Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-20

matthew Hooson, who sat on the quarter
deck, smoking his cigar. and superin ending
the debarkation of his slaves.
Are you Black Matt, my fine fellow p
asked the planter, addressing the slave mer-
chant.
Folks call me SO at hum . was the reply,
''but here my name is Matthew Holson.-
" bat do you want p
'I'l tell you, Matt, what | want want
you. You're likely looking fellow, and
VIII Just suit me-
''Look'ye here, stranger, said Matt, fir
ing up, "may be you don't know who YOU
speaking to ?''
Yes | do, Throughout re my property
J bought you of your master, Samuel Hop
klns, Just now, and -
"You bought mel' calculated Matt, stand
ing upat full length before the planter. Il
am white man.
Come, come, now,' calmly said the
man, at won't do know you-you can't
humbug me with your conceits-I'l II whip it
out of you, sr-I'll teach yOu''-
Here Matt drew back and aimed a blow at
| the ruddy nose of the planter, who seized
! him by the throat, and beloved for the po-
lice. An officer happened to be on the levee
he, at the instance of the planter, seized
the refractory sLaUe, and bore him to the cal
| aboose, where he remained until evidence
could be procured identifying him as a free
born, white citizen of the United States
Sam, in the mem time, got on board a
ship that was Just weighing anchor for an
European port and never has been heard Of
since. Thus has the rascal had his revenge
Matt lost his slave, and the green fat
gentleman his money.-Pelers5ug (Fa) |
Erpre;s.
From an grafton of John Minor Bolts, we
extract this ClaCS.
"The talons of that proud bird which tore
the flag Of Ireland S oppressor from the cloud
piercing tOpmast, which for successive centu-
ries pierced the belt of Orion as he whirled
his nightly course in the heavens, viii not
pause TO clutch the fierce ire and to scatter
~ a thousand shreds the breeze-faunting en-
blems of oceanic pseudo sovereignty. Cen
tlemen, the beak Of that glorious fowl will
dart with the velocity Of lightning to avenge
the wrongs Of outraged Ireland, and to vim
dicate the bleeding wounds Of the glorious
But. suppose Orion should take the top
mast out of his belt and wroathing it in the
rainbow emblems of pseudo sovereignty. hit
the bird a sockd5lager with the butt end.
bow would that strike the glorious fowl. Mr..
Bolts?
The GREAT SEA SERPENr.-The British |
Banner has beat the American flag, and mas
actually got dominion over the "tarnal
snake" at last. The following extract from s
the log of the British barque Banner Will J
give some idea of the strength and size Of
this monster of the deep. Il
"On the 25th April, IN lat. y deg. ! IN. n
E., Ion. 90 deg. 50 N. 5, felt a strong sen
alton, as if the ship were trembling; sent
he second mate to see what was up. The q
after called to me to 90 up the rigging and
OOk over the bows. | did 50, and saw an L
serpent shaking the bowsprit with e
lis mouth. There was about thirty feet of "
he serpent out of the water, and ] could see
lis tail in the water abaft Of our stern, must
lave been at least three hundred feet long; II
vas about the circumference Of very wide p
,rnoline petticoat. with black back, 5 aggy h
name, horn on his forehead, and large gla- 7
ing eyes, placed rather near the nose, and II
avs about eight feet long. He did not OBJ %,
erve me, and continued shaking the bow
prt and throwing the sea alongside into a y
Oam, until the former came clear away of CO
he ship. The serpent was powerful enough, Vi
Though the ship was carrying all sail and OF
oIng at about six knots at the time he at f1
acked US, to stop her way completely o,
When the bowsprit, with the jibboom -
lils and rigging, went by the board, the
lonster swallowed the foretopmast staysail
nd flying jib with the greatest apparent de
ase; he also snapped the thickest Of the de
igging asunder like thread. He sheered off
little after this, and returned apparently Cf
scratch himself against the side OF the dc
nip, making a most extraordinary noise re -;
3mbling that on board a steamer when the
oilers are blowing off. A whale preached ''
-ithin mile of the ship at this time, and in
le serpent darted off after it like flash Of in
ghtning, striking the vessel with ITS tail, ad
nd staving in all the starboard quarter tn
alley Saw no more of it, but caught a o.,
oung one in the afternoon, and brought it
q to Melbourne.
WV. TAYLOR, Master British Banner 70
= Gazette, Port Louis, MaUrihlS. ou
TThe Banner arrived at Liverpool on Sun Of
~ and is now in the Albert Dock. Cap -;
lin Taylor declares that the above state
ent is perfectly correct. l-Lirepoo Times ~