San Andreas independent., 1856-12-13
About those Boots.
" Who dares those pair of boots dis
Must meet Bomhastes face to face y

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Who dares those pair of boots displace
Must meet Bombastes face to face"
Recalling an old laugh the other day,
and trying to remember what caused it,
we bethought ourselves of an adventure
that poor b dead now was very fond
OF relating IN years past. It occurred on
board the Lexington, on her passage from
New York to Providence. The hero was
Vermont lad of twenty-five, sharp enough
IN horse trade, but very verdant in every
thing else, who had just sold string of
nags in New York, and was now working
round home ria Providence and Boston.
He "turned in pretty early, and "turned
ouS" again about sunrise thenext morning,
with the idea Of g going up stairs" as he
called it. Soon after he had put on his
coat and hat, the passengers were aston
ished by hideous outcry from "Var-
mount"
"What's the matter?" said quizzical
looking gentleman in green glasses.
Matter ?-matter enough, l reckon !"
said Yankee. Here's some outrighteous
individual has gone and stolen my bran
new cowhide butes cost me twenty-five
York shillings, and left me these ere slip
pers, made out o'yaller dog skin, not worth
darnp'
"Hush," said the man with the green
glasses "don't speak so loud. It's a
common occurrence-on board this boat.
Some of the niggers must have done it
Did you never notice that all the steam
Il,
oval L have, old hoss and that ac-
counts for it, hey? Speak speak out
1t does account for it, hey?"
"Hush yes it does"
"Wall, I'll holler cap'n, and get the
boat stopped till | find my butes-cost
twenty-five shillin's, York; will, by
gravy"
"No, no don't make row. IF you do,
thief II throw EN- overheard. No, no
you watch the niggers, and when you find
the delinquent, take him to the captain s
Office and make him settle'
"Tll settle him. amt going to throw
away pair Of twenty-five shillin' butes,
no how"
1t afforded much amusement to the man
in glasses and his cronies to see the Yam
kee shufling about the cabin in yellow
slippers, dogging every darkey and exam
lining his feet. After weary search, he
came to his tormentor and said:
I'm goin' up stairs to pirate around
there, and see if | can trail 'em.'
So up he went, and the cabin passengers
could hear his heavy tread and scuff of his
slippers all over the deck. By and by he
came down again, just as shiny African,
with pair of polished boots in his hand,
went towards 90, the Yankees BERTH
just as he was drawing the curtain to peep
IN, Vermount'' lit on him like fierce
cat, seizing him by the scruff of the neck,
and yelling:
I've catched you, you doubled distilled
essence of Day 4 Martin boiled down to
the spirit of darkness, and mixed up with
the hypersulphate of rascality. After my
wallet, was you? Come along with me p
Let me 60, said the indignant dar-
key, struggling to get free from the iron
grasp of his antagonist
"Not as you knows on, you rambunc-
tious old wool growerw said the indignant
Yankee. GIVE handled severer colts
than you be-" And he dragged the ter
riied black up the cabin stairs, followed at
a safe distance by the gentleman in green
glasses and his companions.
Bringing the culprit before the captain,
he told his story, and agreed to abide his
decision. Of course an explanation fol-
lowed, with a verdict for the defendant,
and the plaintiff sentenced to pay nine
pence to the injured African.
"Sold, by maple p said Yarmouth.
Here, nigger, here's quarter, and give
me the butes; but if I can kitch that chan
in the green goggles, pickle me if I don't
heave him into the Soundp'
1t is needless to say that while the
boots were only half on, the gentleman in
green glasses disappeared, and was the
first man to make himself scarce when the
boat touched the wharf of Providence