Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-01-15
CAUGHT 4 TARTAR.

We found ourselves n few days since, on
board thu, floating palace, the Burlington
commanded By that prince Of captains, II
W Sherman, gliding over the waters Of
The beautiful Champlan. The day was
delightful, and the passengers had sought
the promenade deck 10 enjoy the attractive
scene, good humor and dehsh, shonc upon
the features Of al, as they IN groups, aud
sofas gazcd upon the enchanting scenery,
cha,lcd and promcnuled Among the
crowd shone conspicuous three pompous
specimens Of monarchy, whose stuff cfayals,
straight bu,oned surtou,s, and militia ~ air,
indicated their profession, and who bore
upon their ironlispiecc' the Royal Coat of
Arms, telling tina, they wore it by permits.
sion. of Her Majesty. Queen Victoria.
WI -,aiae,.. - 49, '''''''i ----" '---'y
eonlcmp, for the jewellers in pumpkin land
! upon their brows, they paced the deck in
evlden, satisfaction with themselves, and
with an occasional glance Of condescend
ing pity upon the Yankee natives about
them. A. length their cyts fell upon one
/ Of those queer ,pccImen. Of New England
production, frequently seen, every feature o.
| whose face spoke the Nnlkce lie was a
/ hDh s.A-,ou'er, his hands thrust into tho
| pockets Of his coat his cap set on the back
/ Of his head. and with supreme lndf,rcucC
to all nbou, him, vas lazlIy pacing back
I aud forth before the Buush officers, wins
ting Yankee Doodle. To chnncrd to wear
upon the front piece Of hs cap, stamped in
the leather. the American Fl with some
appropriate motto Taking advantage o.
this, and wishing 10 have a hale sport al
ha expense, one Of the REPRESENTATIVES oI
Royalty accos,cd hun with,
We'll, my friend | see you wear :he
Eagle; suppose you belong to the Army.
Not exactly, replied the Yankee, touch
ing his cap, "a Ia mode de- mlhOIro but
have the pleasure Of lniorlng you that
hold a licu,cnanls commission IN the q
company Of the 18Th regiment OF Infantry
IN the State Of Connecticut
Indeed, sad The officer, is that the reg
imcnl in which they use pumpkin vines 10
trum pets, and bean poles for muskets 2
Look here, Mr. John Bull snid iona
than, IT lhars your game. you've walked a
the wrong passenger May be pumpkin
vines and bean poles would do TO thrash tn
stareh out Of your bull headed, bee-caief'
bu, on pinch We can muster vet few {
! the Long oms with which that pnmpLt
4, eating Nc Donoueh, once made your tn
, KEY cock, Downie, pull down the Buus
r flag, on this frog pond OF ours and blubb'
. for quarter You've hearp tell OF that b
Pc Of spree, haiul yc2'
p This home thrust cvIj,ully disturbed Il
= officer, and by this time the passengers h'
e gathered ubouI lhom. Bot raiiyIng
d SAID
That wa. rather an unfortunate ahuf
II Us Bot whal do you think would be Il
/ result Of war now
D. VIVA, do | think ? replied Joralha
: .vhv.I think we'd .ek you Ike d.
= You th,nk 30 2
~ Wouldn we though 2 by The time '
=" 90, through with you, there uouh Mt be
nough leh TO make grease spot We'd q
Won up. ruu YOU out ezcommuulca'e "
~ ra1lca,e you iIell you what stranger
you doo't want to wake up ani find "
:. cake dough, you had beger keep that j
=, Of yours mighty quld
49, Blu, YOU doG' 1 imagine vou- could "a
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