Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1852-12-31


been captured by the sloop Of war "Ger
mantown," Captain Nicholson, and carried
into the port of Norfolk. She is a Baltimore
built vessel, Of about eighty tons, and had
on board when captured, what is generally
termed slave cargo; which consists of all
the implements used in the tr afic.
The Governor and his Bsd.Fellows.
Among the many ludicrous mistakes and
occurrences which have been related US
growing out Of the extreme plainness and
simplicity of the dress, appearance, habits
and tastes of Thomas Chittenden, the first
Governor of Vermont, the following was
told us by one of the Governors cotempo-
raries many years ago, and subsequently
by another, with so much ainuteness as to
remove at once all doubts of its authenti-
city:
One fall, when the legislature were to meet
at Norwich, we think it was, the Governor,
who lived in Williston, took it into his head
to 60 on foot to his post of official duty, o
distance of about eighty miles. According
ly making up his pack, he started off on
foot and alone, on his destination, and
brought up at night, at the Lighthouse of a
new settler, into which he entered and
craved lodgings for the night.
"Well, stranger" said the settler in re-
ply, after eying the new conner an instant,
eve haven't much to eat, and but one bed
for myself and wife; but you look as if you
might put up with q dish of bread and milk,
and could sleep on the floor without hurt
ing YOU"
"No, certainly" said the Governor, 8" as
hungry and tired as am, with night so
dark as this without, shall be thankful to
stay even at that"
In pursuance Of this arrangement, the
Governor, without making himself known,
partook of the proposed meal, camped down
on the floor with his pack for a pillow, and
was soon buried in slumber.
During the night there was driving
shower, which though it did not awaken
any of the hard sleepers within, was yet SO
severe as to rout an old SOW, with litter
of pigs, from her nest in the yard; when
the restless animal, in search of dryer
quarters, began roofing at the door, which
she at length forced open wide enough for
an entrance, and coming in, lay down, with
her we'll washed brood, by the side of the
still unawakened Governor, who snored on
till daylight, when he awoke, and for the
first time became aware Of the presence of
his bed-fellows. He did not disturb them,
however, or his humane entertainers, but
silently strapping on his pack, and leaving
a halfcrown for his lodging on the table,
proceeded on his journey.
The settler was considerably mortified
when he. arose and saw how matters had
been, but thought not much of it, till two
days after, when, having concluded to 20
himself to Lection" and having reached
the place just az the ceremonies were COM
mencing, who should he see at tho head Of
the procession, but the plain looking foot
pad who had Jared SO oddly at his house.
"Who-what is that man, walking there
with the big bags in 'front.'" he eagerly
asked Of an acquaintance.
"Why, don't you know? That is tho
Governor"
"The Governor! Gov. Chittenden :"
eyes; but what is there about him that
disturbs you 50 much:"
ooh, nothing-only a strange circum-
stance-and by the hockey! what will my
wife say"
"What was it,"
"Well, considering, guess, if the Gov
ernor don't tell ont, WON'T
And he did not, said our informer, but
the Governor did, and had many hearty
laugh about it.-Boston Bee.
E Seen after the late Presidential