The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-04-21
THE FRESHMAN IN EGYPT.

"'Twas on the spot in ancient lore Oft named;
Bat Agse for British yslOr lar NOR. famed"
Captain F.. OF the engineers, while
serving in Egypt was one morning
seated in his msrquee. when he saw
srawing near miserable Arab, bestrid-
ing the hind quarters Of an ass, which
also carried pair Of lsrge panniers Gil.
ed with garden esculenls-acceptable,
and somewhat rare commodities al thai
time and place. This purveyor Of greens
was Jogging lnoffensIVely along, looking
out for purchasers, when his evil star
sent him such customer as he dld not
bargain for. q tall and powerful Turk,
richly dressed. and armed TO the teeth,
who wi,hou, word, dragged him from
his seat. kicked the painters of their
brarer. aud spread his vegetable st"re
upou the sand. Pressing As this hero's
Temporary necessity for sleed might be.
twas probable that he would not have
tolerated me so mean. but for the pleasure
OF tNrannlcslly usurpIng The goods Of a
powerless inferior; yet eie he had lifted
his leg high enough Ia Grass the animal.
ada9Der fellow. much below the ordinary
size Of soIdieis, who had been cleaning
b,s masters bell close ~, roared cut:
.Whsi dive mean BY dat. We bug black
guard. How dare We msIUsse the Araw-
bian IN his lawful calling! Letgo bis ass.
of You'll sup sorrow, my lad!" The
Mnssulman. though he might not under
stand Word this champion Of the injured
poured forth, could neither misIase nor
relish the hosule looks aud nenacing
gestures Of little Jenny MuIlhoIIsn, to
whom. however. he only Soachsaled the
niue and dignifed hint Of laying his
hand on his dagger. "Och, YOU muir
henn' thi.G you name that, do you!"
Jenny. By all that's holy, TIL teach
teach YOU manners" Then spunglng
upap his formidable prosecutor, he
wrenched she weapon frop his hand. aud
foue il into the AR. - HOoroo" shout
ed Jenny, dancing with passion, and
reIlefaiing the Wild exuitant cry so fire.
aaendy heard in an IRISH scrimnidge.
The follower Of MahomeI stood fur few
moments utterly COMPOUNDED by the
suddeHness and success of this attack;
but, recovering his self possession, pre-
pared to draw a pistol from bis girdle
/" Ye're there. are We. ouId muslin cap!
Bad cess TO ye, but III take the shine
out Of We, yeti" Saying this, Jenny
made furious butt with his bull head al
the bress, of The Moslem. which lelIed
hun to The earth, with 1.-THE boy" on the
top Of him. As they rolled over each
other in their PROSTATE seuffle. the active
Hlberuian absolutely abducted his foes
pistols. In drawtpg the second from the
folds of The shawl. it eni of and alarm
ed the guard, some Of whom, Fastening
10 the spot, secured he comba,ants.
Mullhniian. spite Of his narrow escape
from ball and blade, VAS unhurt: but the
Turk had one eye - bunged up:" while,
on his nose. the fist OF Errn had perform
eI championship 0ontrasied operation,
br,1ca,Lg ~ claret. BY Which a hand
some vrst a4s literally stained. This
W. ready made out case Of assault.and
b. .erv. rh,s was a ready made cut
Ca. of assault and battery. The suffer-
i, ,.r,v. addressing IN officer who had
ben led 10 the scene &c actl1n, insisted
on seeing the conmander-in chef. to
make complaint ot the rough usage by
W ,Ich he had been iusuIted. The poor
1t, lad was cndseied IN the guard
house: the Turk 20 Lord lIa'"',I' sou, on
whom the command had devOlved--