The Whig creed. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1845-1846, 1845-12-06

Ting gas; nevertheless he advertised that the
exhibition would take place; and providing
quantity Of spirits of turpentine to burn
under the balloon, hired alarge garden,
into which the Virginians flocked in large
numbers, each paying fifty cents at the gate.
When the. hour of ascension arrived, the
exhibitor found that with all his exertions
it would be impossible 10 cause the balloon
to mount! He had number of Juvenile
assistants, who were busy about the inner
enclosure, and.to them he-sA sessed him
self; first handing an old bulls eyed watch
to the foremost:
'Look here, by boys-lVe got TO go add
purchase sobe bore sulphuric acid you
take this watch, add whed the hadd piodts
at the hour of two, set-fre to this here tur-
pedtide--do you hsar?".
They boys said they did hear, and pro-
missed obedience. The master spirit made
his way TO the gate, and requested the door
keeper To "hadd over the fudds; as there
was such q crowd there was no telling
what blight happen i'd the hustle" He then
mounted pony he had wisely provided for
the purpose, and galloped off for the drug
store-but installing his way he found himself
at precisely two O'Clock, on very high hill,
overlooking the scene of his late operations.
The boys were true TO their promise, and
communicated the fire to the turpentine at
the appointd time-the balloon aren't up, but
I It waslin small laky fragments;and the hum
plugged Virginians began TO look about for
| the operator--but in vain! With $500 in
his pockets he was vending his way towards
some city where gas could be more easily
generated. In giving an account of this af-
fair, our venerable friend says
dab the idferdaI thidg found there
was no use id trying to bake it rise; so as
dislike bakidg apologies, thought would
! bake byself scarce. When | got cd thai
hin add looked back, the boys had sci fire
TO the ballood, and such sboke rose up
the whole village appeared to be cd fire.
DID if it didd't look like youdg Sodot
add Goborrohr'
When Mr.. Edwin Forrest began TO rise
in his profession, Allen determined TO rist
with him, and attached himself TO that ira
gedian as costumer, in which capacity, anC
! that of a fighting gladiator, he traversec
this country and Great Britain. always tax
ing to himself full share of credit for ''ths
boys" success; ''for," said he, "what woulc
be the use of taledt without the proper cos
tubel' am not informed of the cause 0
separation, but certain it is the great TRACE
dian has managed to 'get on without The
aid ofthe Father ofthe American Stage, TO
several years past.
sNoah's Weekly Messenger says that th'
E"Father' is still alive and fourishing il
that city-as those who are in the habi
of visiting the "Branch Hotel" in the Bow
4 cry, are no donbt we'll aware-and as als'
appears from an advertisement recent,
| published in some of the daily papers, il
which he informs the public that she is no
dead yet"-that ''ingratitude has not kille
| him,'' "thanks to a.clear conscience and
pair of siicer leather breeches" He has es
tablished himself at No. | Mu!bury stree
. in "his old vocation OF coStumer, fame
t dress maker, and manufacturer of his or
!, Eapproachable gilt and silver leather" an
informs us that he "makes helmets, mask
i and all kinds ofpape, mache work, and stag
9 properties of every description, from pen
4 ma schistle to BASKET ELEPHANT!' TT
;, old gentleman leads, as fas as we know,
S quiet, industrious and upright life.
e BAsHFULNEss OF OLIVER GoLusMITH
h Goldsmith, in the midst of all his luxuria
J; playfulness, was easily put out of count
: nance. Miss Clara Brooke, being once a
IS noyed at masquerade by the noisy gale
J. of Goldsmith, who laughed heartily at son
j. of the Jokes with which he assaulted her W
,e induced in answer to repeat his own lin
ia the deserted Village .
6 s"And the loud laugh which spoke the V
J cant mind" Goldsmith was quite abash,
se al the application, and retired, as if by Il
!. word Uacaaf he rather meant barren tn;
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