Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-01-07
Jack at Liberty.

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The sailors Of the British fleet of six line Of
battle ships, and many small vessels, have
lately been ashore ut Malta, with plenty of
money IN their pockets, in search OF fun. 4
writer from Malta thus describes them: '"rhcy
are to be seen in all directions, in ali sorts os
%roteSquc costumes, as if it was carnival time
many IN " long trmgs, Jim Crow hats, 9th
crs III bclltopcrS. with holes cut in them, or
wrcathS round them in short, anything dill,
crcnt from other people. Many have bccn
driven about IN the very best carriages that
could be hired, apcing the ladies in driving to
Sh"p doors and having goods sent out to their
carriages to choose from; driving to the gar.
Don OF the Cafe do la hcinc, having ice cream
and waters sent to their carriage making the
waiter take one himself and pcItin@ him with
the change. and then drivin" off tanning them
selves in the most lachadaisical way. At the
opera 1T WAS their acting not that of the per
formers, that the audience bad to attend to-
lost had some extraordinary prts-voung
pgS with SpcctIclcs ON, little dogs dressed up.
rabbits monkeys, Ne. these occasionally cs.
capped, and Jack very nccrcmoniousiy rave
chase, climbing i'll the most extraordinary
manner IN what appeared to be impossible
places Pigeons, fowls, and eats that csca,
ped were comparatively harmless; it was the
concert arising from tho pigs and dogs--ya-
ricl occasionally Y with the growing OF some o.!
the cocks that had escaped into the upper
boNcs--that prevented the possibility Of ut,
tending to the music. The sailors do not un.
dcrstand Italian, nor are they restrained bv
amy false modcSty in letting that fact be
known. The demand for an English song
was loud and vOcilcrous; many of Russell ;
were named, and many slaves from Dibbin ;
were volunteered by the sailors themselves.
1t was possibly fortunate that the prma don
ma did not understand English, for some of
the remarks and criticisms were not very
complimentary. I'm old Italian gentleman
III the pit took some trouble to translate one
OF the songs as it was sung. TO show the
sailors gratitude, half dozen bottles of rum
were passed to him to drink from. lie
thought to escape by saying he could not
drink from bottle, In an instrmt dozen
shoes were of, and he had wily-nily to drink
ont of the heel raw spirits, which nearly tool;
his breath away, and by way of restoring him
the sailors gave him some hearty Slaps with
their brawny hands on his back, which shool;
him fcarfully. The old gentleman at last
made his escape from his friends, who, as he
left, pressed upon him bottle of rum for his
old woman at nome. Those scenes are plea
Slngy varied in the theatre with battles be-
tween the sailors and their natural foes, thc
police, who have long and standing hatred
to each other. If Jack gets the upper hand
the main guard is called in, the result of
which Is generally that those who have been
lighting escape, and some dozen salors who
cannot move, and are totally unconscious from
the effects of drink, are pounced upon by the
police who carry them unrcSisting to the DO.
lice Office. The next morning the sailors
with empty pockets arc brought before a
Maltese magistrate, who has about the same
feeling for Jack that cat has for mouse
The ceremony before the magistrate is very
short; neither party understands word the
other says, and it saves much trouble to at
once condemn the sailor. Jack ACCORDINGLY
gets number of days Imprisonment, or is
taken to his ship 10y the police, who receive q
pound from Jacks forthcoming pay.
CEItDREN think because they are children
there is little they can do; but there is ono
thing harder to learn than all science, bette,
to have than all gold, swcctcr to friends than
at outward loveliness and attained by the
cllhd easier than by the man. 1t is patience.
the secret of all true happiness, the securer
OF lasting affection, and the stroIiS~t lever of
success
a GENrLEMAN, meeting an old frien'
whom he had noo seen for long time, con
graduated him on lately coming into poss
ession of a largo landed estate. There wa
such report" replied tho other, "but yo,
may depend upon it that it was quite ground
less"
IT is the best proof Of the virtues Of
family circle to see happy frcsidc.