, 1879-06-29

""e'1 at'Ag uer Own plans she Is said to haV
crowned upwards OF 1000 persons. She ha
grounded upon every shoal Of the Jersey coas
sue has " stove herself on every reef With
1ofty miles OF New York harbor. And the bone
OF her victims ars pickled In nearly all the sal,
water hereabouts. For plumber of years sb
nad been lost to Gotham'a view, and everybod
loudly prayed she had gone forever. But til
nopcs we're cherished, alas! in vain. The Dol
phln had merely retired to the sequestere
snades OF AlhanE, anu for many seasous paa
the residents OF that Arcadian villoge have view
ed her peculiar exploits with wonder not unmi.
Cd with fear. At anchor she was found to b
sale from harm beyond sinking atrnlessly to tn
bottom OF the Hudson with somewhat distress
ing frequency. And so, deserted by her owners
Who have merely called around once week TO
the purpose Of hoisting her to the surface, sh
mas ridden peacefully at her moorngs IN shallos
water tor several seasons. She was not destined
however, to remain forever idle. A craft OF he
energy and sagacity could not be- expected t,
waste her sweetness upon the desert waters o
the upper Hudson. and she was to return Il
active duty In the slauehtcring line through II
unlooked-for circumstance,
4 SCENE IN ALBANT.
Last Sunday there strode through the maiz
! thoroughfare Of Albany four people Of the mas
cuine gender, One of these was exceedingl,
tall and excessively ethereal 10 bis proportions
His name was Sam Hickey, and he is known ia,
AMI near as the manager OF the New York cir.
cult. The second member Of the quartet was oi
medium hight and abnormal rotundit7 as to
stomach. Upon bis head was pcrched silk hat
which he had succeeded in drawing into place
through the friendly did OF shochorn. Tue
corners Of his mouth were marked BY Two slcp-
der golden rivulets which more than proved by
their rich color the vauntcd superiority Of "Vir-
gin Leaf - as an article OF chewing tobacco. His
breath VAS frefghted with the balsamic odor of
old KentucR--but why continue the descrip.
tiona Everybody will recognize the picture at
once as being a correct likeness OF Dr.. Hamilton
Griffin, Of Louisville. XIV. Behind followed job n
McCullouEh's drcsser-which his other name Is
Bob-and q painfully attenuated boy, whose dis
tinguishing characteristic MAS Enthusiastically
hunger. ST..
D.: Hamilton Griffin, of Louisville, Ky., had
just sent telegram to some friends in bis na-
that ae was The happy possessor OF yacht for
which he had paid the sum OF $4,000. The facts
of the case really we're that Dr.. Hamilton Grit
fin, OF Louisville, Ky:, hadbecome halloween,
gated tub they hao paid the extravagapt sum
OF $125. OF course, neither DR.. Hamilton Grit
flu, Of Louisville, Ky., nor Mr. Sam Hickey, Of
the New York circuit, had the remotest idea Of
how to manage boat. And SO Bob, who was
once sailor, had been engaged BY them to att
as skipper upon the voyage to New York
The hungry youth before alluded to was the
prospective crew. They we're just going
aboard to start upon their festive trip, and they
were happy--happier far than ut apY subsequent
stage Of the proceedings.
THE noLPH1N's STORES.
"ha7 fhau hra ar3a tho 1r},5 h,-
already enjoyed an unusual period Of TWO days
above the surface, they discovered that her en-
tire furniture consisted Of kerosene stove.
So they vent ashore for stores, which, when
brought, consisted OF: Frying-pan, l; ham,
lbs; eggs, doz.; coal oil, 1quart; doughnuts,
10 cents worth: whisky, quart. The Doctor,
who vaguely knew that kerosene stove was
used for culinary purposes With the aid OF
petroleum. volunteered to do the cooking, aud
Hickey, robed in Bob's blue flannel shirt, which
he had borrowed to ,eive himself saltish air,
slrode the deck, scanning the horizon through
dimnutise opera-glass. = '.-' -.
After awhile supper was announced, and It
was discovered to the horror Of the party TINT
the Doctor bud fried bis ham and eggs in kero-
sene OLA fact which established. him at once
IS decidedly original cook. The meal, it is
needless to affirm at this time, consisted of
doughnuts, whisky, and profanity. And after
was requested to clean up the muss. That was
too much for bis newborn dignity as skipper Of
the dolphin, and, declaring tint he was banged
1t he would be lolly-toge1e boy for nybodv,
he went wrathtuliy ashore and came TO New
York by rail.
Thus the force WAS reduced to three,-Hickey,
Griffin, and the hungry 'screw,'' And while !
the two proprietors we're staring at each other, |
perfectly aghast at the thought of taking their |
is yacht to New York without a skipper, tue |
attenuated boy adrottly secreted the whisky ]
bottle and fed to the deck, where be promptly |
to pour the liquor down bis own ca
oacous NAV. The flask he tboughtfuly filled
Nth salt~water and Kerosene, and then returned
t 70 the place from whence be had taken it, In
i've minutes he was bowling drunk, and in ten |
le was deathly sick. That whisky was meant
or Intervals that we're copper-bottomed. In |
he meantime Dr.. Hamilton Griffin had mbibed
;ome OF the salt water und petroleum which the
Ingenious youth had. as already described, sur
'eing surprise-uarty Of the most pronounced
siud; caused his stomach torebel vigorously.
THE NEW SKIPPER.
Then did Hickey With Spartan courage deter
nine unaided to bring the cruft Gonn the noble
hudson. TO he hotsted the anchor, raised the |
i'm, but the current was in bis taTo7, and tile
respect was, therefore, not SO gloomy Us 1t
night have heen. The Dolphin has one good
oint, at oil cvents,-she will go with the cur
ent. 10 be sure, it wasn't always easy to tell
Thether she was moving up tile river or down.
mt Hickey bad faith in bis opera~giass and
'ob's blue shirt, and he stuck to his post right
,aUfully. $1,000.
At in the morning the Albany steamer pass
the Dolphin in the river. DR.. hamilton
rif1n, Of Louisville, KY, was lying upon his
ask amidsefps eFos";as WITH sickness
"a. again II he lived to be az
ID as Judas Iscartot. He undoubtedly meant
ethuselah, but, then+ his Biblical knowledge al
aJs was tri1e cloudy. just forward OF his
,cumbent figure lay the contorted and angie
orm-llke body Of the SCREW" At the tiller,
oking about through his opera-gtass, was the |
oartan Mr.. Sam Hickey. The Dolphin was
'inted diagonally upstream, and she was
oing at her old sidewise gait. The party had
'eo on the journey just twelve hours. and had
'vered exactly eleven and three quarters miles.
hey are expected here about Aug. Il OF this
ar,-tf they don't all get drowned in the mean
me. In the latter event We shall probably see
em in the sWeet by-and-by when tive meet
that beautiful sho-ere."
DoUC10AuLT AND MOSS.
The negotiations between Dion Boucfcault
ID Theodore Moss, regarding next season at !
'oth's Theatre, are Of. / am told. The papers
re all drawn no and ready to sign, when there
Dso misunderstanding as to the division OF :
otlts. The story is that Mr.. Boucicault re-
tired Moss to put IN half the capital, and only &
opposed to give him 30 per cent OF tue pros s