East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-03
A GAME DINNER.


,lect ever to have seen in print. 1t is to
good to he lost, and although it ma
certainly loose in onr telling, we ma
succeed in giving the point.
Shortly after the war of Great Britai
nm aristocratic English gentleman bull
a fine residence in the vicinity of For
George, on the Niagara Frontier, and, i
accordance with the old country idea G
exclusiveness, he enclosed his ground wit
AiaSa, $3.50 So uoro ba EyaJ III,
an old English gentleman--one Of th
olden time-with the exception that non
but the elite Of the Province, and the off
GERS of the neighboring garrisons wer
permitted to pass his gate. There wa
very good understanding between tn
American officers at Fort Niagara ant
the British at Fort George, and the mer
were permitted occasionally to visit bach
and forth. Among the American sol
diers was queer chap who suffered ter
ribly and was very fond of hunting, and
who was always getting into some sort Of
mischief
One day this chap took the small boa,
that lay moored at the foot of the wall.
OF the fort and crossed over to the Cana
dian shore for hunt He wandered over
several miles in the rear of Fort George
without meeting any game, and on his
return seeing crow in tree within the
enclosure of the aristocratic Englishman
he scaled the high fence, fred and bro't
down his game. Colonel, or whatever
his title might have beehive will call
him Colonel, anyhow witnessed the
transaction, and advanced while our sol.
der was rcloading. He was very angry,
but seeing the Yankee standing cooly
with loaded gun in his hand, he gulped
down his passion for the moment, and
merely asked him if he had killed the crow.
The soldier replied he did. IL am sorry,'
said the Colonel, "for he was a pet. By
the by, that is a very pretty gun-will
you be so kind as to let me look Mt 'it?"
The soldier complied with the request
The Englshman took the gun, stepped
back few PAGES, took deliberate aim,
and then broke forth in TRADE of abuse,
concluding with an order to stoop down
aud take bite Of the crow or he would
blow his brains out. The soldier ex-
planned, apologised and entreatcd. 1t was
no use.
There was shoot In the Enplisbm.
eye there was no help for it-and the
suffering soldier stopped down and took
bite OF the crow, but swallow il he could
not. Up came his breakfast--his dinner
before, and it really appeared as if he
would throw up his toe nails. The Eng
iishman gioated on the misery of his vic.
tim, and smiled complacently at every
additional heave. When he got through
vomiting and had wiped his eyes, the
Colonel handed him his gun, with the
remark, "Now, you rascal, that will teach
you how to poach on a gentleman's en-
closure.
The Yankee took his gun, and the Col.
might have seen the devil in his eye if he
had looked close. Stepping back he took
deliberate aim at the heart of his host.
and ordered him instantly to finish the
crow, Angry expostulations, prayers and |
cntreaties were useless things. There
was shoot in the American eye as there
had been in the English eye before
There was no he p at hand and he took
bite at the crow. One bite was enough |
70 send all the good dinners he had eaten
lately on the same journey with the gar
rison fare Of the soldier, and, while the
Englishman was in an agony of sickness,
Jonathan escaped to the other shore.
The next morning early, the Comman.
dant Of Fort Niagara was sitting in his
quarters, when Col - was announced.
"Sir," said Col. -, III come to demand
the punishment Of one of your men who
yesterday entered my premises and COM
mitted great outrage"
1--WE have 400 men here and il would
be difficult for me to know who it is you
mean," said the American officer.
Tho Englishman described him as a
long, dangling suffering, stoopshoulder'd
devil
"Ah! know who you mean," said the
officer; che is always getting into mis-
;heif. Orderly, cali Tom"
In few moments Tom entered and
stood at attention as straight as his nat
1ral build would allow, while not a trace
,f emotion was visible in his countenancc.
"Tom," said his officer. "do you know
his gentleman"
"Ye-ye-ye-es, sir"
"Where did you ever see him before?"
"I-I-I," said Tom, suffering awfully,
but retaining the grave expression natu. .
al to his face; ~ di-di-di-di- dincd. with ,
lin yesterday"
We believe Tom was not punished
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