Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-10
4 CROW DINNER.

Is too good to be lost, and although it
may certainly lose in our telling, We
may succeed in giving the point.
Shortly after the war with Great
Britain, III ar!stocratic English gentle
man built fine residence in the vi
cinity of Fort George, on the Niaga.
RI frontier, and, in accordance with
the old country idea of cxc',lsivcness,
he enclosed his ground with a high
tight fence. Here ho lived like al Old
English gentleman-onc Of the olden
time-with the exception that none
but the elite of the Province and the
officers OF the neighboring garrison
were permitted to pass his gate. There
was y good understanding between
the American officers ut Fort Niagara
and the British at Fort George, aud
the men were occasionally permitted
to visit back and forth. Among the
American soldiers was y queer chap,
who suffered terribly, was very fond
OF hunting, and was always getting
into some kind Of mischief.
One day this chap took the small
boat that lay moored at the foot of the
walls Of the fort, and crossed over to
the Canadian shore tor hunt. lie
wandered over several miles in the
rear OF Fort George without meeting
any game, and on his return, seeing a
crow on a tree within the enclosure of
the aristocratic Englishman, he scaled
the high fence, fired, and brought
down his game. Colonel-or whatcv.
er his title may have been-wc will
call him Colonel, anyhow-witncssed
the transaction, and advanced while
our soldier was reloading. He was
very angry, but seeing the Yankee
standing coolly with loaded gun IL
his hand, he gulpcd down his passion
for the moment, and merely asked ii
he had killed the crow. The solder
replied he did: II am sorry,'' said
the Colonel, =" for he was pct. By
thc.by, that is pretty gun, viii! you
be kind enough to let me look at it -
The Englishman took the gun, step
ped back Il few PAGES, took deliberate
aim, and then broke forth in y TRADE
Of abuse, concluding with an order to
stoop down and take a bite Of the crow
or he would blow out his brains. The
soldier explained, apologizcd and en-
treated. 1t was no use.
There was shot in the Englishman's
eye--therc was no help for it-and
the suffering soldier stopped, took a
bite Of the crow, but swallow it he
could not. Up came his breakfast
his dinner the day before, aud it real
ly appeared as it he would throw up
his toe-nails. The Englishnan gloat-
cd on the misery Of his victim, and
smiled complaccntly at every addition
al heave. When he got through vom-
iting and had wiped his eyes, the Col.
handed him the gun, with the remark,
"Now, you rascal, that will teach yo,.
how to poach upon gentlcman's en-
closure"
The Yankee soldier took his gun,
and the Colonel might have seen the
devil III his eye it he had looked close.
Stepping back he took deliberate aim
ut the heart ot his host, and ordered
him instantly to finish the crow. An.
cry cxpostulations, prayer and entrea
ties were useless things. There was
shot in the Americans eye then, as
there had been in the English eye be.
fore. There was no help at hand, and
he took u bite of the crow. One bite
was enough to send all the good din
ners he had eaten lately ON the same
journey with the fare of the soldier,
and while the Englishman was in ~,
agony Of sickness, Jonathan escaped
to the American shore. o.
The next morning early the Com
mandant ut Fort Niagara was sitting
il his quarters, when Col. --- was
announced. ''Sir," said the Colonel
| conle to demand the punishment Of
one Of your men, who yesterday en-
tered my premises and committed q
great outrage.
1--WE have three hundred men here
and it would be difficult for me t.
know vino you n,ean," said the Amer
lean officer.
The Englishman described hin, as
lengthy, dangling, suffering, stoop
shouldcred devil '
1A"' Nuo" WHO you mean, S:lll
the American officer, he is alway.
getting into mischief: Orderly, cal
Tom.
In few minutes Tom entered, an,
stood attention as straigh, as his nat,,
ral build would allow, while not
trace Of emotion was visible in hi
cOlnteuarce.
Otiiccr.--iom, DO you know this gel,
tlema,n?
Tom-.-lc-yc-ye-es, sir. 81. laf y. s5s
iccr--.Whcre did you ever SCI
him before?
Tom (stuttering awfully, but re
tanning the grave expression na,ura
to his tace).--l-l-I di-di-,li-ned witt
him yesterday.