Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1843-12-16

io"' Gun TAKE care of your horse
and afford you diet; but should dislike the ;da.
o. your sleeping on the floor in my Inn: il mich,
ain " the reputation of the house.
s,., o,d ,, Nv NO means, sir, am WILLING to
may choose; it shall not injure the GOOD way. you
your house. T...s5 q s-. -. .
Landlord. There is a room in the third story
and p very good one, which is unoccupied: but
tradition says, that moro than two hundred yea r.
ago, barber was murdered in il, and occasional
ly returns to it, and appears somewhat savage
Perhaps you would not relish lodgings in such
room.
Trarel7er. Well, what does he dot
Landlord Oh! he does nothing: he carries
razor in his hand, and says ado you want to be
s-h-a-v-e-d :?
Irareller. (Feeling his chin,) that's the room
for me, sir; that's the room: am willing to be
shaved.
80 saying, he alighted from his horse, and was
shown into tie bar-room. There he saw n crowd
OF gamblers around large table, closely enga ged
IN game: there were piles Of gold and silver ;:
now that immense treasure belonged to this one
now that one, now to the other, perpctuaIy chang
ing. Supper was servcd-an it was known to all
present. mat the Yankee was to occupy the bar.
oer,s room that night, and several ventured to
predict, that he would retroat at the BARRIERS an
Pearance' as many others had done. before, not.
wlthstandlng his declarations to the contrary.
In the meantime, bed had been placed in tho
barber's room, and at late hour, the Yankee sig.
mined an inclination to retire. The Landlord. can.
die in hand, leaving the gamblers with their spot,
ted leaves and sparkling treasures, at their meta.
rlous games, assembled one flight of stairs, and
then another and still another, with his yankee
guest at his heels, and opening a door, thew both
stood IN the dreaded barber's room, so famous for
Treasures, strategems, and spos"
heinS left alone, our yankee here, locked the door.
"nd gong to the only window in the room, which
opened on the outside ofthe building, he raised tho
sash, and discovered that large elm stood imme.
daey outside of the house, and two of its branch
es crossed each other, near the window sill, and n
passing zephyr, at that moment, caused the two
limbs OF the great elm 10 rub against each other,
with strange, unearihly nois not altogether I'M
like that attributed to the murdered Knight of the
razor This explained all. This was the voice
imagination had done tho rest-called up tbs
spectral form, and armed it with large and bloc.
dy razor. The Yankees mind was made I'D.
Lie took the neat white covering from his pillow
and placed 1t over his head like a huge cap; then
he wrapped his body in sheet, and descending
The stairs silently. gained the outside of the house.
There he CHANGED on scythe- blade, which he
bore in his hand, and entered the door of the room
where sat the Landlord and the Gamblers busy
1T the table, with their cards. Their persons sha.
led the light Of the lamp which stood in the centre
Of the table, and hence, none Of them saw him en-
tor. He glided softly around te a dark corner of
the room, and raising the scythe blade over his
head, he cried out Justify uant to be shared
In noment--in the twinkling of an eye, away
they went, overturning chairs, table and all else
that stood in the way--against the wnll--against
The door posts--against each other! away! away!
away they went! Out into the dark, across the
fence; over the hedge, away to the forest, they
'campered leaving gold and silver and treasures
behind.
The Yankee Immediately appropriated to his
own use the yellow gold coin and hard silver dol
ars that lay scattered over the room in wild con-
fusion, and in five minutes more he was safely
edged in his own room. One by one the gam
blers crept slowly to tho house, and it was long
after the old clock in the back parlor had tolIed
he solemn midnight hour, when thew all had got
zen back to their deserted room. To their utter
lismay, they found, that the Barber had set his
razor deep, and shaved them of their ilI.gotten
gains. We need only add, that the Barber's fame
spread all over the kingdom the size of his razor
was greatly magnifed. and among other features.
it was said. that he had peculiar appetite for sha-
wing gamblers. S.
College Riot.-I'he Bardstown Gazette saws:
ga disgraceful riot occurred among some of the
students of St. Joseph's College, on last Sunday
evening, during which some property was de-
stroyed, and some personal injury inflicted upon
one or two Of the professors. Six of the young
sters were apprehended on Sunday night, and con.
veyed to prision, where they lay until Tuesday
evening. They were then brought before the pc.
lice Judge, and fined for rioting. Upon giving bail
for their appearance at the March court. they
we're released by the town authorities. None of
tho rioters belong either 10 our town or to our
State.