Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1831-01-08
COUClNC SCENE.

COUClNC SCENE.
TIE following extract from the sto-
y ofa cockney and a game at gouging
is taken from the Baltimore Minerva.
The English traveller had pat up at a
log tavern on the banks Of. the Savan-
nah. where the rProrious conduct took
place. ~
t.The cosP~ay eo~ began to tn
crease, and several men with their RI
1es ard powder hofna eane IN, and
they were soon fsllowea By q posse of
wa9eoners, boatmeI,s &c. until the
roo9 vas - completely crowded that
oae cpala not have scrouged the little
end Of nothing sharpened, between
thsm. Same tageef at the bottle,
some smoked long kses, and some play
ed seven up, between The others legs
until our traveller found that his sit
uation began to be rather uncomfor-
table, and requested tho hos: to have
him shown to his chamber. Ne had
scarcely doiIcd his outward sell, and
thrown himself between two cotton
sheets which might have sold well 70
chandler, when Inc mum ard buzz be-
low gradually sweiied into a co. fused
believing and holiowimg, the foauda-
ton Ofthc house irenblcd to the stamp
irg aud shutting Of iect; ard LIS ear
was assalled BY such sou. ds as these:
chase n streak ofligLtning round
u black jack" ~xiP Roao-tae bri-
dies broke, here'sa corn stcaler, that
casl drive . wedge spontaneously thro'
the Tale Rock" "May be totally
twisted il l cant ram-squaddlc two like
you, you jim5er.jawed rascal
.'(souge hizn-chew him up.' Here
the noise increased to sach~a pitch,
that the EnglisAInan thought all the
imPs of the lower regions were let
loose Upon him. Trembling he arose
from his bed " shrieked aloud for the
waiter. Isam came and rubbing his
eyes - If he had just been reused from
Z sweet slumber, asked him if he wait
cd wiiskey toddyi
=: iakey toddy, you black rascal!'
exclaimed the lodger, ''vot's all that
llellisli noise abou,f'
sOh! massa," replied cut1y, grim
ming, ~notif.g at all. boattnen and wag-
go,..ncD OILY quarrel a little Bit
We hab SANE like dis ebery might"
The Englishiran only groaned and
bid the neg,o oesole. His ears in a
short time became familiar to the helllsh
sounds aud &c fell asleep.
La the znorni;, Z w.:ea nc awoke all
was io.et, ard patti 6 OF Ills cstshes nc
descended to the a&r-roen, 70 order his
horse. There were bat two cse-sons
in the room, ssarn, who was sweeping
me door win q bircn broom, ard "A
stranger who sat in the cinmney Cor
ner. ssam was gathering up some
strange hooking things Of globular
form a,d throwing t,ae'n into a busi,el
bazxct, which was nearly full. ~Vot
are you got there, boyc' inquired the
cocxiey, roth. y one ofthem over with
has foos aud sxami:.ing it: II didn't
know tat, grapes grew 30 large in this
country" "Golly! massa-dat no
gull 20 trOW away OcSc
eyes dat were gouge out last night
The E,sglishman stared back with
horror, his hair 0ristled aid he scarce
" knew w.,ich way to surn to shun the
dreadful scene. Sammoning sortitudc
he went up to the stranger who sat BY
the FIRE leaning MS head Oh his hand
aud groaa.lfg ever ara anon. Volts
the matter, my honest friesdr' asked
he in tore Of comnisscrasion. -Dn!
SIR vas III cool reply, IL
only lost my right eye last eight
sEavens! holy lost an ye.-do'n
You feel good deal ofpains''
NO, not much. but, curse the
l row'ed him up a sal. river;
and he's gone home lille l.gA;er
Than he came. Look here, All 10
he most exquisite horror ofour cock
ney journalist, I've drew from one wais-
coat pocket two eyes and a nose, and
rom the other, a pair Of ears and a
,iece ola hip. ~All them belonged to
he bully Of Jumping branch.''
1t was enough-the traveller order
d his horse and was ofin . taugent
Modesty in a ycung female 10 the
lower Of . tender shrub which is the
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