Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-08-19

little negroes tina. always colec, aroun,
a music grinder, were furnished grail,
with kind of sport quite new and delight
iul, they followed tie swartwouIing mon
key form street 10 street in the highest
gIee, swelling their number at every cor
ner. Some juvenile wag threwa heated
sIxPence out upon the sidewalk, and when
the rlngiaiIed collector of public money
burnt his paw, the way he broke loose
and made tracks was laughabIe.
Over railing went the Swartwouter,
followed by a load roar of little negroes;
and Just as fashionable Iady came To the
window to see what was The matter, up
came Jocks, sailor fashion, along a vine
and made an abrupt bow right in her
face. She dIappeared very suddenly with
short scream, While Jocks in about ten
seconds tumhled "a many flower pots down
INTO he street, to the great peril of the
organ man and the infinite delight OF all
the assembled admirers.
The music grinder was admitted into
the house TO Gu CHI his monkey rom the
ln'erler, from which Jocks took up his
line OF march along window bin Is, balco.
MES, shutters, signs, &C., from house to
house with the crowd after him, making
tour of the block and turning the cor>
ner with incredible expedition.
When the music man came round the
corner, there sat Iillld Jocks having duly
squatted and laid in prescription claim TO
a third story window sill There he sa,
examining his burnt paw with quiet gray.
liy.when shower Of blows were let Ioos"
al him from the interior with shoveIs,
longs, and broom sticks. Up went Jocks
TO the roof in an instant, aud now he dis |
appeared entirely over the house top.
lie was soon heard in another street,
and there an odd an almost serious al.
venture was told of him. lie had pop /
ed into rear window and behind look.
ing glass at the very moment that an in
valid, Just risen from bed, was preparing
10 shave. The gentleman heard something
but saw nothing, and approached the
glass, where, alter aIherng he went on
70 shave Jaws somewhat wasted by sick
ness. While proceeding with trembling
hand, and IN that abstraction generally AT.
ending the operation, his eye suddenly
ell upon the apaTlion OF a strange look.
ng little old man, with Spanish hat and
ga hers on his head, tied under the chin, I
md a very hairy countenance, fixing
pair ot gIlttering dark eyes upon him and ,
making most extraordinary gestures with S
| large mouth full of white teeth. The Il
'lck man was weak and nervouS, and fell I
II once IN faint, with his razor n his u
hand. The family alarmed by the noise
rushed up slairS, and their CONSERVATION .
may be imagined at finding the helpless :
man stretched pale and senseless on the ;,
ioor, with an open razor by his side, and ;,
MS throat bleeding profusely ! he was
soon restored however, for the wound was
slight.
Jocks next made his appearance upon +,
neIghborIng church, and now took place ;,
he regular and literal sIeeple chase. Up
vent Jocks by the lightning ro1, aud up >,
inside went dozen PurSuers admitted by
~ SSH'NH' NtS'CIS Wlll1lOW JUDAS puuSCu Ia,
o look at The crowd below, until hunter
attempted TO grasp him from within, when =,
le elsurey mounted higher, MI at last =
le fairly curIed his tail round the vane :,
md rejolced in being above the world,
having his full swing in perfect indie.
,endence.
He began to descend after while, and
vas finally grabbed successfully through :
window, not however, until he had visit
d the be-! and raised an alarm of fire by
wing'ng on the caPper. He got some u
eVere thunps here, though thar he nei.
her seemed to like or understand, and he
vert outside again wondering very much >
II The noise he had made in the world
lie gave the lightning rod long, long u
'arlIng embrace with his tail when ne d :,
ound himself caught, iii his ruthless
master dragged him in the w,ndow to 81
meet the touch OF another rod for WHICH
ocks ieIt no such tender attachment '
Thus he disappeared al last from Il
"--Upturned, wondering eyes, i" -
OF mortal" n
AMI thus we have tho honor Of record. h
ns one OF the most extraordinary steeplc II
masses ever yet known IN the sporting an, ii