The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
Asa Kuollin's Adventure.
" THE Oh 'CE

Of n Down East laukVc--a 10y chopping,
trading. fishing s.. golng, amphibious ami
nal, passing his time between the ocean
and the mlin-anI. Ia one OF his voyag-
es before the mast he went % Porto Rico,
and $ some chance it happened that his
vesf, siilen without him. Asa felt some.
wins; homesick wuen compelled to prolong
his visit. and watched eagerly for an op-
por'auily of returning to his native land.
One evening as he was walking by the
sea-r,dc in elauchuIy -use, he was sud.
den ny surrounded by gang Of British sail
ors, belonging to the slo9p-of war Terrible,
commanded by Capt. Bgsbot, and then
buEy ia taking in water, and other stores,
propalatory TO a Continuance Of hGr three
years cruise. Asa was disposed to show
f9h' at first, but as the prtss-gang were
arm. d with cutIafses. he concluded his
po cv was to submit quietly, and so he
en'ued barge without opposition, and was
taE, on board the sloop
Thai night as he lay awake breeding
ovci his mis!ortunes, he cbakeG cut his
conduc-, ;shich was no other than to ielgn
a implicitly. amounting almost to idiccy
sro 10 display as little Lnowlodge Of
soanlr,hip as po sible. Hekncw how to
thl,w into his countenance IN air OF COM
pie" vacancy and innocence calculated
to throw the shrewdost observer of his
guard.
The next day T. dish OF toiled beans
Wa so, before him without uny "6xings,"
Our friend fared up at the meugerness OF
The entertainment,
Billed beans sna no poIs !" he ex.
claimed. This is ieetle to mean,
svow 'Ian't 1T for dog"
Hadn't you better complain 10 the
captain g. asked the bIack-whissered BOAT
swan, with sueer
That's it, old aea boes, remarked
KnoIlin. That's u bright ee Cop'n
SO ! will"
And regardless Of opposition, he bol.
TED into the cabin where capt. Bigshot
sat at dinner with three or four officers.
Who the deuce are you2 asked the
captain, firmly fixing his savage eyes upon
the Yankee
Who be II elaculated Kuolhu,
why, I'm Asa T. KaolHu, captain, /
hope you're wei--and hows the folks to
hum pretty spry, eb 2'
Your names jonathan, guess" said
the captain. mimikcing the uasn tone Of
Knoihn.
No, it amt it'3 Asa + Knolun, Cap,
tain
" Well, what do you want OF INC
" Seems to NE you live pretty well here,
Captain said Asa, looking over the rab.e
Pretty tall fodder chickens, hams, pine
apples and o-bc-joyful Your cook hain't
did the clean thing by US though Spose
you know nothing about ii, SO thought
I'd step up here and let you know how
| they serve us down stairs. Why Captain,
they give US beans without pork
Beans without pork Astonishing ("
exclaimed the captain, willing to humor
the character
Yes, Captain beans without pork,
Don't that beat all RI"
/ V hat do you live on wn,n you are
at home p asked the captain
OIh anu bthl4N, piiNh NuOnhSl. uhl-
/ jacks and doughnuts,' answered Asa
What are flap Jacks ?, asked the cap
tain.
Don't you know what hapJaeks are ?
Why, thought every TOOL kuow'd that.
They're made Of -four, eggs, milk and
water, beaten up ker slap, aud they're
slottered into frying-pan and done brown,
sarved up with butter and molasses, which
ever you choose, and if they don't 90 down
sick, there's no stones iD Roxbury %
You seem to like molasses, said the
captain.
"Wal guess do, said Asa. But
not raw, as you fellers eatit"
How then p
Wal, / ike TO Iun a stick into the
buugholc Of q hogshead, aud then pull it
out aud drop it into my mouth Amt 1t
good though Wal. | Rucss it Is
Well, Jonathan"
Asa, Captain"
Jonathan, | say, you can 60 now, and
III see about the pork tomorrow,
Asa went back to bis astonished ship.
mates, reporting that the captain was
pretty slick sort OF a fellow
| One DAY when the meu didn't tumble
Jp' irom below with the requisite alac-
riiy, the boatswain, rattan IN hand, gave
zach Of them reminder" with his stick
as be came on deck. Asa was the last, as
usual, but, watching TIE boatswain's bam'
hoo, be caught the weapon IN hin hand,
anu dexterously twisted it cut Of the off,
! GERS grasp.