Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-16

and on it was tremendous big black cat,
 which strutted up and down the main deck
 like British lion, but he tried to initiate
 camel as soon as he saw Charley. The lat-
 ter had his weather eye open, and he asked
 the blooming British beast to come on shore
 and have few rounds. Immediately all the
 officers and sailors of both vessels gathered
 around, and the felines went at it tooth and
 nail-mostly nail Betting was about even
 at the opening round, but Charley had his
 claws fast in John Bulls eats wool in jif- fly, and in about two jifies the British fur and gore was scattered all over the wharf, and the big fellow would have been slain if Charley had not been beaten off in time. Upon another occasion at the same place 8 native went on board the Nipsic with half a dozen monkeys, which he offered for sale to the officers. As soon as the monkeys were on deck Charley bounded into the midst of them and created consternstion. The mon keys went up into the rigging, and Charley remained below watching for them to come down, but they did not dare to budge until
 minus the monks" Every time native came on board with parrots or canaries Charley lay low in coil of rope until the opportunity offered, and then he bounced and made meal of one of the birds.
 At Nice Charley went ashore with some of the boys and had a rollicking time. The sailors came back, but Charley did not ap- pear for three days. When he did return it was evident that he had been around to see a minister, ss he was accompanied by a beautiful lady cat of the Maltese variety. At two or three other places Charley committed bigamy, but he always evaded the law. Whelan says that Charley has children living in all parts of the civilized world. During the progress of spree at Genoa Charley had his picture taken.
 He is just as we'll posted with regard to
 naval tactics as any sailor, and when the
 guns are being fired Charley goes aloft and
 stays there until the smoke has cleared away.
 He is always up early in the morning and
 takes his place in the line at roll call. He
 gets his breakfast and other meals just as
 the sailors do, and takes his grog before
 going to bed like an old toper. He nas been
 on number of other vessels, and was er
 board the Nipsic when she ran OF par 1n
 the River Tagus while oriss into Llsoon.
 THE SANDWICH MAN.
 Ups and Downs of a Supernumerary
 Who Has Been With Maplesen.
 [From the New York Commercial Advertiser.l
 Among the curious incidents in Colonel
 Mmplesons 'Memoirs" is the story of an of fcer in the British army, who told the sub-
 stance of his down grade career in social po-
 sition: 'I was formerly" he said, "a cap-
 tain in the - regiment, and many time
 have paid my six guineas for box at your
 opera, both in Edinburgh and in London.
 Subsequently began to take grest interest
 in the turf and soon met with heavy losses,
 which compelled me to give various promis-
 sory notes. This at last came to the knowl-
 edge of nay colonel, who recommended me
 to leave the regiment without delay. Hav- ing nothing to live upon, and being fair performer on the cornet-a-piston, joined 8 travelling circus and ultimately came across your opera company in Philadelphia, where I was one of your stage band. Later on joined party who were bound for the dia- mond fields in South Africa, where l was most unsuccessful, and I had to work my passage home in sailing ship till 1 got to London, where 1 became a supernumerary under your management at Drury Lane. During your third season an aunt of mine died and found myself the possessor of ten thousand pounds
 "My cousin, who was largely interested in building operations, which he assured mo paid him at least sixty per cent, induced me to place half my fortune in his speculations. His houses were in the west part of London, which had been considerably overbuilt; and, ! being mortgaged, they would have been lost l but for my paying away the remainder of my fortune with the view of saving them. | In spite of this the mortgage foreclosed and \ 1 again became supernumerary, when, in ! the mimic fight in the second act of 'Trova- tore,' one of my companions by mere acei- ! dent with the point of spear put my eye | out. I was now no longer qualified for en- gagement even as 8 supernumerary, and | became d sandwich man. My duties dur | ing the last four and half years have been | to parade Bond street and Regent street, re ] ceiving as payment nine pence day" ! On my handing the poor mau his salary I and settling up he at first declined to take l the money, saying that I had done him 90 1 many kindnesses st different periods of his ! life that now, when I was in trouble myself, | he could not think of taking bis weeks pay. l I, however. not only insisted upon his ac- cepting it, but gave him a sovereign for him. l self. The unfortunate gentleman, as he showed himself to the last, went away bless- ing me.