Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-11-26


ed-'blass your internal picture. wot il
thunder are you bout!
You mnsn't handle the tools'--obsery
ed the clerk, nearly bursting with laugh
| ter.
Look you. Mr. Wors your name
ain, to be fooled this we're way, fer nulh
ng'-I arn't BY thunder! I'm in.
drrpenduni individual. | am-and this
| yare nockln' people down, wlhou, notice
Of no kind. arm, the thing, by -! FL
you'll open tina. yere door. I'll 90 out O.
this, and no questions axed--
That's the door, sir
That brass handler
Yes
I'm blowed ef you do. though F.! This
child don't NEEDLE with no more hard
,Oare in this trap, no bow.
The door was opened by The clerk. and
the fellow sided out. A suppressed
laugh pervaded the countenance of the at.
,endan,, as Zenas departed which. as
the door closed, vented itself in a broad
haw.h aw.
you are!' bawled the loafer, through the
whole. as he held the door fast with
both hands-'you'se very smart young
mani You'd like to get out o. that. and
60 to yur breakfast. bineby, may bel An
eff yer do git any grub afore noon, les let
a Teller bout my size know twill yerl
I'll teach yer to knock people down. ST.
multaneously nuthin'-I will and
from the preparations making on The out
side. the prospect was that the insiders
were to be made prisoners.
A thought struck the attendant. He
disconnected the wire, and placing it in
con,ac, with the knob of the door upon
the inside, his companion let on the bat
.ery!
| The door few open instantaneous,y.
and the valiant stranger. with the seal
skin cap. was discovered in the act of an
anti angular descent down stairs, the side
Of his head scrapng the paint from the
edges of the steps and his legs. meantime
performing an nvolun,arypiroue,,e, which
would have done infinite credit to a
French dancing master!
1t so CHANGED that Zenas had purchased
| bunch of lucifer matches the night be-
fore, which he had deposited in his Goa,
pocket. In his progress down stairs, the
matches had become ignited, and by the
time he had reached the bottom Of The
first flight, he had partially recovered
| from the first effects of-'the shock, but
The fluid ,ingled through his veins. his
coat tails were on fire, and he was moi
set forward in his imagination any, by
| this last effort of his tormentors. He dis
covered the fire, and presuming it was
part of the 'cussed invention he sprang
TO his feet, and with both hands brskly
at work behind him. for The purpose o.
smohering the fame, which was roasting
the seat of his inexpresslbles-he put
for the street doer at full gallop!
Fire. fire ! Help! yere! OW! murd
fire help ! shouted the victim, as he
dared into the street.
Away he dashed towards Baltimore, a,
speed which the 'ligh'nin' line itsel
mighl have been proud Of. Luckily. +;
square off he discovered servant will
hose attached to one of the hvdrants,
bu.ily engaged in washing off the pave
ment. He rushed TO the spot, and turn
ing short before hlm-a ppsteriori- he
begged him, at the top Of his voice, Fol-
Gods sake 10 put him out :
Perhaps his sable friends eye ddn'
glisten. and may be his ivory didn'
shine; as he charItably turned she curren
of that stream upon the uncomfortable
portion of that poor devils nethermen,s
The fire was exlingui.hed without seri.
Gus damage as the papers say 1.-The loaf
err was thoroughly sanraed-and having
exchanged his heavy inside wet for
skin drenching, he departed. perfectly so
Der, amds, the jeers Of the crowd VIII
had witnessed the fnaie-most vociser
ou>ly cursing all Improvements in mag
ne,ism and combn-libles G. P. B.
Philadelphia. Oct 5. 1916.