Blue hens chicken & Delaware Democratic Whig. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1845-1848, 1846-01-30
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zas, place where Yankee ship masters in days
past,-especrally those who INDUCED in habit
of loafng,-were want to congregate. He had
Ii1rzn consersing with some friends. a.sa waA 10
the very act of telling an interesting story OF
an adventure he once met with in the uninhab-
tied Island of Crockatoo, in the straits OF
Sunda, where he once landed during a calm, and
was chased by a monstrous serpent while explo-
ring among the bushes-Mr. Maydulse, well
dressed gentleman, well known in Cuba, having
resided for several years in Havana and Matan-
zas, came up, without being perceived by the
company, and tapped Capt. cringle gently
on the shoulder, saying-with conciliatory
smile
"Capt. word with you, if you please.''
Cringe turned around, and when he saw
Mayduke before him, started back as if he had
suddenly come in contact with the identical
serpent from which he had escaped in the
East Indies. A purple hue oyerspread his Wis
age, his eyes flashed with more than ordinary
FIRE, and dark frown rapidly gathered on his
brow. He returned Mayduke's salutation how
ever with a slight inclination of the head, and
drily said, "Mr. Mayduke, what is your
wishl"
"oh, only wished to speak to you about "a
little matter-a triniD' thing, herhaps; but tits
an affair which deeply concerns me,-lny char
acter,-I should say my reputation,-but which
] dare say you will be able to explain satisiac-
torily."
"Well, sir, what is liz" demanded Crngle,
with Unsurpassed Indignation.
ssWhy, Captain Cinge, have no doubt
thai itis all mistake, and you will be quite
surl Used to hear it but--but--in these cases
! iFi4 always best to go to the fountain head, and
=" Here Msyduke was SO embarrass-
led, that he could not proceed, He evidently
did not liz ~ coke Of gsingls, who ives IT,
-.s-s.s- 49,. .s,-.-- -
! "Mr. Mayduke," exclaimed. Cringle, in a
clear and decided tone, al don't understand
you. What is this mistake"
"Oh!" said Mayduke, who saw the neces-
sity of forthwith bringing the matter to crisis,
Z" it is rumored in Havana, but 1 don't believe
it, Captain Cringle, that you have on more than
one occasion, said some rather hard things about
me-"
"lndeed!" said Cringle, musingly, sand
what hard things, according to rumOr, have
said on these occasions?''
"Why," replied Mayduke, who seemed to
be gathering courage from the quiet manner of
the worthy seaman-"I have been told, and by
pretty good authority too,---but it must be mis-
take,-that on one occasion, at a dinner given
by Mariatagni, Knight & Co., you denounced
me as swindling blockhead Hard words,
those, Capt. Cringle, to apply to gentleman"
"Any thing elsel" inquired Cringle in a
quiet tone.
son another occasion, if have not been
grossly misinfonmed, you applied to me the
epithets of thick headed seoundreii"
alt is all true, Mr.. Mayduke," said Cringle.
81 have applied such epithets to you"
Mayduke was taken all aback at this candid
avowal. "Do understand, then, Capt. Grim
gle," said he, that you are prepared to justify
lyou language IN relation TO met
"By no means," said Cringle, 81 am glad
that you have directed my. attention to the sub
iect, that we may come to fair understanding
l have always regretted that used such Ian
guage, on those occasions, when was speak
ing of you"
"Pny listen TO him, gentlemenl" said May
fstfa
81 consider it ungentlemanly," continued
Cringle, to apply abusive epiihets to a man be-
hind his back. But l felt upleasantly at the
time, and lost for a moment the command ofm
temper, am willing to apologize for it,
Hear him, gentlemen!" cried Mayduke
with smile of exulation. tile apologies
for the injury he has done me. | expected no
less, Capt. cringle, from man of your noble
nature"
"What's all this" exclaimed old Captain
Deadeye, rough looking sea-dog, who had
just joined the group. "DOes Captain cringle
apologize to you'll"
"ro be sure he does" replied Mayduke,
" like gentleman as he is. He acknowledges
the scurrllous eplthetsi he used IN connection
with my name, to be undeserved, and he apo
logizes accordingly. l accept your apology,
Capt. Cringle, with all my hearth" and he Of
fered his hand.
"Avast there!" cried Cringle, "you are
going too fast, my good fellow: Let us under
stand each other fully. did not say that the
disparaging epithets ! applied to you were I'M
deserved !"
"Then what do you meant" enquired May
duke, turning pale.