Year: 1859

we neard an amusing story the other day OF q
feast that we do not recoect ever to have
in print It is too good to be lost, and although it
will certainly lose in our telling we may succeed in
giving the point.


Shortly after the war with Great Britain, an aris.
tocratic English gentleman built residence in the
the vicinity Of Fort George on the Niagara frontier,
and, IN accordance with the old country idea OF ex.
clusiveness,.he enclosed his ground with high,
tight fence Here he lived like an old English gen.
| tleman-one of the olden time-with the exceplion
that none but the elite of the province and the officers
OF the neighboring garrsons permitted to pass
bis gate. There was very good understanding be.
tween the American officers at Fort Niagara and the
British at Fort George, and the men were permitted
American soldiers was a queer chap, who suffered
| terribly, was very fond of hunting, and who was
always getting into some sort of mischief
One day this chap took the small boat that lay
crossed over to the Canadian shore for hunt. He
wandered over several miles in the rear of Fort
George, without meeting any game, and on his re-
turn seeing crow on tree within the inclosure of
fired, aud brought down his game. Colonel or what.
ever bis title may have been - we will call him
Colonel, aDyhow-wtnessed the transaction, and ad-
vanced while our soldier was reloading He was
very angry, but seeing the Yankee standing coolly
with a loaded gun in his hand, be gnlphed down bis
passion for the moment, and merely asked him II he
killed the crow. The soldier replied he did, " | am
sorry" said the Colonel, "for he was pet. By the
by that is very pretty gun-wl you be SO kind as
to let me look at tl" The soldier complied with the
request. The Englishman took the gun, stepped
back few paces took deliberate aim and then broke
forth in TRADE of abuse concluding with an order
to stoop down and take bite of the crow or be
would blow his brains out. The soldier explained
Colonel kept his finger on the trigger, and sternly
repeated his command.


There was shoot in the Engshman's eye-there
was no help for tand the suffering soldier stopped
a fha hrfo a41nvrvs =
not Up came his breakfast-his dinner the day be-
fore, and it really appeared as if he would throw up
his toe nails. The Engshman gloated on the misery
Of his victim, and smiled compacently at every addi-
and wiped his eyes, the Colonel handed him his gun,
with the remark, Now, you rascal that will teach
you how to poach on gentleman's enclosure


The Yankee soldier took his gun, and the Colonel
close. Stepping back he took deliberate aim at the
heart Of his host and ordered him instantly to finish
the crow. Angry expostulation prayers and entrea.
ties were useless things There was shoot in the
American eye then, as there had been in the English
eye before. There was no help at hand and he took
bite Of the crow. One bite was enough to send all
the good dinners he had lately eaten on the same
journey with the garrison fare Of the soldier, and
while the Englishman was in an agony of sickness,
Jonathan escaped to the American shore.


The next morning early, the Commandant of Fort
Niagara was sitting M in , bis quarters when Col
was announced. Sir" said Col. =, Il come to
demand the punishment of one Of your men, who
yesterday entered my premises and committed great
outrage"


"We have three hundred men here, and it would
be difficult for me to know who it is you mean," said
the American officer.


The Engshman described him as a long, dangling,
suffering, stoopshouldered devil.


"Ah know who you mean," said the officer
he is always getting into mischief Orderly, cali
Tom"


In a few moments Tom entered and stood at atten.
ton, as straight as bis natural build would allow
while not trace Of emotion was visible in his coun
tenance.


"Tom," said his officer, edo you know this gentle
MANI"


"Yeyeye-yes, SIR"


"Where did you ever see him before ?n
l." said Tom, suffering awfuy, but retaining
the grave expression natural to his face di didid
dined with him yesterday


We believe Tom was not punished. Indiana
Sentinel