The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-12-03
Kew 10 get a Cabin Passage,

| Those who have ever made voyage Ia
! itra7oS Santiago. or any ether point across
! the Gulf, in one Of our Government inns
! ports, must have noticed a crowd Of ali Sor, s
OF people on boarl-from the cpaulcttrd Of.
ticer to TIE humble prvate-ilcm the priy-
LEGGED cabin passenger TO .hc Cuarter.mas-
ter's man who has 10 eat and sleep on deck,
In ono ct these mo'levCd crowds ,hclc is
much to teach the mind rare lessons OF hui
man nature. Here may be found the favor
Cd son OF aillucnce, $50 the manor born; .
with his commission easily, not unmeri,-
eddy obtained: the brawry old regular, who
has ''done the State service" in many hard
f7P'&fHHIhph who, thG1nh aTt 'rire- {duiN-
tul volunteer, inexperienced in the hard
ships Of camp-liIe, seeking distinction by his
valor in the battle field, and eagerly pursu-
in- the ''bubble reputation Mt the lannon's
mouth :" the devoted camp.woman iordlv
following her husband into the very midst
Of an cGemy'S country, TO share with him
the dangers and tolls and chance, Of war,
and the wacGish and light hearted ,camster,
who seeking adventure, volunteers 20 90
end run his risk abroad IN oltcl that he may
set--'hic elephant"
Bnt we are forgetting our purposc-tlai
Of telling ho,c 10 get cabin passage, Not
many weeks since, when one of our finest
and swiftest transports was about leaving
the levce for Vera Cruz. The usual crowd,
such as we have described above. went on
board Gnd made arrangements For the pas.
sage; each one having an eye TO making
himself as comfortable as his rank or cir
crmStanceS wouldallow. The passage reg
lister was lying open in tho cabin. soon Col.
- had MS name down for berth ~ No.
l." Mai. - followed suit and entered hi,
name. Capt. - and LiCutS. -
and - did the same. aud. to make the
matter short, all thgse entitled to berth IN
the cabin followed in order aud entered thc.i
names in the register.
All was hustle and hurry; trunks, boxes
saddles, holsters and SaIrcS were being tum,
O!cd about in confusion; the steamer was
almost ready to let co her hawscr: one
young gentleman, with liCUtCrnut'S ~trir(
on his shoulder had forgotten box of gro
ccrics,' another could nowhere see his ser
want on board, aud the scene was one O.
great disorder generally; when plain and
neatly dressed young nan " intelligent c<.
preston walked quietly ur 10 the tnhl,
N'N'' wv itElSIII WAS " 'IH dlU III l'iall
bold hand wrote "John Robinson, VI. d.,
opposite No. lG. The clerk Of the steamer
was standing by atthe time, aud immediate.
" said to the young man;
"DOctor, Can give You more comfort.
able berth than lG--onc better ventilated"
"Ihank you. sir. II leave il entirely T.,
Your selection answered Robinson. aut
walked quietly n,
soon the steamer was under way, mud the
passengers began to dispose thtm>c.vC,
about the cabin as was most convenient,
Robinson had Il small vaIisc carried by onC
q the stewards. and placed in the berth Sc.
Ier,cd for him by the clerk, and sat down
perfectly at his case. BIT this was no. {,
last long. One of the ''SNrc enough olii.
GERS suspected TINT Robinson WAS inuudiug
and not knowing who he was, called the at
teniien Of Cepi. - to him,
"lo you know who that man is, Cap