New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-09
Byron III sen,

Inever was on ship,board with a better conpanion
than Byron. He was generally cheerful, gave no
trouble assumed authority uttered no complaints
and did not Interfere with the working Of the ship
when appealed to he always answered % Do as YOU
like" Every day at noon he and | jumped over.
board in defiance OF sharks or weather; it was the
only exercise he had for he could not walk the deck
His fayorite toyS-pistols - were not forgotten
empty bottles and live poultry served as targets a
fowl, duck or goose was put into basket, the head
and neck only visible hoisted to the main yardRrm,
and we rarely had two shots at the same bird. No
boy Cornet enjoyed practical Joke more than Byron
On great occasions, when our captain wished to be
grand, he bright scarlet waistCOat as be was
very cOrpuent. Byron wished to see if this vest
would not button round us both. The captain was
taking his sesta one day when he persuaded the boy
to bring up the waistcoat. In the meantime as it
was nearly calm and very hot, | opened the cuOps
the geese aud ducks who instinctiYely took to the
water. Neptune, the Newfoundland dog, Jumped
after them, and Moretto, the bulldog, followed him.
q Now, said Byron standing on the gangway with
one arm in the red Waiscoat, put your arm in Tre
we will jump overheard and take the shine out OF
So we did The captain, hearing the row on deck,
came up, and when be saw the gorgeous garment he
was so proud Of defed by the sea-water he roared
out, My lord, you should know better than to make
q mutiny on board ship (the crew were laughing at
| the time) won't heave to or lower boat. l hope
| you will both be drowned " Then you will Lose
your fiite' (for so the captain always pronounced
| the word freight,) shouted Byron. As | saw the
| dogs worrying the ducks and geese, returned on
|
lowered boat, and, with the aid OF a boy, sculed
after the birds and beasts; the Newfo1ndander
brought them to unframed but AIOretto the bull.
! dog, did not mouth them so tenderIy
After the glare and oppressive heat of the day the
evenings and nights were deightful-balmy air no
dew and light enough to distinguish everything near.
Fletcher, ByrOns yeoman bold as was his custom
in the afternoon, was squated under the lee Of the
caboose eating his supper and drinking bottled por.
ter, which he dearly loved said % You are enjoy
ing yourself, Fletcher" -" Yes" he answered, and
you had better do so whilst you can; my master
| can't be right in his mnd.i' Why 2" asked .'If
be was he would not have left Italy, where we had
everything, and go to country o6 saYages There
is nothing eat in Greece but tough biiy-goats-or
to drink but spirits of turpentine Why, sir, there
is nothing there but rocks, robbers and vermin y
| Seeing his master coming up the companion ladder
he raised his voice defy my lord to deny it Won
may ask him. "Idon't deny ii, said Byron what
he says is quite true to those who take hogs eve
| view of things. But this know have never been
so happy as l was there. How it will be with me
now that my head is gray and my heart as hard as
the rocks, can't say" [Trelawney's Recoecttons
A coinage of double soveregns is shortly to be
issued in England. Boston Courier.
Is Vic. to have twins
limitations please not because theyare mistaken fol
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