South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1839-09-19

N'''' w SUMS NNh i'iNANN eANtN.
am de Shew Abraham Levi well
known at dish court Your lldysAip
knowSh me yer we'll
How dare YOU tell such lie YOU
VILLAIN = exclaimed a voice trembling
with rage at one OF the window
how dare YOU say YOU are Abraham
Lew; ON Abraham Lew You ATE
4 cheat
Call the police = cried the Count
css. Let Tie ruilian Uc arrested
At these words the party coniuScdly
withdrew from the windows. Nor did
Julian remain where lac was; ne slip
ped quietly OIL and Effected las escape
through cross street down which hc
was unpursurd. \ crowd OF servants
rushed out OF the Finance Minister'S
palace, and land hold OF the real guar
dian OF the night who was carefully
perambulating his beat unconscious of
any offence he had committed. Ia
spite of all he could say hc was carried
OFF to the head police office, \ charged
with csuSing disturbance bv singing
ibellous songs.-Thc officer OF the poo
lice shook his head at the unaocount-
able event and said-'WC have alrca-
dy one watchman IN custody, whose
abominablc verses caused very sen
Gus atIray between the towns people
and the garrison. The devil fly away
with all the poets
The prisoner would confess TO moth
ing, but sworc prodlglously at the ras-
cality Of a set Of footmcn headed by
butler and two fat cooks, that disturbed
him in his peaceful pcramhulaions,
md accused him OF singing insults a
gainst noble ladies whose names he
had never heard. While the CYamI-
nation was going on, and ono OF the
secretaries of the Finance Ministers
began to be doubtful whether the poor
watchman was really IN fault or not
an uproar outside, and loud cries OF
Watch Watch
The police rushed out, in few min
uies the Field Marshal entered the OF
fee, accompanied by some alds-dc-
camp and the captain of the guards on
duty. Bring in the Scoundrcl! sand
the Marshal, pointing TO the door
and two soldiers brought III a watch
man, whom they held close prisoner
and whom they had disarmed Of his
staff and horn.
Are the watchmen all gone mad to
night: exclaimed the chief of police.
an have the rascal punished for his
Infamous verses, said the Marshal
storming with anger,
Your exoellency, exclaimed the
rIess, / never made ,-~.sc IN 10 JW!Ii
days
Silence villain, roared the Marshal.
IN have you hanged for them And
If you contradict Inc again, Il cut You
to pieces on the spot.
The police officer respectfully observ-
ed TO the Field Marshal, that there must
be some poetical epidemic among the
watchmen, for three had been brought
before him within the astquarter of an
hour, accused Of the same offence.
Gentlemen, said the Marshal to
the officers who had accompanied him
since this scoundrel refuses 10 confess,
it will be necessary to take down from
your remembrance, the words of his
atrocious libel. Let them be written
down while YOU still rccolIect them.
Come, who can say them
The officer of the police wrote to
the dictation of the gentlemen who re-
membered the whole verses between
them:
Der empty head feather railing,
Adown the back a long cue trailing,
Slim waist and padded breastto charm We,
These are the merits Of the army
Cards. fddliug, flirting, andso on.
BY these the Marshall's stat is Won
DO you deny, YOU rascal, cIicd the
Field Marshal to the terrified watch
N DO YOU deny that You sang
NamOus lines as | was coming
my house
assure your worship's honor !
,ow nothing at all about the lines
Why did you run away, then, when
you saw me :.
i did not run away.
what said The two officers who
had accompanied the Marshal-aot
run away were youno out of breath
when at las, We laid hold Of You
yes but it was with fright at being
so ferociously attacked. l am trcm-
bling yet in every limb.
Lock the obstinate villain up tli
morning, said the Marshal-'hc wII.
come TO his senses by that time WITH
these words, the wrathtul di-ni,ary
went away. These incidents had set
the whole police force of the city ON
Al