The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-11-14
Fren. ne y. Y. Picaplae.
Al UNEASY PREDICAMENT.

We were the witnesses of ludicrous
incident which occurred in this city few
days since. for relating which We crave
the indulgence Of the gentleman directly
coucerned-deemiug II too good joke 10
be lost
While sitting at our desk and lahoring
assiduously with pen, scissors and paste,
to make out a readable paper for our pa.
irons, we were suddenly " frightened from
our propriety' by the hasty entrance of a
gentleman, exclaIming, " For Gods sake,
help me to see what's the matter I've
got some dreadful thlng-scoipion or tar.
anlula-ln the leg Of my pautaloons
'Qqick-quick-help me !"
We instantly rose from our chair, half.
frightened ourselves. Our friend had
broken IN 50 suddenly aud Unexpectedly
upon Us, aud was SO wonderfully agi.ated,
that we knew not whether he was indeed
IN his senses or not. We looked at him
with a sort of suspicion mixed with dread,
and hardly knew whether TO speak with,
or seize and confue HIM for a mailman.
The latter we came near attempting,
There he stood quiyering and pale, with
one hand tightly grasped upon a part OF his
pan,aloonS jusl in the hollow Of The kaee Z
What's the matter p al last We asked.
The najter' he exclaimed, "uh,
help me I've got something here, which
Just ran up my leg Some internal scor-
pon or lizard, expect Oh, | can't lei
90 must bold it. An, there !" he
shrieked, II felt il move then On,
these pants without straps I'll never
wear another pair open at the bottom as
long rs | live. Alb feel il again !"
" Feel what p We inquired, standing
at the same time al a respectful distance
from the gentleman; for we had just beer
reading our Corpus Christi Correspon
dents letter about snakes, lizards and Ia
rauJulas, and began to imagine some dead
" insect or reptile in the leg OF oul
friends unmenllonabIes, as they ar'
sometimes called.
81 don't know what II s," answered
the gentleman help me to see what It Is
| was just passing that pile Of old rubbish
there, 10 front If your office, ard fell i
dart up my leg as quick as lightning, an'
il stopped Just here, where | have ny
hand J" aud he clenched his fist still mon
tightly. Ii ii had been the neck Of Al
anaconda We believe be would has
, squeezed il to Jelly.
BY this lime two or three Of the news
boys had come in The clerks ond pack
ing boys, hearing the oulcry, stopped
working, and editors and all hands stooC
around the sufferer with looks Of mIngle,
sympathy aud alarm.
, Bring a chair, Fdz," said we, "an
lei HE gentleman be seated
' "Oh, | can't sill p said the gentleman
T " cant bend my knee If l. Go, It wi
T bite or sting me no, | can't sit p
Certainly you can sit" said w
4 keep your leg straight out, and wen Sc
: what It is you've got"
' Wen, let me give it one moro hal
!. squeeze III crush it 10 death" said h
and again, he put the force Of an iron yl(
. upon the thing. II it he'd had any life
/. this time, this last effort must have klllc
u. ne men tdItlOuSih sSdtCu H'"'o'
e holding cut lis leg as stiff and straigh; {
j. poker. A sharp knife was procured
= the pants were cut carefully, making
i hole Iarse enough to admit a hand Il
IS gentleman PIT on a thick glove and soa
!, Inserted his band, but he discovered not
ing. We were all locking on in a.mo
!. brea,hless silence 10 see the mouslro
= lbing-w haieyer il might be ; each ireat
Is TO scamper out Of harms way should It
&c alive; when suddenly the gentleman b
d came, if possibly, more, agl'ated than eve
ID f." By heavens !" he exclaimed, MS inslI
D. my drawers. lis alive tod feel i
81 Quick give me the knife again " A
2. other inclsion was made. III went t
Of genleman's gloyed hand once more, al
II 10 out came-hiS uife's stocking.
If How the stocking ever got there u
, are unable 10 say but there It certaluI
/. was and such laugh as followed, 6
y haven't heard for nanya day. Our frien
re we know, has told The joke himself, a.
a. must pardon US for doing so. Thou.
this is all about stocking, we assure G
N readers It IS no "yarn.'