The Arkansas advocate., 1837-01-20

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 aNo--gentemen are above tbat,o replied Eas. hupp; sbut there nldny light fingered gentry ha- bout The quantity of yaches and harclea of value yich were lost here ven walked Bond street ii for mer times, Is incredible"
 Il can say this, at all eyents," replied the boat swain that should be always ready to give sasfac- ton 10 any person beneath rank, after had i- suited him." don't stand upon my rank, although 1 don't talk about equality, damnie.s
 All this was too plain for Jack not to understand, so he walked up to the boatsWain, and taking his hat of, with the utmost politeness said to him 'sIf mistake not, MT Riggs, your conversation refers to me.n
 sYery likely 1t does,'' replied the boatswan. List eners hear no good of themselves"
 "lt happear that gentlemen can't converse without being watched" continued Mr. Easthupp, pulling up 1 lis shirt collar.
 lt is not the first time that you have thought proper to make very offensive remarks. Mir Biggs, and as you appear to consider yourself Ill treated in the affair of the trousers, for tell you at that it was who brought them board can only say" continued Jack, with very polite bow; "that shall be most happy to give you satisfactlon.a
 Il nm your superior officer, Mr. Easy" replied the boaswain
 "Ies, by the rules of the service; but you just asserted you would waive your rank--indeed, dis- pute 1t on this occasion; am he quarter deck and you no'
 "Ihis IS the gentleman whom you have insulted, Mir Easy" replied the boatswan, pointing to the pur- ser's steward.
 s'Ges. NIr Heasy, quite as good gentleman as yourself, although av ad msfortunes-I ham hold family hany in the couny,' replied Mr. Easthupp, now backed by the boatswain; "many the year did | walk Bond street, and ave good blood n my veins as you MT. Heasy, halthongh ave been mislorunate l i've ad hadmrals h my family"
 "You have grossly insulted this gentleman,s said ! in an1 I ell your talk about equality, you afraid to give him salsfaetlodyou shelter yourself under your quarter deck"
 "Mr Biggs,' replied our hero, who was now very wroth "I shall go on shore directly we arrive al Malta. Let you and thls fellow put on plain clothes, and l will meet you boh--and then l'il show you whethesi am afraid to give you satisfaeon.n
 "0ne at tne,a said the boatswain.
 ''No sir, not at time, but both at the same time. If you are my superior officer, you may de- scend," replied Jack, with ronicai snser meet me, or will not descend to meet that fellow, whom believe to have been but little better than pickpock- et.o
 This accidental hit of Jacks made the pnrser'a Steward turn pale a sheet, and then equally red. He rayed and foamed amazingly. although he could not meet Jacks indignant look, who then turned round again.
 "Now Mr. Biggs, is this t5 be understood or do you shelter yourself under your forecastle?"
 ssl am no dodger,a replied the boatswa1, s'and we will settle tue affair at Malta"
 MT. Riggs having declared that he would fight, of course had to look for second, and he fixed upon Tallboys the gunner and requested him to be hs friend Mir Iailboys had attery been very much annoyed by Jacks ylcores him in the science of navigation and therefore, felt Ill will towards him. consented but he was very much puzzled how to arrange that three were to fight at the same time, he had no idea of there being des, so he went to his cabin and com | mo ucpH Hinn IaclYc thao ofln. b.,I say word to Jollife on the subject indeed there was no one In the ship in whom he could conde but Gas cogne; he therefore went to him, and although Cas- cogne thought 1t was excessively satfa dig. of Jack to meet the boatswain as the challenge had been given, there was no retracng. He therefore, ted like all mldshipmen, anticipating fun and quite thoughtless of the consequences.
 The second day after they had been anchored in Va lete habor the boatswain and gunner, Jack and Gas cogne, obtained permission to go ashore. Mr. East hupp, the pursers steward, dressed in his best blue coat with brass buttons and velvet collar the very in which he had been taken up when he had been ing and protesting that he gentleman and at the very time that his hand was abstractng pocket book, went up on the quarter deck and requested the same indulgence, but Mr. Sawbridge refused. as he qured him to return slaves and hoops the cooper age. Mesy, also, much to his modification, not 1 to be spared.
 This was awkward, but it was get over by propos- ing thatthe meeting should take place behind the coop craze at certain hour which Mr. Easthupp might slip out and borrow portion of the time appropriated to his duty to heal the breach in his wounded honor So the parties all went shore, and put up at of the small inns fo make the necessary arrangements.
 Mir. Tallboys then addressed MT. Gascoigne, talk ing him apart while the boatswain amused himself with glass of grog, and here sat outside teasing key.
 Mir. Gascoigne,' said the gunner 'I have been ve- ry much puzzled to know how the duel should be fought but have at last found 1t out You see that there are three parties to fight; had there heen four, there would be no difficulty, the right line