The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-06-17
Adventure Of a Boston Man OTH
u Mississippi Steamboat.

At Helena, Ark, the Boston man stop
ped and took another boat for Fort Pillow.
On this boat was mulattO man who had
been an orderly sergeant in the Federal
army, and was quite intelligent, and gave
the Boston man a great deal of infoTma-
tion about the battle of Fort Hudson. The
mate of the boat abused all the men, and
was constantly pulling Them about and
cursing them in a most disgusting man
ner. At last, for some neglect of duty or
failure to comprehend his commands, the
mate got exceedingly angry with the mu-
lattO, and, sei1iEg a window sash filled
with glass an eighth Of an inch thick,
raised it to strike the mulattO. The latter
lodged the blow and ran up the gangway,
and, backing into a corner near the Boston
man, entreated the mate not to strike him
''wid dat glass" The mate rushed at him
like demon, and with one stroke smash
ed the sash and glass over the offending
mans head, cutting huge gashes in his
cheeks and forehead, and rendering him
for moment senseless. The mate again
lifted the remnant of the sash over his
head for another blow, when the Boston
man caught the sash from behind, saying
at the same time, cOoliY; r.-t sl-aF Cd.
"Don't you strike that man again"
"WhO in the devil are your" almost
screamed the angry man. 1u.-a aa1
"NO matter; dOn't you strike that man
again" i
"By - I'll shoot h--ll out of you, you
-," said the mate, pulling out his re-
vOlver, and shaking it in the face of the
Boston man.
"You know, sir, that you dare not shoot
me-" said the latter eoOlly, $50 put up.
your revolver -
BY this time crowd had gathered
around, and "shOot him, shoot him, y ech-
oed on every side. The Boston man
learned afterward that there was not
Northern man on the boat. #fI 1a .sGa
'ShOOt him, by ~, or will" ex-
claimed a little short man on one side of
the crowd. .-rllT EasrG a6i Tc7l
"Let's all have hack at him." said an
other, and in an instant no less than twelve
pistols or rovoIvsrs were displayed.
"He's a cussed Yankee.-I- know his
phiz. He's down here preachin' insur-
rectiOn among the niggers. Shoot him,
mate, or we will" 3is-
$50 no, so hO,D sncered the Yankee,
"things have changed since the war,
somewhat, guess. Now, gentlemen,
see it takes twelve SoutheTners to shoot
one unarmed Yankee"
This set them on fire, and one burly
fellow cooked his revolver, saying, "If the
mate was a ID coward, he was not
afraid to shoot any Yankee in the coun-
try"
Just then a lady, who was evidently of
Northern birth, came up to the crowd, and
putting out both of her index fingers to-
ward them, made an awful scOwl, and ex-
claimed:
"S-h-a-m-e, shame on you'll Twelve
stout men attack an uuarmed man with
revOlvers! Shame, shameV'
All of the party, including the mate,
began to look sheepish, and as the captain
came rushing up to the spot, they skunk
away. The mate, however, muttered
something about "seeing his man" again.
The lady had disappeared in the mean
time, otherwise your Boston man might
have been induced to marry her on the
spot.
When the excitement had somewhat
ahated, the captain asked the Boston man
what was the matter. ----.--
It was explained to him, together with
the Information that complaint would be
lodged against the assailants at the next
landing. This information was cOmmuni-
Gated doubtless to them, for, after supper,
one came up to the Boston man and offer
ed his hand, saying:
"Stranger, we're kind o. shamed o. that
ere affair li5tle while ago. Come, come,
let's Ticker, and call 'em a draw game.
What der yer say, old feller?"
81 don't drink" said the Yankee.
"Well, take suthin or other, and Wen
all take whisky. Come; 'tain't more'n
fair yer should 'cepta 'pOlOgy." s7 $500
"It's just here, gentlemen" said the
Yankee to the crowd now gathered around,
IN accept the apology; but I want you to
understand hereafter, that when you at
tempt to bully a Yankee that's carried
bullets in his body this five years-which
he received thrashing you fellows out
why, just reeOllect that yOH'Ue got hoId Of
the lCrong chicken " 5 aeI.. a=
Lets Ticker, let's Ticker; don't stop to
ia, k, E" interrupted they. The treat passed
around, and 9all went merry as marriage
bell"