Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-21
A Shilling's Worth of Fun, or How to
Punish Imnosters.

Punish Imposters.
A few weeks ago an ex-governor of New
Hampshire took passage eastward. In the Nor
wich boat, with a small travelling trunk as bag
gage. He waited awhile on the forward deck,
talking with whomsoever happened near him,
for the expressman TO bring the trunk from up
town, where the Governor had been stopping
with his relatives, and when il came he took
hold and helped the porter bring it aboard
While waiting quietly for his check, the porter
intima,ed to him this idea A little some
thin for the porter if you place 'Oh, then.
You lcdnt something, do you I, You shall GER
tainly hare something them So he gave him
a sixpence or ten cents, and was quietly wait
ing for his check again, when up pushed
bold-faced grown-up boy, with small dirty
cap on his ragged hair, himself, in fact, dirty
all over from his tobaccoish teeth 10 his jam
med-down, run over aud split-out boots, and
putting his cuffless hand on the trunk, in rat
,ling style of speech jerAed out, Something
for the baggage, sir What for = said the
Governor, fetching his eyes aud knit brow full
down on the intruder. For the baggage, sir
The baggage, did you say Youwan some
thing for the baggage, too, do you. Well,
tha, is pretty good. Oh, certainly, now, you
shall have it, of course but what did YOU do
for the baggage" Helped bring it, sir II
made you some tired, | suppose, didn't i, =
.o;d he C,,ilinn
the baggage, SIR snapped out the boy, impa-
iienlly, evidently not wishing to discuss the
subject TO any great length. Yes, yes, you
shall have something pay all such hard
working fellows as go,'-and the Governor
gave him three cents. TIE ehap took it, but
bashfully, for his Tanner had materially chan
ged, as the Passengers and boats crew gather
ed roGnd them TO see what the talk was about,
ard The smasher,' as he shivered of, seemed
perfectly willing TO get out of the way of the
laugh, that was going on rather at his expense.
Instantly on his making tracks another chap of
| just about the same make sided up to the trunk
and muttered inarticula,ely the smasher's' $
burden, Something for the baggage, sir =
6 Another one This is rich, though said the
Governor, putting both hands up TO his elbows
in his overcoat pockets and resting back upon
one leg, calmly surveying No. from head 10
foot. 'Oh, yes, of course, Of course but
what did you do = Helped the baggage,
sir You did: well. hoU near, as you re-
member q Took hold of the handle, SIR
His voice nearly went out as he answered,
for the crowd seemed TO relish the talk in a
very different way from what he did. Aint
you tired.' said the Governor, quietly. No.
3 was turning TO go. 'Oh, wait a minute, my
young man you're smart hand. should
like few like you on my farm. 1t wouldn't
take more than four of you to drive COW to
drink, ioould it, Here, take this, and always
remember how easy it Is to get pay when you
have earned it. Aint there any more of you =
He gave the boy three cents, which he took in
a way that would be called sheepish in some
places, and much as if he had been caught
stealing something, and left. If there are any
more that want something for baggage
want 'em to step right up before the change is
gone,' said the Governor. as he was about put
ting his check into his pocket. An indisiinct
utterance murmured out this same burden :
Something fo- the baggage, sir, please A
few fee, off from the trunk stood No. 8, who
seemed to summon up all his pluck, as the
crowd were having their fun in quantities no,
bargained for by the smashers.' All, that's
it /; come up my boy-don't be afraid-plenty
of change for few more. What did you do 2
said the Governor. HELPED baggage, SIR
Undoubtedly, yon say so-bat what did you
dor Took hold of strap, SIR This boy
had lost an arm, and seemed to act as if tina,
fact would be his excuse for putting in his
claim. He didn't look up at all, till the Gov
ernor. putting his hand on the boys head, re-
marked Oh, come my young man, DON,
be bashfai. You worked pretty we'll, didn',
you Here, take this, and never hesitate to
claim pay for hard work always pay such
hands as 60, and you earned more than the
others, for yoa have only one hand to wori