The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-07-16
A Bitter Bit


Some time ag0 q story went tho rounds
touching man who, having presented h,m-
srIf Boo hls shIrlslrryrs 90 thu American Mu-
scum, Sew York, received thc loan OF coat
and after viewing the CurIpslirs slpprd With
the garment, obtaining sight of the elephant
and hwalloW-tal Tor twenty-five cents.
This reminds us Of an affair that occurred Boo
1910, ou board the Ola Columbus, when the
los 90 the thlrirstpvn NNf Yard, one
day long green Ncuh"uler struggled on
board Abe irIgutr, and examined everything
ON drd, with curious ryrr. The officer OF
the watch, from bio bearing uDd thc uraiurrs
Of bio uniform, attracted Che Yankees Hp-
tirr,
"Got o pretty good place here, hay'' be
inquired,
The officer ascuicd,
"WAat wages do SOU gctf
zone hundred and twenty five dollars %
month
."Ouc hundred aud iara'yGyc dollar.
al ru yourself, Shuh ."
'Iuet, B,r"
"WaI, ! wonder 4 couldn't get something
90 do here, myself
uh}esi you'd make a pretty good mid
shpmau,'
"Wal what arc midahIpman's wages, for
green hand 30
"Forr, dollars o month Only"
"Ou.y forty dollars, jerusalem why /
wa, told Go hire oUt Tor ten, hyt where
cu br made midahIpmlu uu' say
gmrk.'
"D.uu hrlou, slr, iu the Necnec A.,
soon 1910 Im relieved, ~, ,rr lo it."
Down went tuc quillrr anI the qunzrI.
4 brNA oi young m,dsmpmru required up
prompting tD prrpTulr % piece oi mischief
A. spurious warrant WIs sluu made out and
lbr gJ,ruhHru equipped 900 splendid uui-
iurm, including uu r.,Fllt chuIrtu and c1ri-
iN sword, by 30 joint contribution ul the mess,
iIAs furnished, lr uus directed 90 present
hm,rf Co Commodore S., iu cabin, and
report ready for duty. lie was told that trc
Commodore might bee pretty grui!-"it wus
way ty bod, hYi not lp mind IT, The steer
age huug l4i., the nov mia,hlpmlu was 60
a,Wlud quarters .u tho Commud1irh tIbtU
iu lcl hc va, ordered Go take possession Of
% certain state room. TIE tummudurr's
black luu,, and angry word. were 10 hc re-
gtr4,4 a, nothing bad Geo night 60 use
either lhu, "Yosfud uY' the victim pre-
srutrd h'myrltt1 thee Commodore. with
"O,I huss tuW urr 500 ~
$. started, boz bad comeBeross rara avis.
"lohr % scat, slI"
of hu U..p m,,p,l oll fc.lov-I giucrl,ly
dH,' vas tur reply ul thu Nrmoutrp a' hr
NWs himself lotto uur sDIt AND crossed hie
.,-s upon another.
"Npu arr ono ut lHr new mil,hIpmcn,
suppose remarked lhr Commodore, Wap
'ilam iHr i,,', sYtp. eirI something.
Of tiu't uuih,u y..o.'
"Su,l trouble YOU for your wauuuta'
"C,t.u h..i. olAHpl.
lh. Commodore luokoaat ,h, document
eaUd then ai D., visitor
"Nh1 save you l.i, a'
"lbr i,.pr, down s,,.r,--lrJ l'u how rca-
1y laJ duty
"IulJ, enough. NoV yuu can co.
"Nut as You know un. squire. lu, cc.rr',
cltruh tuii-oua ] o,ut pu.u out 90. thi,
p,r 300 a hurry tpN you. o, You needn't
FIiI TrT l!!-., -.
--,q4're ,rrtlr cracked up here Aud the
hr.U.Iut youth touched bis forehead with bis
isrphuE,r Of am going NJ this ere ch1m-
hrr t1 l.ho llsht good snooze-ooot, and
o,, 10, gravy
a, hc VS., proceeding t1 execute This mcu-
ace. tUc Commodore tuuh him hy the arm
and lyl him Co thc gauIw0w. Pouli.g TO-
thc sentinel, hr remarked, mildly: "Nou see
chat mlu with a mg,htt. TOW % yuu don't
t.ntr out directly, and leave the ship yard
aud never show Your face again, III order
him Go shoe. YOU
The Yankee hrohr-and iu two second,
his blue coat tail Was seen floating iu the
rear %, hr dashed out OF ihc yard with th,
speed OF q lying iuc,ass.
la % minute afterwards half dozen terri
licI m.d,hipmcu rushed on deck and asked
tor liberty To go ashore.
Young gentlemen said the Commodore,
81 grant 40 liberty to-day
SiN face, l,,l "a eject" and six Young jukcIs
returned 20 their mess room a, melancholy
as nutps az an ulaormau'v funeral They
never saw or heard any thing of the Yankee
.ullurWurd--nOT the uniform either