South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

4 was SomctHiuS s"C "O"su HSNct HoSc
dared to do. He resided in Medford,
to avoid Boston taxes and made his
bargain at so much week, TO 60
without supper, and candles, and fire
in the evening. From Medford he
used TO walk into Boston, generally
| getting into some cart, if possible, be-
fore coming to the bridge, so as to
avoid the cent of toll. Many anec-
dotes are current respecting him, but,
I give only one. He had walked in
from kledford one spring morning, and
had spent the forenoon in business 10
State street. Toward noon, it being
warm he became hungry and faint, for
he was near 90 years old, | believe
Unwilling to encounter the expense Of
a dinner in town, the old man, about
two o'clock, Sc, cut for the country
As he came near the bridge, he was
tempted, being very feint, by some
oysters upon the board hard by, and
stopped TO inquire the price. SHOW
do you sell your oysters ]" said he to
the man at the board; "Six cents a
dozen for the snail, and twelve for the
large" answered the man. The poor
hungry wretch looked at the oysters,
and thought, aud looked again and
thought again. "Won't you letssme
have dozen of the large for ten
cents Z" said he. "No, ! won't" re-
piled the oysterman, Grossly. Again
the miser thougbt,-he could not save
two cents, that was clear, but perhaps
he might one; and that would pay bis
toll, SO said he, Suppose | take
half dozen of each, will you let me
have them for eight cents 7" "Blas,
YOU" answered the man, "Pve told
you the price, il you WON'T pay that,
you shan't have any," While he was
thus speaking, drayman stopped as
he passed TO havea dozen oysters,land
seeing the old man, and how hungry
and wretched he looked, Che hads ibe
St. Vitus' dance,) and thinking him
too poor TO buy the oysters, be pulled
out ftp, and throwingit down, biditbe
man give the old fellow dozen, junp-
ed upon his dray and was off. The
poor miser reached his trembling hand
and took up the money ;-"ShaHlI
have the half dozen of each for eight
cents 7" No you Jew |" cried, The
other. "TAen III keep the money"
said he, dropping it into his pocket, 81
proceeded on bis way an hungered.-
He crossed the bridge rejoicing, but SO
weak was he before he reached home,
that he tainted in the road, and was
found there and carried home by
milkman. ,lf
Was this contemplate / am half
inclined to think not, but rather pitia.
BILE being but form Of insanity.
Melancholy Occurrence.--A small
cofored boy named anthony Cocksin
aged about IL years, was unfortunate.
ly killed yesterday afternoon by pis-
tol.shot, at the shop of Harman, Sic.
mer, corner of Wentworth and ST. Phil
ips' streets. The little fellow went in
TO the shop to purchase cake ofchoc.
olate, and after he had done so, John
STEINER, brother Of the owner Of the
shop, who was serving behind the coun-
ter, at the time, but who it is said, was
only casually on the premises, took up
a pistol, under the impression that it
was not loaded, pointed it at the boy
and drew the trigger. To bis utter
establishment and consternationy uihe
pistol turned out to be heavily charged
with buck and, other shot, aud the.
whole was deposited 10 the rightbreast,
of the poor child, who fell immediate
ly, but rose again and ran out Of the
shop, the blood streaming on his path,
at the distance Of few yards, where
he expired 10 short time. The own.
er Of the shop was absent at the time
Of the fatal occurrence. His Clerk,
however, was there, young German,
who says he was engaged in another
part of the shop, when he heard the
discharge Of the pistol but he there-
upon Immediately went up to John
Steiner, and said, Good God, what
have you done! tina, Siemer replied,
he did not know that the pistol was
loaded, that after the deceased had
bought the chocolate, he said to him
"stop do you want a biscuit" and pre-
tended to get biscuit he took up the
pistol TO snap it at him in jest-the IA
tai result of such jesting has already
been told. John Ssemer absen,ed him.
self Immediately after the occurrence,
and did not make his appearance be-
fore the Coroner's Jury-a circum.
stance which has given rise to SOME
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