The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-11-29
From the New Orleans Picayune.
AN UNEASY PREDICAMENT

lays since, Tor relating which we crave
he indulgence Uf lhe gentleman direct
y concetned--ieemlng II too good
lJke to be lost.
While sltuug al our desk and labor
ing asslduousy with pen, scissors aud
paste, to make out . readable paper for
our patrons, we were suddenly frighlen-
ID from cur proprieIy'by the has'y en
lance OF gentleman, exelalmiug 'For
Gods sake, help me TO see what's the
mater! Pve gol some dreadful thing
'corplon or larIutuls-ln IN the leg Of my
pslaIoousl Qlck-quck-help me!'
We instantly rose tom on char, half
frightened ourselves. Oar friend had
Orvken in 40 suddenly aud unexpected
$ upon US aud was SO wonderfully sgl.
a,ed, thal we knew not whether he wse
indeed in his senses or not. We look
ID at him with a sort Of .nspicion mIx-
d with dread, and hardly knew wheln
speak with, or seize aud confne him
Tor msdman. The latter we cam
near attempting. There he stood quv.
ring and pale with one hand Ughtiy
srasped upon part Of his pautdioOns
lust in lhe hoIioa0 Of the knee.
What's the mst,er!' al last ask d we
The ma,,eE' he eXclsi moj, Oh, heii
me I've got somothi y here, Which ju'
ran up my les! Sons iolernaI scorp,o,
or lizard, expect o., can't lei e.;
must hold it,. 10, Iheren he shrreL
ed, # fell it move just then! Oh, thes,
pants without straps? III nsver wes.
,nolher pair open at the bottom as ious
u. 1--we. A! feel it gau!'
Feel wha'% we Inquired, standing a
The TINA al Il respecJ!ui disjonce froE' Ia,
gentleman; for We had just beJa read u!
Jur Curpu, Chrlsi correspondence lei
l~r .bou. sns krS, 2 rds sod laraDtulas
ud began 10 Ima.lna Eoms deadly ia
81 or reptile in l4s las og our iIisud'
'unmsutonablcs, ss they afe some!ime'
called.
i Jon', know what it is answ .reo
the gestto. an, help mo TO see what Il
$. was lsl YsS.l"g that pile Of rub
ash there, n tront Of your elLte, sn'
teIl 1t dart Up my leg as quick as ligbln
og, aud Il stopped just ths!e, ~hete
nave my hsao; ssG he clencAod bis f.
,ilI mufe ,ish,y II l.. mad been lhr
meek OF au sn.conds we believe hs wouiu
ave sqIee.ed i: 'e jaly.
BY tnls tlMe two or thrss Of 'h'
newsboys mad come IOj he cleiks soo
lsck,ng boys, hesTiCg tho cutlery, stop.
ped working, aud cduGrs end al head.
rcod around the sn.s'er win l0uks o.
mingled sympathy sod siarp.
Bring char. Fnr2,' ss,d we, sane
let he gen lsmsn, bs seated
'On cant sr' said ne kenlsmss;
can't beud my knee!-it DO, II wi
Dire or sting me; no cant slll
'CeTtsinly you can sil,' 'sId we; 'keei
your leg sIslRht oul, sad woW tee
what it Is you've got
We'll, let me give it one more hsrd
'cueezs, PIl crush il 20 death, said he,
sod sss'n he pot The .Jo,ce Of an iron
wee upon the thing Ii It mad, he'd sn}
lie by this Time, tnls lest tho,t mus
nave killed it. Hs then cautiously seal
ed hlmsrli, SoldIng out HE leg SIS suf
,nd sJropsht as poker. 4 sharp kuiI,
was procured, No pants we're cut oper
carefully, n,skin4 hole large enopgl
adml hand, The gentleman pur on I
rhlck glove aad slowly iosetIed his han,
pul he discovered nothing. We wei,
ali look,ng on in Slmost brealhless silenc,
soc the monstours thing '-whaleve
r' nigh be; each ready to scsmprr GU
Of harms way shou'u 1t be nuve; Ther
suddenly The gentleman became. /! PoeS
ole more a4ilsed han ever
by heavens! he exclaimed. 'ii's H.
side my drawers. LIS alive tool lee
1T Quick!-g,ve MT The knife ognlo!
Another inCision was made. Ia wen
rhe gerrleman's gloved hand ooc,
more, Ou.Io! out came-his 10 Je't stock
ing!
How The stocking ever got the ~
are unable to say, but there i, cerIsi'
y was, snd such laugh sS followed, W,
hay'ni had for many day. Cor frlen,
We know, has told The joke hInse f, an,
must psrdon US for dong 80. Tho hi
is oil about a stocking, we assure ou
readers il is no 'y0rn.'
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DANDlES.
! A the dandies are cutting off thei