The Placer herald., 1857-04-11
About the Ho0ta.
'Who dares those pair Of boots dsplace.
Must meet Bombastes face to face.r

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. 1t 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 via Providence and Boston.
He turned in" pretty early and, turn
out again about sunrise the next morning
with the idea Of 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 "Vermont"
whats the matter said quzzical look
ing gentleman in green glasses.
"Matter!-matter enough, reckon" said
Yankee. Heres some outrghteous indi-
vidual has gone and stolen my bran new
cowhide butes; cost me twenty-tw York
shillings, and left me these ere slippers
made out o yaller dog skin, not worth
darn!"
"Hush," said the man in green glasses;
'don't speak SO loud. It's common oc-
currence on board this boat. Some of the
niggers must have done it, Did you new
er notice that all the steamboat niggers 90
we'll shod9"
"Wall | have, old hoss,-and that ac-
counts for it, hey. Speak speak out! 1t
does account for it, hey?
"Wall, I'll holer capn, and get the boat
stopped till | find my butes-cost twenty
two shlin's York; will by gravy"
"No, no. don't make a row. If you do,
the thief will throw 'em overheard No, no.
you watch the niggers, and when you find
the delinquent, take him to the captains
Office and make him settle"
"I'll settle him. amt going to throw
away a pair Of twenty-five shllin' butes, no
how"
1t offered much amusement to the Yankee
shutting and scutiling about the cabin in
yellow slippers, dogging every darkey and
examining his feet. After weary search,
he came to his tormentor and said:
"rm 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 scutf of his
slippers all over the deck BY and by he
came down again, ust as a shiny African,
with pair of polished boots in his hand,
went towards 93, the Yankees berth just
as he was drawing the curtain to peep in,
vermont" lit on him like fierce cat, sez
ing him by the scruti Of the neck, and yell
ING:
I've catched you, YOU double distilled es-
scnce of Day & Martin boiled down to the
spirit of darkness, and mixed up with the
hypersulphate of rascaity! After my wal
let, was you! Come along with me!"
Let me 90" said the indignant darkey,
struggling to get free from the iron grasp OF
his antagonist
Not as you knows on, you rambunotious
old wool-grower.' said the indignant Yam
kee. 81 have handled severer colts than
you be-" And he dragged Tie terrified black
up the cabin stairs, followed at safe dis
tance by the gentleman in green glasses
and bis companions.
Bringing the culprit before the captain, he
told his story and agreed to abide his de
cision. OF course an explanation followed
with verdict for the defendant, and the
plaintiff sentenced to pay ninepence to the
injured African.
"Sold, by mape' said Varmont. "IIere,
nigger here's quarter, and give me the
butes; but if | can ketch that chap with
the green goggles, pickle me if don't heave
him in the Sound"
1t is needless to say that while the boots
were only half on the gentleman with the
green glasses disappeared, and was the first
man to make himself scarce when the boat
touched the wharf at Providence.
THE BRIDGE BILL was signed and return
ed to the Senate yesterday. Gov. Johnson
signed this bill of denominations against the
wishes, the petitions, and the protests Of
veay large portion of the taxpayers Of this
city. He has done that which he will
hereafter have cause to regret. The act
will not soon be forgotten. The remon-
STRANGE of the people of Sacramento have
been treated with indifference, if not with
contempt.
Last year, his excelency vetoed the Fire
mans bill, because it was passed contrary
to the wishes and interests of the men Of
the city who support the government, this
year, he signs Il bridge bill, against which
nearly the entire community protested, and
which in its provisions and character is tif-
ty times more odious than Fremans bill
could possible be made For some cause
or other, Governor johnson does not seem
like the same man he was during the session
of last year. If this Bridge bill had passed in
1859 under the same influences, combinations
and circumstances, we are confident that
he would not have signed it.
Sac. Union Ap,il OH.
is said that the statement in reference to
volcano having recenty y made its appearance