Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-07-03

insisted on the heavy responsibility Of the
captain, with the promise of an early re-
turn packet from the Holyhead; and he
was entering into congratulation on the
fneness of the weather, when the orr
ginal thought it was time to cut him
short.
"My good sir, you'll excuse me. The
case is no-body's but my own. You are
a regular passenger. You have right
to be in this packet. You have right to
go to Holyhead, or to Liverpool, or to
Gibralter, or to the worlds end-lf--you
like. But I choose to be in Dublin
What right have | to be here then? Not
-one-atom! T've no right to be in this
vessel; and the captain, there, knows it.
I've no right (stamping) to be on this
deck! I've no more right to be tossing
at sea, (waying his arms up and DOWN.
than the Pigeon House!''
"It's very unpleasant situation, | al
low, sir" said the captain to the stout
passenger; shut as have told the gentle
man, my hands are tied. / can do MOTH
ing, though nobody is more sorry for his
Inconvenience.
"Inconveniences be hanged" exclaim-
ed the oddity, in passion at last. ''It IS
no Inconvenience, sir! not-the-smallestl
But that makes no difference as to my be-
ing here. It's that, and that alone, dis
pute all right"
swell, but my dear, good sir" expos
tulated the pompous man, admitting the
business of your premises, the hardship
is confesSedly without remedy"
ITO be sure it is" said the captain,
every inch of it. All can say is, that
the gentleman's passage shall be no ex-
pense to him."
''Thankee-of course not!" said the
original with a sheer. 4 have no right
to put my hand into my pocket! Not that
| mind expense! But its my right | stand
up for, and defy you both to prove that l
have any right, or any shadow Of right to
be in your company! G'll tell you what
skipper-but before he could finish the
sentence he turned suddenly pale, made a
most grotesque, wry face, and rushed for
ward to the bow of the vessel. The. cap
tain exchanged significant smile with
the stout gentleman; but before they had
quite spoken their minds of the absent
character, he came scrambling back TO
the binnicle, upon which he rested with
both bands, while he thrust his working
visage within q foot of the shippers
face.
There skipper! now, Mister what-d'ye-
call!--what do you both say to that2--
What right have to be sick; as sick as
a dog? I've no right to be squeamish! Pm
not passenger. I've no right to 60
tumbling over ropes. and pals, and what
moi, to the ship s-head!' -
But, my good sir,--beganthe pompous
Don't sir me, sir! You took your own
passage. You have q right to be sick;
you've right to go to the side every five
minutes, you've a right to die of it! But
it's the reverse with me; I've no right of
the sort!
%, certainly not, sir, said the POM
posity offended in his turn. You are in
dubitably the best Judge of your own pri-
vileges. / only beg tosbe allowed to re-
mark, that where felt had so little right,
| should hesitate to intrude myself. So
saying, he bowed himself very formally,
and commenced his retreat to the cabin,
while the skipper pretended to examine
the compass very mlnutely. In fact, our
original had met with chokepear. The
fat mans answer was too much for him
being framed On principle clean. contra.
ry to his own peculiar system of logic
The more he tried to unravel its meaning
the more he got entangled. He did'n
like it without knowing why; and he quite
disagreed with it, though ignorant of it
purport. He looked up at the funnel, anC
at the flag, and at the deck, and dowr
the companion stairs; and then he wounI
up all by long shake of the head, as mys
FERROUS as Lord Burleigh's, at the astonish
ed man at the Wheel.--His mind SCENE
made up. He buttoned his coat upto til
very chin, as to secure himself to himself
and never opened his lips again till the YES
sci touched the quay at Holyhead. II
captain then attempted a final apology
but it was interrupted in the middle.
| Enough said, sir, quite enough.
you've only done your duty, you've n
right to beg pardon; and I've no right
ask it. All mean to say is, here am
in Holyhead instead of Dublin. Idon
care what that fat fellow says, who don
understand his own rights. / stick t
what | said before. / have no right to b
up in the Moon have I! Of course mol
and I've no more right to stand on chi
present quay than have to be up In th
moon"