
left to the imagination of, the reader.
General Washington was indeed tho
handsome jqntng leap r, whose mysteri
ous appearance and disappearance in the
native village of the lovers. Is Still tradi
tionary; whose olaim to substantial bona
fide flesh and blood was stoutly contes
ted by tlie village story-tellers, until Ihe
happy denouncement which took place
at the hospitable mansion of Colonel Car
roll.
A Game Dinner,
Shortly after the war ivith Great Rri
ain, an aristocratic Englishman built a
residence in the vicinity of Fort George,
on the Niagara frontier, and, in conse
quence with the old country idea of ex
clusiveness, lie enclosed his grounds with
a high light hoard fence. Hero ho lived
like an old English gentleman, one of
the olden time, with the exception that
none l ut the elite of tho province
the officers of tho neighboring garri
sons were permitted to pass his gate.
There was a very good underslanding
between the officers at Fort George
and tho men were permitted occasional
ly to visit back and forth. Among the
American soldiers was a queer chap who
stuttered tcrr'iblv, was fond of hunting,
and was always getting into mis
chief. • ■
One day this eliap took the small boat
that lay moored at the foot of the fort
and > rossed over to the Canadian shores
to havo a hunt lie wandered over seve
ral miles in tho rear of Fort George
without meeting any game, and on his
return, seeing a crow within tho enclo
sure of the aristocratic Englishman, lie
scaled the high fence, fired, and brought
down his game. The Colonel witnessed
the transaction, and advanced vvhjlo our
soldier was reloading. He was very an
gry, but seeing tho Yankee standing
with a loaded gun in his hands, ho gulp
oil down his anger for a moment andask
ed him il he had killed the crow.
“I am sorry,” said the Colonel, “for ho
was a pet. By the by, that is a pretty
gun -will you he so kind as to lot me
look-at iff” i*.
The soldier complied \sSlh the request,
'file Englishman took the gun and stop
ped back a few paces, and then broke
forlh into a tirade of abuse, concluding
with an order to stoop down and take a
bite of the crow, or ho would blow his
bruins out. Th:> soldier explained, apol
ogized and entreated. Jt was no use.
Tho Colonel kept his finger on the trig
ger and sternly repeated his command.
There was shoot in the Englishman’s
eye; theie was no help for if, ami the
stuttering soldier, stooped down and
look a Idle of the crow, I 11 b swallow it
he could not. Up earnc his breakfast,
and it appeared ns if be would throw up
his toenails. The ,Englishman gloated
over (lie mis ry.o’f the victim and s.oiled
conq * iFently at every additioral heave.
W hen lie got through , yptniliiig, arid
wiped his eyes; the Colonel .handed him
his gun with tjie remark, “Now you ras
cal, that will teach you how to poach on
a gentleman’s enclosure.”
The Yankee soldier took his gun and
the Colonel might have seen the devil
his eye if lie had looked close. Stepped
back, he took deliberate aim at the heart
ol his host and ordered him instantly to
finish the crow. Expostulations, pray
ers and entreaties wore useless. There
was shoot in the YtU/kco’s eye, (hen.
There was no help at hand, and fie took
e bite of the crow. One bile ,yvas, snffi
: c ent to send all tfie good dinner be bad
eaten on tho r.’tmo j'Hirimy with .trio . gar
rison fare of t|«i Scluier, arid while trie
1 Englishman Was in the agony of siek
t ness Jonathan escaped to tfie American
shore.
The next morning early, (hecammnnd
ant ol Niagara was sitting in his qua-t
--er.si Colonel was announced.
“Air,” said he, “I tyifpc, to demand the.
punishment of one of your men, who yes
terday etrered my premises and commit
ed a great outrage.”
“We have tiirpe hundred men here, ans
it would lx: difficult fur me to know whom
you mean, ’ said the officer.
The Englishman described him as a
long, dangling, storip-sbouldcre'd, sin tier
ing devil.
“Alii I know whom jam ,ipea.n,”jsaid
the officer; f'b'L’s always getting into mis
chief. Orderly, carl Toni.”
Li a few minutes Tom’.filtered and
stood as straight as his natural build
would allow, while jot a Irucq of, emo
tion was visible in hi.s, countenance
“Tom,” said the officer, “do you know
(his gentleman?”
“ Yc-yc yes, sir.”
“W here did you see him before?”
'I d-d-dioecT with him yesterday I”
An exchange published not long since
some verses containing these lines —
'■[ met her op the street,
Ami she showed her dirts tF5f. v
'The young lady referred to made com
plaint, and tuo editor corrected himseli
in his next paper. For dirty tie substi
tuted dainty. This made matters all
right.
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Not had.
