The Shasta courier., 1853-08-27

CiPERs Asp A,Cn n'sa"s.-.,nS,.. nseti In
relate an amusing sory of an Irish officer WIN,
hid once i;alon sed Ia rsg nleni IN Malta, whc
rs,tiFi..-d 10 England nn ft.five of abs, nee. nud
according 10 tie custom II trivc trs. WIS ioin;
of rrlaiiug ,h.. wonders he bad seen. Amon.
other things. he day. in IA public coffee
room. expitafrd on Iii. xcellency nf living il
generI among The military al Malta "Bu'.'
said he. las for anch"vlts. by the powers. 'lirr.
~ no hing to he s,'tn Ike III. m u h. kuuul
world; AM, he gldi'l-''l Ii I'VE seen The ancho-
vl-s grow Gion Ia" trtts. vi II my own eyes
many's hr In idred times. and bcanlItns III
grove N ILfIn h II iLe has in his gar
den ON HE tsplt tnad." gen'l, man Ir $. n
aispntcd ili" stat ttment lii.i anchivies grew n,.
trees. which The lrisnan with much warmth
r. I'll 'mcd. lhe lie plssed--a challenge was
giveii-and The upsu of l!r matter is li.r,s hl,-
murouSiy related:
- Ihe Engship l.: gave ,llis address. and ,l.
next day tie parties met attended by tn, ir Sc,
uads rhey fired. and U'tlanagan's shn took tf-
f''ct IN The fleshy part of his opponents thigh,
which ina'ie the latter j mp fool from ih,.
ground. and fall fl at upon his back. VIII. re he
ltv ora few seconds in agony Xxi. king his heels.
This being obs rved 10y The irisiIn,an's second
he SAID .ion have hit ynHr man, U'Flanaann.
thai Is certain. think pct dangerously. how.
ever. for ste what cnpers he cuts
'Capcrs capcrs' exclaimed the Irislman.
ION! by The puwt rs, wh II have done what n
dreadful nis,ak.r and running mp to his wonud-
ed Antagonist he isuk his md. and pr, ssiny II
eagerly thus addressed him: My dear friend
If y"n are u. ax y"rr pardon in this wor,
aud IN he next. tor ] made gr, AT mistake. and
i was captrs Iliai siw growing mp, n The trees
al Malta. and mol an, huvies at all.''
The wounded man, snilin. at his lnslicrsn,S
explanation aud apology, s,d, My good feow
wish you h'd Thought OF that little sonner;
] don't think you huve quite killed me- but
.lioI,e y"ri Will remember he diff, renee between
aiclores and captrs rs long as yon live"
The following anecdoie is fitting pendant To
the above:
On 'lI. island of VI ,lta. the cnper tree grows
wild. aud IN great plenty Mud is particularly
abundant on The walls of l. .v,le,ir. Ever sine,
the capture nf III islnnd he frui has b... II IN.
nndisI ulad IarGu!si'e OF III. fiji in c,nmrand
II The engineers. S'IIe Tine ago. that fiji eI
conriaIhcd To The GOV. rn'r ihut the ire wtr.
cut down and the h, rrIes carried away by III.
intilblians; upon IN cii tn Il t.cetiuns oid gel.
tlrmin Issued HE fbilIwing eccentric urtI -
w h'rras. 1t has been reior;e,l Ia me. by The
utiictr commanding ',s engineers III n the III
habitan's q! Ltyalttie have for some time pas
destroy ed the fruit ani cnr down he caper trees
hanging ON he outside of lhr wiis of The gar
fsi'n. Il is the conimanl of he governor III II rIu
one, IN fn'nre, Gu CAPE rs. ei be- OF .:.e ion oi
lIes oi SAID walls. rxc,p p, the lieu ,nant-coln-
MI commanding ih- engineers. Any cue found
Gu tug hIs 'capers on The walls after this nni if
cation wall be cuni ed IN the bll, hnlt. iur H..
hrst Hence: and frr the repcti'inn of so Il si-
nous an ,-c, The next clper he 81, all lie his
oxn. al the tail ot cdiaSh, Ia the tune oil a ca
u -nine tails +"