The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-23

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wise, he never would have applied the term
izsd spss pl5 - he dutch. The Dutohmsn,
who VA . kiad, eooa-nasarsd fsIlow-tAk-
ing NO offence whatever -. yohnny's unbe-
eoening sxPrpssion, be0aa1se lproha61 he did
bot understand i, and conpassionasing his
situation row intitsd him into the house,
where Johnny having saccetded' In conway,
ing 10 ths. whole household, through ~ me-
dunn Of the speaker Of broken Eaglish, The
story az his misfertuneg, was treated with
much Hospitality, With these kind people
Jehnny Armstrong Fsmsinsd for about
week-foz they would not allow him TO 60
sooner .-hen, having entirely recovered
efum thp feotB DC bis sea veg&Re and ship
wreck, he proeeeded - Rotterdam being
accompanied and assisted in all his move
me1ss hy his bepevplsnt bost, Dnndsf Van
der Dunder, Of SlooizsloykiD. On arriving
D: Rotterdam. passage yes engaged for
Johnny on board one of the Leith packets,
or rsgulAf traders, IN which he was next day
snngly deposited aud, In N hour after, he
was sgsin btaving the dangers Of the ocean.
For some time all went on vel on this coca
sion with him, and be was beg :nLing to fsel
comfortable, and even happy, from the pros
pecs Of being soon agsiu IN bis native land,
snd from the superior accom- modatioas Of
sssss a in which be was embarked FAR sur
passing, a. they did those Of the unfortu-
nate Sisters Of Skstshayen. His present
ship was 4 in truth, remarkably fne one,
and altogether seemed wen adapted for en-
countering the elements. The weather, too.
Was moderate, aud the wind fair % that a
quick and pleasant passage was confidently
anticipated by al on board, including John
ny Armstrong. AL these agreeable circum-
stances combined, made him feel extremely
comfortable and happy and in the exuber.
ance Of his feelings, and, from the exciting
sense Of having n length triumphed over his
misfortunes lit might almost be said his
fate--Johnuy even began 70 Joke and laugh
With those whom he found willing to Joke
and laugh With hin. Is was while in this
happy frame OF mind, aud Is b stood luxu.
riously leaaing over the buiwark Of the YES
sci, that the captain suddenly espied little
smart; cutter-looking craft. sailiug exactly
Z in the same course with themselves, and
evidently endeavoring to make up with them.
What can the folk BE- wantin'f' quoth
Johnny Armstrong, taking an interest Ia the
approaching barge. His question was one
which nobody could answer. To the mean
time, the little vessel, moving with great We
lociky, was fast nearing them, when the cap
tain, now convinced that those in her desir-
ed to have some communication with him,
arrested his own vessels way, and awaited
their coming. tua very few minutes, the
little cutter was alongside, and two men
leapt from her 10 the deck Of the packet,
when one Of them, approaching the captain,
told him that they were messengers, that
they had a warrart against John Jones, q
native of Britain, Tor debt. and that they
had reason TO believe he was in the vessel.
The captain said be did not believe he had
any SUCH passenger on board, bot informed
them that they were perfectly ut liberty to
search the ship. During this conversation,
the other officer kept his eve fixed on John
ny Armstrong. and when rejoined by bis
comrade, seemed TO inform him-tor their
language was not understood-that there
was something about that person well
worthy Of his attention. They now both
looked at Johnny, and appeared both con
WINGED that he was q ct subject for further
inquiry. Accordingly one Of them address
ed him -
"Yeur name vas John Jones, mynheer y
''No, SIR, J" said Johnny "ny names John
Armstrong"
'AAh, small Shanghai il all. VOC vas
John, and he was John, and you be both
John togidder so, you must como TO de
shore wild US"
'ACatch me there, lads" quoth Johnny.
1.-The dell shore Ph gang to, please Provi-
deDce, but Leith shore. Ma, IA I've had
aneuch O this wark, and Pm determined to
bring't till am end moo"
'fDonner and bitten - shouted out one OF
the men, passionately, "but you must 20 r.
at the same time seizing Johnny by the
collar, and drawing pistol from his bosom.
In utter amazemeut ct this extraordinary
treatment, Johnny Armstrong imploringly
called on the captain and the other psssen-
gers for protection but, rs none Of them
were in the least acquainted with him, and
therefore did not know whether he was John
Jones or not, they all declined interfering
the captain saving that it w5uld be more
than his ship and situation were worth to al6
any one in resisting the laws of the country
that he could not, dare not do It, His ap-
peals, therefore, to those around him being
vain, he was eventually buadlcd into the
cutter and conveyed on shore, placed in q
temporary place Of confinement for the
night, and next day carried before magis-
trate TO be identified. To effect this, several
witnesses were called, when one and ali Of
them, after examining Johnny pretty mar
rowly, pronounced, to the great disappoint.
ment Of the officers who had apprehended
him, that be was not the man | rhey, how
ever, asserted that the resemblance between
the real and supposed John Jones was very
remarkable. On the discovery being made
that the prisoner was not Jonss, the magis-
trate ap0logised to Johnny TN the most 20
lite terms for the trouble he had been put to,
and expressed great regret for the mistake
Of the officers but said that, as the witness
Cd lad stated there ess q strong resefc-
blance--an unfortunate one, he must call il
between him and the real defaulter, and
seeing, moreover, that they were both M,
tives Of Britain, the ofiicers were perfectly
justified in doing what they had done, how
ever much the hardship OF the case might be
matter Of regret. The magistrate having
thus delivered himself, Johnny Armstrong
was dismissed with great civility, and wish
cd, BY all present, safe homs TO his own
counsry-a wish in which bio most heartily
concurred, but which seemed to him more
easily eatertainsd than gratified. % re-
gaining his liberty, the Rrst thing he did
was 70 endeavor to find out when the next
ship sailed for Scotland; be having, Of
course, lost that in which he bad first en-
barked, and, to bis great CONSERVATION and
dismay, learned that there would be no yes
eel for fortnight This vas sad intelligence
to Johnny; Cor, 20 add to hin othef distress
e.. his funds were now waxing low, and be
felt that II would require the utmost econ
omy 70 enable him &C spin out the time and
leave sufficient TO pay his passage to his ma
tive land. This economy he could very
easily have practised at home, for be had q
4, nk1nrzl fanriancu thai .uasL h.ak r. IA -.