American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-24
nctized lady of drawing the feet up to thu

netzed lady of drawing the feet up to the
| spoker of the chair.
AT this moment, another tremendous snarl-
ing was heard in various directions of tho audi
ence, which caused general rush for the door,
in which ono luberly fellow trod on the toes of
the patient, who could not suppress loud
scream
Cuff was again called to remove the intru-
ders forthwith "Wha' is you dogsl" says
Cuff, pushing his broomstick under the stage,
Gus left me hear you say whar you is, and see
if don't sweeten you.n No answer being
made to Cuffs reasonable request, he was fore
| ed to get under tho stage, where by thrustiug
| and cropping his way, putting his stick in every
direction, he was again startled by another
| snarling and barking at his heels. "Look out
da' wha' you is about" hallowed Cuff, making
hasty retreat.
Al this crisis another voice was heard at the
door, crying out "Ladies and gentlemen escape
if you cam as the rafters beneath this house are
giving way under the weight of oar pressure!
and we shall soon have the whole timber down
upon US from above"
A general rush was now made for the dooi
among the first was the magnetized lady, fol-
lowed by MIR. Shocks, who no doubt had e1er-
cised HIS will toward the lady sufficiently to
awaken her.
Being TANNED out into the midst of the
moving crowd, who were crying, hallowing and
exertng themselves to obtain egress, ! lost my
companion. Finding all amusements for the
evening at an end, retired TO my hotel. | had
not been long seated before in rushed our fat,
Jolly landlord, laughing, until thought his fat
sides would burst:
"Gentlemen," said he, as soon as he could
obtain sufficient command over his rsibilitcs.
''Who do you think it was that kicked up that
ALFRED rumpus over yonderl Why it was that
slick little Ventiloquist!"
SoRRrL SnE-p AND Horses. A bill was be-
| fore the lower branch of the Alabama Legisla-
ture for the charter Of Botanical Medical col
lege, at Wetumpka. After Speaker Moore
and others had made able speeches in support
of tho bill, Mr.. Morrsett, from Monroe, took
the floor. lie is an odd genius, and wthal lie
has good hard horse sense, Gas his colleague,
! Mr.. Howard, calls it,) and often speaks to tho
point and with effect. With an imperturblo
| gravity he addressed the house in substance al
| follows: "Mr. Speaker, cannot support the
| bill, unless | am assured that distinguished
acquaintance of mine is made one of the Pro-
fessors. He is what that College wishes to
make for us--a root doctor, and will suit the
place exactly. lilo bacame doctor in two
hours, and ii only costs $50 to complete his
education. He bought book, sir, and read
the chapter on fcvers and that was enough
| He was sent for to see sick woman-a very
sick woman. With his book under his arm,
! off he went Her husband and their son John
were in the room with the sick woman The
doctor felt of her wrist and looked in her mouth
| Al L. i
dressing the husband, "a sorrel sheep?' NO
never heard of such thing in all my life. -
well, there is such things said the doctor
very knowingly. Has you got, then, sorroI
herse?' Yes said John, Quickly, Il rode him
TO mill to-day We'll, he must be killed i'm
medately,' said the doctor, and some soup
must be made and given to your wife, The
poor woman turned over in her bed, John be-
gan to object, and the husband was brought to
stand. why, doctor, he is the only horse
we've got, and he is worth 500, and will not
some other soup do as well?' NO, the book
says SO, and there is but two questons--will
you kill your horse, or let your wife die? No
thing will save her but the soup of sorrel
horse. If you don't believe me | will read it
to YOU The doctor took up the book, turned
to the chapter on fevers, and read as folows:-
Good for ievers-sheep sorrel, or horse sorrel.
'Why, DOCTOR exclaimed husband, wife, and
son, you are mistaken; that don't mean sor.
rel sheep or a sorrel horse, but-'Well know
what about interrupted the doctor, that's
the way we doctors reads it, and we under.
stands it.. Now, said Mr.. NJ, with an earnest
ness and gravity that we've in striking contrast
with the laughter of the House, unless tho
Hon. Speaker and the friends of the bill vii
assure me that my sorrel doctor will be one o
the Professors, must vote against the the bill.
1t is unnecessary to add, that after this blow
the bill, never kicked. 1t was efcctually kill
ed,