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ANECDOTES.
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ENGLISHMAN AND HIGHLANDMAN.

An English vessel passing up the Clydo, fell in with a Highland Sloop coming down, which the captain of the former hailed with tho usual salutation of "Sloop ahoy!" when tho following conversation took place:-

Captain. What's your cargo?
Highlander. Penlomon.
Cap. Whero are you bound for?
High. Potatoes.
Cap. What's your Captain's name?
High. Proomala.
Cap. Where do you come from?
High. Yes; it's a fino poat.
Cap. Will you tako us on board?
High. Yesterday.

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THE RED NOSE.

A West Indian, who had a remarkably fiery nose, having fallen asleep in his chair, a negro boy who was in waiting, observed a musquitto hovering round his face. Quashee eyed the insect very attentively, at last he saw him alight on his master's nose, and immediately fly off. Ah! d--n your heart,' exclaimed tho negro, 'me d--n glad to see you burn your foot.'


FINIS.