Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-01

ale tsld his name, paid his BILL and passed on the
next night he traded seine more cloth for ssMe boots
and hat butheEe was the beginning ofhis bad luck
the boots pnched his feet he snapped them for
shoes and OF these the soles parted from the upper
leahers and at last he reached the city in pair OF
slippers. His hat was blown frsm his head, and he
had . bay fur cap; his fur cap was stolen and he
supplied It's place with cloth.
On reaching the city, his first movement was to
secure berth on board the Columbus-his second
was to get drunk and tumble into that berth, and al
most az quickly 10 tumble cut oft. he then tried 10
regain his berth, but by mistake got INTO berth In
which very pretty young girl lay sleeping calm
and snruffied as summers sea" She never having
been accustomed TO lave man sleep with her under
any circumstances, much less man with his boots
ana Dreeches on, screamed stentaclOusly as any Ia
dy would under similar circumstances, and leaped
out of bed to the equal osonishment of Joe and his
fellow passengers.
The mistake being rectifsd, and the lady and Joe
snugy lodged in their respective places Of rest, the
remainder OF the night passed without interruption.
morning came, and brought with il no cessation Of
Joes troubles H had hardly reached the deck be
lore he dropped into the dock. He had hardly got
OUT OF this difficulty before he got into another OF
stll more serious and lasting character in perfect
ihcaon Of the proverb that "there IS no peace tor
the wick ed !"
As soon ashe was dragged ont of the dock, he went
INTO coffee house and called for tea coffee and
Key and not only began 10 eat turkey but also 10
talk Turkey!'
By this time Mr.. Cue reached this city having
tracked Joe from town TO town, taking his own cue
of his course by the cloth he had disposed OF at sun
dry times and in divers places. He accordingly made
his deposition at the police office and the matter be-
ing entrusted 10 the management Of Welsh one of
our smartest officers, he and Bowyer very soon found
ou Mr. Joe, snugy seated IN restaurateur regalng
himself with Tie good things of this life.
Mr. Mercatroy, presume" SAID Welsh
I on do presume Sir, most d-py," said Joe,
but that happens to be my name! y
You re a lOrkshlrcman believe ~
I'm York, and Pm proud Of it; and what's
more, shall soon see old York, for Pm about to
leave New York and be id ,ot!"
Well, then, York, you're wanted" said Welsh.
well my dear fellow, whatever YOU want, yeu
must be quick about, for shall leave this Id dis
honest country by the first boat"
On Welsh telling his Grand, he became completely
chepfallen saying. ~ wouldn't ha' cared SO much if
one ofmy own countrymen had caught me, but being
York, ! DO so desplse being done bya Yankee!
But done ne was, and done brown, too, and lodged
IN brldewell, till he can he to Ulster county.
what forms coincidence very sisguar is, that
when Welsh went IN TO arrest him, he was singing
Oh Oh, he that will not drink his fill
= Till he can't stand on his feet,
May le be clapped into Brdewel,
And put in his seat"
Instead of which, he himself was put there On
searching his sea stores, Bowyer fosnd them to COM
prise the following items:-
lemons,
81 lbs. beef,
2sixpenny loaves
10 gallons of rum.
"Only one ha porth of bread to all this sack" in
voyage across the Atlantic. 1t was a charity to put
him ION the right tack 70