Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-11-24

turkey in one hand, two roasted chickens
and his well-flled handkerchief in the 9TH
err, he bowed TO the landlord and said
Good day, sir! l will finish NY dinner
on the roadn
Thus equipped the passenger made his
appearance at the coach door, and crowded
in, took his place on the middle seat. The
ladies twittercd, the men laughed or look
ed grave according TO their humor, but our
hungry traveller seemed in no way discon-
ceited.
won't you have a dish. and a knife and
fork 2 asked the landlord, who had recover
ed his senses and came forward, a few mo-
ments after the traveller had seated hims If,
with the articles named, presenting them as
he spoke with a mock polite air, Intended
to dash our hero. But he was not to be
thrown off his guard.
Thank you kindly! = he said, bowling, as
he received the carving instruments. Il had
forgotten these
AS soon as the pair of chickens and the
turkey we're adjusted upon the spacious
dish, which the landlord had already re-
pented having put in the incorrigihle trav-
eller's way, the latter sung out at the top of
his voice
'All right driver! Go ahead!
Crack went the whip, and of rolldd the
stage, leaving BonIface vexed, angry and yet
amused, at the righteousness of the scene.
As for the passengers, all shrunk %instinc-
lively from the meat, bread, &c, which had
been so literally provided, while the ladies
turned up their pretty noses, and calculated
in a soft, low voice
disgusting!
Hold on here stranger, will 2 said he OF
ofthe chickens and turkey. This confound-
ed stage jolts at such IA rate that emit carve
my turkey Indicating with his finger as he
spoke one side of the spacious dish upon
which reposed his provender.
The individual thus addressed, could do
no less than obey the request, and then the
same was made to his other neighbor, who
lent the required aid.
'Andnow, stranger, do you hold this bread
bag extending his clean, but well filled hand
kerchief to a passenger before him. He
was in answer to this request, politely reliev-
ed of his bread, eggs, &c.
The dish was now supported on his knees
and firmly held there by his next door neigh
bors, who began to enjoy the joke, as did
most of his other fellow passengers. In dis
Sc cting the turkey and pair Of chickens I'M
der all the disadvantageous circumstances, he
showed himselfa skillul carver. The differ
ent parts were nicely separated, and laid
about the dish neatly and quite temptingly.
By this time the odor of the fowls had awak-
o,ol ;,,a too,,,., ti,n ,pc,t;eG,A onpot,tnc
of the whole company, who were only nait-
ing for an invitation TO help themselves.-In
carving. the accomplished stranger had sur
rounded the edge of the dish with the pieces
of turkey and chicken, leaving quite a space
in the centre. Into this he cmp,ied the con-
tents of his pocket handkerchief, consisting
of IA dozen or so of boiled eggs, with bread,
cheese, &c.
Now, ladies' he said, lifting his dish, and
turning partly round, so that it rested on the
leathern strap hat formed the movable back
of the seat, and thus was fully presented tc
,hom-'Help yourselves! know you arc
all hungry
The ladies looked at the tempting exhibi'
ton, colored, and hesitated.
Don't be afraid he urged. Necessity
knows no law
The temptation was too great for one hun
grier than the rest who, hesitating no longeI
took the wing of a chicken in one hand, ant
a piece ofbread in the other,, and forthwith
commenced operations, not, however, before
she smiled, bowed, and said IA courteous
Thank you, SIR
The other two ladies followed suit quit
-.n .~l sl,os sto .,a, .,,.rs A. ..,o Il -
right good earnest, nor paused until turkey
chickens, bread. and all, had vanished. o
course the sauce for all this was good humor
Jokes and funny sayings, in no small quaint
". After the ea,ibles had fully disappear
ed, the empty dish was cast overheard, an
all hands composed themselves, in the bes
temper possible with themselves, each Other
r and all the world, Bonilacc not excepted.
On the next morning, the whole story an
! peared in print, with names, places and al
r detailed with much point and humor. TIL
y account, Parker, who most people thougl
knew about as much of the whole matter a
S any body, had put up into the form of
D hand bill, two or three of which were circr
: lated among the passengers in every stag
: OF course, Screwler soon became aware
:, this fact, and did not venture again to che;
the passengers out of their dinner, when the
would consent to eat At all. But it happier
ed two or three times a week, that a who
G stage load would refuse to dine, and thus /
would come of the loser. Finally, he aba
doned the proflless business Of dining Il
stages, and fell back into his old ways.
n Whoever goes that road now, gets a con
III Portable dinner, in good time, at Parker
and should The old man feel in the hume
will have added by way of extra fare,
graphic sketch of the sayings and doings
ID Screwler's, with which our readers have il
been made acquainted.
s. The Portsmouth N. H. Journal says
strange animal, with head out of wats
10 somewhat resembling a horses, but a liz
j. shorter, was recently discovered in that ha
Dor. After being fired at several times, t
animal moaning loudly, made for the sho'
~ where he was captured. 1t was found to
OF one of the largest size hair seals, the uirtu
no or sea calf. Ii was eight feet seven inc