Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-03-11
MEDICAL AID.

j Brig ahoy = \
IA Halloo!'
What brig is that!' q
Nancy, Of Portsmouth, N. Hampshire
! Where are you from =
New Orleans
I Where are you bound &
4 To Vera Cruz. i.
What do you mean BY crossing our bow Z
Who be you1' E
This is the U. States sloop Of war o..
i H. Oh! ak your parding, Gaping; had no
I'll dee as how you was "a man war.
\ : Keep your eyes about you another time Or
WI ~ may get fred intO.' Us
e S.Ay, ay, sir ! i guess will, But, Gaping,
do send boat abroad, for need youe assist
ancl . .arnation bad, now tel, yon.'
ri his conversation was carried on the COM
mani Ter oflwo vessels. on bright moonlight
MavA night, and in the Gulf of hlexiso. just
as the master Of the brig said that be was ~
want ,,f assistance, and asked for boat, that
| vessel !, iropped without haiIing distance.
.MutA;ny, sir, no Doubt" said the busy, id-
| cetv littl\ first lieutenant of the D., to her
gen,emal My commander. -
| fsYes, .,sir, SO suppose replied the Cap
! tain. .1t
| what s. hall be done. sir!'
. Board h,\ r yourself, sir, and the boats crew,
and take six marines with you a.at s.,
The ship WAS hoved to with the maln-top..
sail to THE mat.st, which motion was followed
| by the brig. - a
1 The exciteme at had now risen to great
degree on board the vessel OF war, the first
! lieutenant was sun rounded with volunteers
Whersoeyer he mi ght wend his way, the
young gentlemen WEI re particularly Jealous on
this occasion; but hi declined the service o OF
4 every body, determine to nave all the cIedi''
honor and glory to him lself. ..
He showed OF from :, he ship, with his armed
boats crew and a hal f-a-dozen marines. ana
1 pulled for the brig. AS he came along side OF
/ that vessel. the mate hay lied and informed him
that the man ropes at thAs gang way were be
| inc shipped for him in or der that he might the
better be able TO 90 up tht side Of the vessel.
II Never mind the man ropes, replied the
patriotic and valarons it'll e officer, Jump on
board my men; come hui rray up there you
Marines
Calamity did, he lead hiAs force, and was
| met on deck by the crew MO ofncers OF the
| brig, whose countenances express surprise,
wonder and astonishment.
! Why said the captain, VINO evidently
thought that his brig was about to be seized
for crossing a vessel Of wars 5pw-'wny,
what did you bring these ere pirate looking
chaps, with cutlasses aboard here for = Ana
1 ltTdy. do look at the sogers.'
4 You said that you were In need OF ASSIST
ance from us, did you not =
Yes, | did, M
/ Well, what's the matter! 49,
/ why, Jonathan Doolittle, my second uiaie,
(lhis is my first mate, Mr.. Ringbottom,) was
took t'to,her day with the dysentery, very bad,
now tell YOU, and only wanted TO know II
hou hadn't doctor or the like o'that, abroad
that could descfibe for poor Jonathan!'
why, we thought there was mutny .'n
board, at least
what! mutiny on board of down cas- t
temperance craftl Well, now--who eve.r
hearn :ell on such thing! Why, VEIN all
hal, fellows well met, here from the Gaping
to the cook!
Having informed the master of the brig he
would send physicianlon board, the first lieu
tenant in a tone expressive of modification and
disappointment ordered his men into the boat.
He pulled to the ship, went on board, aud
made his report to the commander, who inn
1nediale!y sent an assistant surgeon to the brig
whence the officer returned, after having pre-
scrlbed for Jonathan Doolittle.
The two vessels, which had now drifted
within hailing distance again, filled away
The commander Of the o. took up a trumpet,
/ """ 'iaiiSus 90 ivy P"'tSu SohaPonys
Brig ahoy !.cried he
Sir replied the master Of the vessel.
.Ncver say again that you need assistance,
| when you are in want Of MEDICAL AID
NO, sir, | guess wont, now tell YOU
The poor little patriotic, vaorous and lid-
getty first lieutenant was laughed at for the ad-
venture till the end Of the cruize.
GENERAL JAcKsoN.-The Nashville Union
! says: 8 The silver haired veteran, now in his
| 10th year, is yeti in the enjoyment of large
share Of health, nor has the ruling desire for
his country's good abated in the slightest de-
gree. He lives within the sound Of cannon
| from cur city, and if he cannot be induced to
join in our celebration on the 9Th, let his free
spirit be cheered and his noble heart gladden.
ed by the cannon's roar.'' ~
| A man popping his head through tailor's
shop window, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Time is it by
yoarlap-board :" upon which the tailor lifted
his lap.board and struck him blow on the
head, answering, sill has just struck one"
| VERY HARD.--sThe hardest fare ever .ex-