The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-15
THAT "CUBAN TIE,BysTER EXPEDITION

The very latest dodge for making few dimes that
has come prominently before the public receiving
first class notices in advance, Is the grand aibustcr
ing expedition for the invasion and conquest and
annexation OF Cuba gotten up by pack OF exceed
ingly hungry and thirsty sharpers, who live upon
their wits when substantial food cannot be had,
and who, while making "Rome howl In the ngura-
tive sense, prepared to dispose OF commissions
at unprecedentcdy low prices, considering the de-
mand, from the rank of breyet high private 10 that
of the captain generally OF the faithful island.
In fact, things have been so s'hxedu that, tho
money forthcoming every man DESTROYS OF invading
Cuba and getting, on ltndlng rope around his neck
for his temerity can become member OF tho army
OF liberation, with the rank OF colonel general, or,
II he prefers il, he go IL on his hook alone
II he has the ''spons.r
In this city, outside OF the swamp, n you want tn
have "rocks'' and be ''lush," and smoke Connect
cut cabbage leaf Havanas and liquify unrectihed
blueblaZes, imported all the way from New Jersey,
there ia nothing like leather with brass-headed nails
driven therein. Cheek takes. II ia the only qualin-
cation necessary for those warriors who delight IL,
telescope views OF the tented field, and who smell
the battle from afar-from a mighty considerable
distance-and are not afraid OF the ''spiles."
The expcditionary corps Is composed mainly OF D.
B's and were it possible to get rid OF them tho
whiskey rations in New York would be greatly i'm.
proved. SO long as the "braves" OF tho Cuban
army of liberation" float around the city ID not to
be expected, that Is, in reason good old Kentucky
will be found in any OF the dspensatories licensed by
the Excise Commissioners. We shall have return
OF the Bourbon when the benzners travel 70 tho
Queen of the Antilles Old soakers will rejoice there
at, when, perhaps, the thirsty souls "sod" by tho
consprators and sharpcrs OF Manhattan, are suffer-
ing from scarcity OF dQuddiente.
The sharpers not so sharp as they might be.
II they would add TO the commissions they 01cr
.drt cheapn to adyenturers the star or the "Order
tia Gar iei1t hoy m yht
and so help the swndle little further en- route ~
the devil
restless spirits in the city-men who have 'smele
powder' and whose ears are accustomed to the
whistle Of the rides bullet, the Of the cannon
ball and the shrek OF the charged shetland Theses
are DESTROYS OF employment more In cons0n-
than any which civil life and It's hum-drum, every
day pursuits can offer them. Accustomed TO car
aaa Il others her ndoen life Of the Soldiers these are
ever ready to enter upon any enterprise that hoids
out even the shadow OF an adventure i anu inS
in the harvest an easy one. To "organiZe an expe.
ditton" II simply to lie. The lie may sell commits
sion and the proceeds keep the thirsty souls OF the
| inner ring in a moist condition for many days.
| .Id like to go with this crowd, colonel" says nm
ambitious warrior, out Of employ but with y
few greenbacks In his wallet.
"Youye served In the army North or souths' is
asked. ,
"Well guess have. Yes, sir fought ut ~
.A right But see here, you're altogether too in
onel, or major, or capanfn
That's 50, colonel That's exactly so, you've he
the 1gger square, reckon
''The ranks are full and running over" continues
the suave colonel. "rnere are some vacancies lett,
some few commissions which we have reserved for
experienced men Ike yourself. Have you a 500
about your Slo0 bill spotted. and u captains
commission Is yours.n
"Cheap, by thunder, But 'spose ! hant got that
much, what foersp'
GLOW much you raise ~
''Sixty or mayhap seventy-fye dollars, say"
"1here's O frst lieutenancy vacant, let me see In
company q, Fi!th regiment. You can have 10 fnr
seventy-nve dollars. You ought 10 he capaiu, Old
ie-for, you sec, the higher up you are, the bigger
your share OF plumber when "lickr the Spanlards
In Cuba out of their boots. There IL good many
Mexican and Carous dollars there. and any quantity
OF golden onzasn and the Colonel, with WINK.
pokcd his subject In the ribs.
''You don't say Well, colonel, I'm your man. I
don't care Tor the punper much as for the fun of
the thing. Just you make me captain and III owe
you twenty-five doars.n
"Well, seeing its you ri have things fixed. Let's
get a drink, ana you keep mum until we sail-which
viii be just "a soon 90 we can arrange with the
government. We have got plenty OF Inoney-oh,
yes, and every thng else-we have But NUNS the
word and with this precauiion the new captain in
the army OF lioerators goes TO the nearest aquaors
establishment and takes 'burnn with the colonel.
OUT Of the seyentyfve dollars he has just paid over
for The captains commission.
The meaning uf all this Ia. the Cuban expedition,
now organizing in this city, rs huge swinde.