American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-16

the heel Of the bowsprit, seated on his hail
trunk, and going into his bargain tooth and
nail. 1t was greedy spectacle! lie wrench
ed the jaw claws of the HOLSTERS apart with un.
necessary strength, drawing with voracity sharp
splinters of the meat, and biting them oil close
down to the sockets which hold them. Such
smacklng and cracking was never heard be-
fore. Carclessly sauntering within hearing,
the waggish passenger gave the captain wink
and rematked:
This is horrible business, captainn
what isl horrible business asked tie skip
per.
'Hain't you heard the news? All the papers
are fall fit Some Jersey fishing-smacks have
been taking Holsters on the copperas banks of
Bamegat, and have sold them all over the ci-
ty. Every person who has eaten. any of them
is poisoned. Flfty-three have died since morn
ing; there is a tremendous excitement about it.
As | came down, saw an officer arrest the old
woman who keeps stand at the head OF the
slip, for selling some of the same obsters,'
The Yankee, who had already dcvoured one
and part of another, paused at the narration as
if suddenly paralyzed; then dropping the flag
mcnt which he held with the untouched prize
INTO the water, his mouth filled with cracker
and lobster, his enormous palms extended over
his abdomen, his face paid with terror he CA
claimed:
ooh goIy what shall | du. what shall du?
I'm sartlngly dead man! Darn York Cuss
the Holsters wish I'd staid to hum Oh my
Leowels my beowels'
eff that id green horn hasn't been eating
some Of 'em run for doctor - exclaimed
the captain. Some one started ashore for
physician. In the mean time the Yankee be-
gan to groan and lament, attracting large
crowd of spectators by his cries ;-"Oh, Suke !!
if had only taken your advice, and kept clear
of this tarnal York city! Pm dying-l know
am! My mouth tastes Jest like rusty cent,
The doctor III charge an ALFRED price tu cure
me, | 'sPect. There! Pm splitting green =
that's the copperas | shall de before the doc
tor gets here! Murder! murder! murder
Some ono personating physician now made
his appearance, felt the PATENTS pulse, ex-
amined his tongue, and pronounced 1T clear
case OF poisoning from eating copperas Holsters.
lie prescribed Il powerful emetic, which was
Immediately administered in the form ola quart
of luke warm salt water. The effect was pow
erful beyond expectation. 1t produced pro-
dlglous paroxysm, and kept him in a continu-
al shudder for more than an hour, during which
his case seemed to be very doubtful. lie kept
gliding his stomach with his two hands, squeez-
ing his vicera, and bowling down as the con-
tending forces racked his whole inner man.--
In the pauses of his pangs he uttered sundry
exclamakons such as, 'Oh, Suke. damn lob
sters' GUS York city! Oh, my beowels! If
ever get hum again You'll never catch -.
There it is again. shall die! Plrson Dllittle!
Parson Dulittle! if | hadn't neglected your
preachin' = etc, to the great edication aud
amusement of the by standors At length the
doctor pronounced him free from danger and
conyaescent. The next thing was the pay
mcnt Of the fee; which he was informed was
five dollars. He groaned in spirit, and his
'bcowels' yarncd worse than ever at the
thought Of parting with such sum Of money.
There was no help for it, however; 50 he fork
ed over the V, and saouldering his hair trunk,
went on his way growing: "Cus3 York city
cnss that doctor and cuss them darncd p'lson
lobs,ers!'
That evening the captain, the wag, and
the pseudo-p physician luXuriated at Florencc's
on lobster salad and 'trlmmng,' for which the
Yankees five dollars stood exchequer.