The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-24
How the Captain Disposed O
His Greenbacks.

Amsng the old river men who have
for year. navigated the devious wind
ings Of the ,urbid Red is that prince Of
good fellows. whose heart is as big as
any steamer be ever ran-Captain jim
Crooks During the late unpleasant
ness Captain c. was engaged In some
Of the upper lakes, with his palaiial
steamer. Blenton. getting out ties for
the Confederate Government. and a
short time after the close Of the war
we think it was in July or August,
ls65-he was busily engaged one day
IN lifting his steamer of q stump, when
he was hailed from shore by return
ing soldier:
Halo. cap What are you DOING
why. getting out ties far the gov
ernment."
~ hat government, cap"
Why. the Confederate government,
of course; you don't suppose I'd he
shipping ties 10 Boston. do your"
Il say. cap. the government has been
done gone up for two months"
THE ID You say" says Captain
jim.
And with that he united his toating
palace from the sapliny tn which she
WAS anchored. and hoated down to
Shreveport, Striking the landing. he
contracted with Federal A. Q. n. to
carry $50 barrels of pork TO Jefferson at
- per barrel. Arriving at Jefferson.
his shipper drew out $500 in green
backs to pay the freight. Captain Jim
demurred. and says:
Gap. I've just got q basketful of pa
per, new issue, in my Office, and want
money, gold, for my bill"
The A. @ NJ. informed him that the
United States did no. deal in gold as a
currency. and il he did not take green
backs he should do without. Captain
Jim says that he did not like to hurt so
many soldiers by having row about
il, aud thought be would take the pa
per currency and trust 20 luck 10 get
rid Of IT,
Coming down to Shreveport. he
wandered up Texas street and Spring;
he looked into store. and, TO use his
expression, he saw more calico, shoes,
AM Yankee tricks than he had seen
for years, and wondered if that green.
looking chap behind the counter would
not take the paper money, and walking
quietly into the store. he in a mild,
childlike. innocent way. inquired the
price Of pair of shoes. The young
man behind the counter blandly In
formed him. SS
"WheN," says Captain c. that's
cheap" he having paid 5000 for the
pair be had on
Aud quietly slipping $40 bill from
his roll. gathering up the shoes. made
Tor the door, thinking that the con-
founded Yankee might not want to
take that kind Of new issue. and take
bat k the shoes To his a.tonishment
the merchant called him back. and gave
him s. In change. Captain jim was
So dtteIly astonished that he called to
friend Of his-another river man
aud says:
Bose. don't you want some clothes:
I've found IA coufounded Yankee who
takes this new kind Of new iSsuc. and
I've got three hundred dollars Of it, and
want to get rid Of it while I've a
chance"
Bose got inside new set Of harness,
and went down Texas street and met
Captain another river ipan--who
was anxious Ia know where he got
those clothes
Captain Crooks got 'em for me.
lou 20 Up 10 the corner Of Spring and
he'll get you a suit, which he did.
Thus Captain c. got rid of $500, and
says that he spent the balance OF the
day chucklins TO himself how he'd beat
the confounded Yankee out Of 5000
worth of good clothes