The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-09

| On Thursday afternoon a rough-lcok.
ing man Of decidedly ami hibious APP
pearance entered the World office, and,
advancing to the city editors desk, said!
Say, mister, have you got any report
er out looking for Tweed"
He was assured that there were tWen-
ty five of the staff engaged in that inter-
esuing occupation. " gym .,.l8.7 d.
Is one Of 'em crochick-eyed and red
haired, with his nose slowed TO port and
an awful big mouth, and with great
likin' for whisky and cigarsW
Information was vouvhsafed that espe-.
cially in the matter of the last two items
the portrait did not in the least resemble
any World repOrter.yoZ ygl..y J.E
well, them i must be some other pa
/ er," said he; but, / only wish | could
catch him, that's all. You see I'm a
Whitehall boatman, and about a week
ago this here cock eyed, red-haired cheat
be come to me, and says he, Doyou
want a job, my man? p says he. Aud says
|, OF course l dose says |. Then says
he, bow much would You charge a day
for sch and boat?' says he. And says ],
AS how?'u And says he, TO go down
the bayato Sandy Hook And says |,
why don't You 90 i'm the steamboat T
AAd says be, That's my business. Aud
says I, Talk enough how long is The
|. .Ibp And says he, i don't know6 1t
may be a day, and it may be a week
And says l. lifts that you're up to lsty
Sl0a day and found ~ And SAYS he, It's.
whack' And lie gifts in and PUBLISHER
out in the North River and sets the sail,
for the wind were nor'west, and away we
went Lynn. The game he were up TO
were a rum. one. He told me that Tweed
were comm in the frigate Franklin, and
be wanted tor to be on the Hook when
she were comm in, and then his dodge
were to pull out to her in my boat. We'll,
you see, says he, they won't let no one
aboard, but as we go alongside I'll man
age to tumble out of the boat, and you
must lose oar overheard, and then
they'll have to lower boat and pick me
up, and so I'll git aboard and giC the
biggest kind of beat which he is to my
knowledge.
"Well, gentlemen"-quite crowd had
gathered around the man by this time
I'VE goes down to u friend of mine as
keeps a little place on Sandy Hook, and
there we've lived for nigh onto q week,
a.bnstin' of 1t out on the best that was in
the house; this chap s-drinkin' eiernally.
He were particular about his drink, toU,
and he makes Williams that's the chap
as keeps, the -plaGe) send up for some bet
ter liquorand cigars RlOr, de lFhuiars'
be must have, aud no mistake, and beau
nful fried oysters and clam .frltters, and
everythin' nice that Mrs Williams could
git up for him. Well, the bilt,run nhp
large, and y Monday Williams speaksto
me about it, cause he udidn't like 10
speak TO him, and Eglves him HUT that
the old chap WASH I too well Off and that
shosU credits makes long frlvndship9
and he says 'oi course, allu he would pay
up at Conce, 9apd3 he goes irightito Wis
llams and he tells him for tO make OuC
his bill, aBd-says -he,-,het il be up TO
Tuesday morniIl', and Tif The ship don't
come IN, Why then Pll give II up, for l
can't stay any longer
w ell, genllenenJ IuHt WAS !nlouuay
night, and that chap went to bed, and
from that hour to this | amt, sot eyes on
hlm. Whether he went TO the Branch
by the early train, or took the steamer
for New York, | don't know; but be
went, and Williams holds my boat for the
bill, amountin' to $S593. let alone my own
bin of seven days Tor boat and self ut
$l0'a day. But III find the villain" said
the ancient bOatman, as he departed, r'if
| have to gothrougtr every Office in the
eity."-M Y W%id1ylH2hW