The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-02-05

CAUGHT A TARTAR.

We Eound ourselves few days siace,
90 boarA the floating palace. the Bur
Ssn%tsB.~ commanded by that Priaee od
c@Ptuine, Gag: Sherman, gliding ever the
&ssess OF the beaaaitui Cha@plaie. The
dag WIS detigatful, aad the passengers dad
esag&l abe promenade deck to ENJOY the
aasacti~e scene. Good huHaeE aad delight
shoDe upon the features of all, as they 10
greups, and set2s, gazed upon tbe eacaaat.
cd sceeery. chsltered and promeusded.-
Anaeag the crowd sh0ne eoaspiceus .hcee
roaapcps specimens OF raonsrchy, w@~se
sta cravals, straight bateaea sur,ous,
ard rsiIitaey air, laaiested ttssit pfodessioo
aud ~h0 bore open their freu1ispiece"
she Royal coat of Arms: telling t7aa t:aey
Uofe sc by perEissiea OF Her Majesty,
Queea Victoria. With majesty 10 theit
meia sa3 l0rdly ceusemp Tor Inc dwell
sers 10 pxmpIa land upca their royal
brows. they paced the deck ia evident sat-
isfactlGa with themselves, and with an oc-
easional giaoce OF coadesceoding pity ap-
On the Yankee natives about laaeaa. Al
leagth ,heir eyes light upon onc of those
queer specimens Of New England pro-
ductioa frequently seer, from evesy fea-
sare OF ahcse face spoke The Yaaker.--
He wss iaak six-fsoer, Hilh q careless,
ssuntering ais. Ills bands thrust inlo his
pocKerS,his cap Set oa The baclI of his head,
and vita supreme indifference to ali around
hin', was lag IS pscing back and foe:h BE-
fare he BRUSH officers, whistiing Yankee
Doodle. He chaaced to wear upon the
front piece OF ais cap, stamped ia leather,
rhe Ameeicaa Eagle. win some appro-
priare motto. Taking advantage Of this,
and wishing 10 have little spor, at his
expense. oae of the representatives, of Roy.
atty accostcd bin with,
Sc Welt. ny friend. see you wear the
eagle; suppose you belong 10 the Ar
my"
d NOT exactly" replied the Yankee,
touching his cap tGmcde di mstitaris,
" but 1 have the pleasure of informing
you that hold lieuenant's commission
in the Cd Company Of the 18Th Regt. of
Enfantry, in the Stae of Connecticut"
.'Indeed,'' sad the eff .er, is ha, The
regiment ia which they use pumkin vines
Tor uumpese, and bean>poles for mus,
ke.s ?'>
"Look here, Mr. John BH.l," said Jon>
a,han, If thsl's your game, you've woke
Up the wrong passenger. May De pump,
kin. vines aud hean-poies would do 20
thrash the im2udence and starch ont oil
you bHiihead-d beet eaters, but on a pinch
we can musler up few of the same old
musktls and Long Tone with which ,ha
pumpkin eating Yankee, McDouuough
ouce Niade your turkey cock. Dowar
pull down the British fig, on this frog
pppd Of ours, aud blubbcr for quarter. -
You've heard tell of that biz of spree
hain's ye?"
This home tbrust evidently disturbed
The officer, and by this time the passenger:
had gathered about them. But railyiue
he said,
That was rather an unfortunate at
fair for US. But whit do sou think woulc
be the result of a war now?
"What do think p replied iona thar
'why think we'd lick you like thuu
der"
"You think so ~
Woulon't we, thought b. the tim,
we 90, through win you, there wouidn'
be enough left to make grease spo,. -
We'd use yen up, run you out, excommu
nics,e YOU, Eradicate you. Eteil you VIVA
stranger, if you don't want TO wake up 40.
end your cake dough. you had better
keep tina, lion Of yours mighty quiet"
"Bu, you dou'I imag ne you could TAX,
Quebec ~
"Take Quebec Why, we'd walk in
TO thai Gibraiter Of yours, and put up The
Eagle on your flagstaff, some mornioe
between sunrise aud breakfast, jus, for di,
version TO sharpen our appeliles.'
"Wel', yea seem very confident o.
your strength. where is your army to dc
all thisw
"Army! May be, stranger, you hahn
travelled through these paris much. AT
my! Why, did you ever hear of Plalts,
burg, Saratoga, Of Bunker Hill, OF Ben
uing,on, Of New Orieans, of YoTkso wn
and other such interesting places 10 yoU
British! Well, the blood Of the Johq
Bulls that manfred them places has rail-
ed mighty tall lot OF regular Long Tons
every house in these parts is barrack
and every man, woman and chil3, is az
enlisted soldier and at the first growi o.
your Lion, we'd be down upoo you lks
a chain oil thunderbo1ts. You veuIdn'
he nothing in our hands. We wopIdn'l
leave you foot Of land from New Bruins
wick 10 Oregon. Wed sweep YOU &c
clean from the f,ce Of the earth thal 1he
old satan never would be able 10 fiud more
than bali Of you"
The crowd had greeted lhe salIies o
the Yankee with shouts of laughter,
aud our officer seeing that be had msta-
ten his man, began 10 edge of, tut iona.
ehaa followed hin up, pouring in his
broadsides. At last the officer said:-
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