Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-09-29
~ Form the Indianapolis Journal.
A Game Dinner.

| uhy Vi q uoFci icdot liat VIC w Hot lSS''
lect ever to have seen in print. II Is to
good to be lost, and although it will eel
'tniny lose in our telling, we may succee
id giving the point. 'a" -at @"'"7H'
I Shortly after the last war with Gre
Britain an atistocratic English gentlema
built fine residence in the vicinity Of +
George, on The Niagara frontier, md i
accordance with the old country ideas q
exclusiveness, he enclosed hisground wit
high, tigh: fence. Here he lived lik
an old English gent!eman--one Of the ol
den time--wi,h the exception that non
but the elite Of the province and the Off
GERS Of the neighboring garrisons wer
ever permitted to pass his gate. Their
was a very good understanding betweer
the American officers at Fort Niagara anC
the British at Fort George, and the me,
were permitted occasionally to visit bacl
and forth. Among the American soldiers
was queer chap, who suffered terribly
was very fond of hunting, and who was
always getting into some sort of mischief
One day this chap took the small boat
that lay moored at the foot Of the walls o
the fort, crossed over to the Canadian
shore for hunt. He wandered over sew
eral miles in the rear of Fort George
without meeting with any game, and or
his return, seeing a crow on tree within
the enclosure of the aristocratic English
man, he scaled the high fence, fred and
brought down his game.
Colonel. or whatever his title may have
beehive call him Colonel anyhow-wit-
messed the transaction and advanced while
our soldier was reloading. He was in a
terrible rage, but seeing the Yankee stand
ing cody with loaded gun in his hand,
he gulped dewn his passion for the mo-
ment, and merely asked him if he killed
the crow. The soldier replied, he did
II Am sorry" said the Colonel. "for he
was pet. Blythe by he continued
"that is very pretty gun-will you be SO
kind as to let me look at it ?" The soldier
complied with the request. The English
man took the gun-stepped back few
paces-took deliberate aim, and then
broke forth in TRADE of abuse, conclud-
ing with an order to s.oop down and take
bite of the crow or he would blow his
brains out. The soldier explained, apollo
gised aud entreated. 1t WAS of no USE
The Colonel kept his finger on the tri-ger,
and sterniy repeated his command.
There was shoot in the Englishman's S
eye--there was no help for it--and the
suffering soldier stopped and took bite
of the crow, but swallow it be could not.
Up came his break fast-his dinner the
day before, and it really appeared as if he
would throw up his toe nails. The Eng
lishman gloated on the misery of his vic
tim, and smiled complacently at every ad
ditional heaye. 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 poaoh on gentleman incosure.
The Yankee soldier took his gun, and
~, raionai ,o;rbt have ea.,, ,L, fa,;I =,
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 expostu lation,
prayers rad entreaties were useless things.
There was shoot in the American eye
then, as there had been in the English eye
before. There was no help at hand, and
he took bite of the crow. One bite was
enough to send all the good dinners be
had lately eaten On the same Journey with
the garrison fare of the soldier, and while
the Englishman was in an agony of sick
hess, Jonathan escaped to the American
shore.
The next morning early, the comman
dant of Fort Niagara was sitting in his
quarters, when Col. - was announced.
"Sir,' said Col. ---, ~ came to demand
the punishment of one Of your men, who
yesterday entered my premises and com
mitted great outrage
I" We have three hundred men here, and
it would be difficult for Inc to know who
it is you mean" said the American officer
The Englishman described him rs d
long, gangling, suffering, stoop-shoudor-
ed devil.
"Ah! know who you mean," said the
officer, she is always getting INTO mis-
chief. Orderly, call lom.'
In few moments Tom entered and
stood at attention as straight as his hatur
al build would allow, while not q trace 0
emotion was visible on his countenance.
Tom," said his officer, 'do you know
this gentleman p
"Ye-ye-yes, SIR
Where did you ever see him before 2
"EI-I," said Tom, suffering awtully
but retaining the grave expression natur
al to his face.
al di di di dined with him yesterday"
We believe Tom was not punished.
r@- One might know that Dryden wa
in favor Of mint Julips, ''irom n remar
he made"
"Straws,' said he, "rnay be made tn
instruments Of happiness"
RJ- A poe, says, "Oh, she was fair b,
sorrow camo and left IFS traces there"