Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-08-29
From the N. 0. Picay,tne.
A MODERN FAUsTE.


Among those individuals who sboul,,
been somewhere else yesterday morning M %@T :
have been seen at Mr.. Recorder Baldwin" e Se
tlcc OF business protested follower of the ol'
Faust, vugarIy known as "our prin,ass ; y
lie was cdSe-al sorts Of a case-a woIi,
edition of the striped pig, or in other worI,
u"corrceted copy OF the ocorks Of in,cmperaosa1a
se'ced mp, and bound by no tee-total rule ocN
tire abstinence. lie looked blurred. or I n CO.
bad impression ola WORKOUT wool.cut or"
American eagle or Of IA runaway negro, y"
"fou were found sleeping Out last MIMI,
sal the Recorder "Who, and what are v 9"'
addressing the badly sci up bill of humapi,y; !.
the dock.
81, I'm poor-a Dbl poor specimo, -,
the art preservatve OF all arts-vugarv 81
led ''jour printer" or typo" said the pr isr
ner.
"And need correction" said the afable p.
Icorder. 81 thought you were foul co,s
Why were you not at your lodgings a,,
nightf''
"Because lost my piace-got out of sor,o
had no quoinS [cons to get locked IN son
where else; in fact, out Of cash, which i ~,
copy of our existence. All! sir, I've G., , NV
pressure Of the times as well as other loIto '''
have had an impression, and heavy ono or
the difficulty OF juaYying my actions bv tho
right measure" '
"But correct man of your profession" said
the Recorder, "would have been at his c,so o.,
ting up, al the time the Waterman found Won GET
ting down"
"Yes, but Pm gone case; and even il wo,o
setting doWa instead of setting up don't see
what alteration you should make in the cow Of
your verdict"
"You were lying down, sr'
"Yes, had come 10 period, that's fac,
and the Waterman made parenthesis OF his
arms to raise me up, and note of admiration ol
my body, head downwards, while bringing me-
to his new tangled press to have prof ia.
KEN" rejoned the "jour,"
The Waterman charged you with being lip
sy, Sir"
81 tcet my matter too much last night, thatsa
lactn
when the watchman placed you on your
feet you did not stand straightforward in eve.
ry direction, and staggered about as though
you were working off the first sheet OF the new
grand lottery on the sidewalk"
al thought sir, that | was on rule and figure
york; but Charley soon gave mo rap with
more than Steep'Stoot, which ina
Strengthened me, he we'll nigh diStri5R.
ed the matter Of my upper case, sir-threw
brain into pie"
shall have to send you to The calaboosc, sir
lock you up for thirty days"
Thirty days! What! lock up my form for
thirty days! Oh! you don't mean that, sir.
Consider what you are about. You have no
rule for doing it, Why, sir, you might as well
send me to lie on the gailies in the swamp at
once. Thirty days in the caIaboose! That
would indeed be laying me on the imposing
ione. Let me go this time, Mr.. Recorders;
will see and correct errors, avoid all outs, such
Is the Waterman discovered in future, and
present clean and revised proofsheet of my
conduct hereafter. I'll tell your honor whatit
S; that Waterman who handles tho book so Of.
EN- don't always .foiiow copy Why he
wore there against me as if his oath was
tereotgped, and as it he knew me like a
book"
The Recorder told this modern Fauste tina,
&c was fully impressed with the sincerity OF
lis determlnationto reform, bur that unless he
'ot some person other than himself to vouch
or 1t, he must give him short situation say
hIrty days in the calaboosc.