The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-05-14

style, tor it was sui generis) to signify his appro-
baton and qualification.
A motion from the captain was seconded and
carried, that each one should sing song or tell
a story-'spin yarn,'-to use the captains
phraseology.
Osmond having sung an air from the popular
opera of ola Sonambula," in good style, Ned
Swift was called on. He said he had heard his faith
er relate that Just after the close of the last
with Great Britain, viz in the month of March,
1915, the worst month for stage travelling, when
the frost, in our middle States is just coming out
of the ground, and the roads are excessively deep
and even miry-and there are almost no vegeta-
bles nor fresh provisions to be had at country
inn, -he happened to be present in a steamboat
office in Baltimore, when Frenchman came to
engage his passage, by taking a ticket beforehand
to secure berth, as it was then night line to
Phila. 1t will be recollected, that an immense
number of travellers broke loose at this period
the highways were shockingly cut up, and the
ordinaries completely exhausted of almost every
thing eatable. f.
What was very natural, the applica mt, being
foreigner, had got some vague or confused idea
off connection and responsibility of lines through
out the United States, from having heard some
one at his hotel, read an advertisement headed
tThe Union Accommodation Line"
is dis de office of de steamboat for Phee-la-
del-phee-a i-asked the Frenchman.
yes sir,-answered the clerk. ~
The Frenchman rapping his snufl-box and Sc
verely gouging it, Observed
Den | will take one passage eef you please
what name sir?'
Nom de moi?-Vy for you shall demand my
nom sair2-eh!'--
& mean you no disrespect sir, whatever; but
it is customary TO register the names; and if
should not put yours down opposite the number
of your berth, as there are not berths for all, you
will be thrown out ofa bed.'
'Trow me out of de bed'-sacre dem.-lshall
wish to see some person.vich will trow ma out of
de bed
'Yourpardon sir, only meant that thoseswho
do not take tickets expressing the number Of the
berth cannot get BEDS.
80, ah-Ver good. Put me down Monsieur
Seville, sair.'
While the clerk was booking him and prepar-
ing the ticket, Monsieur Seville excitedly paced
the room, alternately singing, whstling and cur
sing, all in breath: from which opined there
would be another explosion; for he seemed loaded
and prmed. Sure enough the instant he re-
ceived the ticket, he resumee---
'Sair, be yer sorry to troble you,-but you
call dis de "U,lion Accommodation" don't you"
Ayes sir
'Den begar sair, you shall excuse me for tell
you will not make de mody road bettair in de
dem Virginia., and poot more vctual in de hotel
all along dere.'
ALLOW me sir, to interrupt you, to say, that we
have no more to do with Virginia roads and ho-
tells than you have, as we have no connection
with Them
mon nnexiong;'-(pulng out newspaper
and pointing to the advertisement, with great
excitemcnt-) den sair, shall wish to know vat
r. l. -. ,,1,,y do,
hoax on dc peeps, de publeek?-vhy for you shall
make de advertisement in de papier Of Union
Accommodationi''-' Here the clerk was about
to rejoin, but the other not heedng, contnu-
ed
'Sair, | shall tell you, it is one imposeetiong
line. Eef yon shall evair catch me travel !
| through de dem Virginia some more, you will
| kick me. Vat you suppose? pay tree dollar to
ride twaunty mile, and will have to walk him
most of de dees-tance in de mod half up my
| knee, dem.-Den | will go to dc table vid one
| appetite same like one starve dog,-vot ees de
dinner?-De bacon and de green!-Oh!-l pay
nodalr tree dollar to ride nodair twaunty mile;
| presently de bottom of de stage ees up we're de
| top ees, and de top ees down in de mod, and de
| passcngair oil ave to wade in the mod to get
| some fence-rail to lift de dem stage out of de
hole and turn him ovair. Parbleu.--Eef Mon
sieur Job will ave SO mosh patience to endure
| all QlS, am SuTprlSe.-Den ven am HuliSi y
more bettair dan will be before, and We stop for
suppar and lodge, vat ees de suppair' De green
and de bacon-O, centre bleu! De bacon and
de green for de dinner-and de green and de
bacon for de suppair!-mon Dieu'-Eef one Jew
would travell de road, he will ave to commit de
grand transgressiong of de law OF Moses
he shall ave to eat de hog or starve.'
By this time the clerk and broke out in a
hearty laugh, in which Monsieur Seville even
slightly joined; for he had dnconsciously talked
himself Into better humor."-
It being Bill Browns turn now, he sang "Rory
O'More with such genteel brogue and comic
effect, that he was quite applauded. Brown
called ON Mr.. Lovejoy: but he plead off Upon a
sore thoat, and insisted on aunt Polly's doing his
part of the play and hers too. She avowed her
inability to perpetrate either song or story; and
as was excused because of being under dea-
cons orders, it all fell upon uncle Ben.
He said he want in the habit Of such things,
and as for singing, there want no more music
in him than there was in cracked gourd, or a
pewter fip,-but story he would try if allowed
to do it in his own way.
'Certainly'-we cried; when he drew from the
depths of bis ample pocket a manuscript; saying
he had found it in the bottom of a chest in his
garrett where it must have been some fifteen or
twenty years, and read aloud, what shall now
| offer as
UNCLE BEN'S STORY.
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