The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-03-29

services, and pointed out one OF these
gentlemen, at that moment busily en-
gagged in cleaning his charger.
Doctor, drop your curry-comb and
come here a moment-here's patient
for you"
The doctor very promptly obeyed the
summons, and IN company with Mr..
$ commenced professional ex-
animation of the black boy, which re-
suited in very satisfactory declaration
that there was no symptoms of the fa-
tai disease spoken Of it being COM
mon rash owing to the season. The
farmer appeared highly delighted, and
rendered all sorts of remuneration in
the shape of chickens, ducks, geese,
Sc, if they would only pay him visit.
The sun was at that moment sinking
beneath the horizon, and the long
shadows indicated the near approach
of night. After gazing for moment
at the waters of the bay, and his little
punt or dug-out, he remarked:
''See here, gentlemen, it's a long row
to my place, with the tide against me !;
suppose must stay here until morn
ing.n
"Oh, yes, certainly, old fellow" re-
piled the doctor and Mr.. S., "come to
our quarters-we are going to tap a
small basket of champagne. sent TO US
by cur friends in Philadelphia, and if
YOU never tasted that beverage, you
have the chance of first taste of
certain liquid which by Jupiter and
other roaring boys was called Nectar"
The farmer followed them, and they
were soon at work, popping off the
corks, and imbibing the sparkling
LIQUID, which he of the punt declared
to be the real stuff, and no mistake. A
dead set was made upon the man of
the chickens, but his head appeared to
be proof against the most violent as
saults. drawing forth. however, some
qualities which his figure had given no
evidence of. He sung some admirable
songs, in which sailors and saucy tars
were the heroes, which so captivated
our troopers that they made him re-
peat them over and over again; and
thus passed convivially the better part
Of the night, when they fell to sleep
without any preparations of the toilet,
except doffing the belt and casque.
In the morning, the stranger, now
become familiar with his friends of the
last nights convivial party, loitered
about the camp. mingled with the
troopers, watched the parade, and after
drill even assisted the doctor and his
friend MIR. s. to rub and curry their
horses, Towards night-fall he departed
with his negro, and after time his lit
tie boat slowly receded upon the wa
ters, turned a point, and was lost to
view. Some time after the troops were
recalled to Philadelphia. and were
there discharged. The enemy. after
their attack on Baltimore. withdrew
all their forces from the waters OF the
Chesapeake, to concentrate upon New
Orleans, where they received terri
Bile chastisement for their robberies
upon the defenceless inhabitants of the
bays and creeks of Maryland and Ylr-
ginia.
DR.. H and Mr.. s., the two
gents spoken of as the entertainers of
the Snsquehanna farmer. shortly after
made voyage to Gibraltar in a fine
vessel, as supercargos, and upon their
return to the United States, with fair
prospects of realizing a handsome pro-
fit. were overhauled by the Southamp-
ton frigate, and captured They were
both transferred to the decks of the
British man-of-war, and whilst seated
apart upon gun carriage, bemoaning
their i'll luck, and wondering what
would be done with them, their atten-
ton was drawn to the officer of the
deck, who had stopped before them
once or twice and examined them with
great attention. As he passed them
again he was heard to mutter some
words which were very familiar to our
friends. "Threes about, troops right
dress. wheel in line, march,"
"Why, H" said Mr.. s., edo
you hear that fellow-curse me if he
is not going through troop drill. He
must be horse marine.o
At that moment the officer stepped
up to them, and after gazing at them
few seconds with comical express
sion, said" Gents, you have got into
FIX
ayes, Sir,n nreplied the doctor-"your
assertion is very self-evident; and what
is worse, we see no way of getting out
of it.n
"You are from Philadelphia, hey E
you have a fine troop of horses, called
the "First City Troop" par excellence,
commanded by Charles Ross.o
Our friends made no reply to this;
wondering the while how lieutenant
on board his Majesty's ship should know
any thing about these old troops
"And further" he continued, "you
have some good fellows in that troop
who know how to crack a bottle OF
champagne, and tell whether a black
boy has got the small pox or not.D-
The last observation quickly recalled
to both of them the incident above mar
rated, and starting to their feet, they
asked him how he knew anything
about this troop and that incident of the
black boy and champagne
The officer then coming up close to
them said, smilingly, Gentlemen,
knew vour faces the moment cast nv