SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, IslI.
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nil that the plan adopted on this occa-
sion is far better calculated to give satis-
faction, than to cut one anothcr's throa's.
or to shoot one another through the head
and in making it known conceive that
Hawscr MartinoaIe is entitled TO the
thanks Of "A phiIanthropic community.


On board the ship Macomacon of Prov
ldcncc, Il. l., there was chap. a thorough
| genicmdn, by the way. named Jim Pea
cock. How Jim ever came TO be before
the mast it is impossible to tell as he pri-
dcd himself much on the respectablity of
his connexions, and often talked for n
whole dog watch about the property which
he expected shortly to inherit His ward
robe was somewhat limited TO be sure,
Notwithstanding which, by means of
high shirt collar. bushy whiskers. curling
Iove-locks, second-handcd aud thread
bare coalce, and an iyory-headed switch,
nc continued to cut quite dash whencv-
er he went ashore in a foreign port, and
to sport the air and manners of a thor
ou4h-brcd gentleman. Indeed he was SO





went ashore, although he was careless
enough OF these thn.S on board. that the
ships company nickLamed him " DANDY
Jim


Now Dandy jim, Notwithstanding he
was SO much of a gentleman. was the Ia
zleSt fellow on board d-and could play the
Old soldier in style that would have done
credit to a waister" in man-oG-war.
lie was fond of good eating, too-and on
the passage out was always hanging about
the galley, with view to BEG from the
cook or steward, or steal, some deicacy
which was denied the lore-mast hands.
lie was soon cured of this foible, hovev-
er, by the cook, who one day while he
was bearing off some "spoils.'' which he
had hlched, in the shape of "a couple OF
hard-boled eggs, the cook threw into his
neck ranakin Of boiling water. which
caused him 10 roar like hali-sIaughtcred
pig, and to his great grief loosenod the
better end OF one of his whiskers, which
gave his ph'z queer appearance.


One day 1t was old Ben Ganovay's
trick at the wheel during dinner: and
one OF Ben's Watchmatcs. as in duty
bound, cut oil Il generous slice of =. duff"
and set 1t aside for Ben. Then thew all
turned to on the remainder, with a will
and 1t was soon demolished. In due time
Ben was relieved, and came forward as
hungry us iigcr-antcipating an excel
lent dInner-but it then appeared that the
portion which had been saved G,r him and
carefully set aside, had most unaccoun,a-
bly disappearcd-and poor Ben GANG
way was obliged to 90 without dinner. or
resort to the eXpedient Of the North
American bear in the winter time. and
suck his paws. But Ben, although Good
sailor and an honest man, was no philos- |
opher, and did not submit with rcsiona.
ton to his hungry fate. He grumbled a
good deal, and by dint of close enquiries
and circ"mstantlal evidence, he convinced
himself and the whole ships company,
that Dandy jun had leIoniously Obtained
possession of his prog, and had, without
so much as saying, 4" by your leave" dis .
posed of it for his own comfort and adj
vantage.


On learning this, Ben's indignation was
very grcat-lor there are few things more