Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-01-20
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/ HiDing all Hands.

Tipping all Hands.
The ektortion Of the tayern-keep-
ers at Portsmouth on persons arriv-
ing at t hat port, hA IS long been pro-
verbal. In a receh bit instance; how
ever, an attempt Of this nature was
completely foiled. A few weeks ago,
a gentleman and \ lis family landed
there from the We st Indies, ard IN
tending to remain b short time until
he e6ulH hear fro m his friend5 in
London, applied I'd the LANDLORD of
the inn. to which LIE had been con-
Quoted, for accommodation:bu was
told that three bed rooms could not
be provided for his family unless he
would engage them fora week GER
tain, and that the lowest charge
would be a guinea a day for the use
Of them To this eyorbitant demand
the gentlemansaft2f some expo5tula-
lion, acfeded. Soon afterwards, on
going to the poyt-olfiee, he found let
tiers lying thQre for him, from his
Friends in London, requiring his i'm
mediate departure from that place, as
soon as helshould arrive.
/ On his return to the inn he in
formed 4he landlord Of the eireum-
Stance and hoped payment would not
be insisted on for the rooms, which
he had scarcely occupied; but to this
fBonifac ed would by no means consent,
and high words arose between the
parties. Capt. L. of the royal Navy,
who was well known to the landlord,
happened to be in tIle house at the
time, inquired into DE circumstance,
and discovered the imposition In
tended to be praclised, offered to
take the bargain off the gentleman 5
hands. It VI rs cheerfully assented to
BY both parties, and the latter i'm
mediately departed with his family,
after thu mixing the captain forhis in
| terpositio ion. Immediate directions
were given for the beds to be pre-
pared, as Capt L. said it was his IN
/ tention 10 sleep on shore that night
what, all three?' inquired the waiter
i'To be sure; am l not to- pay fol
them?1 WAS the reply. In the even
ing the Captain returned, bringing
with him his boatswain and cabin
boy, to whom he. gave directions tc
occupy two of the beds; and, recol.
lect my lads said hej5 watch and
watch, every three hours PIPE al
IAmnls for a general muster These
orders " ERE strictly con Piled with, tc
the ammo yanoe Of every guest in the
house. In the morning the landlord
complain ed heavily Of, the distur-
banee, aHd hoped the Captain would
discontinue il; but the latter said that
lit was his way at sea, and he had tc
pay for the rooms. Piping all hands
was rope ated on the second night
which produced fresh circumstances
from Che landlord, who declared
that ifspch practices were continued
it would be the ruin of his house.
land he BhQuld be satisfied if the
Captain would pay for the two
nights occupation of the rooms, and
| discontinue bis nocturnal alarms. =
Captain j.. declared that sleeping
on the $ho ere he found congenial to bis
health, AMI combining s lea customs
with land eohyeniences afforded him
an ample fluid of amusement The
third night produced / rqpetitial Of
the alarm; Ibht, in the nj ming, B)ni-
face waited upon the distu rber Of his
house, and with many 4oBs and Grin
ges, informed him that TX was Eek
tremely willing to lorego a ny charges
for the three nights lodging, if the
Captain Would consent to sleep on
board his ship, where h E might pipe
all hands Subsequently 4s he pleased;
to which offer, Capt. L., with apparent
reluctance, acceded.