Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-08-26
b. GUILD & j. A. BUTTS, Proprietors.
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sauntering within hearing, the wapgish pas
senger gave the captain wink, and remar-
ked: -
This is horrible business, captain!', h
sWaat is, a horrible business3' asked the
skipper sasa ST.. 1880, -.
"Haint you heard the news? All the
papers are rfullof it. Some Jersey fishing
smaks have been taking holsters on the cope
ras banks ofBarnegat, and, have sold them
all over the city, Every person who has
eaten any Of them is poisoned. Ffiy-ihree
have died since morning, there is tremen-
dous excitement about it. las / came
down | saw an officer arrest the old .wopcn
who keeps a stand at the head of the slip,
for selhag some Of the same Holsters
The Yankee, who had already devoured
one u part of another, paused at the narration
as if suddenly paralized; then dropping the
fragment which he held, with the untouch-
ed prize into the water, his mouth filled
with cracker-and- lobstcr. his enormous palms
extended over his abdomen, his face palId
with terror, he exclaimed: 3egf2l
sob golly!what shall da! What shall
| du! Pm sartingly dead man! Dam
York, Cuss the lobsers!. what shall | du!
| WISHED staid III hum! Oh! my bcow-
els!'' 5t8e SO aGt s6 soJ d
'lf that --- grcen-horn hasn't been
eating some of'em-run for doctos.r' ex-
claimed the captain. a-9 seasE
Some one started ashore for physician.
In the meantImc7thc Yankee continued 10
groan and lament, attracting a large crowd
of spectators BY his cries. aga 9l' G. la9s
"Oh, aSuke! if had only taken Your adj
vice, and kept clear ofthis tarnal York city
I'm dying Il know am! NV mouth
tastes just like rusty cent! The doctor'll
charge an ALTERED price to cure me, s'pccf.
There, I'm splitting green!-ihat's copcras!
| shall die before The doctor gets here !
murder! murder! murder! a - tHs
Some ono personating physician now
made his appearance, felt Of the patients
pulse, examined his tongue, and pronounc-
cd ita clear case of poisoning from eating
copFeras Holsters. He prescribeda power
full emetc, which was Immediately admins
istercd in the form of quart Of luke-warm
salt water. The effect was powerful be-
yond explanation. 1t produced a prodigi-
Gus paroyysm, and kept him in continual
shudder for more than an hour, during
which, his caseseemedto be very doubtful.
He kept girding his stomach with his two
hands, squeezing his viscera and bowling
down as the coniending forces racked his
whole inner nan. Ia the pauses Of his
pangs, he uttered sandfy EXPLANATIONS such
as A4t&t $3.50 iG HEfFGA s* V
"Oh, Suke -darn Holsters! cuss York
city Oh, my beowels' I'll ever get hum
again you'll caich--Therc il is
again! shall die! Parson Dulittle! Par
son Dultile!. III han'nt neglected -FOUR
preachin'!s &c, to the great edifcation
and amusement ofthc bystanders. aaas
AT length the doctor pronounced him
free from danger and convalescent. The
next thing was the payment Of the fee,
which he was informed was FIVE dollars.
He groaned insplrit, ana his '.beowels"
yearned worse th IN ever at the thou sht of
parting with a V, and shouldering his hair
trunk, went on his way, growing. sCuss
York city! cuss that doc,or!-and cuss
them darn'd p'ison lobs!ers!''
That evening the Captain, the wag, and
pseudo-p physician, luxuriated at Florance's,
lobster, salad and trimmings for which
the Y ankee's five dollars stood exchequer.
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