Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-02-09
A Game Dinner.

We heard an amusing story the other day, of a novel
FEAST that don't recOect ever to have seen in print
1t is too good to be lost and although it will certainly
lose IN our telling, we may succeed 10 giving the point
Shortly after the with Great Britain an arsto
cratic English gentleman built residence in the vicinity
Of Fort George the Niagara frontier and in accord
with the old country idea of exclusiveness he en-
closed his ground with high tight fence. Here he
lived like old English gentleman, Zone of the oIden
tme) with the exception that but the elite of the
province and the officers of the garrison permitted
pass his gate. There very good understanding
between the American officers at Fort Niagara and the
British at Fort George, and the men permitted
occasionally to visit back and FORTH Among the Amer
lean soldiers was queer chap who suffered terribly,
was very fond OF hunting and who always getting
into every sort of mischief.
One day this chap took the small boat that lay moored
at the foot of the walls of the fort and crossed
the Canadian shore for hunt He wandered over
eral miles in the of Fort George, without meeting
any game, and bis return seeing crow on tree in
the enclosure of the arisocratc> Engshman, he scaled
| the high fence, fired and brought down his game.
| Colonel or whatever his title might have beehive
will cali him Colonel any how-witnessed the transac-
| tion and advanced while soldier was re-loadng.
| He very angry, but seeing the Yankee standing
cooy with loaded gun in his hand, be gulped down his
passion Tor moment and merely asked him if he killed
| the crow.
The soldier replied that he did.
Il am sorry, - said the Colonel, for he pet.
By-|he-bye that is very pretty gun. VIII 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 PAGES took DELHI
crate aim, and then broke forth in TRADE Of abuse,
concluding with an order to stOOp down and take bite
OF the crow, or he would blow his brains out The
soldier explained apologized and entreated 1t of
no The Colonel kept his finger the trigger and
he sternly repeated his command.
There was shoot in the Englishmans eye-there was
help for i-aDd the suffering soldier stopped and
took bite Of the crow, but swallow 1t he could not
Up came his breaktast-hs dinner the day before and
it really appeared if he would throw up his toe nails
The Enghshman gloated on the misery OF his victim
and smiled compIacently at every additional heave.
| When he had got through vomiting and wiped bis
eyes, the Colonel handed him the gum with the remark
OW you rascal, that Will teach you how to pOacf
on gentleman'S enclosure
The Yankee soldier took his gum and the ColOne
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 thu
crow Angry expoStuetlon, prayers and entreatleS
were useless things There shoot then IN the Amer
leans eye as there had been in the gsh eye before
There was help at hand, and he took bite OF the
crow One bite enough to send all the good din
ners he had lately eaten the same journey with TIT
garrison fare of the soldier and while the Englshmar
was IN agony OF sickness Jonathan escaped 10 TIT
American shore.
The next morning early the commandant at For
Niagara was sitting in his quarters, when COL - wa
announced
Sir" said Col. -, Il come to demand the pun
shment of one of your men, who yesterday entered my
premises and committed great outrage"
{" We have three hundred men here, and it would b.
difficult or me to know who it is you mean," said tn
American officer.
The Englishman described him a long, dangling
suffering stoop-Shouldered devil
"Ah! l know who you mean" said the officer; {" h
is always getting into mischief Orderly, call Tom
In few moments Tom entered and stood at attention
as straight as his natural build would allow, while not
trace OF emotion was visible in his countenance.
, "Tom" said his officer, do you know this gentle
man ?"
"Yeye-ye-yes sir"
, "Where did you ever see him before ?"
"III' said Tom, suffering awfuly, but regalnins
the grave expression natural to his face, dddidne'
= with him yesterday
= We believe Tom not punished.
A NEGRO SENTENCED TO DEATH ASSISTING SLAVE II
Charleston, Jan. 28-Francs Mitchell, porte