Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-03-26
ABOUT THOSE BOOTS.
s'Who dares those pair of boots disp1ace,
Must meet Bombastes face to face >,

B .'Who dares those pair of boots displace,
Ia Must meet Bombastes face to face.''
z Recalling an old laugh the other day, and
s(fkgging to remember what caused it, we be-
i1Sossht ourselves Of an adventure that poor
81 E -- now dead) was very fond of
Mating in years past. It occurred on board
e Lexington, on her journey from N. York
F Providence. The hero was a Vermont
6af twenty five, sharp enough IN horse
IS ,0Ol yerdant in everything else. who
9 Rlel gs1d astring Of nags in New York,
al was working round home via Providence
LaA Boston. He turned in pretty early,
a,A turned out about sunrise next morning
with the idea Of going up stairs as he call
ed it. Soon after he had put on his coat and
hat, the passengers were astonished by a
hideous outcry from Vermont ..l - r
F'What's the matter?" asked quizzical-
looking gentleman in green glasses. ~
s'Matter matter enough, I recon p said
Yankee. Here's some onrighteous indi-
vidual has gone and stole my bran new cow
hide butes; cost me twenty-five York shil-
lings, and left me these ere slippers, made
out of yaller dog skin, not worth darn"
''Hush," said the man with green glasses;
''don't speak so loud. It's common occur
rence-on board this boat. Some of the
niggers must have done it. Did you never
notice that all the steamboat niggers go well
shod p
"Wall have, old boss and that accounts
for it, hey. Speak speak out It does
account for it, hey p
''Hush yes, it does,''
'Wall, I'll holler cap'n and get the boat
stopped till I find my butes-cost twenty
two shillings in York; will, by gravy"
t'No, no, don't make row. IF you do,
the chief will throw them overheard. No,
no you watch the niggers, and when you
find the delinquent, take him to the captain
Office and make him settle'' l.5.3
''Tll settle him. amt going to throw
away pair twenty-shillin' butes, no how. =
1t afforded much amusement to the man
in green glasses and his cronies to see the
Yankees shufHing and scuffling about the
cabin in yellow slippers, dogging every dar-
key and examining his feet. After Wea-
Ery search he came to his tormentor and said
''Pm going up stairs to pirate around
there and see if [ can't trail 'em."
So up he went, and the cabin passengers
could hear his heavy tread and scuf of his
/ slippers all over the deck. By-an- nd-by
he came down again, just as shiny Afrii-
can, with a pair of polished boots in hand
went towards SO, the Yankees berth. Just
as he was drawing the curtain to peep in,
Vermont lit on him like fierce cat, seizing
him by the scruff of the neck and yelling:
GIVE catched you, you doubled distilled
essence of Day and Martin boiled down to the
spirit of darkness, and mixed up with the
hypersulphate Of rascality After my wal
bt, was you? Come along with me-"
''Let me CO., said the indignant darkey,
struggling to get from the iron grasp of his
antagonist.
"Not as you knows on, you rambuncti-
Gus old wool-grower !'' said the indignant
Yankee; ':I've handled severer colts than
you be-" And he dragged the terrified
Hack up the cabin stairs, followed at safe
distance by the gentleman in green glasses
and his companions. @@-a
Bringing the culprit before the captain,
BE- told his story, and agreed to abide his
decision OF course an explanation follow
I'd with verdict for the defendant, and the
plaintiff sentenced to pay ninepence to the
;];urod fr;oor