Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-01-03
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN

The savory odors of the mess wo'hd
sometimes be blown ~, and the suspic'
ious olGac:ories of tie captain we're more
than once excl ed but she never SAID d
word" On one occasinn he ordered INT
"f,ttest of them all" to be Killed tor
stew and the nride nf the ship, a roya
-. ,.,oteer, was gullotned acc0rdingly.-
1t so happened that IN that same day an
other dcaih had been reported by the NOR
ming watch On The stew being served uI
for dinner, the mate, who as well as the
captain, being very fond of gizzard, oh.
served. swell, I've got the gizzard this
time" 'No, you have not" observed the
captain, for have laid it aside for my
SELF" "Then," said '''c mate, "there are
two; but how can ihat be, MS there WIS
only one kiledl" The captain ordered
the steward to call the cook. Cook -
said he, a." hey many ckfvnphs did you kiIl?'
" Onny one, massa y slid the ace of
spades, grinning through fine set of pol
i>hed ivory. "WeII, how is it, then" said
the captain, hat there are two gizza,ds 2"
The cook scratched his head aud thought
second. and then replied, "Wha, massa.
c'pln, chickens hab two gizznrd some
times" As neither The captain nor mate
II ID any experience in the ana,on If The
fowl the answer of the cook now pleased
them
1t was toward the latter part of June.
sometime after all the chickens had dsap-
peared, that the crew commenced specu-
latlng on the rich treat that would be offer.
ed them by the death of the pig, which it
was contemplated would be execut d on
the approaching fourth of July The dav
finally came round, the decks were washed
down and swabbed dry. The ship WIS
decorated with bunting or signal figs, and
the stripes and stars; but to the surprise of
every body no pig was killed The crew
became dissatisfied with their fourth Of
July lob scouce and dough pudding dinner,
and swore vengence against the captain
and the pig. A conspiracy was formed ac-
cordlngIy, and the death of the pig was
and imagined, which of
course constituted high treason
1 pigs pen was washed out every
morning as regularly as the decks were
washed down, and his gruntshp ON these
occasions always received good scrub
Ding.
1t was agreed that one Of the men in the
cardboard watch, some cloudy morning, in
crubblng the pig with hickory broom,
honId, by means of a sudden blow give
i'm ut, when ant Their in the larboard
watch was to despatch him with his knife.
\ morning came at last to favor the bloody
Intention of the conspirators, and their plan
vas accordingly put in execution. The
ig was suddenly seen to keel over and
commence kicking, when the cry, "the pig
as got fiI," was shouted fore and aft The
hip. A salior who had placed himself
way aft for the purpose, ran forward with
reat haste and alarm, and cried ont "bIeed
I'M and save his life !" and suting the &C,
on to the word, he seized his cath knife
nd cut the pigs throat.
The pig was dressed and prepared for the
mk's galley, bun the captain was too old
lr to be deceived. Having received hint
"m the fumes Of the departed chickens
e suspected foul play, and gave orders ~
i've the pig decent burial by having him
'rown overheard, telling the crew that as
lie animal was diseased, it might iniure
reir health to eat him. The pig was ac-
ordln9Iy committed To the deep. 1t was
cath blow to the h pes of The sliI,rs, but
could not be helped-over board he went.
We have since seen many spirit depart.
ut we can truly say that few have heen
over with so much true sincerity
} the departed pig Il