Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-29

LAUGHABLE SroRY-r From the French. The
Count Hohenoe, his death bed, gave mu~queieer
his .etter deliver 10 his banker whom the matu
Of pleasures had prevented him from seeing lie hal
made of his bills of credit death had not given
him time 10 spend the ready money be hat brought with
him. The poor young having given las last sish the
musquetecr made the necessary preparation Tor his 'uGe
raj While things this situation. there arrived
two English nobemen at the house. They were I
placed ia chamber adj dining tha; which TIE dead body
was laid out and out Of which it had removed. hey
could only allow bed for them both. at the Others he
ng engaged; but the weather cold aud they were
fends they maze no difficulty Of lying together.
Ia the middle Of the night of the two not being able
sleep, aud growing weary OF his BID. IA Order
himself IN the kitchen where be heard some peo
pie taking lie had diverted himself there Tor uue
when being willing To return whence he came. he again
Up stars; but instead Of entering hs chamber,
that the deceased Count whose face they
had only thrown a cloth There is not much ceremo-
nv used IN France the management Of their dead.
in England and Germany for they are there satisfied
with showing their affections 10 the living.
The English nobeman having put out his candle, ail
down boldly by the deunct when creeping close 70 hmm
possible order himself au1 finding his bed
fellow colder than himself he began muter-' What
the devils the matter my friend your cold zee,
will lay a wager, cod you are, YOU would have been
enough YOU had the pretty g that Is hopw
stairs. Come YOU may take my word for H. added he,
pulling HIM by the come POUNDS STIR III ige
YOU shall have her for guinea. While he holding
this fine with the dead who detached from,
bic of making reply his chamber door opened, which
made him raise his head to who coming but
Judge what have been his surprise when he =
lighting in joiner who carried a coffin on his
shoulder F! He thought at first that he had been IN
dreambut looking about him. and seeing the vlsage of
who had not spoken word vlsage overspread with
a mortal aeness, he made but jump from the bed 10
the middle of the chamber The joiner aud the maid
Immediately persuaded that IL the corpse, who being
unwilling he shut up IN the coffin PLAY lug
his gambos Their legs unable with
proporonabe 10 their fears and the JDuer
maid. coffin and candle-ck, rolled another
the top Of the stairs down into the kitchen "Louuds
what are YOU an about cried the landlord What, l.
tie devil flying away with the dead man - ''Mercy on
US cried the maid, at Is rather the dead
would run away with us" Il IA the OF b-h,"
sand the ioner that dead there has any
cason for coffin than have Why, he has got into
the middle Of the ROOM and has just struck upa horn
pipe. "Ihe devil he has, cried ike landlord, viii
soon that"
follow the the house, the English nobeinlu
who had again found his chamhcr had Slipped into bed
quite OF breath, and his friend having asked him where
he had b. en-, he answered, .Jusiug with dead body
Sb.ood a dead body It had perhaps. the plague
cried he Jumping his of the bed, aud running
the door to call for light. The landlord. audladv,
aud servants passing through the gallery sud
or saw him than they imagined the dead who
had appeared again. W hat confusion what shreks :
what clamors The Englishman terrified at the hide
Gus noise into his room, and slipped into bed 20 ms
companion, without the least fear OF catching the plague
Tar ELEcrIox-.l skefc5 from Dickens" Well
sam sand Mr. Pickwick, as his valet appeared at hlS bel
door just be concluding his toilet all alive
to-day. suppose l' Reg'af game, sir replied Nr.
Weller; our peoples collecting down the Town Arms
aud they re following themselves hoar~e already.
All, said Mr. Pickwick, do they seem devoted 70
their party, sam p
Never see such devotion in my 'ife, sir"
energetic ga ?" said Mr.. Pckwick.
Y 81 ar,l
drink so much wonder they ant aieard ohustn.
That's tie mistaken kindness Of the gentry here, s4d
Mr.. PickwicI.
Very likely" replied sam, briefly.
Fine, fresh, hearty fellows they seem, said hlr Pic,-
wick. ganclng from the window.
..Wruy fresh replied sam; and the two waters
At the Peacock has been punpn tae independent
voters as suppcd the last night"
Pumping over independent voters, exclaimed Mr.
Pickvck
Yes" said his attendant "every man slept whore De
fell down; We dragged em OUT, ore lbs one llI, mofu'l
and pul EN- under the pump, and thc le ia rez,r fine
order NOW. shh!Iu head the committee pi4 tor hat
ere Dh.
The night afore the las, day o'tae las election here
the opposite party bnb,d the barmai AZ the Town Ann.
hocu, tie brandy and water Of fuucu uaroed cleo.
tors as was a stoppu' On the house
.What DO YOU lv .hocussng The brandy ana
wat.r cuqgfed 3D. fIcaWIcn.
"Pufn Lud'uun in H., repIel sam b .--'l o. -'.
IL send EN- all 10 sleep tii twelve hours ALTER Tie cleo
uon was oycr They took one man upio Che Booth ia a
truck lst asleep. b. of perrnt ,t . -
they wouldn't lDu him, so they brought aln blcA ai
+ Put hlm to bed gain.
\ !.ovr Lrrrru.--Ihe following precious billet d9uv
picked up ln Washington street hsi week. ID ga.
without al res. aud lest contents should be- s. % w
hakward swain i'r vIon % was inicnlei So taAe Tue o.
, tety ot publishing D..
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are 50 happy IA here from view 50 clint f,rls me-
crate plesher lew oilers deer 10 ald nope