Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-01-13

NtSktu ON morse on my t@Etitlou-
limb, and TO the establishment at every
body walked home after u, without 50
much Inconvenience a. n sprsined an-
Gle. | Wa bitten by mal' dog most
iuriously IN the same place. and every
one prophc-icd ihat should die. but
got well al tie bite and amazed them
all. \ cart wheel ran over mr. loo,
AMI damned II into 4 cockei hat; no
ono bat admired the furtiiudc with
, hich bore the pam. W alkins home
one cold day With the Doctor. step
ped with ooc foot mid leg deep IA
puddle ni water. The Doctor VAS pc
>it,,c tina, | should take cold in cnnsc-
qu.ncr uf ~, snd Won a wager OF him
I by not coming I'll hoarsc the nest morn
ing. To Ia, utter aStonI.hmcnr.
! But this uniccling limb of mine has
sometimes brought the into awkward
scraPes. | never shall forget how SUI
/ rremelv foolish felt one evening when
| had been ridiculing most unmcroil.!!y
certain foppish. conceited. pra-,nali-
cal icil"w about the town; all this |
did IN the presence of his sisters. whc,n
| dId not know 10 be such. and never
imagined that my friend Walter - 10
sat next me would let me run on in
such strain without apprising me uf
the blunder was committing. WHY
y"u incoInprehensible fellow said hc
Ia me. - soon as we came away, what
the vengeance possessed YOU to keep
on taking IN that style when was
frtGdmg upon yomr toe every instant
To make you stop
Once, indeed, | came ve-Y near be-
ing discovered. and the artiticc by
which | escaped detection had the
-lranSest effects. Who would believe
that the ghost OF n wooden leg could
break oil n match: or tina; nv saving
my limb, | made Mr. Beau Babbleto:,
lose his mistress: will tell the whole
story. foe It Is seldom that vooLen
ies has kicked up su,h n dust.
One very dark evening w.s walk
IN. hnmeward> th.cugh a stree, where
the sidewalk WIS somewhat narrow
AMI the ceiiar entrances projected quite
! out 10 the curb stone One 90 these
happened 10 b. covered with wooden
g'atlng. and IN walking over IL I trod
IN the dark upon defective part. and
my loot broke through. /, was my
wooden lex. ana IN my endea,or To-
eXtricItc II the unfortunate limb brol g
loose and fell into the cellar
/ Here wa, terrible awkward s,tu,.
rlon Tor fine gentleman 10 BE- in
There was no getting my lost leg out
at this limbo ia the dark. and TO apply
Tor help would discover me. I.ucki!y
had my walking sick. and with the
hrIp at that, made i shift TO hubblc 10
my lodgings, where arrived undi.co-
Nerrd, thanSs TO the darkness and late
ne-s ct the hour. Bat the difficulty
was not over. had lost my leg. and
no one could make me such another ::
or u 1t oonid be replaced. the thing
COULD not be effected without DELAY ri
many days and the story would iof,Ii,.
bly, get wind. WHAT should 1 dos I
Nnew the house INTO which nv stray
i'nb had stop;, but was not upon ;hc
right terms wish the occupant 10 trust
hun With the secret. this wa. The r,,.t
: nnlucky circumstance oG all he was
: Joe Clackaboui. n person with whom
had been involved in quarrel. and
was, moreover, an drraut busy body.
Ia short he was no man - cntrust wi:h
ihe scc!er OF 4 sham c-.
! a. last Thought struck me of 4 mc.
thod 80 get NJ leg and sa,emy credit.
Tor ! saw plainly that nv leg must be
had nnincdiat.ly, or else The cat would
bc out Of the ba-. | thought Of Beau
Ba'bleton. The iorp.,h fellow mention.
( Ell 4pn'c, pcrsona.r Oh whom miohi
: "''h SOME conscience. .lay tie trick
81 Tailoring my lost limb. lad On,
myself into bad od0ur ~ ,ih his sister
and two or three score of their ro.>in.
ping acquaintance 10y means IF h,.
'"ppeTJ and the iTsrn,.btli'y of nv
f'mbcr'"rs. and determined nnw io
be revrogcd upon hun means If H.,
same i"iIdctdbic members. The ulsn
was ihI-.--in send b, 4 trusfv srrV,nt
= note 20 MIR C!ackahcui. rcnurs,;ro
TIE lrg ga &c name ~ Beau B,bhIc,,,
hy which means should get nv lint
again without being su.rcc:td. and
Beau night account Ter the .unrriu,ty
u has SHIN bones in hi. own amin,
economy is well "a he vas abe.
ne plan succeeded % admiration.
and much better Than looked for.
rud The luck 90 -rc datk, ra-,irg IN
der ny window N tie morning. and
ain' sent og uith the note. Yonm,,
Iudyr Of thr 'prprisc and ns'rni.llncnt
~ 1ir. ard Mrs. Clnthabout and IA,
~" sisters. - they sat az breakfast.
when 'hey received the follow ins -
Sir naStleion'. cha ;.i,u,n's 20 Hr Ciek
'bo'' And requests l- "a 70 have the ro...it....
- despatch iHm Dos ~, ~ tie beaf,r.itw
7e i'und ~ TIE cellar Nr ~. hopes 90 a.
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