Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-15

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pssfosma nces. in loYns fariher I
llRed 10 desline the ia -
aud aand content rs :
eiglB Or nifieiy dollars which su iced
had been contributed that night d my
ways and means.
Finding me determined, The audience
gradually dispersed. each, individual cast
ing wishful and sidelong glances towards
the stage. which by this time was begin
ming to be dismantled.
Motioning the doorkeeper to follow me
into sort Of shed adjoining the theatre,
| proceeded to open the ticket oox in his
presence, while he sat down on bench
in the corner 10 wait for his wages. l
found seven tickets in the box, and turning
10 the doorkeeper who was busily engage
ed in chewing tobacco and splitting. ask.
ed him what he had done with the rest.
"They are all there" he replied with
great composure, looking inten,ly on a
beam of the sled and rocking his right
knee, which he held in his clenched
hands, and raised abou, half way from the
floor TO his chin.
"All there-wheIe ;" was the very nat.
ural question that next propounded.
"ln the box, whar you told me to put
EN-" he answered, still cycling the beam
or rafier.
II find but seven here" remarked
II want 10 know where are the tickets for
the l60 or $50 people that were in the
house tonight"
Il tell you again they are all thar, sir, :"
he answered slurdily; "and | allow 'iwont
be safe for any man to insinuale anything
agin my character" he continued, releas-
ing his knee and taking very large guild
of tobacco from rusty steel box and
examining it into his mouth.
~ do not wist 10 insinuate any thing
against your character" | said soolhinglv
--'but l want to know what you have
done with the tickets
"They are thar he again alledged-
"every one Of them ,har-no one passed
me without giving me ticket, and the
tickets are all thar"
began TO get little pettish, and asked
him to explain himself "There were
nearly 200 people in the house," I urged
"There were full that" he admitted.
"Wel! them" asked, finally. "where
are the tickets will you explain the
mystery 2
My friend, the doorkeeper, here renew.
ed his grasp on his raised knee, deliber.
ately Withdrew his eyes from the rafer.
and fixing them half closed on mine, at
length afforded ne the desired lnforma-
tion, thus {:
"You engaged me TO keep your door.
and | have performed my doolies to the
best of my abilities, for which you are in
debted to me three dollars, and want
my money. No person has passed me
without ,icket-my character is without
suspicion, and no one mus. say no.hin' a.
gin it,"
my good friend" vensured to say,
II don't want to say anything against"
mo, should think not-you'd beuer
not" he continued. ''for am too well
known here; we'll, as | was sayin'. you
you employed me as door-Aeeper-mark
The dis.inclion-I had nothin' at all to do
with the wINDERs-and there's where
your hundred and eighty people came in;
you ':arnel fool, to leave them open. when
there was such crowd comm from camp
meetin'!" 80
paid the fellow his three dollars, and
mex. day was far on my road TO the Warm
springs, in the famous county of Bum
combe. where they raise the largest peach
es and the yellowest children in all crea-
ton. Isl. Louis Reveille.
GooD.- During great revival IN the
Blue Law State, which occurred some
time since, vast number were gathered
into the fold, who subsequently returned
TO the error Of their ways, thereby inflict-
| ing great injury upon the church; among
| this class was most invelerate punster
by the name OF Siah Hawkins, who, some
| few weeks after his hopeful conversion.
was found by one Of the deacons Of the
church 10 which he belonged, in 2 neigh
boring grog shop, most gloriously elevated.
why, Slab. / am astonished,' said the
worthy deacon. didn't we take you into
our church short time since :
i believe so.' hiccupped Siah. 'and be-
tween you and (hic) me, it was just a
lee.!e Of the (hic) hardest take in you ever
(hic) saw or heard Of
LADY.-A female with her head stuck