Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-01-18

10 Dgnt one OI lne nali-Oreu game-COcks
which we have al home against the splendid
birds which these Creoles devote their whole
time to breeding and ,rsining, and which
are perhaps unequalled in the world
:. Never mind that, cap,ain,' answered Will;
I'VE have bird here that is known ell over
! the United SSa,es. and which has never been
whipped yeti although he has had worse
enemies to encounter Than these bilious
looking Spaniards.'
'Well, do not know wha. mischief you
are aher,' replied the captain, good -natured
half of these men, that you will behave
yourselves properly while on shore, and no,
taste drop Of liquor, you may go'
Will touched his cep again, and in min
ute disappeared down the hatch, while the
officers stood wondering a. the impici, re-
lance whIch he seemed TO have in The pow
ers Of his bird, yet a! the same time confid-
ing fully in The well known shrewdness Of
the fellow, which they had often seen put
10 the test.
The yawl was soon lowered, dozen
sailors sprang into it, and swinging round
to the gangway, sa, silently waiting for the
'AAN0io3 Out huo"HS SiUlo III nave
been seen playing abou, each mans face.
which broke into a cheer, as the sturdy boat
swain appeared on the monkey-raiI with his
precious bird in a sack, end seizing the pain
ter, swung himself lightly into the boat.
By this time the officers had become as
much interested in the proceedings ss the
men, and Us soon as they were seated, de-
manded 10 see The contents Of the BAG.
Bu. w i'll assured them ,ha, The bird would
fight much better if kept in the dark un-
Ill The hour of combat, and pleaded so ear
nesty agains, taking hin oul, that they a,
last yielded the point, and conenled them
selves with listening 10 sn interesting .bu,
entirely fabulous history The Unknown
which the bostswsin related with serious
ness that would have done credi! 10 fune-
raj sermon.
As they approached the shore, he conclu-
ded by saying:
j have good reason for wishing to pre-
serve my birds secret until the las. moment,
and although you will discover it The mo-
ment he is pHed, hope your bonors will
keep your thoughts TO yourselves, ard no,
betray US. We have raised all the monev
w Sooio oi VIC Suips ouu uoSS Rpl d SppU
purse to put against The bes, cock that ever
crowsd in the Havana, and if your honors
would like 10 do lllle betting, You can do
it with perfect safety on this bird. or nv
names no. Will Glover for their picayune
chickens will stand no more chance with
him than one Of these fellows themselves
would with me, and never saw sny three
OF them ,e, thai | couldn' whip in free
6gh,.'
Having finished this modest assertion, his
eve glanced slightly al his powerful frome.
as if to say, Judge for yourselves; > and in
deed j. required lille judgmen. to perceive
that if the bird resembleJ bis master, he
would prove formidable an,ae eons. for
WHIPS clear blue eye, broad forehead, and
bright, handsome oountensnce gave promise
of more than ordinary intelligence and reso-
luton, while his thick, brawny neck and
huge arms looked perfectly capable Of per-
forming in 'free fight even more than had
just been claimed for them.
In a few minutes, the party had landed
and separated, the officers having gone TO
lIvery-siable 10 procure conveyance, and
the slalwart form Of the bostswain could be
seen rolling up the street, al the head of
body Of men, whose appearance was such
as 10 render them lille likely to receive in
,errup'ion from the majority Of peaceably-
disposed citizens.
! Ia about balf-an-ho they had reached
the inclosure which contained the pit, and
they soon found themselves in The midst of
a motley assembage, who were cha,tering
and yelling in a manner worthy Of the gal
lery Of third rate theatre in the United
States.
Women OF every shade of color, f. ON
ebony to dirty white, were seated around
the outer side Of the wall, with tables or
trays displaying oranges, bananas, sugar
cane, alligator pears, mangoes, bell'spples,
sapadllloes, and various other tropical fruits,
while men and boys were seen parading
about with every variety of that of1icious
bird which always insists upon announcing
the break Of day, when nobody cares abou,
hearing it.
The pit wes surrounded by large amphi-
theatre, capable Of holding an immense num-
Der of persons, and there, seated upon bench
es, raised one above the other, So, the beau
~ and chivalry of The Havana. There
Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again.
And all went merry as marriage-bell: =
but nevertheless old and young, rich and
poor, seemed bent upon enjoying the sport,
and The soft eyes, above alluded 10 seemed
quite willing to divide their iavors equally
between their cavaliers and the chickens.
Whenever fine bird was exhibited and
matched sgains, another, the ladies' were
seen betting with as much vivacity as the
men, sl.hough their stakes were more mode.
rate than the immense sums which some
| Of the old Dons displayed upon Ii,Ie tables