The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-23

was now. He said. 1t is four miles; wish ii was
four inehesH He never spoke word more until We
arrived al our destination.
GREETING THE CAPTAIN OF THE QUEEN.
Arriving at Cork Captain Boyton met the captain of
the Queen and many of his fellow passengers He
then learned that the night he jumped overheard had
been such fearful one that the large steamer hal
not dared to put into Queenstown. The captain of
the Queen had told the people at Queenstown and
Cork that had gone overheard the night before
and to land the coast but they were sceptical
and fancied he was fooling them. The captain sent
kilograms all over the coast. One reached Skibbereen
after the Captain had left and reply sent TO the
effect that man had passed through there on his
way TO Cork. The passengers were SO pleased TO be
able to do so that they hosted the Captain ON their
shoulders when he arrived.
CAPTAIN BoYroN A LECTURER.
Captain Boyton speaking of his first experience
lecturer, says;-'A gentleman came in to me and
proposed that should give lecture and he would
give me half the house. He was the proprietor or
lessee of "a theatre. l said, Get out. He said.
Why not do it said. In the first place, am no
lecturer. oh that doesn't matter You only need
20 the stage and show yourself and explain your
suit oh that's all, as it Well, then, il you're in
earnest you'd better pay me down flo as kind OF
guarantee pound note was out, and thought
il that's the may we'll go in for it; and SO il
arranged. The next morning when went out
the walls covered with immense posters. with
my name in letters foot long, announcing that l
was going TO Ger lecture the Mexican cam
paign. on the United States Life Saving Service and
don't know what beside. My heart sank went
4 say. look here, what do you mean
I'm not going to do all that. on said he it's all
rlsHt you re only just 10 go on ana snow yourself
never was 80 thoroughly frightened in my lie.
Well. the night came. They had play on the
boards irst Then it came my turn to 60 on. The
manager came out and said Now's your time. Just
show yourself and explain your sit and you are all
right hesitatcd a minute and then made a rush
On TO the Th soq ei
the audience and saw the place full OF eyes but |
thought now I'm in might as wei do something.
Then the people cNeered again and seemed so good
humored that it put in heart. So started, but
what said never knew until saw it all in Dub
lin paper. The consequences of that lecture was that
was offered by telegraph a weeks engagement III
Dublin"
"A wIfITEwASHED YANKEE
One night of the Dublin engagement Captain Boy
ton brought down the house by appearing all over
whiewash 1t was usual tor him to appear in
closing tableau as just emerging from the sea, his
dress glittering with water The super who usually
poured on the water got drunk, and not finding the
water handy poured over the Captain and his dress
solution of plaster of Paris standing ina bucket for
the use of the scene painter The audience roared
and so the Captain had to explain how it all came
about, at which gallery god exclaimed, "Well, by
jabers, never seen q whitewashed Yankee before!'