Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-03-05

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gers. He has always admired the character of
the Americans, and for years after he located
himself in this city, was fond Of forming ac-
quainiances with respectable and intelligent
Yankees, and inviting them to his house, and
his parties, where they always found large
and select company, and good entertainment.
Abou, year ago, large American ship, the
Backwoodsman, Of Boston, arrived here from
Pernambuco, after long passage of twenty
five days. The Count fell in with the Captain,
whose name Crabrree, soon after the ship
was hauled into the inner harbor He found
him an honest, hearted sailor, liked him,
and invited him TO dine with him that same af-
ternoon, which Crabree unIhinkingly accepted
He got through his business with all possible
despatch, and hurried on board the ship TO
adorn and beaulify his person for The dinner
party; he entered his Stale room, and in few
minutes his gruG voice was heard calling for
the steward. That important funclonary soon
within il his sable vsage.
"S'eward y exclaimed The skipper with a
tremulous accent, indicating alarm, find me a
clean shir, y
Clean shirts all gone, sare.'
All gone Wha, do you mean! Get me
shir; al once and don't stand grinning there
Your las, clean Shirt massa captain you
put on yesterday morning, when you went
ashore, and iha, would hardly keep together, it
was so old, and all the others have gone to be
washed
Here's pretty predlcamenl,' growled Crab
Tree, invited out 10 dinner and can't go for
want of shirt. Oh i, is TOO bad Steward
wha, shall do!'
Better wear The old one, sare,' suggested
the steward,
'Thal's ou, Of the question, SNOWFALL re-
piled Crabtree, | found it unseawor,hy when
dow
'Ahn said blackey, that's very bad
'sPeck shall have 10 leud you one of my check
shirts that scrubbed nice and clean in the salt
water 'oher day
Be off, you stupid blockhead. You lend me
checked shirt! Away with you on deck :;
and as The steward, with a broad grin over.
spreading the whole of his face, successfully
lodged Bowdiich's Epiiome' aimed at his
head, and daried up the companion way, Cap.
tain Crabtree's coun,eEance kindled with q
CLEAN Of satisfaction. Il have it = said he-sI
have j, y he repeated. with all The enthusiastic
joy Of the old Syracusan sage, when he united
a knoy problem in mathematician he has
tened TO avail himself of the wise thought
which had just popped itself into his noddle.
Now Captain Crab'ree had very neat d,ckeg
in his trunk. a dlckey, as every one knows
is or was siorr bosom, with handsome col
lar attached, and would serve on a pinch, as a
very good apology for shirt indeed, dandies
in those days often dispensed with a shirt foI
weeks and months together Crabtree, with a
degree of presence of mind and frufulness in
expedents, which were characteristic of thai
worthy seaman, resolved TO fret himself no lon
/ SOl Ioi iuC dOSVut Ohi ~ tuohC Tue uiCktN
do double duty on The important occasion.
He arrayed himself accordingly, looked in
his glass, and admired his appearance. He
| fell cool and comfortable ,oo---and that is some.
thing gained on suIlry day in July He even
began TO entertain the idea Of discarding alto.
gelher. as superfuous, that article of dress
which he had hitherto considered indispensa
BILE, especially when in full dress. In the
meantime. as be had a strange habit of throwing
Off his coat when oppressed with heat, without
much regard to his company circumstances
he took the precaution TO prevent such an awk-
ward occurrence on the presen, occasion, by
stitching his coat and black velve, vest together
AT The appointed hour, Captain Crablree en-
tered the mansion of The German nobleman
where he was received with marked courtesy
by The Count, and gentlemen, principally natives
of Denmark. Crabiree understood no language
bul his mother tongue, but by din OF iolerabIe
assurance and emphatic gestures he cot along