The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-17
FRIENpsHIP EXTRAORDINARY.


Damon and Pythias may stand aside -
the declaimers against the reality OF friend.
ship may blush and hang down their heads
the admirers of oysters will be graiified to
understand tina! two persons engaged IN
procuring those Injuries, have outdone one
of the crack stories of antiquity, sIenced
the misanthropic snarlers who seek TO decry
the hottest sentiment that can warm the hu'
man heart, and produced ascene for which
melo dramatic genius can scarcely afford
parallel. Thomas Wilson and w. Griffin
were discovered about 10 o'clock last night,
locked in the most fraterpal embrace, IN
which, for general convenience, lamp post
was included, in Water street, near Spruce.
/" Hold on to me, my dear friend" said
Wilson, "well stand or fall together"
/" United we stand, but divided we fall, !"
responded Griffin, "ihat's the rule | 90 by.
Tom. ha'nt you got another sixpence p
" Hold me up, Bill, while feel in my peck
ets-I cay, ain, friendship glorious l-hlc
ii we had ,'other half pin,-hic II won.
der what Solomon meant when he said
hang it, Bill, you're treading on my corns J"
TON, hope you don't think mean any
iusine wation-i'll leave 10 the other gentle
man-you didn't steal my hankercher, |
aope--l shouldn't have thought "-"Shut
up, you're blue; it's pity to see-hic "a
young man--hc that might be credit
bic them lamps dance around, just like
iiack-o lanters There now, III bet that
Waterman will think we're all corn'd what
thing it is-hic Ito be found in bad
company -
The Waterman had been listening to the
greater part of the dialogue of which | have
made faint sketch he now drew nearer,
and seeing how matters stood, proceeded to
exercise his duties on the violalors of street
decorum; Offering each of the gentlemen
an arm.
"Take me-watchey, and spare my
friend" said Wilson, he's blue, that's all
he don't know no better let him off;-hans
h-ril 60 his security"
"You 60 TO grass" exclaimed Griffin
watch, (if that's your nume,l | say, Thu
chaps green put your grapPle's on mo
} mizzle along I'm your man bic =
I'm his governor"
} The walcbman, more savage than the ty
rant of Syracuse, took both of them. Or
arriving at the watch. house, the two friend:
sat in stale Of siupeiactlon for half ar
hour, when partially recovering their facul
ties, they found tina, their join! stock wa
} just sufficient TO pay one fine. An AMIGA
bic dispute then arose as TO which should
have the benefit Of the money, supposioG
that he who did no, pay would have TO 60 tc
Jail. Each wished TO see his friend liberat
ed /; each insisted on being the only sufferer
himself, that the other might escape with
impunity. At last the question was decid
ed by "tossing up" Wilson aud Griffin
are concerned IN a small oyster sloop, o
which the latter is captain, and the former
, combines the duties of mate, cabin boy
! cook, &c. In the Mayors Office they dis
covered such devoted earnestness in plead
ing each others cause, and in each taking
the entire blame on himself. that stern Justice
itself. was sensibly touched, the friends we're
leniently dealt With, and left the office, arm
lin arm, rare example Of disinterested at.
tachmeni, worthy Of all inilation.-Phil.
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