The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-07-22

A came Dinner,

., - 49, tha war with Great
= m .r;s,oe,atic English gentle.
<.'s IN, " ~.s,dance n tbe vicinity Of
~, Gsorgs on the Niagara frontier,
"a ssec,,auce with the old country
90 sxclus;veuess enclosed his
49,, Win : hiph. tight fence. Here
\ Essa ELs al ala English gentleman
- 49,. ~ ~ oi3en time--vith the ex-
80 s.;s, Y II - none hut the el;te of the
es .Pps;re..,a the officers Of the neigh
os;a, carr;.ous were permitted to pass
s Thers was a very good I'M
~ 49,; hstveen the American
$50 :. so,t Niagara and the British |
:. ~, George and the men we're per
n;,,sd oeeasionally 10 visit back and
ss,h smone the American soldiers
. ..ss o,.<sr c6ap. who suffered terri.
NV. wns yery fond Of hunting, and was
Lava getting into some sort Of mis-
chief s
One day this chan took the small
host thai Law moored at the foot of the
,ssll. ~ The fort and crossed over to
he Canadian shore for a hunt. lie
wandered over several miles 10 the rear
~ FORT GEORGE. without meeting any
,ame and on his return seeing crow
on |. tree within the Enclosure of the
sristocra,ic EucIishman, he scaled the
hich fence. fred. and brought down his
game, The Colonel, or whatever his
sitIs NAV haua.- Aaaa.- WING air q, sollsi;s.
was rslosding. He was very angry bas
seeing the Yankee standiug oooIly will
loaded gun 10 his hand be sulned
down his passion for the moment and
merely asked him if he had Killed he
crow. The soldier replied be had
II am sorry" said the Colonel s,for
be was pet. BY the by, that Is / very |
pretty gun--will you be 50 kind as to |
let me look Al IL ~
The soldier complied with the re. |
quest The Englisiman took the gun. |
stepped back few n.c.. 49, Jsl;1a.
ate aim, and then b-oke forth in TRADE |
ofabuse, concluding with an order 10 |
stoop down and take bite Of the crow
or he would blow his brains out. The
soldier explained. apoloyized. and en-.
treated. IL was Of no use. The Col. |
onel kept his finger on the trigger, and |
sternly repeated his command.
There was shoot in the Englishman's
eye--there was no help for it--and tho
suffering soldier stopped and took a |
bite Of the crow, but swallow il he could |
not. Up came his break fast--his din.
ner the day beforehand it really an.
peared rs If he would throw up his
toe-nails. The Englishman eloated
over the misery Of his victim. and
smiled complacently at every additional |
heave. When he had got through |
vomiting and wiping his eyes, the Col |
onel handed him his gun, with the re
mark
Now, you rascal, that will teach YOU
how to poach on gentleman's enclos. |
nre."
The Yankee took his gun, and the
Colonel might have seen the devil in |
his eye If he had looked close. Step- |
ping back, he took deliberate aim at
the heart Of bis host, and ordered him
instantly To fiuish the crow. Anrrv
representations, prayers, and entrcaties
we're useless things. There was shoot
10 the Americans eve then. as there
had been in the English eye before
There was no help at hand, aud he took |
q bite Of the crow. One bite was |
enough to send all the good dinners he |
had lstely eaten on the same iourpey
with the garrison fare of the soldier
and, while the Euglishmau was in an |
agony Of sickpess. Jonathan escaned 10
the American shore.
The next morning early the com.
mandant Of Fort Niagara was sitting ia
his quarters when Col. -, was I an |
pounced.
aSir," said Colonel -. al come
TO demand the punishment Of one of |
your men, who yesterday entered nv |
premises aud committed great out |
rage
and y would be difficult for me to know
who i is you meal" said the American
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