Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-18
Of the army and of the government

j1SDAfS SBfTEMBEk 10,
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lof the army and. of the government
begging us by every consideration tc
TO forward them with all possible
despatch. "Good mornipg, Captain
/ am glad to see your was Oakey's
ofhand greeting. They had met be.
fore on previous visits OF our blockade
runners to Nassau
Morn'n,' morn'n," morn'n,'i
grvwled the old sea dog, extending O
fat, freckled hand, that looked as If al
some time it had been the fiipper of o
turtle. Hlft ~ 20 .lll IN
"Just in time,p said Tom. "pve
just ordered a toddy; dye ever drinkG''
Drink sir, drink sir, aye, aye, by
Jove try me; I'm like the Irishman
sir the Irishman I'll don't drink,
sir, make me drink.u9 After these
pyr0technic calculations, the venera-
BILE mariner gave vent to q series Of
abdominal caclkles, which shook his
corporosity like the premonitory tire.
mors of q young earthquake. KIl
u" Walk aft said Tom. "a 49,,
4 ny tno Wayt'l Ieuuarkeu tue OiO
salt, az they moved toward the cabin,
1.-THE Guv'ner yonder has fancy thai
you are shipping arms for the Confed.
ierates-ha! ma! good joke, sir good
joke; shipping arms under Her Males.
TVS nose. Wanted me to come of
and see what you're doing--egad, sir
what you're doing. And I've come
I've come, SIR" JUt l.1lusN spc,-. /
!"Thats right" said Tom, "Tm
glad to welcome you. Look around
for yourself; there's q pile Of hoes
some shovels and spades, aud when
you go below we'll have the boxes
opened, andTllshow you the prettiest
lot OF hardware ever shipped from
Great Britain. But come along tc
the cabin and let's drink first.
with that Oakley ushered his yisi'
yer into the private cabin OF the
Kate" and closed the door on that
side OF the ship from which she was
every moment receiving her warlike
cargo. - snt i unQl ....ll I
9r"What shall It be? I've little O
all sorts" Take some champagne
said Tom. au.
"A little brandy first, cap'n-
brandy first. Brandy's a sheet an
chor, cap'n, q sheet anchor--no water
thank'ee, no water they don't agree
as the Irishman said, when he gave
the Pope recipe for making punch
"How was thatT' asked Tom.
First pour in the brandy, then ado
the sugar, but, 'gad, sir, every drop o.
water you put In after that spoils the
punch, spOils the punch" 4l
4 Oakley piled his guest with CUES
lions, and kept him busy with an
swers, every three or four minute.
putting In q liquid punctuation poin,
In the shape now of brandy, and nov
of champagne, until the British cap
tain was in an uproarOus state of per
sonal felicity. At first he was strict
ly and most impartially neutral--tht
very essence of a representative Brit
on, dutifully engaged; but the NOR,
he practicedal multiplication will
Johannes Barleycorn, the kinde
grew hiss sympatliies, until finally
kindled into enthusiasm, about fiji
teen glasses deep, he threw hisarm
afIectlouately around Tom, and ex
claimed with Intoxicated pathos
I" Nev,r mintlf'e .'ardware,l cap'n-
!. nev'r mind! Ye see, see, ye see, hic-
it's all RIGHTLY JOve, all right, hic
I'm with We, hic--with We, 'eart ant
: soul, hickN The last o words wer'
grandly emphatic, accompanied witt
!, a stroke on Toms back, which tn,
I old salt doubtless intended to be par
, ticularly fraternal, but which Ton
AYERS, to this day, was very muei
like the descending stroke of spill
driver, and always gives him q rheu
matte twinge to think about. = 1dl
Three or four more drinks did tn
business, by which time Tom wa
safe from all fears of inspection.
, Between the Otard on the one hand
and the necessary official dignity Il
be preserved on the other, the oil,
Briton, as he leaned heavily on Tom
arm in the passage from the cabin t,
the ships ladder, found IL exceeding
lily difficult to maintain his specif
, gravity. AS he rolled over the side
his parting words were, "Her majes
ty's officer after tardware-hic,' lard
ware. Ha! ha! good joke, sir, b,
Jove, hic; God bless yer, cap'n, hic, =
an safe v'yage-safe v'yage back."-
When last seen the worthy captain
was stretched out in the stern sheet
of his cutter, snoring an unoonsciou
ACCOMPANIMENT to "When the swal
lows homeward fly.p dlIu boror
i, We had now only to finish loading
get our clearance from the custom
mouse, ana tuin our bow hOmeward
hme Ma b. a,ynou ' .f fit.s ~, y
orr blockade rurir,ers but fortunate
i ly we were not put to trial Of spec,
on the return trip. Our cargo beini
r 700 Important 70 Warrult tne OTuluu