Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-13
From :is " o. PicIyuHs !
STEEPIE CHASE.

An organ grinder c-iIsntsI.y Ic: bis monkey loose
IN the streets, and such another sreepr chase as
arose from the occurrence and 7siOGshCd New Orleans
for some three or four hours was never before seen
or heard OF. The crowds of servant maids and
children. InNiers and little rIgEersthat always col
.cci around uusrr grinder, were furnished gratis
with kind ofsrori quite new and drIishrfIL ana
they followed the SNauwouung monkey from stree,
70 street m the highest gse, sws log ~ numbers pt
every corner. Some juvenile wdg threw a heated
srNTence on. upon the SIDE walk, and when the
ring tailed co.iectoroI public moneys burn, El,
paw, ,be wayne broke loose and made tracks, was
.aIghlJc.
over railing went the Swartwoute-. followed
by loud roar from the 'tc uIggsrs. and lust as 4,
fashionable Ildy came to the window 10 see ,Syl,f
was the matter, pcime JyrEo, s1iur fashion, along
a vine, and made an abrupt bow ushl IN her face
She disappeared very suddenly, with short scream
while JyckO, 10 about ten seconds, tumufed as ma.
uy flower pots down into the street, 20 the great
perl Of thG organ man, and infinite delight Of ali
the Gssrmb ed admirers.
The music grinder was admitted into the nous.
% catch lis monkey from the interior, upon which
J1ckp took ns line Of mlrcn along window blinds.
g' COMES, shutters, signs &c. from house to house,
with the crowd after him, making a tour Of the
block md turning the corner with Incredible cHpc-
di0n.
When the music man came round the corner.
there cat IH.e lock0, having duly ruulucd anI Ibid
a prc.smpuon claim to third story wrndpw-s,Il.
1 mere NH Hti * INNING MS UNrf' w EIfu
gravity, when IL shower q blows were made a., him
from the interior will sbJyos, ,purs add broom.
sticks. Lp went IDrk1 % the roof IN an instant.
and now bic dis1PPolrcd entirely over the house
top.
lie wls soon heard Of in another street. mad rferc
odd and a'mo-t Serious adventure was told n
him. Is had popped into rclr window ond Hs.
hind looking g.1ss az the very moment that an Iu.
Void, Just risen from the bod, was preparing %
shave. Tho gentleman hgErd something but saw
.4..s ..F.N be- HFN ri al.
.atbcung, he went ON % shave Jaws, wasted SICK
ness. While proceeding with trembling hand, and
lu tta'agstr1rtIou generally attending the operation
bis rye suddenly fell upon the 1ppIul1n Of "a
Strange looking little old man, with Spanish hat md
feathers uu HE head, Ted under he chin. aud q very
. hurry cOuutruaneC fixing bis eyes upon him nj I NAL,
rng mos. rN.r ordinary gestures with |1rga mouth
/ iI.. of white teeth. The sick man WIS weak anl
] nervous, and lo.. az once boz faint with tho rzo
900 Ms hand. The family alarmed by the noise
rushed up sairs and their ron5,arna,lon may b.,
imagined Et fading he hs.p.ss man stretched goal.
a0u sense ess ON Size floor, with nv open razor 10y
Dos aiIo. Iul His iHrpIf bleeding prufussly. lie VA
soon restored. however, for the wound SLIGHT.
JocHo next inside hs appearance upon o. nclgibor
/ ing cnHrgn, aru now took place the regular, nri
Htcrl. usDp.r chase. ~ wrUt Jo.kD ny The ltsht
ni0g D1, and Un, inside, went dozen pursusfg I'D
m.ucd uy the sexton. A, every window Jocko paus
81 ly.t Ii one crowd below, until hunter attempt
| Cu 20 grosD u.m h0n within, when he leisure.
mounted higher, u.. a. last Ie furry cudCd his "a
round iHn vluc ard fspIrsJ 900 being above the wor.l
= having bis 'iI swing Iu perfect Independence.
81 lie hsguu 90 dr.csuI offer while aud was fin j
e y grabbed successfully through window, nd
however, u.l he bad visited the bell and raised D.
q alarm Of FIRE BY swinging on the cIapper. lie g,
n some severe Wumps here, though that he neIth'
seemed TO Ike Or understand and be v Cut outsil
/, | - ln wondering very much 90 the noise no hs
IS made iu the world Tic gave the ghtsug rod lon
.ong parting embrace wl'h his tail when he four
10 himself caught, ul his ruthless master dragged h
IA N at the window 70 meet Tho touch Of another RI
d Thus no disappeared At last from
"-Upturn'd vomiting eyes
M or mOrtas "
lie And thus we have the honor Of recording the mo
~ extraordinary steepe chase ever vet known 10 Il
he sporting annals Of America.