The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-20
RETURN OF THE NINTH.
The Church Members OF The Grand Holy
Opera House in Storm.
TRIALS OF THE PIOUS PILGRIMS.
History Of the Homsward Trip-Angry Provi-
dence in the shape of Lobster salad-The
Lost Bearings = Vows Of the German
Band-The Storm stayed-Rreakfast
and Happiness-Final Triumph.

Since the BOstOnans insisted that the Book OF
Common Prayer did noT make any allowance for
prayer on their Common when the penitent Ninth
were in question, the Rev. Jim, all the world
knows after preaching on his own account left the
city Of bigolry-the unhallowed hollow Hub
behind him ut q pseudo-Athenian maSe-belleve
horse.car trot. The rain which fell all day Sunday
did not abate as the regiment departed amid the
cheering Of crowd stirred to enthusiasm by the
best militia regiment they had ever seen.
The 'r0ute" was given to Newport and
THE ENGINE RANG IT'S BELL
and started. In the first car were the Colonel and
other officers and the press representatives also Mr.
Levy, OF the pand In the next were the moosicans
and then the rank and five. Every one was stated with
saintliness, glory grub and rain. The train moved
with spinning speed, and feeling OF JOY began
to manifest ITSELF BY eight O'Clock Fall
River was reached, and the cars made an
unavoidable halt. An army OF irreverent youths
were drawn up the platform, who stared into the
windows with leerng eyes and opened their mouths
as wide as an oyster In spring tide. They wanted
to know
WHERE'S JIM ANYnOwp
Levy, the cornet player, pushed up the window
near him, put his head and MS eyeglass out and was
about to play cornct solo In reply, when one Of
the youths advised him to
.Get al glass patch for the other cye.n Levy
didn't play.
A venerable -looking old cuss the ornamental
STAFF pointed out to the inqulrcrs as the vcrl
table Fisk, but the sophisticated youths refused to
be sold. Finally Jim was discovered. and the
mouths opened II possible, wider, and kept on
widening till the train took fresh run in the rain
II was not long now before Newport was reached,
ana the steamer Newport, looking ominously wet,
was at the pier The regiment marched aboard in q
few minutes. and after some delay
THE PADDLES BEGAN REVOLVING,
to the relief Of all. This feeling did not last long
Herein lies the reason-A wen postea officer, in
ecclesiastical fatigue uniform, approached the mate
and said -
"Captain guess Wen have smart passage ~
"Smartel'n damnatlon Wait'll you get OF the
pint"
The orlcer reported the conversation, and gene
raj shake of the head and uneasness in the stomach
followed. Presently
THE DRUMS BEAT FOR SUPPER,
and the officers and press descended thereto Many
dainties provided under the culinary wisdom Of
Frank MCGOWAN, the steward, were placed on the
table, served with all appropriateness by the officers
and men OF the Skldmore darky Guards.
OLEAGINOUs LOBSTER SALAD
was in excessive demand for about five minutes,
when Surgeon Pollard pronounced It a bad thing
for the general health. At tuis moment the vessel
heayed Wclously and
so DD vHE LOBSTER SALAD.
The surgeon, foreseeng the result OF his opinion,
rushed up stairs with such violence as TO cause u
cheer OF derslon to lise from those who retained
their obser for the time being. Providence chooses
humble salad was the instrument. 1t was evident
that the heavens were displcased at the
heathens OF Boston In their 6enighted
condition and that now he was casting up accounts
nothing Of this kind turned the stanch commander
IRON his purpose or his dinner He SAT- and deyoured
much nnmOvcd morally or physically, as
THE COMMANDMENTS STATUE IN DON GIOVANNI.
The table was rapidly deserted, and with the
irony OF ma refined nature at captain Fuller p
supper. If the phantom OF Joe Miller could only
have seen the sicky smile which answered
ghost Of joke. Nobody answered It, ana the
plates and cups had 1t ali to themselves. The sea
and me wind was in state Of exulalioh also Tas
night was black as Acner0n without, and scarcely
anything but
THE WHITES OF EYES WERE VISIBLE
within The sounds inside and out were be- ond de-
scrlpuon The majority of the men gathered on
stater0oms rushed for them. In this rush an
incident occurred One. OF the guests, man OF
dent forethought, retired to 1t Immediately after
supper. lean, wlry man, by some mistake, re-
ceived key for the same apartment, anu thought
tempted to walk up the deck he found he was in
reality walking down an inclined plane, so he gave
up the puzzle and sought what he fondly thought TO
be his berth. The giant was lying supine, ana the
wiry man, IN the desperation Of circumstances,
called on him to arise.
"Do You defy me ~ said the lean man, angrily:
lnrch from the starboard cut short me coiioqay
the vessel rolled back from tho port the giant
with spasmodic acllon and the ittie ma righted
1aa, &.,len 'H . the Siende dassns
lady killing stripe, and Lieutenant Colonel Brane Is
VI the dignl1ed cast. There is an aged cuss, Captain
TObey OF the hoary-headed and AhrahaLn-beard
genus; there Is London swell Of the eyeglass ae-
Nomination, Levy, the cOrnet PLAYER; there Is
champion lwenty.inch mrstacne and model muscle
saint, Chaplain O'Flagg, and champions and dons OF
other varieties; but nothing could save them from
THE LOBSTER SALAD NEMESIS,
which made no distinction between them. At half.
past ten O'Clock the men with yalorous effort
brought up their mattresses and put themselves liz
their IIttIe BEDS and sSraightway experienced being
rocked IN the cradle OF the deep. tpton's tactics
were disregarded, and the new ones were not to
mlshers they went through them until the vessel
rounded Point JUDITH, In the Race" the captain
Of the Newport lost his bearings. on account OF the
darkness, and was Obligcd to
STOP FOR sOUNDINGs
for an hour and half. Tbs gave season OF rest
to the troopers. Some thought there was Jonah
on board and suggested throwing the Chaplain into
e Sound There being no w ages hansy TINS WAS
reached when Sergeant Jessup, accompanied by
serpeants Orr and APse, onantsd "A Lile on the
bandY These hundred sons OF Vaterland were
quartered In the ladies' cabin. stout Pcmeranan,
with Witty brown moustache, was heard weeping
aloud. AT length he cried out sorrcwlully,
aMoritz, DIS is vat dey cali soer muslcianer. Not
yor dwelvc hundtry thalers k0om no more by Bos-
ton" TO which groantng chorus replied at inter-
valS =. -, .-ssr' -
'iALL DIS BOSTON LAGER DHRcwk AWAY.
Mein Gott! CT sdrlke New York meter 20 mooch as
grawss lie ferry" At four A. NJ. the morning
dawned more auspciously, aud the bold commander
left his stateroom TO ''raliy'' his command. In
moment OF temporary lull he spoke as ICoWs:-
boys 1t win be all over In quarter Of an hour;
cheer up, Wen have breakfast served al seven
O'Clock" A lively lurch puS an end to the address,
and
ROLLED THE COLONEL OVER
the nearest soldier. IL Is curious TACT that the
agony of mai DE once over the patient becomes
suddenly well so with the boys. BY SIX O'Clock the
morning was charming, the sea laughing into rip
pies and the Ninth regiment cheerful ana hungry.
The terror-stricken band proved no exception.
five gallon can OF coffee was placed In their midst ana
tumbers and water jugs were soon iicd and as
quickly emptled Another can followed anu had AL