Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-12-07

course, without shocking her sense Of de-
cenoy.-aud helped him ut his need. He
had not rnn far before he saw big negro
coming towards him. The big negro had
on shirt and pair Of trousers. Nuw, a
shirt and pair Of trousers are not gcner
ally considered lavish superIluitv of
clothing; but in JOnes's naked condition
they seemed nothing less than lnonst:ous
piece of extravagancc.
"A shirt and trousers y said Jones to
himself. as if such combination had ncy-
er come beneath his notice before,-a shirt
md trousers! He cant require both of
them. lie must lend me one or other
He shall keep whichever he likes bat one
Of them | must havc.-IIcrc, rot =
And Jones walked solamnIy IN to the
block, and stated that, situated as the me-
gro could see that he was, he was under
the necessity of requesting the negro to re-
sign the moicty OF his wearing apparel
He added that he was an officer on board
II. NJ 5. Briarens, and would trouble the
negro to look sharp. The negro not un.
naturally declined to part with either shirt
or trousers. 1t certainly was rather ha.d
lines for him, when you come to think Of
't,-when vou put yourself into his posi-.
ton and garments. That Il gentleman. of
however high standing in her Majcsty's
service, and giving references however ull-
exceptionable, should make his appear
ance in Il state Of nature, walk up to YOU
in lofty manner, and cody demand
most important part of your clothing, was
rather hard lines; and the negro thought
So He flatly refused to consent to the ar
| ., md ~,
reason on his side either. And yet, what
was Jones to do ! lie must give the alarm,
and he must have some clothes to do it in
There was but one course before him; ito
do great right, he must do little wrong
1t was exactly one of those cases in which.
there being a show of right on both sides,
nothing but might crn settle it, 1t is not
every man who after swimming for two
miles, would feel himself in condition to
assault large negro, but Peyton Jones,
was one in a thousand.
Look here, You rascal, said Jones. |
must have your trousers
Yah, yah, yah p laughed tho man as.
he were beginning to see the joke.
III pay You for them. You black scoun-
drel' sail the gentleman in buff.
Yah. yah Let massa put him hand in
him pocket, den. yah, yah = SAID the gen
tieman in black.
If you don't give them to me I shall
take them said Jones
Yah, yah, yah. yah y laughed the ne-
gro, as If the joke had been IA good one al
lony. but here was the cream of it,
some men cj,n appreciate 10 argument
but force. thought Jones so he knocked
,l,
body knows, hard-lcaded individuals. but
one blow from .joj swas more than enough
for him; with two he would have slain IA
lIotc ICrietauIv. UUuSa .'urc-
ers; put them on himself. and showing, to
nv mind. great moderation In not taking
the skirt rs we'll while he was about it, left
the saas-culoHc on the ground, ran off to
the harbor, reached his ship. and gave the
alarm. The hundred hands of L. NJ. S.
Brjareus were turned up instantly; boats
night when we had given up all hope Of
being rescued from our distressing position
till next day, and had set it down as GER
tain that hotl, Jones and knapton had be-
come faod for sha ks, the welcome lights.
that assured US not only of our own drliv
erancc. hat of the safety of at least one ot
them, shone through the darkness: and III
a few minutes we were all taken Oft that
conloundcd keel, and lifted into the boat.
1t was near thing, though. The boats
had iHteu here and there FOR couple of
hours without finding amy trace of US the
lieutenant had given the order 10 return
aud it was only through the boatswain neg
lccting the order, and making one cast
more, happily successful one, that led to
our hcing rescued. However. Just in
time is better than too late; relief reach
cd us at last; and in spite Of sharks and
shipwrcck, there was not man of us lost,
thanks to Peyton Joncs's heroic con uct
in taking that perilous swim in The dark
And now he's dead. poor fellow!
POSSIBLY: hut of influenza No I'll
never believe it,