The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-10-20
VOL. lX.-NO. IS.
I'm Incident.

IN liciGcEas
II i bat short time since that mau III
a rusty d,esS, TO all appearance &C. the ri,-
or cialt,' called at one OF our best hotel.
about noon. and expressed his wish for diu-
ntr. The host, after eyeibg him fiom head
Ia foot, informed him that there Was no va
canry at the first table. but il he would wait
i"r the second he would be charged hut two
thirds price. The stranger. Who as the sc.
qhei wal s'ieT, was something of philoso-
I'hcr, replied thathe had not the least objec-
non, and cohtenied himself in the bar-Iooln
until the upper crust made ample room for
him by leaving the whole table. He sat
down to the fragmcnts solitary aud alone,
aud without being restricted to rtiqnette
made most glorious dinner, while his Illus
fr'olis predecessors were pricking theirteeih
on the stone steps. When lie ha,! finished,
he returned 10 the bar.room and demanded
his bill.
Twenty-Five cents was the laconic re-
ply.
'Lhat is very reasonable RESPONDED tho
guest, u certainly cannot find fault with
that;' and he handed out Mousead dollar
bin!
Imagine ihe-a>toni<hment of'mine host
at this poser. TWAS ike the sudden splash
OF a shower. when umbrellas might start il,
dozen different directions at the same mo-
nent 10 hide his head. and ye, he has not
power to stir out OF his tracks.
vi course the treasury WIS not prepared
for the emergency, and the stranger was
asked if he had no smaller change?
u think | have,' said the second table
guest, at whom the bysandcrs had formed
a very different opinion from that Of first i'm
pulse; and he handed out a bank note for
1--we hundred dollars. In the course of set.
t!eieht he took no little pains to display a
number OF cool thousands, TO the deep os.
constituent and deeper modification ofthe
landlord. 'IIell,' said ne. 'if you are una
bic to change this also, think have
quarter about me there, sir, is half dol
lar-twenty- five cents for your charming
dinner, the remainder as small token Of
remembrance. Good day.
We mention this incident, which is strict
" true, not to censure any party concerned,
Tor perhaps any other man in the same sit.
nation, would have acted as he did. But
because 1t conveys truth, which, though
daliy eXempiiled, We are apt 10 disregard.
We are deceived by appearances. A coat
OF iine texture may cover fool, and if il Is
believed he has wealth, lis favor will be
counted By his fellow fools. But q wealthy
man or one Of intellect rarely commands
sympathy IN old clothes. We are not apt 10
consider that crow wears CLASSY suit of
black-as tasty as that Of any divine in the
land-while the tegle is clothed III snit OF
Canada grey.' Yet the first would rob ono
OF dead horse, while the latter scoIns tho
'avor Of a man.-- Edache'er Messenger.
Philadelphia Police Office Friend AMI
shllor-Joe Bh!dle, a jolly seaman was char
geo with 'ursetting' respectable member
OF the Society of Fiiends-the gentleman
received some injury in person and apparel,
ny falling into the muddy stred. joe look.
ed Ike peaceahle and civil fellow, and the
outrage was an understandable one Until the
following explanation was made 81 was
beating up in the dark said Joe, 'under
close ree!cd top-sail-witl plenty OF ballast
when sees queer square rigged craft
bearing dOwn on my starboard quarter-so
halls and sings out-'Ship ahcy sheer
away there, or you'll be af,ul Of me.' But
ne kept on, helm apeak, and jus. as was
going about for tack - G---d il he didn't
run into ne, right athwsrt midships, and
carried away my mizzen chains, and ever
sonuch ratiines. 'Blast yourcyts, saysI,
what sort OF look out do you Keep ahead;
running straight course when you see an.
other craft steer into the winds eyer
'Frlcnd,' says he, IF saw thee hope
may be - stop, Bidhle,' said the May
or, snow can you pretend this gentleman
used such language? 'Them's the vety
words all except the 'be DID, I'm
not sure about that, answered Biddle.
swell ilrn, TO make him mind helm better,
aud set watch on his fore top, put my
'iller-head W aud run into him, and blnstmy
peppers in the lee scnppers if he didn't keel
over and capsize, as if he had been struck
all Of sudden by broad-sde with all his
canvass flying. That's all know; except
that this here stern-craft, (pointing TO tho
watchman) came along side and took me in
tow Aud brought you safely into the dock,'
said tie Mayor humorously. Bid,lle was
fined for intoxication aud dismissed; the be-
nevolent friend having no disposition 10
prosecute him for an assault. Pennsylra.
Hian,