The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-10
THE TRIBUNE.
Adventure OF q Boston Man on q Mis-.
81 .SisSipEi Steamboat,

Adventure OF . Boston Man on a Mis-
ssi s. .SisSipEi Steamboat. *
-! Correspondence of the Boston Traveller,
AT Helena, Ark, the Boston man stor
ped and took another boat for Foa Pillow
On this boat was mulatto man who ha
been an orderly sergeant III the Fedra
army and was quite intelligent, and gay,
the Boston man great deal o. informa
ton about the battle of Fort Hudson
The mate Of the boat abused all the men
and was continually pulling them aioa
and cursing them In most di>gi,~tlls
manner. At last, for some neglect ot duty
or failure to comprehend his commands
the mate got exceedingly angry with the
mullatto, aud seizing a window sash filled
with glass an eighth of an inch thick. lac
raised i to strike the mulatto. The latter
lodged the blow aud ran up the gam ~
and, backing into a corner near lie .i"S-
ton man, entreated the mate not tostrike
him ''wid dat glass The mate rushed
at him like demon. and with one strok 3
smashed the sash and glass over the of
Tending mans head, cutting huge gashes
in his cheeks and forehead, and render
ing him for a moment senseless. The
mate again lifted the remnant Of the sash
over UlS uCdu IOi duOluOI DiONs hiiCu Tic
Boston man caught the sash from behind
saying at the same time, coolly
s'Don't you strike that man again.
s'Who in the devil are you?' almost
screamed the angry man.
mo matter don't you strike that man
again"
by III shoot HI out of you,yon
- said the mate, pulling out his re
yofx hob + rn >f 1,o
Boston man.
You know, sir, that YOU dare not
shoot me" said the latter coolly, so put
up your revolver"
By this time crowd had gathered
echoed on every side. The Boston man
learned afterward that there was not
Northern man on the boat.
"Shoot him, by -, Or [ WILL" ex-
claimed little short man on one side of
the crowd.
Lets all have hack at him." said
another, and in an instant no less than
twelve pistols or revolvers were displayed
Hes a cussed Yankee. [ know his
,hiz. He's down here preachin' insurrec-
ion among the nlggerso Shoot him, mate,
we will l
$50 no, so no." sneered the Yankee,
things have changed since the war,
mewhat, | guess. Now, gentlemen. [
e. it takes twelve Southerners to shoot
unarmed Yankee"
This set them on fire, and one burly
low cooked his revolver, saying, ''if
mate was id coward he was not
raid to shoot any Yankee in the coun-
Just then lady who was evidently of
orthern birth, came up to the crowd,
d, putting out both of her index fingers
ward them, made an awful scowl and
claimed:
Shame, shame on you. Twelve
en- attack an unarmed man with revol-
rsl Shame, shame"
All of the party, including the mate,
gan to look sheepish, and as the cap
III came rushing up to the spot, they
INK away. The mate, however, NUT
red something about seeing his man"
gain.
The lady had disappeared in the mean
me, otherwise your Boston man might
ave been induced to marry her on the
Dot.
When the excitement had somewhat
Dated, the captain asked the Boston man
hat was the matter.
1t was explained to him, together with
lie information that a complaint would
.lodged against the asslilantsat the next
nding. This information was communi-
tied doubtless to them, for, after sup
ar, one came up to the Boston man and
fered his hand, saying:
Stranger. we're kind O. shamed o
at ere IF .ir lit lie while ago. Come,
is liker. and call EN- dlaw game
hat der yer say, old feller?'
Il don't drink, said the Yankee.
well, take suthn or other, and We'll
/ take whisky. Come; taint more
ir yer should 'capt pollogy.'
ats just here, gentlemen, said the
,ankee to the crowd now gatnerin-
round. I'm accept the apology. Bnt
want you To understand ier.at.sA .iI,
when you attempt - bully i I-uN-g
hat carried bullets in his ooiy TINS ave
7ears-which he received 'thrasting yau
fellows out'-why, just recollec. that
you ne got hold Of the ryoag chicken.
Let's Ticker, let's ticker; don't stop
to talk" interrupted they. The treat
passed, all went merry as a marriage
bell.