New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-26

Correspondence OF the Courier
Hull, Wednesday, June 10
SIR: We have had great doings here-somehov
or other we always do have great doings In Hal.
1t is a marvellous place under the sun. Oar hail
stones are bigger than any other atmosphere can
turn out and the shooting stars aud guilds that tum
bic about our ears put all other meteors and hylas
mud arks quite out of countenance. In fact there
ia but one Hull in the universe. How can there
be another
The last phenomenon has beaten everything that
went before it, and bids fair to outve IN fame ev.
cry thing that is to come alter 1.-THE rarest OF all
rarities Il was nothing less than the OpeRiRg Of
The ereal Sagadohock Herring, and it happened
thus:
Corporal Monkeyshine having been on a cruise
for odd fish last season, down East and along Shore
brought home various lobstery looking antiquities,
and among them a box Of real antique lobsterpsr-
tcuIar, double smoked Sagadahock Herring, such
as nobody had ever seen before, and consequently
such as every body was dying to The news of
this acquisition set all the Hullonians agog. Not
soul among US could go to sleep at night without
hearing something about the Sagadahock Herring
and how it was smoked. The Corporal kept the
whole community alive all last Winter by showing
them the outside OF the box, talking of smoke in the
days Of old and relating how he got bis herring for
nsoDstrous sum Of money. He bought it " insight
and unseen, as the saying is, trusting to the out
side Of the box. Ii was the opinion Of the Corpo.
rs for which he had his reasons, that this box
contained one huge herring of the feminine gen.
der nicely laid u D in lavender by Sycamore Sam,
the king Of the Sagadahock Indians, in the time Of
the pilgrim fathers For aught the Corporal knew
TO the contrary, this Identical herring, or another
just like it, went up the Bay OF Fundy to spawn, on
the very day that Cain killed Abel-who would not
give something to see il!
The Hullonans were on thorns to get sight OF
this most wonderful rarity, and at legnth the Cor
poral announced the Opening Of The Herring,
which was TO take place in the presence OF the'
whole communicative cents apiece. All Hull
was alive and on hand that day. Skipper Tarbox,
Deacon Scrodd, all the big wigs and city dignlta.
ries with an immense muster Of the learned pun
dts Of Hull, headed by Professor Guess hes, took
their stations on the platform, TO get the first smell
at the Sagadahock Herring. The audience looked
on in breatbless amaze as the Corporal brought
out the box First, he gave a lecture on smokihcd-
tioR, and showed how the community OF odd fishes
were smoked in old times he then proceeded as
follows:
"This ladies and gentlemen, and learned pundlts
OF Hull is my herring box, containing my Sagada
hook Herring. When we open the box, If | mistake
not we shall see such fish as never went upon
dry land The whole history of the catching, pick
ling smoking and boxing up Of the herring is de-
scribed in these six characters which
YOU see inscribed with charcoal on the outside OF
the box-P II. u ID Il. f. which all good scholars
ia the Sagadahock language translate thus: Jar
smoket Tanked, kooso kgjdHg KUN squaHsun ka-
and no mistake. Here the learned pundits shook
their heads, and the audience turned up the whites
of their eyes
This, ladies and gentlemen, is q very tall box,
and must contain very tall herring. There we're
very tall behring's in the days Of old at least they
told very tall stories OF them This herring, a.,
cording as we are taught by herringoglyphical
science when we come TO unroll her, will De found
as fresh as a sucking mackerel. She is wrapped
up in Sagadahock eel grass and adorned with
multitude Of valuable antiquities. expect to find
several rusty fsh-hooks in her gils, together with
an extra copy Of Jonahs log-book when he went
bis whaling voy age. Now, ladies' and gentlemen
and learned pundits of Hull, | shall take a hand
saw and begin. When | saw, you will see. This
| running a saw ladies and gentlemen, is very
delicate operation, and must request that no in
| dividua Of this learned aud polite audience will
| look any way comical, or wink with his left eye,
| during the process. Ii is quite as critical as
| tickling trout. In old times the trouts would
stand a great deal of tickling ;-almost as much as
they will now, but not quite NOW ladies' aud
| gentlemen, and learned pundltsi nave sawed
| through the boards That's all you'll for the
first bargain. Just pay two cents more, all round,
take pinch OF snuff turn round three times, sit
| down where you got up, and you shall see what
| you shall see.
These words caused prodgious eommoton, aud
! wound up the curiosity of all the hearers 10 the
! highest pitch Every man pat down his two cents,
| ana Stretched OUT W SSO suO hCiilhS. luc
learned pundits crowded round the box, in breath
less suspense. 1t is said that Professor Guesshe.
Is, who had caught fish before, and knew how to
find the lady in lobster, dsregarded the Corporas
injunction, gave sly wink with the corner of his
| LEFT eve ard peeped through the crack, while the
Corporal was running the saw upon his audience.
What he spied, is nobodys business but he To-
stantly clapped his thumb to the side of bis nose,
as if taking a pinch of snuff, and exclaimed.
"tiSk.O! :"
At Iensth came the decisive moment. The box
flew open and the whole crowd made tremendous
herring there. but only solitary clam shell, which
| was found to contain the following inscription
| Lenrnnas rriir Mnnt shculh " nrlr llrtle2