Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-01-19
Asa kS0LLlN'S ADVENTURES.
IT THE OLD 'US.

UAulngs aSpiuS, sea soinS e"'P ~
NAL, passing his time between the ocean
aud the main land. In ens Of bis voyages
before the mast, be went to Porto Rico. and
BY sons chance it happened that bis vessel
aailxa without him. Asa felt sonlewha:
home.ick when compelled to prolong his Wis
il, and watched eagerly for an opportunity
d returning to his own native land.
Ons evening as be was malking along
she sea side in melancholy guise. he was
suddenly surrounded by gang of British
sailors, belonging to the sloop-of-war Ter
nble. commanded by Captain Bagshoo,,
aid the busy n taking ib water and other
hofes, eparatory to continuance Of her
ihree years cruise. Asa was disposed to
show fight at first, but as the press gang
was armed with cu,lasses, he concluded his
policy was 10 submit quietly, and SO be en-
tered the barge. without opposition and was
taken on board the sloop.
That night as he lay awake brooding
over his misiortanes, he chalked out his con
duct, which was no other than to feign a
simplicity, amounting almost to idiocy, and
to display as little knowledge of semsnship
as possible. lie knew how to throw into
his countenanee an air complete vacancy
aud innocence, calculated to throw .hs
shresdest observer of his guard.
The next day, at noon, dish of boiled
beans was set before him without any other
shxings"- Our friend hared up at the
meag,eness of the entertainment.
aBiled beans and no pork he exclaimed.
sThis is a little too mean swow! 'Tain't
ct for dog !"
3Hadnt you better complain to the cap
taiu.' asked the whiskered boatswain, with
sneer.
:. 4rhat's it. old sea hos,." remarked
Knullins That's bright idet! .Capt'n
SO will.
And regardless of opposition, he bolted
into tho cabin, where Capt. Bagshoot sat at
dinner with three OF: four officers.
.s,Yho the devil are you?" asked the cap
fain, fefcely fixing his savage eyes on tho
Yankee.
~ no be / ~ ejacnlated K nollins. why,
I'ul Asa + KnolIlns cap'n. | hope you're
well aid how 5 tbs folks to ham? Pretty
sply, eh!3
Your names Jonathan, guess" said
Captain Bagshoot, mimicking the nasal
toae Of KnolIius. .=.s-s
$40 il amt IFS Asa T. KnolIins, cap D."
3.s ell, what do you want OF me?"
aoee.ues to me you live pretty well here,
ca5' said Asa, looking over the table.
..Pfetty tall fodder. Chickens, hams, pine
apples, and oh be joyful. Your cock hain't
did the clean thing by us, though. S'pose
you don't know nothing about it so tho't
I'd step up here and let you know how they
serve Us down stairs. Why, cap'n, they
give us beans without pork.
exclaimed the captain, willing to bumor the
.cilar acter.
nYes, cap'n bean. without pork. Don't
that beat all nature I"
..syhat do you live on when you're at
honei asked the Captain,
Pork and beans, billed cbowder, flap
lacks, and doug h-nut, answered Asa.
"Yhat are hafjacks!" asked the cap
tain.
Don't you know what farjacks are2
why tho't every fool khos'd that? They
ase made out of flour, and eggs. and milk,
aad water, beaten up ker slap, aud then
tilsy'se slotted into a fryin'-paa and done
brown, aud served up with butter and mer-
lasses and butter, whichever you choose and
If they don't 90 down slick, there's no stuns
in Roxbury"
.You seem to like molasses," said the
captain
sNell, Is guess du," said Asa "But
NOT raw, as you tsllers cat it,
"tVsH Jonathan
casa cap'n.
Jonathan say you can go now, and I'll
see about the pork to morrow"
Asa weat back to his astonished ship
mates reporting that the ca plain was a'epret-
ty sIlck sort cf feliur."
Que day, when the men didn't .tumble
up. from below with the requisite alacrity.
tine boatswain, rattan in hand gave each Of
them areminder" with his stick as be
came on deck Asa was the last as usual
but watching the bJatswain's bamboo, he
caught the weapon in his hand and dexter
ousIy twisted it out Of the officers grasp.
"Hallu! whiskersl" said be, 81 hope you
di4n't mean to hit me, cause it hurts fel-
luz No, you dn't-well thought So
fargive you," and be threw the rattan
oyerboard, escaping TO the quarter deck,
whsa his originality and i'm beeility secured
him impuni,y. In fact, he was treated as
privileged buffoon by the officers.
Taking up cannon ball one day he ask
ed:-"What'n tie world is this yere,
cap'ns'
"That's what We keep TO pepper the Yam
KEGS with" answered Bagshot.
"Wan't to know!" said Asa. How do
you work it2'
"We put 'em into those big guns and
FIRE ,em off.
SHAW you dou't say SO. Do they trsv-
Ell pretty fast, cap'n2"
80 you can't see EN-.
"Hurt felIew if they bit?'
"Yes, when they are 6.ed out Of gun" !"
"Not otherways?"
"No."
- Then here goes!" cried Asa, and hand
ling the missile like bowling ball, be let
dfl.e among the legs Of the officers and
man ehnufiuu ohurrah NJ LET her rim