Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-12-18
JIM GRITY'S BEEF STORY.

his crew got out OF meat. They could no
think it fair play to be without meat in ,
cane country, where there were SO many
fat cattle. So as usual they selected the
falles. and best beef they could find. They
obtained one that would weigh about sever
hundred pounds, which was neatly dressed
and taken on board.
About three hours afterwards fourteen
men came down to the boat with rifles, char.
ging Jim with having stolen beef. Jim die
not show fight. The crew paid no attention
to what was going on-some were sitting or
the running boards with their feet dangling
in the waer-several were lying upon deck
on bIankets-every one seemed dull anC
stupefed. Jim was seated on the bow o
the boat, his head resting on his hand wher
again assailed.
81 say, your men have been stealing the
best beef in all these parts.'
! ''1here must be some mistake" said jim
very quietly.
Yes, yes, we know there are strangers
here, on this very boat-they have beef or
board, and we will have j. off"
1.-THE boat is open, 60 look for your
selves gentlemen, but you will find mis-,
take sartin ; but satisfy yourselves on tha
point"
''That we will, and in an instant have the
beef.
So at j. they went; first having placed
three men as guard, to see that the crew
did not play some trick. The others made
a search by rolling and rc-rolIing every
thing in The boat, and still no beef was found
One fellow declared that they had left no
place unsearched where the four quarters OF
cat could be hid, let alone big OK. The
same gravity was preserved by Jim. He
wished the gentlemen TO ''be perfectly salts
fed"
The fact was, while The crew was skin
ming the beef one of them discovered man
watching them from behind tree. They
took no notice Of it, but when they came
to the boat they told Jim they were caught.
He scratch his head little while, and then
prepared for just such visi. as he received
He placed the four quarters of The beef on
the deck of the boat, and spread the hide
over them-on this he spread all the blan-
kets, and four men lay down on these blan-
kels. jim, as before stated, was on the bow
Of the boat, continually wishing ''lhe gentle
men TO be satisfied, but they would find a
mistake, sartin."
As the beef hunters proceeded with their
search, Jim continued to urge them the i'm
portance Of strict search:
''Look about, and be satisfied, gentlemen
look where YOU please, bu. there is one
thing | mus. ask of you, and ha. is, not to
disturb them there sick men. We buried
two yesterday with the small pox, and them
there four men are very sick. Very sick
indeed, gentlemen, and must beg of you
not TO disturb them. 1t is always the worst
thing you can do to disturb sick man, es-
pecialIy il he be near his last-it kind o.
makes the blood fly to the head to be dis
turbed, &c.''
But long before Jim had closed his speech
he had no listeners If ever there were pale
faces, fallen jaws, and ghaslly looks among
set Of men. it was about that time and
place. They moved off without speaking
word and thus Jim lost his visitors, and
kept the beef.
ACCEPTABLE ADvIcE.-No matter how
origin-get rich if you can. If you cannot
then get money enough to mimic the rich
Nick every body you deal with, if they give
you an opportunity. Shoao them sample
but sell them poorer article. Lie anc
cheat six days in week, but be sure ant
be circumspec. the other day. If the peo
! pie begin TO fad you out, make a SNOWY
ri patI tn OH tabl II
a great protection. Go to fashionable wa
iering places. Put up at first class houses
Sleep in a closet big enough for yourself
/ your wife, and trunk of silks but be sure
and promenade as though you had million.
/ in your pocket. Fill your pocket-booh
with one dollar bills; and call them los an,
zoos when you look for one to pay away
You will give fashionable people the i'm
preston that you are wealthy; and that i:
the perfection Of good living.
! "Well, son, can you give me some sup.
per!'
/ 81 reckon not. We hant got no meat
nor we haint got no bread, nor we haint 90
no taters.
"Well suppose you can give me bed
can't you %
81 reckon not; for we hant got no feaih.
ers, nor we balnt got no straw. nor we hahn
got no flooring to our house,
"Well, Can YOU give my horse something
to eat ?"
81 reckon not; for we haint got no corn
nor we haint got no hay nor we haint GO
no oats neither"
Gin the name Of human nature, how dc
you all do here -
"Oh, very well, thank you. How are
all your folks at home -
''lt is a sin to steal pin,
II is a greaer to steal tater."