Litchfield enquirer., 1867-06-06

 sides, there is another thing to be said fol Jones case, it Is perfectly true; whereas, as regards the feat of the father Kneas, 1t ] is, to put 1t in the mildest way-open to the question.
 : "This is, however, rather 9 trifiing way of speaking of what was no trifle to Jones. l As he was swimming on, toiling along with Knapton, more dead than alive, hanging 1 on to him, he suddenly became aware that one of tlgns was after him. The demon i had foand them out at last. It was sick eniDg moment that; yet, determined never l to say die, swimming vigorously to the last, and kicking and splashing with ali his might, Jones pushed his way through that awful sea The shark kept close to him now on this side, now on that, now diving beneath them, and-'I give you my hon. or, sir, said Jones to himself, that once l distinctly felt the beggar's internal nose touch my thigh, and the horror of that nearly finished me- Heaven knows how l he reached the shore whole man, but he did reach at last, and brought Knapton with him too, fainting certainly, but with, out limb short
 "Well, he had got to the land, and that was the principal thing. After struggling through two miles of sea, dragging a hali dead man along with you, and dodging sharks, any land would seem paradise but still it is not exactly the thing for a gentleman in these days to make his ap, pearance on te7To .1trnaa in the very same -costume as that in which Adam first made his. Tn his joy at reaching land, and bringing his friend safely with him, Jones had forgotten his state of undress; but when he had carried Knapton in his arms up the beach and laid him out as if to dry, well above high water mark, then, as he was starting off in the direction of the har- bor the full conviction of his absolute clothelessness came over him with crushing force. How on earth was he to make his way to the harbor, and to appear on the deck of H. M. s. Briareus without single thing to cover him, except his own confu- sion? It was dreadful dilemma, and for moment Jones almost regretted that the sharks had not delivered him from the diff l fcultv but st moments thought, and the recollection of the miserable plight in which his friends on the capsized pinnace were, while nobody but himself could save them, restored his resolution. Mutterine 8 to himself that he'd by odds sooner repeat the first part of his undertaking than carry out the last he set off running towards the harbor But he was to be spared the hor- TOTS of having to give such bare recital tune came to his aid. Fortune, being blind, could do so, of course, without shocking her sense of decency-and helI him at his need. He had not run far be. fore he saw 8 big negro coming towards him. The big negro had on shirt and 6 pair of trousers. Now, a shirt and a pail of trousers are not generally considered . lavish superfrity of clothing; but in Jones naked condition they seemed nothing less than monstrous piece of extravagance
 "A shirt and trousers!'' said Jones tc himself, as if such combination had nev CT come beneath his notice before; a shirt end trousers! He can't require both ot them He must lend one or the other. He shall keep which ever one he likes, but one of them he must have. Here, you!
 And Jones walked solemnly up to the black and stated that, situated as the the negro could see that he was, he was under the necessity of requested the negro to re, sign the moiety of his wearing apparel. He added that he was an officer on board H. Af. $. Brareus, and would trouble the ne- gro to look sharp. he negro not unnatu- rally declined to part with shirt or trous- CTS. It certainly was rather hard lines for him, when you come to think of 1t; when you put yourself into his position and garments That gentleman, of however high standing in her Majesty's service, and giving references, however unexception- able, should make his appearance in state of nature. walk up to you in lofty man ner and coolly demand most important part of your clothing, was rather hard lines; and the negro thought so. He fatly l., 4o 4I,o, T not without having some reason on his side either And yet, what was Jones tc do? He must give the alarm, aud he must must have the clothes to do it in. There was but one course before him; to do g great right, he must do little wrong It was exactly one of those cases in which there being a show of right on both sides. nothing but might can settle 1t. It is not every man who, alter swimming for two miles, would feel himself in a condition te assault large negro, but Peyton Jones ,Swas one in @ thousand.
 "' Look here, you rascal" said Jones must have your trousers.
 "' Yah! yah! yah'' laughed the man, as if he were beginning to see the joke.
 'I'll pay you for them, you black scoun drei, said the gentleman in buff.
 "' Yah, yah! Let massa put him han6 in him pocket, den, yah, yah!' said tht gentleman in black.
 ''' If you don't give them to me shal take them, said Jones.
 "'Yah, yah!'' laughed the negro, as i the joke had been a good one all along but here was the cream of 1t.
 "Some men can appreciate no argumen but force, thought Jones: Negroes are, a. every body knows, hard-headed individu als, but one blow from Jones was enougl for him; with two he would have slain bull of Bashan. The negro offered n, more resistance. Jones took off his trous CTS, put them on himself and showing t. my mind great moderation in not takins the shirt as we'll while he was about it, lef the saaculotte on the ground, ran off to tn harbor, reached the ship and gave tin alarm. The hundred hands of H. M. Briareus were turned up instantly; boat were sent out, and about ten o'clock tha night, when we had given up all hope o our being rescued from our distressing DO sition till next day, and had set it down a certain that both Jones and Knapton be came food for sharks, the welcome light that assured us not only of our own deliv erance, shone through the darkness, ant in few minutes we were all taken off tha confounded keel, and lifted into the boat It was near thing, though. The boat ! had been here and there for 9 couple o j,o,,rc without fl n dino, anv 4raoo of TIC tb.