Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-02-18
From the Pittsburg Iron City,
The Devil in the Marie. House.

quaintauco with ''.ho gentleman in black, bat
after the performances which tool. place in the
Pittsburg Market on Friday AMI Tuesday even
lngs last. we came to the conclusion tia, the
'.Fakir of Ava touch ahead of both the
Devil and Doctor FauStus.
On Friday evening. visited the Market 20
lay in. as usual, oar stock OF 'provendcr.' Du-
gad Dagetty says. While looking around at
the piles of good things with which friends
from tho country delight TO supply US smoke
dried citizens. provided We have tho ready cash
TO pay them, our attention was excited by un-
usual movement to and from particular point.
Expecting to pick upa subject for a paragraph.
we, as faithful chronicler of events, fastened
to the spot, and inquired of friend tho cause of
all this commotion. He replied that he beloved
:. tho Devil must be in that box of eggs" point
ing 10 large box which stood close bv, "ior,
says he, ga gentleman was lust making some IN
quires as TO their soundness. when of a sudden
the eggs seemed cniued with lifo. and comnenc-
ed chirping like thousand crickots, and then.
if veritabie chickens wero struggling out of
thcm the eggs commenced caporng and dancing
about II tho strangcst manner. This has caused
the owner fright, rs we'll as tho bystandors, all
of whom wondering at the cause Of the
strange phenomenon"
On inqulrins after tho person who had priced
the eggs. stout gentleman in cloth cloak was
pointed ous, IN whom we at onco recognised the
'.Gonuino Fakir.' There he stood looking as un-
concerned as you please: but We observed a
smile playing about the corners of his mouth,
ana look of dovilmont in his oyc, which told us
to look out for sport. Wo were not mistaken.
He walked up very sedately to an Irish woman.
the possessor of Il basket of plucked poultry, and
took up large turkey, "a very old gobor, blythe
by.)
Good woman said he. worry dcmuroly, ..as |
am no very grca. Jud go of poultry, tell me Is this
young turkey.
Nn,, 4 g -
ascertain if ne was quizzing her,
Eyes, sir, it's only yearng,' sho said at the
samc tlmo, turning her head TO answer another
customer.
"lt's very heavy continued tho Fakir, 'pray
what's the price of ii?''
Zone dollar" replied the lady Of tho poultry.
s.Im afraid it's too heavy to DO young" says
tho Fakir.
IS Pom conscience says she, ..i,'s only a
year and a quarter ould. If ye're Judge, tho
cratur will speak for ITSELF
At the instant she pronounced these words, tho
turkey raised lis head. somewhat after the fash
ION of snake, md with open mouth, said, or
seemed to say, "you lie, you jadc I'm five years
old and past" To this all tho poultry in the
basket responded by an unusual cackling, crow
ing. and gobbing.
The poultry woman turned up her Dyes. clasp
oil hor hands her head, and circulating
.'Hoy Motherl" boltcd up Diamond alloy as if
never stopping to look behind until she was fair
" in Wood street.
The Fakir walked on, and stopped to make
room for a countrvman who in the act of
cutting off caIf's head. "B-a-a,'' went the
head. "Oh,' says the man, looking over his
shoulder, thinking that some one had boen trick
ing him. Ho evidently surprised. At this
moment tho Fakr addressed him with '.What
will you take for that veal's head!' "B a-a,-
B-a-a! Help. hclp!'' cried tho head hogs
carcass hanging close by gave one of those alto
grunts. accompanied by 4 squeal on G. sharp, so
loud. SO long. and so piercing. that only
compare it TO tho steam whistle of a locomoivel
The countryman dropped his knife. and with
lord bless us'' turned around and made tracks
rs fast his legs could carry him. In his
course no upset woman with basket full
OF golden Plpplns, which, by the way, were soon
hidden IN tho pockets OF some dozen urchtns who
were standing about III eager waiting. TO make
amends TO the poor woman for this accident, the /
fakir purchased q quarters worth of the apples,
& opening the first one with his knife. out dropped
a gold piece! 4 second apple produced another
gold plece-a third tho samc ..These are real
Iy golden pippins, old lady said the Fakir,
chow much for the LOTT" 81 sells no more," re-
piled she of the plppins, at the tim3 snatch
ing up the basket and making off ia the wahe of
the caits head,-Shor.Iy after, the pippn lad
was observed, busily engaged IN cutting up the
remainder of her stock. Things by this time
had got little quiet. In about fifteen minutes
wo observed the Fakr talking with ono of our
efficient police officers, Mr.. Turner. and expect
ing some more sport, we drew near In this we
were disappoin,ed bat as Mr.. Turner left him, /
we observed the Fakirs eye attentively fixed on T
a large cabbage. He walked up to tbs old /
Du,chman who was attending the basket, and ad- T
dressed him with How you sell cabbage by +
the dozen. my old frlcnd!'
THAT size fifty cents, cause got hard heart
--F,E
..W nv do you make the difference?"
That good for circuit and hard heart
LET me see,'' SAYS the Fakir. taking up the .
large cabbage. After examining j, very atten-
lively, he said, "You allow your chickens to run
amongs, your cabbages?"
NO said the Du.chman.
YES said the Fakir. land can prove ii. l
hear nest of chickens in the cabbage now,' an