The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-04
CALIFORNIA. o.
LOOKING FOR TWEED.
The Adventure Of u Whitehall BOatman 9
Sandy Hook.

Yesterday afternoon rough-looking
man Of decidedly amphlbious appear
ance entered the World office, and, ad-
vancing to the city's EDITORS desk, SAID
"Say, mister, have you got any report
er out looking for Tweed"
| He was assured that there was twen-
! ty-tive OF the staff engaged in thatinter-
esting occupation.
"Is one OF 'em crochick-ayed and red
| haired, with his nose slowed to port
and an awful big mouth, and a great
| likin' for whisky and cigars" Z"
Information was vouchsafed that es-
pecially in the matter of the last two
items the portrait did not in the least
resemble any World reporter.
swell, then, it must be some other pa.
per-" said he; "but only wish | could
catch him, that's all. You see Pm q
Whitehall Doatman, and about week
ago this here cock-eyed, red-haired
cheat he come to me, and says he, DO
you want a job, my manT says he. And
says l, 'Of course l does,' says L. Then
says he, 'How much would you
charge a day for self and boatr
says he. And says I, 'As how?'
And says he, 10 go down the bay 10
Sandy Hook And says l, 'Why don't
you go in he steamboat And says he,
'That's my business.' And saysI, Talk
enough: how long is the job?' And says
1t may be "a week. And says L, III it's
that you're up to L say $40 a day and
found.' And says he, It's whack.'
And he gifts In and pulls her out in the
North River and sets the sail, for the
wind were nor'west, and away we went
flynn. The game he were up to were
rum one. He told me that Tweed were
comm in the frigate Franklin, and
he wanted for to be on the Hook when
she were comm in, and then his dodge
were to pull out to her in my boat.
'Well, you see,' says he, 'they won't let
no one aboard, but as we go alongside
I'll manage to tumble out of the boat,
and you must lose an oar overheard, and
then they'll have TO lower boat and
pick me up, and SO I'll git aboard, and
git the biggest kind Of beat,' which he Is
to my knowledge.
gathered around the man BY this time
1--WE goes down to friend of mine, as
keeps little place on Sandy Hook, and
there we've lived for nigh onto week,
a-bustin' of it out on the best that was
in the house; this chap a-drinkin' eter-
nally. He was particular about his
drink, too, and he makes Williams
(thaps the chap as keeps the place) send
up ior some better liquor and cigars
'Flor de Fumars' he must have, and no
mistake, and beautiful fried
oysters and clam-flitters and
everythin nice that Mrs. Will Jams
could git up for him. Well, the bill run
up large, and Monday Williams speaks
70 me about it, cause he dian't like to
speak to him, and l gives him hint
that The old chap wasn't too we'll off and
THAT short cret&ts makes long friend
ships, and he says 'Of course,' and he
would pay up at once, and he goes right
to Win..:.iii1iss ana lie lie tells him for to make
out his bill, and, says he, Let il be UP
to Tuesday mornin', and if that ship
don't come in, why then Ill give it up
lor can't stay any longer
'Well, gentlemen, that was Monday
night, and that chap went to bed, and
from that hour to this l aim sot eyes on
him. Whether he went to the Branch
by the early t. ain, or took the steamer
Tor New York, don't knows. but he
went, and Williams holds my boat tor
the bill, amountin' to $50 SO, let alone
my own bill of seven days for boat and
self aC $40 Il day. But pll find the vii
lain,' said the ancient boatlnan, as he
departed, sif l have to 60 through
every office in the city."-[N. Y. Worid.