M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-03
a Game Dinner.

may certainly lose in our telling, W
may succeed in giving the point.
Shortly after the war with Grea
Britain, an aristocratic English gen
tleman built fine residence in tn
vicinity of Fort George, on the Mag
ara fronticr-and, IN accordance will
the old country idea of exclusiveness
he inclosed his ground with a high
tight fence. Here he lived like al
old English gentleman--one of th,
oIdon time-with tho exception tia
none but the elite Of the Province an,
the officers Of the neighboring garri
sons were permitted to pass his gate
There was very good understandin!
between the American officers at For
Niagara and the British at For
George, aud the men were permittco
occasionally tQ visit back and forth
Among the American soldiers was 4
queer chap, who suffered terribly
was very fond Of hunting, and VIII,
was always getting into some sorl OF
mischief.
One day this chap took the small
boat that lay mroreG at the foot OF tho
walls Of the fort, and crossed over to
the Canadian shore for a hunt. He
wandered over several miles IN the
rear OF Fort George, without meeting
any game, and IN his returning see
ing crow on a tree within the inclo.
sure OF the arstocratic EugliShman, he
scaled the high fence, fired and bro't
down his game, Colonel, or whatev.
er his title may have been-we will
call him Colonel, anyhow-witnesSod
the transaction, and advanced while
our soldier was geloading. lie was
very angry, but seeing the Yankee
standing coolly with loaded gun in
his hand, he gulped down his passion
for the moment, ard merely asked
him if he killed the crow. The sol.
dier replied he did. II am sorry.p
said the Colonel, "lor he was ii pet.
By.the.by, tLat is a very pretty gun
will you be SO kind as to let lne
look at it 2" The soldier complied
with the request. The Englishman
took the gun, stepped back a few pa
ces, took deliberate aim, and then
broke forth in a TRADE of abuse, con.
cluding with an order to stoop down
and take o bite Of the crow or he wo'd
blow his brains out. The soldier ex.
planned, apologized and ertleated.-I
Jut it was no use. lI
There was shoot in the English. |
mans eye-there was no help for it,
INC the suffering soldier stopped and
ook a bite Of the crow, hut swallow it
le could not. Up came his breakfast
his dinner the day beforehand it
eally appeared as if he would throw
Ip his toe nails. The Englishman
,Ioated on the misery Of his victim,
nd smiled com mpjacently at every ad.
itionaI heave. When he got thro'
.omiting, and had wiped his eyes, the
colonel handed him his gun, with the
emark: "Now, you rascal, that will
each yon how to poach on a gentle.
lan's inclosure."
The Yankee soldier took his GUN,
nd the Colonel might have seen tho
evil in his eye if he had looked close.
topping back, he took deliberate aim
I the heart Of his host, and ordered
i'm instantly to finish the crow !
Angry eXpostulations, prayers and en-
'eaties were useless ihiIgs. There !.
as shoot in the Americans eve then !
there had been in the English eve
etore. There WAS no help at hand.
nd h0 took bite OF the crow. One :
Ite was enough to send all the good
Inners he had eaten lately on the
lme journey with the garrison fare
the soldier, and, while the English q
AN was in an agony sickness, j on. T
han escaped TO the American shore.
The next morning early, the Com t
andant OF Fort Niagara was sitting /
his quarters, when COL was
lnounced. Sir" said Col. -, G
come to demand the punishment /
one of your men; who yesterday. s
ltered my premises and committed a e
eat outrage" ,s.aP ir.3 5.sg v
I'VE have 800 men here and ii
ould be difficult for me to know who c
u mean," said the American officer. il
The Englishman described him as a
long, dangling. suffering, stoop,
ouldered devil. 7.., Y, Z .'Ir ~ q
"Ah know who you mean, said "
e officer; "be is always getting into :
ischiet. Orderly, call Tom" %
In a few minutes Tom entered, and 4,
bod as straight as his natural build
'uld allow, while no trace of emo. y,
IN was visible in his countenance.
Tom said the, officer, $50 You SC SC
ow this gentleman 2" F" al
" Ye-ye.ye.es, SIR" -sV b,
Where did you ever see him be.
e % t..t RI ! .-1l- .ealHaH H. ass M
I'LL" said Tom, suffering awful er
but retaining the grave expression -