Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

officer, making remarks at each lunge, which
| brought shouts of laughter from the men.
"Ah, ha +! Monsieur Do-lettle; | made you
do something now, 90 he would cry, as he
made a lunge, which the officer, standing sole
| ly on the defensive, barely succeeded in par
rying. Chow you like re frog-stickare, in re
hands of re frog-eatare, eh ?' he would add, as
| his keen blade doubling over the stiff one of
his adversary, narrowly escaped a sheath i'll
the bosom of the latter
''Hold here, HoLDP' cried Seawaif, sterny,
as he stepped between the combatants, who in
stantly lowered the points of their weapons
! Wv hat means this breach of discipline in off
GERS, and upon my quarterback, which should
and shat be as nviolate as a church to all who
belong npon it,"
The attitude and look of the combatants at
this instant was most striking. The French
man, who was very lean and tall, had cast off,
not only his cap, but his wig, leaving his per-
fecty bald head exposed. He was in his shirt
sleeves, also, and wore the tightest kind of
black breaches and stockings, making his very
| active, but diminutive legs look even smaller
than they were. His moustache, which was
thick and heavy, was twisted ferociously over
| toward each ear, which it nearly touched.
Mr.. Doolittle was equally long and lank /;
! but he wore seaman's loose trowsers which,
though they fitted at the waist in spiderKke
! tightness, spread out Turkshly below, and
J there concealed the slender shanks of bone and
skin. His loose shirt, bullying out above his
slim waist, gave an idea that there was an ex-
pansion of chest and body there but in vain
had the rapier of Doctor La Motto, in several
passages through the garment, sought for more
SOLID material than cotton shirting. His face
was smooth, and his long, straight hair seemed
to have been plastered to his cheeks with tai
low, or some other such such substance of its
own dirty-white color.
what means this quarrel? Speek, gentle
men, will permit no triiing here !''
81 guess it wouldn't have been t,ife, if the
doctor had run his tarnal toad-sticker through
my gizzardP said Mr.. Doolttle. "But, cap'n'
reckon was in the wrongl The doctor or
dered some fried frogs on the table, and / said
I'd rather eat stewed kittens. He twitted me
about eating pork and molasses, and l talked
back rather saucy and he wanted to fight and
L accommodated him. That's all sir-I'm the
one to blame I" F
No, Monsieur Dooleetle, 'scuse me if you
sail please-you are tout genereuSe. /, sare, am
re shentilhomme Eat is to blame. Monsieur lie
Capitaine, shall make one grande apology to
your quartare-deck-tr grande to Monsieur
Dooleetle, and more Fan Eat to you, sare! /
vii make once more frents wiz Monsieur Doc
leetle; and if at any time he have shot in re
leg or re arm, viii take zem off as easy as
pull toot!'
THANK ye; hope you'll not have any
chance for such operations" said the officer !;
'but here's my hand, and if the cap'n will
excuse us this time, we'll be as fast friends as
ever"
"Eh bien-zat is one grande idea, Monsieur
Dooleetle. l nevare shall observe ii you eat
| pork wiz molasses any more" said La Motte
| grasping the extended hand.
And you may eat frogs till you croak, doc
tor, before | find fault with you again." said
the naturally good-hearted mate.
The captain smiled and went down into the
cabin with Mr.. Cringle; whittier, after the doc
tor had recovered his wig, cap, and coat they
were followed by him and Mr.. Doolittle
Gentlemen, this has been the first difficulty
on board-let it be the last, and it shall be ex-
cused,' said the young commander. "Save
your strength and your steel for America s
foes-l will soon place you where you'll have
work enough to do with them
Eth bien, l sail be excessively delight ven
Eat day sail arrive. My instrument are all
ready for re amputat, re ball-extract Sc every
sing, cried the doctor, rolling up his sleeves.
The sooner We're away, and at work a,
maxim somethin', the better I'll be pleased"
said Mr.. Doolittle. "They do say there's
powerful sight O transports and the like, a.
crossin' over, and their cargoes must be worth
a mint O money to our government folks Just
now, when powder, and lead, and shootin' tools
are so scarce %
1--WE will sail as soon as ebb-tide makes in
the morning, sir, said the captain. "See that
every thing is ready for sea, below and aloft. -
GAY, ay, sir, this is the best news I've heard
III a coon's age And the men are just as i'm
patient as l am
"lt is well; l look to you to see that all
things are ready. / shall now go on shore
with Mr.. Cringle, to receive his last orders.
Send boat for me at ten tonight, precisely"