New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26
TR1VELLING WITH A LIAR.
From The washington Star.

FROM IN" Nt'4iuHlpl StaA'
never could see any particular enjoyment IN
maxim. a long Journey in company with an upright,
truthful man II he has ever had any adventures nc
won't cXaggeatc them and you know that NJ W3hl
ire 10 pick yor pocket, cheat You at cards, or cla
cnge YOU to fight duel II you seem bJrd WIZ ms
cofnpanv Therefore, when took a steamer at Mem
mis- for the run down t. NewOrlrins. and the captain
offered to Introduce me TO Major Davis tho bs5eSt Lar
in the late southern conlederacy' Was Hca'VHS 80
joiccd
found the Major to be a small, thin man. with a
very deep bass voice. and we had scarcely shaken h2Au'
when he pointed 70 the Arkansas shore and SAID;
Right oler thar I, where s"am ashore after inc
gunb0at battle above
Then you In the battle = u g.,
Do Won doubt my word, sab II so, shan bc
boppy t. refer You To- Captain Hicks. Chief clerk tla
boat who viii consult with any one yon mag name
"Oi. no. no. no, Major! ! don't question your
word In the least II was hot tght
ait was, sab. bad command OF the hf'een CON
fedcrate 1Inboat''
"Fnoen1 Why, Admiral Porter'S naval history
porter. sahl Nevah heard of Porter. Here IS my
@on. no. no. Maor' If you say thcrc yer" atren
that settles it, Of course Potter probably let out
seven !u'' 10 me- EcaHrcgar We sunk thec Of your
craft. and then struck 7nae and went down our
Emf Porter SAYS the Union ram Monarch nmmei
the Bcaureglrd and sent her 10 The bottom PRO
tested
sob. YOU viii please call on colonel H.cl,," said
the major as De sunly arose and handed me his card
any ..mpS changed chairs, SO as To keep n tho shade,
and dropped the major, card oycrb ard. H. Wa
absent about twenty H neag as "o c5 5f urs he LAD
''. See Hat bun over thar" pleasantly cucrel the
major ~ he sat down.
"wSH had battery Of ten sg.. tar fo ,r scyG t
run HAT blew up the Yankee sum ''f Mound 10y;
a 22r tn h G%t T2T I V and exp5dd resulted in
the death OF zoo men, ,.,.t. ,,,
Let, see. mbor II fc4e,1'f la so ~, tio
y, ma r S.5 g'7os"i 00''''-'
san!o 49,,
Ana Inc sieh eAp'oucu III "''
Seh ,I ~. ,,r,oo ,rd injured numbered oniv 1852
san! You seem to doubt my "o''' ana ''''0'
i''v on but don't. major! 1t me beg II you 10
believe that don'tl was simply w"aderiing how
io'Ir t"u'' ,'H"' Nevri heard OF Nstah Porter in
nv I% in Inc comms-ary department presume
my MANAGED to change tie sulc, after li.ie ana
by ana by tho major went t. oTp III rbcn a. sat
Lot INNf I'm info Inc chair beside me- and said
smoknY, ne o.o, ,t ~ ,rr'rit II yOur side -
Ever u''' .l '.a' ,I '''9
Admiral faraii ..chp
so, never dd' ,,..,,, ,o,1 ron about the
battle on the nyor above New-ofl-'n'''
"sah!' ,.,u, o. course. what COM
h2t Is, H" HAY, w. ~
Command. 10 H i,e rorsht commodore John K.
49,, Yen I'D! . My ,L,1 .r'''-'
LOOK heah sa' May, %" How can II You were
ooh! no. no. way how, often read of the ironclad
there. and wasn't Hii'N '''N
Lou ,s nv nar hp .rh -t"ered hCr . Wiz" ''o
r,p,r1d and sunk six II N-tah tdlrpJ, ,G NOT oven
' =, ,n..t,,1 WIN Porter saws ~ w ~ vi
fire I'm hut '-incd down ihc ry' or5 install por
doh, porl. .ohi VIII your lsnj , 1870, Nc
for oet for vou IN this emergency u'"'''"0' VIZ
rnai.r &c., ho iump'd mp. . ,,,,i Porter has
~it down Major. please SIT """"",tcd nv sectional
v.I,ntl, 90 u all wrong. o' W - ...,o,
net ,c ,,e,t away and dd Nol see t ,,,l @ro o
r,ir nov, ,rorrlr, Then De came 10 'lo !"'' d. VIC
".c. - va. .lo, AN Island nfl el'I .,, r, On tl,o+
b,d one If the hottest tshi ~ III, G me- ~1 aj
s,,,1 T.d t,,c rr.lmcnt- of cav iiN uI'r nv di
,-o bf,.,..i Nou.rc rlu boat iJlt anu s'lua'c anu
r,r,,rri 'b'r CO.,, ,o,
j.. trJ'.1t VOL Won hN-tl'l AROUND you ~ u;