New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-05
STRA NOTES HERE AND THERE

Since the time Of the Great King" France has not
been without her Jean Part. Perhap, many 81 the
thousands who have visited the ship that now lies
ia the North River do not know the history Of The
which the vessel bears. Perhaps they ha""
never stroled along the boulevards Of Paris and
paused occasionally to wonder at the numerous copies
OF old painting In the shop windows. representing
a sailor standing near powder magazine with a
lighted pipe In his hand. while band Of men in tire
background look panic-sricken. II Is the famous
Old corsair Jean Bart. threatening 10 blow up his
shin unes, the enemy. the English. departed mmed
ately. His little bessel had been engaged with six OF
theirs. and was finally oveimastered. But ne would
not yield his deck When the boafders swarm"d
around him he took his pipe out of his mouth and
held = over me powder Ienn nar, yS in the
took mp arms with his peop" and rendered III, country
great service or which =" IS ~s 'e Ynsl@ RE- hs
name goes OF commission there viii be another to
take It's placo-another Jean Bart.
The English sailors right to be angry when
they read certain accounts OF the recent celebrate IN
that they had .pongcd" the Americans for drinks
ashore since that statement was made some ol ucm
have even refused drink with Americans, that Is
the common sailors One Of them said OF the story :
we had our pay In our pockets. We had D'rh o"'
Of port good while. and when paid OF had plenty
Of money to buy everything we wanted But we came
WAS not good in New-Yorh and found ourselves in n
plight When some Of the Americans learned that
We could not buy even drink they very kindly
treated us That Is how the story got ont that We
wer. Sponging oil them for drinks. We wer" very
angry We are now afraid Ia be seen drinking WIN
an American lest 1t be said that We are sponglng
again.
I, would never do for IN" French and Germans IN
This port 10 get 10 fighting right under The Stars ana
rtrlpes but oh. how they do hate each other Inc
attack. on the French by the German American news
nopcr I'm this city have aroused the Franco American
colony 10 high frenzy and Of the more cNcl'ib
mon ot willing 10 wipe the insults In blood me
French mr." also little unhappy because th' fnEh,H
marched nearer the American nag ilah ihe\ u'u III
tn" naval parade.
Two lolly iars from the Blake were fonnd downtown
on Monday ENJOYING a drink. An acquaintance nap
uen.d 10 nun across them "Com"" he said. " ana
,ok. a walk with mo mp Broadway" They followed
~ far rs the Woncs Inildrg when they stopped.
. Look ere nv frend'' Of them said we Hike
your company. but II lie larstod II "" want to walk
nm th,t Lor,y tunnel The narrow street and il
tail buildings TOO much fOG them.
Saw Jack. old boy. why don't Won come TO America
10 live, What do yOu want to ~civ" th" Qn""n iH "'
d cents n dav when Won could come to New York and
MAKE, -, or mOr. ." Thi- question pm IL u
sailor of the Eik. bv an cN Engi~lman. and ih" re-
ply was. Well do make inst alb nj bob day.
a. you say In, when I'm at home can ashore aud
got good shave for cents while over here haN"
10 pay fifteen. and then stand chance Of being
Murdered bv a bloody Italian barber. In London |
can get a pot Of beer for tupprncc. WIFI" her" nav"
10 pay hv" cents for glass aud more than nan "l
II fiuih. oh no. I'll take the bob day and rcnala
I'm England"