About forty y,041 a agp, there lived in
Western Pennsylvania tAo old fnrpicn<
named Wood arid Osborne, respectively
They were near Jicighlinvs,}ii|t inveterate
enemies; and if is said they lived almost,
in Right of each other for fourteen years
Without speaking to eaeli other. Wood
urte day went out with a mattock, to dig'
up half a dozen stumps that find nevet;
I yet been removed from his meadow, luit
I finding it pretty hard work; H[ ‘d more
over, lint being very loud of work, liq
gave it up and returned to the house. Ou
tlie way, it occurred to him that, by a
Cunning devise, lie might induce his un
fi'ietidlj’ 11 fghhor to uproot the little an*
uoyaiiooß. ' Acting ou a bright idea
occurred to him, ho entered hid house,
got bis writing materials, aud ill a dis
guised hand, wrote t
Mr. Wood —{ am an old man. fast, ap
proaching i.ny,end, and I cuillli.t goto
my grave without revealing to yon a se
cret. When I was a young man, 1 helped
to rpbyour grandfather of a large amount
of money. I and my partner iu crime
buried iivc.lljnuKiim!,dollars of it under
the roots of a tree in the meadow that
now belongs to you. No doubt these
trees have been cut down by this time,
but the stumps may. still reiijqjn, Ho
was soon ,after hanged f.'oy a tnUraui' he
cotnini((ed, aud 1 wap sent to.jn:ifj!)ii for
highway rubbery. 1 was hqt lately re
leased, and I wish to do all 1 call to along
for misdeeds. ,1 send this letter by a
person who says (icjitnmys where you
live, and he will tiurivv it uto your bouse.
A Repentant Criminal.
Mr. Wood scaled tins little bit of tic
lion, addressed it to himself, aud, when
i.igiit come .crept stealtbiljr to Osborn’;]
door, ypened it a little w iy, tossed it it
and ran away as if Satan was after him.
On reaching home he retired to rest, and
reposed sweetly till, morning. When lie
rose he cast a glance towards h o mead
ow, arid, (o (lie. satisfaction, discovered
that every stump in ,Ilis meadow bad
been dug tip during the /light and pulled
out by tin: roots.. Allot' breaklast lie
went coglly to wovJt and rolled tin m to
gether in a pile, in order to bum them.
And iniagt’uc Osborne’s bilteniess nf
heart as he passed by on his way to the
village that morning saw Wood thus,
engaged, and knew he had been duped
by him.
Ho<la 4Vnter.
A few days since a countryman and
Ill's recently espoused wife visited the
oily for the pipposp of ye ing the ‘sight)
While strolling through the streets, lay
thought they Qould iiriitfgajn the L x
ury of a glass of soda. Entering an
apothecary store they made known their
wants. ,
“What kind of syrup ?” asked the mar.
of pills.
“Wall, I’ll take some < f flic symp ot
squills,” the,countryman answered
“Wo don't use the kind,” the clerk
said.
“L knoyr you don't bokasc it’s costly.
I will luivo tlio syrup of squills.”
Tlifi druggist remonstrated, but all to
no purmusc. Ilia custom; rs w mid liuvc
squills, pptnarkipg.!
“All tlic other syrups is inmlo of sugar,
lemon drops, gassapariller ami sucl:
things, (o humbug folk'.
~Tlio squills wore produced ;pid our lie-,
ram)nested lo pour out li>r Imliself; andj
lie did s , taking’ a bountiful sup; I_, ii
order to gpt his lyonijy’s worth.
The heroine, being asked J’oiy sn<
would take hers, raised Ucr I ’e!f.k> the
dignity of a city belle, "nd she replied .
“Kctkofi ah how I'll try mine without
any squills or any sweetnin.”
Her wish wilts complied with, for the
druggist was nonplusse f at the indiqiyn.,
deuce of the apparently Impp.’ fa T!<ey
fondled their glasses, drank an t set
down as they remarked "to let it Kettle.’
In pass! ig tie r own opinion on the
drinks, they gave unythaig but a favora
bio decision in a levy luinqtes our ,her
ro began to experience anew interna;
sensation.
"Jerusalem ! what's the matter with'
my stoniagi) liofoio .mii ttriswi...
' could bfi fetijrpp I.e was four iriilhs off
Cape Cod a clear ease of nausea mari
ua. ,
.“I’m pisened,’’lio mpftftoil. “Only mar ,
pc 1 litre c days and got to die ! Pump
it out pi m * Hitch idyl’ I’ll g v ; a doeto,
lift v cents to save my life,!” ,
The wife 101 l an her knees and allcpip
t and to corn I! Ti, her husband, but lie wa
not to be cheeked ; and not until tin
last of the squills Imd left him did lie en
tertain iv Imp*’ of remaining in this world .
The cciip’o Ic"t the store,, vow qg ven
geance aga it s the njafityho toll then
ti call for squills to sweeten their soda.
‘I say, l’at, are ye nslapei” ‘Divil the
Slope.” ~ 1
' I’hiu, be after lii.ding’ me a quarthcr.'
‘l'm aslape, be tahci a.’
The Indians arc busy collecting their
poll tax in tlio West. Tin y take it out
in hair.
Goon. —The Jsinisville ■ fonnnl snys .
The cost of .&\ f things wt this time is .re
ntal kahly high. Tiiat ol our Government
is enormous. And vve get a very mean
article for our money.
i Hanging a mackerel to your coat tad
I and imagining yourseil a whale const!*
! tutes codhsh agigtonruiv. _
The hoy who undertook to rile a Imrse
radish is now practicing on a saddle ol
mutton.
Tfie nuti.bnr of immigrants that have
I arrived at New York from Jan miry I, to
| July 20, is 1i6,835 against du
ling corresponding period of JbOti.
The greatest organ, hi the world is the
organ of speech in women—it's an uig.iu
withtiut slops.
The body of .Maximilian, after he was.
shot, measured six loot and Him inches.
H.s heart, it is silted, was unusually
large. _
The seven year locusts have appeaieif
| in puitToUs o! New Jcrecy.
