Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-03-20


sat bolt upright and stopped writing. AS
Tom went on, his broad sallow forehead
flushed family, and heavy eyebrows gath
cred doom, his dull eyes grew brighter,
and he replied:
4 perceive the hand Of Joab in this
thing. Grigg. and Wickwire have done
that. Then he paused moment and
added: 1T certainly hurts US but we
can save discharging, think
He hastily explained his plan to Tom.
In pursuance of it they both went TO
work like madmen procured strong in
dorsements from three eminent eomman-
ders, who were influential politicians
just then in camp near by with their bri-
gades, and knew the collector. They
also procured full lists of each separate
purchase for shipment and memoran'
dun of the politics and business stand OF
every seller. Armed with this formida-
BILE mass of documents, they spent part
of day and half with the good natur-
ed collector Barney, and at last succeed
I'd in convincing him how unreasonable
was the accusation that had wrought
them so much woe. The clearance was
granted; and for various reasons, they
spent no time in tracing out their SIAN
dertr. But when the fasts were cut
loose, and the vast bulk of the superior
moved slowly away from the dock, the
Sea Dragon had been rushing south
ward under full head of steam sor 81
hours. Jagges insisted on going out Al
a supercargo and on leaving Tom as BIZ
deputy at home.
1t was four weeks and more befor'
Tom heard word about his venture
The letter that Jaggles wrote is to'
characteristic not to be given in full be
sides, it contains certains information a
bout our story not elsewhere to be found
NEW ORLEANS, May 30th, 1862
My BoY-Not to confound figures 0
spoeoh with ngures of arithmetic, see il
the first place the sum totals of the in
closed account sales, as per which take
notice that our speculation is gran'
success. get most but I'm Oldest
You get enough.
Such larks ! as j. Gargery hath it,
Also remember the case OF the unprin
cipled gentleman in the Psalm:
He digged pit, he digged it deep,
He digged it for his brother
But for his sin he tumbled in
The pit he made for t'other.'
Such my hearer, was the little fate o
our brethern, Grigg and Wickwire. AL
the way but I groaned to think of the
skimming the cream off that market
When we hauled up to the leyee spice
gunboats, dark Zouaves, secesb, blu
uniforms, all sorts of things except Sci
Dragons. 1t can't be possible, salt
!, that she's discharged and gone ! Bu
not a bit Of it. We were first cargo
And If it hadn't been for that excessive
tender heartedness of mine, really
don't know but | should have sold the
goods for their weight in specie. AL
the while was gathering in the money
was saving, What's become of the Sei
Dragon for my kind heart was stirred
within me. Well, after almost a weel
she came crawling along. She caughI
some heavy weather and besides, gay
est of all she ran aground on those
keys up in the West Indies somewhere
Overhaul your Atlas, and, when found
make a note of and staid in that delight
full and salubrious spot Ito which | mean
to make a pilgrimage when / have time
with boiled peas in my shoes, secunden
artem) One week {! was so tickled
and am yet, that want you to run up 81
once and kiss Grigg, and Wiekwire too
ard charge the same to my account.
Well, it's all right. Every thing comes
out right, if you only wait long enough
Another thing. I'm earning othel
moneys under the clause in the charter
party about keeping the steamer sl1
months, &c. shall stay and come bach
in her. Truly, JAGdLEs'
When, few days after the receipt o
this letter, Thomas Elliot called upo'
Pig Grigg, that worthy gentleman re
ceived him with considerable Stiffness
But business is business and Tom ha'
some business propositions to make. BE
sides, il is fact that if Abijah had real
lied that Tom was a man he would hav
been far less uncivil. 1t required thi
squall o disagreement to clear up tn
atmosphere of their relations to each 9th
er: and Toms absence had proved hl
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