Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-20


coolly, heres a squall mind your helm,
my lad"
Here the clerk interposed: But my
men, it is hard that you should keep all
the coach to yourselves, when these gen
tlemen are SO anxious to GO, and they will
pay your passage money back; and they
will only want five pisces.
Only five places, there's land lubber
for you, Tom," said one to the other; las
if they five would not bring her down by
the stern and spoil her trim. Sir" he
added to one Of the angry men, s.do you
see, we've match with the Impetueuse,
| and if we take in more ballast, they'll
beat us"
The horn Of the other coach blew " Up,
aloft, make sail" cried one of them and
they were springing up, when one of the
five gentlemen took one of the five fellows
by the collar and held him down. The
! tar shook him off with great dignity, and
drawing himself up said to the crowd and
to the clerk, Sir, do you see, we took
this coach for a sail to London with the
lmpetucuse, and we wished to have her
in the right trim: howsomever, if these
fine folks had spoken civilly to us, and
| said, s'..My men, we know the craft is
yours, but won't you give Us passage,
we would not have kept them off, we
would have given them berth, and pipe
piece, and taken our chance with our
comrade yonder. But to be boarded in
| this fashion by parcel of privateers, m
bloWed, if | stand it, and then, turning
to his comrades, be added, :. Messmates,
all's free here, and no favor: there's no
pennant up, SO | say let's fight it cut
These land lubbers must not weather US /:
nobody shall go but Jim Trayers and Bill
Roberts. They shall have charge let
them stay aloft, and we'll send our bun
dies in the cabin, and then she II be light
ened good deal, and be able to spare
them top2allant sails
Accordingly the two men staid on the
top; the others put their sticks and bun
dies inside. Just then the other coach
trotted fast by, the spokesman gave the
ooachman and guard shilling piece
for each bundle and stick, as for them
selves, and away went the otherwise
empty coach, with the cheers of the men
and their companions, the i'll suppressed
anger Of their outwitted and foiled oppo
nents, and the shouts Of laughter of at
least hundred people, who fingered at
the coach-ofiice to see what was going on.
In the meantime similar, vet very
different scene had occurred at the other
hotel, The Fountain, round the rival coach,
called for the occasion the Impe'ueuse.
A clergyman, with his wife and two
daughters, lad gone with their luggage,
to take their places for London, where
they had been hurriedly called to see a
dying son, III some government Office
But all the places were taken, and nothing
could be done for them. All taken? And
would none give up their places, for at
least father and mother!
{" We don't know, sir; five sailors OF
the Impeiuests have taken them all the
way to London" E" They were at the mo-
ment seen approaching rolling along and
alive for any mad frolic. The poor lady
burst into tears, and her husband tried
to console her, & We can take a post
chaise, my dear, and post to London;
will see :" and then added, :. bat, alas
fear | cannot afford ii; no, we must give
this up"
''Come, hoist jib, my fine fellows, and
fire a gun and make sail" said the fore
most of the tars, as he sprang upon the
top of the coach and then down he came
again, and said, NO, I'll 90 in the cabin
IT IS more ship-shape, and we shall steady
the craft more" and he then opened the
coach-door, and sprang in with his bun.
die, upon which the other four followed
and they all got inside with their sticks
pipes, ETC.; one of them thrusting out his
head and hallooing, {. On deck, there sec
that you keep sharp lookout, and tell us
when those rascalS are in sight, " meaning
their friends on the other coach. At this
moment the poor clergyman, with his
family by his side, said to the Office keep
er, .. Won't these fine fellows allow US tc
takethe outside places FIVE pay for them!'
and turning to them, said, My men, we
hear you have taken all this coach, but i
you would be kind enough to allow US tc
share it with you g
Why, sir, you see" said a noble
looking tar, putting bis lead out of tn,
window, eve have hired the craft on 9
sailing match to Lunnon with those Am.
! aZOnS. and IF there are too many on decl,