Show the uhe biters bit some somo time ago a story went the rounds tol toi touching uch ach a man who having presented himself in lit his shirt sleeves at the american museum museums new york received the loan of a coatland coa tand after viewing the curiosities sloped with the me garment obtaining a ight of the elephant and a swallowtail swallow tall tail for twenty five cents TIM reminds us of an all affair that occurred in 1840 on board the old columbus umbus when she lay at the tha charlestown Charles town ilav navy y yard one day a long green Vennon vermonter ter straggled on board t tie tte te lie e adgate and examined everything bitin on deck with curious eyes the officer of the watch from hu 1113 bearing and aud the neatness of his uniform attracted flie the yankees notice got a pretty good place inre lure hey he inquired d the tha assented asen ted what wages do you get gel I 1 one hundred hu adi ed and thenh gire fire dollars a m month anth 1 one hundred and twenty bise five dol idla laib all to yourself fact sir wal I 1 wonder it if I 1 get something to do here myself 10 0 tyes ijes 3 es make a pretty good midshipman marwy maruy wal wai what are mans wages for a green hand forty dollars a mon month t h only only forty dollars jerusalem why I 1 was told to hire out for ten but where can ran I 1 ba be made a midshipman on say quick down below sir sin in the steerage As soon as im relieved ill see to it down went the quizzer and the quizzed A bevy of young midshipmen required no prompting to perpetrate a apiece piece of mischief A spurious warrant was made out and the greenhorn equipped in a splendid uniform including an elegant gant chapeau and costly sword by a joint con coil of the mess iness thus furnished he be was directed to present himself to commodore S in the cabin and report ready for duty ile he wa was told that the commodore mi maht ht be pretty gruff it was a way he had but not to mind it the steerage being full the new midah aman was to demand quarters and the commodores black looka and angry word were to ba be regarded as nothing he had llad no right to use ei her thus posted up the victim presented himself to the commodore with old hoss boss how are youly you S started he had come across a rara avis take a seat sir 1 1 I kin help myself old fellow I 1 generally gine rally do was the reply of the vermonter as he flung himself into one oue seat and crossed his legs upon another you are one of the new mid midshipmen hilmen I 1 sup bup pose poser remarked the commodore w who 0 from the first suspected something 1 I aint bint kotbin else shall shail I 1 trouble you forvour warrant catch hold bold old boy the commodore looked at the document and then at his visitor who gave you this the fellers down stairs and now im ready for duty 2 enough now you can an go not gnot as you know on squire the cellars chock full and I 1 aint sint aboin aboia out of this ere in a hurry I 1 tell you oj 0 you rare up old fellow I 1 see the matter youre a little cracked up here and the brilliant youth touched his forehead with his hia forefinger fore finger 1 T am going into this ere chamber to take a right good snooze boots and all by gravy ai ail be was proceeding to execute this menace the he commodore took him by the arm and led him to 0 ilie the gangway pointing rg to the sentinel lie remarked mildly you bee fee that moan roan with amus a musket now if y boti oil dont clear out oat directly and leave leava the ship yard and never show your face again ill order him to hoot shoot you the yankee broke and in two seconds his blue coattail coat tail was seen been floating in the rear as iw lit dashed out of the yard with the speed of a flyn g jackass achasa in a minute afterward dp half halt a dozen terrified midshipmen r rushed fished on deck deek add and asked for liberty to go ashore young gentlemen 1 said eaid the commodore 11 1 I grant no liberty today to day six faces fell a feet and six you young ng jokers returned to their room roem as ba melancholy us as mutes mutee at an aid ald aldermans alderman alder aider erman ermun mana mans s funeral they never saw or heard anything of abe the vermonter af let lei ward nor the uniform either |