Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-11-14
An UNEASY PREDICAMENT.

AN I4NEAN4 A~AN~
We were the witnesses OF iuo'S'cls ..lol-
dent which occurred IN this CITY Few aayS
since. for relating which we crave Tue 'au"'s
renco Of the gentlemen direc'ly conceiheo-
WIFI si.tine at our desk and laboring as
.;l"nnsIv with pen, scissors and paste, to
S"aSe out readable paper for our patrons, we
,Isre suddenly enlightened from our proprle-
~ bv the hasty entr nee of gentleman, ex-
claiminr-s.For Gods sake, help me to see
what's the matter? I've got some dreadful
thinU-scorpiono or tarantula- in the leg of my
nantaIoons! Quick-quick-help me!'
We instantly rose from our chair, halffrigt-
enssFourselves. Our friend broke in so sud-
denly and UNEXPECTEDLY upon Us, and was SO
wonderfully agitated, that We knew not "hetn-
er he was indeed in his senses or not. we
looked at him with sort Of suspicion mixed
with dreadsaud hardly knew whether to speak
with. or seize and conine him for mailman.
The latter we came near attempting. There
he stood quivering and pale, with one hand
tightly grasped upon part OF his Pantaloons
gSust in the hollow of the knee.
.What's the mat.er!" atslast asked we.
1.-The matter!'' he exclaimed, ''oh, help
me, I've got something here, which just Tan
Nd nv leg! Som.e internal scorpion or lizard.
! expec11 Oh. can't lett 60; must hold 1t.
Ah,tlerer' he shlieked, II felt it move fast
then! Oh, these pants without straps! III
never wear another pair open at the bottom as
long as live. Ali! feel it again."
"Feel what!" we inquired, standing at the
sametine at a respectful distance from the
gentlemen; for we had just been reading our
Corpus Christi correspondents letter about
snakes, liz ;rds and tarantulas, and began To
imagine some deadly insect or reptile III the
leg Of our friends ''unmenlionables," as they
are sometimes called. .e.
II don't know what it is,'' answered the
gentIsman; ''help me to see what it Isskss.
was just passing that pile OF old rubbish ttsEe,
in font of your office, and felt it dart up my
leg as quick as lightning, and it stopped ] s'
here, where have my hand" and he clench
skhis fist still more tightly. 1t it had beer
tke neck Of an anaconda We believe he would
have squeezed 1t 10 jelly.
By thts time two or three of the neWsboys
had come in; the clerks and packln9-boys
hearing the outcry, stopped working, aud edl
tors and all hands stood around the sulfere
with looks Of mingled sympathy and alarm.
Bring chair, Fltz," said We, "And II
thu gentleman be seated" a
''Oh, can't sit?'' said the gentleman; {"
sting me; no, can't sd
"Certainly you can Sill" sail we; ''kee
year leg straight out, and We'll see what it i
you've got"
NV ell, let me give it one more hard squeeze
I'll crush il to DEATH" said he, and agaiHah
put the force Of AL iron vice upon the thing
Fit had bad any life by this time, this las
rlfJrt sans. ~~v. ii!. 60 x. H. han Cautious
y seated isin>..t Uo,uing OUT MS ley as SIT
aud Str '@;st ~ P4:.er \ sharp katie Va
prepared; ii,c p OTIS Were cut open carr!ct',
making hole Large rnough 10 admit hand
the gentleman put thick glove ard S!o"
~ inserted his hand. bat ne discovered notl
ing. Ne were all looking on in aImost breath
less silence to see the mons:rous thing-wha
ever it might be; each ready to sca:nper OF
OF harut's way s#ould 1t be alive; when SUI
dpAIy the gentlemen became more agtatt
than ever. by heavens!' he exc|me
us inside my drawers. Its alive too! f.
il! Quick !-gyeme the knife again?' Anot
rr incison was made. In went The gent
mans gloved hand once more, and, 10! o
came--his 1OJfs's stOcking!
r How the stocking ever got there We are Il
able to say; but there it certainly was; al
such laugh as. followed, wa.avn't heard {
many day. Our friend, As6zknow, has TO
tilo joke himself, and must pardon us for d
ing so. Tho This is all about stocking, Y
assure our readers II is no "ya'n,"
~. Q. Picoyune.