New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-02-17

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culated from hand to hand; and many
merry jest was toll, Or lyric Of war or
love vas sung by those jovial boon com
panions. g5 as .Hs.r ~
One Of these groups seemed even
more merry than the rest. It was com
posed Of about . dozen men, promi- |
nent among whom was Preston's ser
geant, Macdonald, sho acted as the
director Of ceremonies for the time be
ing, and saw especially to the circu-
lation Of the cup. h.a .ag
"Keep it up, boys" he said, hand
ing around the bottle, it isn't often
we get such real old stuff rs this,
for its not every day we have the
riaing ofa Tory's cellars, as We had
last week. A short life and . merry
one, is nv motto. Hillo! my excel
lent friend, Jacob, why don't you
drink? You neetla't sit showing US
your teeth all the time, though they
we're handsome. Comrades here is
the health Of Jacob Snow-,;hat's you
my old chap, I suppose-he serves as
pretty a mistress as there is in the
thirteen colonies, and boasts q shin
bone that curves like a reapi,g hook.
L - - y
Jacob Snow, standing egad!" -
:L,r, Massa Macdonald, Tn. deeply
obligated for dis honor" said the old
butler, for it was indeed he. "I'm
,liscumfounde,l for words to distress
my feelings" Here he laid his hand
on his heart. aas ,,.ais,s .tessrg a.If -
That's it-blaze away, old fellow"
said the sergeant slapp'ng him on the
back, II knew you could talk as glib
as parson. So you were at Mrs.
Bhkeley's when we were before that
place, were you? You remember my
sending for my bagggage?" :'G.or
Almighty! yes," said old Jacob, full of
reverential admiration. And you's d
gentleman too dat shot Lieutenant
Torriano at three hundred yards. Yaw!
Yaw! Yaw! dat made 'em furions.-.
Major L'hdsay said you were an Injun
and no better dan q cannon ball--he.
yaw!" a st.a.ag aff ri
"IIa! ha! A cannibal you mean,
my old brave, | suppose. But that hit
ting Of the lieutenant was triae to the
way I served Major Gainey. Wasn't
it, lads?" ia e3 D.ilw 70 EgsGle)
"Ay, it twas?" echoed hale a dozen
voices. "Tell it to him-tell It'll" !
"Shall l." said the sergeant, ad-
dressing Jacob with something Of drunk
en- gravity; for the whole party by this
time, had done ample justice to their
flagons. saa5 sol @3gsAlsfS.AA 9fi} ~
aWell, then, you must know, my jol- |
ly old, blade-but fill your cup again,
and drink perdition to the Englishmen
that a party Of Us had a brush down
by Georgetown, not long ago, with
some Of the British regulars, who were
killing beeves at White Bridge. We
soon whipped the red-coats, and then
chased them towar'l the town. But
their friends thers, hearing the firing,
came swarming out like bees, and 50
went at it again, hip and thigh as the
good book says, and fora while it was
the toss Of a six-pence which would win.
We fought pretty smart bit Of the
day; ;butat last the red-coats gave ground
again. I had noticed among them an
officer whom, took for Major Gainey;
o fellow that had the impulence to
boast that he'd carry Marion prisoner
on his saille into Georgetown; and so
I singled him out. resolving to try his
pluck, and comb him down & spell. But
no sooner did he see me coming down
on Black Eess, than he clarped spurs !
to his horse e-and q cursedly good one
it was-anl made straight for the town, /
like an old woman who sees a mad dog. !
D,wn the road we went, Gathering and
laundering: but devil u bit for long
while could / gain on the major. !
might have cut down half dozen