East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-11-18

/ stantly on MS guard. limo passed
on till the ship was ready, and the
clearance papers were obtained from
the custom house, and everything was
in readiness to haul in the stream
with the morning tide. My grand
father was wild with excitement; he
had made up his mind to go into the
ship, and go he would. All at once
an idea struck him; Sandy and him
self both stopped at the same tavern
"a great old-fashioned rattle-trap of
house, with more ellis, wings and ga
bles than you will find in modern
country village. Now my grandfather
was mighty thick and great friends
with smart little chambormaid be-
longing to the house. Having got
the idea into his head, it didn't take
him long to communicate it to, and
make confederate of the girl. With
her assistance everything was ar
ranged; she was to pretond, when
Sandy wished to retire, that having
understood he would remain on board
the ship, she had given his room to
another person, and the only vacant
bed remaining was in double-bed-
ded room, one Of which was occupied
by my grandfather, while the room it.
self was to be in an out of the way
gable of the rambling old tavern,
which was seldom used. So much
was to be the part of the play in which
the girl was to act; the rest was to
be done be my grandfather. But the
sly baggage had an eye to her own in
terest las girls are apt to have), and
played u rather stronger game than
was anticipated.
1t was quite late when Sandy
came up from the ship that night, but
my grandfather was on hand for him,
and opened his batteries at once. AS
friendly as he had been to the poor
little Scotchman before, it was nothing
to the real love and affection he enter
tained for him at that moment; he
shook hands with him half score of
times, and almost shed tears to think
the next morning would separate them
Sandy was clearly overcome, for hel
had taken quite liking for my grand
father, so they agreed to make night
Of it as it was to be the last"
MY grandfather's idea was to get
Sandy with rather more whiskoy
aboard than he could well manage. =
But these Scotchmen can carry off a
wonderful quantity, especially when
they don't have to pay for it them
selves; and he found it so, for by the
time Sandy was reduced to the proper
state, he began to feel little querish
himself. But that didn't much mat
ter, for Sandy was in worse eondi-
ton; so picking up what seemed to
him half dozen candlesticks ut once,
and in company with score of San
dys' at the very lowest calculation,
they went up to their room and
turned into couple Of about as slit-
ish beds as you'll find in country
tavern. My grandfather owned that
he could catch and calm down his is led led
sufficiently to get into it,"
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father to sleep off the effects of what |
he had aboard, for no was veteran
III the service, and had been through
no end of just such campaigns before;
but 1t was only an occasional affair
with the Scotchman and he lay as
quiet and stupid as a wet Sunday.
Having stretched himself, yawned
and made the usual amount of waking
noise, my grandfather proceeded to
make the Scotohman fast, tying his
hands and feet to tho corresponding
bed-posts as he lay; then with silk
bound over his mouth,
ne had him safely bound to the bed
stead"
Gas Sandy didn't wake, my grand
ather turned in for another snooze -
N common with most sailors, he was :
hard sleeper, and kept it up, how ;
ong he could not tell, but he awoke :
With the firm conviction that he had :
himself Still it was dark !,
S ever outside, at least no light came
Il at the window. The lamp, how 9
yer had burned very low. Thinking
hat morning couldn't be far off he !,
urnod his face TO the wall and II
'ent off into another doze." =.
"Nhcn he awoke the noxt time. =
ne lamp had burned itself out, and "
10 half oxtingulshed wick was offer =
lg up cloud of incense to the mem =
ry of the depnrted whales that had r' e
nus far supplied it with oil. lie now .
egan to grow rather nervous, and
ould have gone down to the bar and r
lssed the rest of the night but he
dn't care TO be seen about the house
unreasonable hours, lest suspicion -,
light rest on him as to Che disappcar- =, -
ice of Sandy, whose absence might -
casion inquiry in the morning. So
} amused himself as best he might =,
: whistleing and lectuling the poor =,
otchman, who seemed TO be in no ~ ~.
Iiet frame of mind, to Judge from W.
Q way he flounccd around on the -
d i'll the endeavor to free his hands eo'
d feet. As the handkerchief pro- at Ut
nted his talking, my grandfather ~, ~,
d all the conversation TO himself, w, uu
iich he improved by giving Sandy -. -,
g talk ON the meanness Of trying az. .s~
a man i'll his business sit ~ .ci
ion. But my grandfather, although a.. .iu
liked to hear himself talk, at last ,,'a ',ae
'amc weary, even with such an at mD' l1,'
tive listener as Sandy. lie thought 7 !
vary the monotony by dressing lrirn- ir" y
/, but after paving about the dark 20
ing timo i'll search of his clothes. i,
remembered that both Sandy and ,
lself had turned in with their !,
hes on. He tried to walk the =
m, but after making two or three m 'l''
rs, he ran against and fell over / q
n the bed. There was nothing TO ! ~
up for, so he lay Eliminating upon ine
long and disagreablc nights hc sa',' !. =
ever passed, but could think of az ~. :.
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