The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-01-25
A GAME DINNER.

We heard an amusing story the other
day of a noted feast that We do not re-
collect ever to have seen in print. II is
too good to be lost, and although il may
certainly loose in our telling, we may sue
ceed in giving the point.
Shortly after the war of Great Britain
an aristocratic English gentleman built a
fine residence in the vicinity Of Fort
George on the Niagara Frontier, and, in
accordance with the old country idea of
exclusiveness, he enclosed his ground with
a high, tight fence. Here he lived like an
old English gentleman-one Of the olden
time-with the exception that none but
tho elite of the Province, and the officers
of the neighboring garrison were permit
ted to pass tho gate. There was very
good understanding between the Ameri-
can officers at Fort Niagara and the Brit
ish at Fort George, and the men were
permitted occasionally to visit back and
forth. Among the American soldiers was
q queer chap who suffered terribly and
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
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 a crow in tree within the
enclosure of the aristocratic Englishman,
,, he scaled the high fence, fired and bro't
down his game. Colonel, or whatever
: his title might might have been-we call
him Colonel, anyhow witnessed the
transaction, and advanced while our SOL
dier was reloading. He was very angry,
, but seeing the Yankee standing cody 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. g am sor-
ry," said the Colonel, "for he was a pet.
BY the by, that is very pretty gun
0 will you be so kind as to let me look al
Q itp The soldier complied with the re-
= quest. The Englishman took the gun,
stepped back few PAGES, took deliberate
aim, and then broke forth in TRADE Of
$ abuse, concluding with an order to stoop
o down and take bite of the crow or he
Q would blow his brains out. The soldier
+ explained, apologized and entreated. II
% was no use.
y There was shoot in the Englishman's
o eye-there was no help for it--and the
0 suffering soldier stopped down and took
d a bite Of tho crow bat swallow il he cold
q not. Up came bis brcakfast--his dinner
@ before, and it really appeared as if he
:, would throw up his toe nails. The Eng
n lishman gloated on the misery of hi.
2 victim, and smiled complacently at every
9, additional heave. When he got thro
il vomiting and had wiped his eyes, th'
is Colonel handed him his gun with the re
s. mark:
"Now you rascal that will teach 20,
y how to poach on a gentleman's encloure.
n The Yankee took his gun, and the Col
st might have seen the devil in his eye
m he had looked close. Stepping back h
t. took deliberate aim at tho heart Of th
ID host, and ordered him instantly TO finsl
or the crow. Angry expostulations, prayer
lie and entreates were useless things. Their
It, was shoot in the American eye as ther
IN had been in the English eye before.
'l, There was no help at hand, and he too
rs bite of the crow. One bite was enoug
Id to send all the good dinners he had cate
lately on the same journey with the gal
X rison fare of the soldier and while tn
10 Englishman was in an agony Of sicknes.
a Jonathan escaped to the other shore.
ut The next morning early the Command
nd er of Fort Niagara was sitting in hi
Dr. quarters, when Col. - was announced
as "Sir," said Col. - {" l como to d.
in mand the punishment of ono of you
an men who yesterday entered my premise
'c- and committed great outrage"
lis ave have four hundred men here an
d. it would be difficult for me TO know wh
to it is you mean," said the American office
The Englishman described him as
long, dangling, suffering, stoopshoulde
'rs ed devil.
go "Ahl l know who you meau," sal
Us, the officer; "he is always getting I'M
ng mischief. Orderly, call Tom."
In few moments Tom entered an
rls stood attention, as straight as his natur
OF build would allow, while not trace
lpt emotion was visible in his countenance.
,n- atom" said his officer, "do you kno
At this gentleman"
u.s. "Ye-ye-ye-es sir"
"Where did you ever see him before
GILL" said Tom, suffering awful
pit but retained the grave expression natur
me to his face; al di-di-di dined with hi
er, yesterday"
A We believe Tom was not punished.
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