DISGUSTED SHEEPISHNESS. 
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of various families, who thus secure to themselves and 
friends a quiet, retired spot in which to stroll at pleasure. 
Then each of these subscribers has furnished him any 
number of tickets, which are presented to “distinguished 
^ strangers” to gain them admission ; but, in spite of this, 
there are shingle-notices stuck up and through the garden 
to the effect that “strangers are admitted without tickets,” 
so one would say they are of no use. "Wlien the music 
is under way, however, the shingle-notices cease to be of 
eftect, and the ticket is required. Some of our officers 
found themselves in a most mortifying situation on this 
account: they were in uniform, the garrison-band was in 
full blast, and the garden was crowded with “the fami- 
lies.” Of course they made for the gate with as dignified 
a step as possible, to join in the scene, when invidious 
Fate, in the shape of the gate-keeper, stopped them, and 
asked for their tickets. 
Of course they could only look angry or sheepish, and 
they chose the former ; but old Fate was not to be 
alarmed. They were therefore about to act like sensible 
men and retire, when several of the officers of the gar- 
rison, seeing their dilemma, left the ladies who were 
hanging on their arms, and advanced to their assistance ; 
but their efforts were of no avail, and they were forced to 
return to the fair ones, while our fellows walked off in a 
state of disgusted sheepishness. The English officers 
seemed as much moidified, however, as they were, and a 
few days later a long apology reached the squadron from 
his excellency the governor, in -which he attributed all 
the blame to the stupidity of the gate-keeper. 
Well, as soon as we had got out of our uniform, we 
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