The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-12-03

Hadn't you better complain to the cap
ain?' asked the bia k VIII ,kered t,l,swaid
wih sneer.
That's il, old sea hoss," remarked X mol
lins. That's bright idee Complain to
he cap'n So will
Aud, regardless Of opposition, he bolled 10
70 the cabin, where Capt. Bagsho, sat al din.
ner with three or four Of his officers.
Who the devil are you asked the cap
tain, hercely Exing his savage eyes ou The
Yaakee.
! " no be '.jacula'ed Knolins. Why.
I'm Asa T. knoilias, cap'n. hope you're
~ell-and how's the folks TO hum Petty
spfy, ell y
You're names Jonathan, guess said
Capt. Bagsho,, mlmckinc tho nasc! tone of
hnoIlns.
No it amt, is Asa T. knoins, cap'n."
Well, what do YOU wan, of me ?
Seems to me YOU live pretty well here,
cap'n,' h'a, looking ever the tab'e. Pet.
~ tall fodder. Chickens. ham, rincuppes,
end be joyful. Your cook hahn, did the
clean thing by US, though. Spose you don't
know nothing about 1t, so lho't Id step up
here and lei you know how they serve US
Gown stairs. Why Cap'n, they gin Us beans
without pork"
Beans withou, pork As ton ish ing !"
exclaimed the captain, willing to humos the
"charac,er."
"Yes, capn, b-sns withou, pork. Don't
that bea. oil uarur''
What do you live on when you're a,
home y asked the captain.
Pork and beans, bled chowder fipjacx
and doughnu's, answered Asa.
"Wha, are fi,rjicks !" asked the captain.
" Don't you know wat AaPjacks are why
though, every fool know'd hiatt Theyr
made ou, o -four, and eggs, and milk and, w
ter, beaten up ker clap, and then hey slot.
led into fryin'.pan and done brown, and serv.
: ed up with butter and merlasses, or meras.
ses and butter, whichever you choose, and j
they don't 60 down slick, there's no s,uns il
Roxbary %
You seem to like uolasses,' said the cap
ts,s.
Well, gu'ss 1 d." said Asa. Be
not raw, as your fellurs eat IT,"
How ,hen'"
"Wsl like 10 run stick into the burg
hole Of hogshead, and then pull i, eou anc
dror it through my mouth. Amt i, good then
Wall guess it is.'
Well Jonathan"
Asa, cas'n."
J., jonathan, say, you can 60 now, and II
see about the pork to morrow"
Asa went back TO his astonished shipma'es
reporting thar he captain was pretty slicI
sort Of fsllar.'
Oae day, when the men didn't" j" tumble up
from below with the requisite alacrity, ,h'
boa,swain, rattan in hand, gave each Of then
reminder" with his stick he came OH deck
: Asa was the last, as usual, bur watching th
!. boatswain's bamboo, he caugh, the weapoI
Q in his hand and dex,erously twisted ii out o
the officer's grasp.
Halo whiskers! !" said he, 81 hope 70,
didn't mean 10 hit me, cause it hurts feur
No you didn',-wall I though, SOL forgiv
q you," and he threw the rattan overheard, es
IS Gaping to The quarter deck, where his orig
inality and supposed inbecllity secured hir
% impuniy. 10 fact, he was treated as a pri,
, iliged bufiaon by The officers.
) Taking up a cannon. ball, one day ,lhe asked
u. " Wkatn the world is this yere cap'n :"
: That's what We keep TO pepper the Var
10 KEGS with answered Basshot.
IA Wan, to know" said Asa. How d
,e you work i,?'
n. I'VE put 'em into these Dig guns and fiji
Y, 'em of.."
n Shaw you don't say 60. Do they rsv
al pretty fast, cap'u!'
IS $50 fast you can't see en-"
n Hur. felur if they hit 7"
n "Yes, when they're fred oW Of gun
10 "Not olherways y
10 No."
n "Then here goes!' cried Asa, aud han
20 ling The missile like a bowling hall, he lei,
% drive among the legs Of the officers and me
shouting, 3" "hurrah lei her riP!'